Richland beacon., 1874-09-19
Governors Proclamation.
10 the PcOple Of [oriSicrn;

ernihcht OF Nclr choice has been over
thrown and its power usurped. Pro
test after protest, and appeal after ap-
peal 10 the President Of the United
States and to Congress have failed to
give you the relief you had right,
under the constitution, to demand
The wrong has not been repaired
On the contrary, through the instru-
mentality Of partisan Judges, yon are
debarred from all legal remedy. Day
by day taxation has been increasing
with costs and penalties amounting to
conliscation Of your property. Your
substance squandtred and your crodi,
ruined, resulting in the failure and
bankruptcy Of vOrr most valued in.
stitu;ions. The right of suffrage is
virtually taken from YOU by the On.
actmenl of skillfully devised registra.
ton and election laws. The judicial
branch Of your government has been
stricken down by the conversion Of
the legal posse comitatus Of tho
Sheriff to the use Of the usurper fol
the purpose Of defeating the decrecs
of the cogrts. His defiance Of law
( leading him to use this very force fol
! the arrest Of the Sheriff himself while
engaged in the execution OF lie pro.
cess of the Court. To these calamiiiys
may be added Il corrupt and vicious
Legislature, connecting laws in viola
tion OF the Constitution for the pur
pose Of guarding and perretuatne
their usurped authority, Metropolis
tan police paid by the city, under tic
control OF the usurper, quartcrcd upon
you to overawe and keep YOU in sub
lection. Every public right has been
denied you, and as if to goad you tc
desperation, private arms are seized
! aud individuals arrested. To such
extremities are YOU driven that man
hood revolts at further Submission
Constrained, from q sense Of duty as
the legally elected Lieut. Governor o.
the State and acting Governor in the
absence Of Gov. McEnery, I do hereby
issue this my proclamation calling up
on the militia of the State, embracing
all persons between the ages o.
eighteen and forty-fve years without
regard to color or previous condition.
to arm and assemble under their
respective officers, for the purpose Of
driving the usurpers from power
Given under my hand end seal, tie
Isah day of September, 1874.
Signed: D. Il. PENN, Lieut.. Gov.
ExEcrrlvs DEPARTMENT, STATE OF La, }
New Orleans, Sept. II, 1874.
General Order No l.
First-Gcn. Frederick y. Ogden is
hereby appointed Provisional General
Of the Louisiana STATE militia, and
will at once assume command and
organize the militia into companies,
batta,ions and regiments.
Secoud-Gen. Ogden will rcpor
the names Of his staff, rcgimen,al and
company officers to this department
forthwith, to be commissioned.
by command CT ID. j. Penn,
Lieut.. Governor and Acting Gov
arrcr, and Commander-in- Chief of he
State militia.
New ORLEANS, La, Sept. N.-To
the colored people of the State Of
Louisiana In the grand move now
ont foot against tie encrmities of the
rule Of Kellogg's usurpation, rest as
sured that no harm is meant towards
you. Your property or your rights
pursue your usual avocations and you
will not be molcstcd. We wal
against the thieves, plunderers and
spectators Of the State, who are in
volving your race and ours in com
mon ruin. The rights of the colorcd
as w.ihas Of the white race we are
determined to uphold and defend.
(Signed)l ID. j. PE3N,
Lieutenant Governor, acting Govern
Or and COMMANDMENT. { Lief of Lou
isiana State Militia.
Barricades have. been erected on
all the streets between Poytlras and
Canal, and the Peoples Party hold
all that portion Of the city above
Canal street. The Metropoliians arc
massed IL and around Jackson Square
and the st. LouiS Hotel. There was
quite sharp fight at the river end o
Canal street about four o'clock The
number killed is estimated as high as
fifty and many wounded. Capt. j
NJ. West, a printer and well-kaown
newspaper correspondent, and L. A.
Talledano, were killed on the citizens