The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1874-09-19

Governor's private secretary and
landed to him to read at the mass
meeting.
Gen. Dibble, on the part ofthe Gov
e1nor, replied: l have to repeat Vhat
said before, that while there may
be no armed men on Canal street.
there are armed bodies within short
distance assembled on the same call
as your mass meeting. The commit
tee then retired and soon after re-
ported tho result OF their interview to
the meeting. The people were then
advised to 20 home and get their arms
and ammunition, and to return to as
s;st the White League, who where
then under arms to execute plans that
would be arranged for them. The
people then quietly dispersed after
ward. Qnite II large number formed
in procession and marched up Camp
street.
The First Fire.
New Orleans, Sept. l4.--The pco-
pie seem to have responded with alac-
iity to the advice given them by DR..
Beard, one of the speakers ut the
Canal street meeting. by 3 p. m.
armed men were stationed ut the in
tersection Of all the streets, from the
river to Claiborne street. About a
O'Clock. p. III. y body of Metropoli-
tans, about five hundred, with cav
airy and artillery, appeared at the
head Of Canal LOngstreet commanding
them, accompanied b. an orderly,
then rode mp and down Canal street
ordering the armed citizens to dis
perse. Some desultory firing soon af-
ter occurred along Canal street, and
some few casualties are reported on
both sides. The Metropolitans arc
reported to have broken at the first
fire. The citizens captured one piece
of their artillery. The citizens are
now building barricade along Poy-
dras street, having already captured
the City Hall and taken possession Of
the fire alarm telegraph. The police
telegraph line are worked by a bat
terry from the City Hall and have been
detached therefrom, rendering them
useless. There is one company Of
United States troops here, but they
remain in the Custom House quiet
spectators of the lively scene being
enacted in front of them. The State
authorities seem to have great con
tidence in their ability to deal with
what they term an armed mob and say
unless the people dispense there will
be bloody work tonight.
GOV. PENIS PROCLAMATION.
Proclamation to tho People Of Louisiana:
For two years you have borne with
patience and fortitude great wrong
through fraud and violence the gov.
ernment Of your choice has been over.
thrown and its power usurped F.; protest
after protest, appeal after appeal to the
President Of tho United States and to
Congress have failed to give You the re,
lief you had a right, under the constitu-
ton, to demand. The wrong has not
been repaired. On the contrary, through
the instumentality Of partisan Judges
you are deharred from all legal remedy
and day by day taxation has been in.
crcasing with cost and penalties amount.
ing to contiscation Of your property
Your substance sqnandered. your credit
ruined, resulting in failure and bankrupt
CIV of your most valued institutions. The
right of suffrage is virtually taken from
You by the enactment of skilltully de-
vised registration and election laws. The
judicial branch of your government has
been stricken down by the conversion OF
the legal posse comitatus Of the sheriff to
the use Of the us,lrper for the purpose OF
defeating the DEGREES Of the courts, his
defiance Of law leading him to use this
very force for the arrest of the sheriff
himself, while engaged in the execution
Of the process Of the court. To these
calamities may DO added a corrupt ant
vicious Legislature, connecting laws in vi
olation of the constitution for the pur
pose of guarding and perpetuating thei
usurped authority a metropolitan police
paid by the city under the control of tn
us',rper, quartered upon you to overcome
and keep you in subsection. Every pub
lie right has been denied you and az
to goal you to desperation, private arm
are seized and individuals arrested, an,
to such extremities are yon driven tina
manhood revolts at further submission
Constrained from sense of duty as tn
legally elected Lieut.. Governor in 9h
absence of Governor McEnery-I do here
by issue this my proclamation calling
upon tho militia Of the State, embracing
all persons between the ages of eighteen
and forty-five years, without regard t
color or previous condition, to arm an,
assemble under their respective officer
for the purpose of driving the usurper
from power. ~
Given under my hand and seal this lit
day Of September, 1874.
(Signed.) D. B. PENN,
Lieutenant Governor.
Executive Department.,
State of Louisiana, ."
New Orleans, Sept. IA, 1874.
General Order No.