The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-10-08
NEW ORLEANS.

lowing lelter 10 IN reference to the address
oil the Conservative Committee which was
telegrSphed here last evening": lnATtl
STATEoF LOUISIANA EXECUTIVE DRp'r.
NEW ORLEANS, October 2, 1874. T.
Hon. z. r. KlrT, Chairman or1e DINO.
Gratis Stdte Central Committee;
Slh-I have just read with surprise and
regret the address Of the Committee OF
which you are Chairman. Tho occasion
Of your address Is the announcement Of
your acqulescence In the proposition with
regard 10 ihemethod. Of holding the com.
ing election, recently agreed to in confer.
erce, both by the Republican State Cen
tral Comittee and by your Committee.
ask you TO contrast the manner and
spirits in which this proposition has been
received and acted upon by these COM
mittees respectively. The Republican
Committee, Actuated by q spirit which
was naturally supposed 10 inspire such
measures Of adjustment, relrained from
any allusion to the recent occurrences IN
this city and State, and abstained from
any denunciation Of their political oppo.
nents. Ipyour address you take occasion
to recapitulate the old charges Of sop-
preston aud corruption brought dR:inst
the Republican party and the pres
ent State government, Notwithstanding
the uncontradicted and incontrovertible
statements In my published address Of the
3Oth ult show, that the present State
Governments Is not responsible for either
the present State debt or taxation, but
hoa rndncad hOFI, ard also ~, -, A.. -.
the most Of the debt and taxation OF both
State and city. The Democratic party
are directly accountable. You complain
that the police juries Of the Parishes are
swelling the taxes, but You fail to state
that the taxes are the highest In some ol
the strongest Democratic Parishes.
You assert as reason for the re,
cent disturbances that we have been
engaged In melting hostilities between the
whites and blacks, and that arms have
been aud were being furnished blythe LAT
ter. This | emphstically deny, and chsl.
lenge you to produce any proof to sustain |
the assertion, On the other hand, you are
fully aware that large quantity Of arms
have been shipped to this State for the |
purpose Of armipg the whites against the
blacks with view not only 10 intimidate |
the colored people, but also to overthrow |
the constitutional authorities OF the State. |
But perhaps the most extraordinary state. |
ment contained IN yunr address Is tho iol. |
lowing: l.r..f g.r 40,
Hence thepresidental proclahstion was
no sooner heralded, but he (reierriDg to
myselD managed to inaugurate the con-
ference to adjust the troubles. A COM
mittee OF conference was selected by him
and met similar committee selected by
Gov. McEnery and Lieutenant. Governor
Penn. So uncalled lor and so groundless
is this statement that I cannot for mo-
ment believe that those who represented
your party in the committee ol conference
were consulted before this publication was
made. l was not present when COM
mittee from your side first called upon
Mr.. Packard and Others at the Custom
House directly after the events Of the 14th
OF September, though was much graft
fed, at the prospect the conferences 90
held seemed to offer Of fair registration
and Of an election uninauenced by vio-
lence, intimidation or fraud. This IhsVe
from the first desired, and still earnestly
wish 10 see l took part for few mo.
rnents, by invitation. OF two or three
Of the discussions entered into with
this object in view, but the statement
that l managed to inaugurate the confer
ence is entirely untrue, as 10 also the as.
sertion that selected the committee who
acted in behalf of the Republican party.
l refrain from saying more on this point,
except that and my friends will faith
fully carry out the terms Of the agree
ment we have entered into, which de-
sire 10 remind you was strictly confined
TO- matters Of registration and election,
andI trust your party, who virtually as.
sumed the responsibility Of the violence
and intimidation heretofore existing in the
State, will carry out your part Of the
agreement by suppreesiDg the same
1n5olr addres l perceive you say 1--WE
merely pledge ourselves to lend our aid
and influence 10 preserve order provided
the agreement is In lis spirit fairly ex-
ecuted in all respects in the formal proto-
col" Signed on the 2S!h of September.
Your representatives said, The Com.
mittee representing the Conservative peo.
pies party pledge themselves TO cause all
violence and intimidation, If any exists, to
cease throughout the State and to assist
the Constitutional authorities in main.
tanning peace and insuring q strictly fair
and impartial registration and election"
Permit me to say in conclusion that the
whole tenor of your address which Os-
sumes toward the Republican party q
tone Of superiority and aolimony i'll be-
comes the subject or the occasion.
~ Very respectfully,
(Sigued) r' NJ WIN. P. KRLLodG.
- ALLEGED FALSE sTATEMENT.
NEW ORLEANS, October 2.
To 2e Agent Of the Associated Press:
Col. Deblsnc was here to-day. The
statement Concerning affairs In st. Mar
tins, published In certain papers yester-
day purporting to be based on dispatch,
are utterly false. Neither at the time
nor since the arrival Of troops have the
citizens been under arms in part Of the
parish, All are quietly gathering their
Crops. q y [signedl 3. 3. LUMBARD.
r. 8. PERRY.
The above refers TO the reports pub
lished yesterday morning to the effect
that large body OF armed men with
three pieces Of artillery under the com.
mand of Gen. Deblanc, were encamped at
Breaux Bridge. g9l SIE OF /
The advisory board held stormy ses
sion to-day, lasting five or six hours.
Mr.. Packard introduced resolution
stating that white leagues were still be-
ing organized and armed, and calling for
their disbandment. rSI-
This resolution was rejected and the
following offered by E. A. Burke was
adopted: 7, Y
WHEREAS, 1t has been reported to the
Advisory Board that armed organizations
have recently been drilling in the streets
otNew Orleans, and whereas the eject Of