New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-07

| and natural resources, Louisiana ;,
advantages over almost eyerv VAtion as
State Occurrences such as Tho IN additid
riot in New Orleans on the firh "scested:
last, the massacre at COlfax, the s.iiedemed
parade of resistance to law in g. Susive Cd
Vile, and the unpunished assasa, 1uraer. Il
officers of the law and worthy 49,, ath or il
the northern and western paii.ka.1u ais win
State, have spread the Ill name ~ an ad
lana far and wide. e existi1
| VIGILANCE COMMITTEE. ge be d1
The enforcement of the law i,a
safeguard for every citizen. OnI,Ts n
dience to the law can he secure M :,
and efficient protection for life and ~ 800
There are officers delegated for I'LL H. y
| in every parish of the State. TIeeth sha
in their official duties they should H. 60 Ia 4
a strict accountability, and whens...s labor
pointees of the executive will cer,.S srahle
| nv duty in this regard as soon "a tb.slcdnct.
made known TO Iae. All socalled - LOVING
committees should be discouraged ,sssd CHE
down. The violent melting ont : -,
ishment by irresponsible persona !. u.4tou. $50
criminals is often an act Of greats, Esr 100 q
inalty than the otfense charged sps,aa s - ~ %
persons punished. Nv"
THE coLFAx MASSACRE. Total
| Among the worst deeds OF violence i nm M
have disgraced the State, the maA.'...
! Colfax in April last, when q lavIs:aAso =.
| irresponsible mob, without any ,s. . ~. W. !.
| whatever, slaughtered in cold bloI s:e,, n. y.
than 100 colored people. stands ont : y. 80 y
relief side by side with that other css,r a. l.;
| slaughter in New Orleans in Ju, .,nSs =; ~
which shocked the moral sense Of "a. =, III
tire country. Proceedings have bean The y rec1
10 punish 'he No'iaA iioiers' Northd
| DEFECTS OF LAW. latter
But the working of the present y, ancial
| law is defective, and needs amenS, INST stead
Measures will probably be present
| you providing tor such changes mot leaa
| and other judicial regulations ss viii ms of th|
| the prompt punishment. of acts Of M the colo
| in the few distant parishes where eIs become
| disorder still prevail. l ask for tbe., soil. 4
| ures your early consideration and ssssir fntur
| that peace End order may be ehecn.se effort
| tablished throughout the State ion Of h
u,,,r,. Az, po,,cu ro, indepel
At the commencement of the upect tax ID
State militia was in a disorgan,M sew nj iii
| ton, but its reorganization has been :. hone 1
" prosecuted. The National GuSisiot of
First Division, Major General Iourau y sol
commanding, consists of over 1000 at have
and men. Other commands are in nrthvestj
of organization, which will inerss the sald
force to 5000 men, who can be relN,eperity
in every emergency. Tl@ State kich man
ceived, during the year, from the Eng to d
States government Gatling guns narce the
howitzers, Springfield breech.loadhgen disas
Spencer carbines, and ammunition rste. 1t
tillery harness, enough to cover inst they
due the State of $3O,7ll SIS, and husg wisdoI
more complete outfit of arms, eqdroring d
and ammunition than for years. IL State
By act No. 81 of your last session asome pol
tropOlitan Police force was mustered, INTEREST,"
part of the militia of the State Thlslders of
ure, fac from impairing the effcienua becom]
brigade as police force, has been frmany cal
materially improve their discipline u OF dis p
render them much more available irlmall lot
maintenance of peace and order nll immed
suppression of crime. den oppd
Among the services rendered bvorer to OF
brigade may be named the following 10 prof.
On the fifth OF March, 1873 ID, az, just in
which the law authorizing their n@epPetenc u
ton was signed, the brigade was apaty OF
upon to defend the jackson square ven all
station, the Supreme Court and thesp TREND
district courts of the parish of Orleausre nave
the attack of mob, and also to rsxu throu
tha seventh Drrcinct statiopbouss Nred the w1
the hands of a bod Y of armed men nlOus rel
we'll thew nerformei these duliss + sno nal and
of yecord that the
On March 6, a detachment of the bts can stu
took possession of Odd Fellows Hd eailng "a
dispersed an emblage known as th Having 7
Emery Legislature. coioleu
On April 10, Colonel Flanagan o. are oe|
a detachment ot sixtv otticaA and q OF the
proceeded to Amite, parish of TangFm
to prevent violent interference witt
legally elected officers of that parish he pnbi1
On the twenty fifth of April, Cpting mel
Flanagan, with detachment Of about s,OOo,oo
officers and men, proceeded to Porcultivai1
cent, parish of Livingston. where tho soid, an
lsh officers were prevented By in ZOE saie1
body from taking possession OF es were Il
fces. hOmest9
On May /. Brigadier General passage
Badger proceede to st. Martnxested th1
parish of st. Martin, with detachns Aeo py u
100 men and one piece OF M1' nalntl
for the purpose of suppressirg dir, 10 100 ~
and Of aiding the civil officers AonaIihg
force under command of Alcibs@ venue 81
Blanc, styling himself Colonel Of bulTolne \
Martin militia, evacuated the tOEl :HuV iai
their approach. The Metropolitang - mo- a
ment occupied ting courthouse aHe M
stalled the legal officers, and cen's pc
Banc's command dispersed.
On October 4, Captain Joseph, VIII THE
officer and twenty five men, were S1ere are ]
Covington, st. Tammany parish, to age suitd
protection to the authorities at the aed, at I'll
OF the parish court. .Ols, 50 n
On the nineteenth of October 81 Der
detachment of Metropolitan cavalFld reaur|
slsting of Captain Snow, Lieuenanito confer
kirk and twenty five men, reported lagos of
uty United States Marshal T. W. Hio1 revenI
as posse comittatus. They embarked, 500, GOD
steamboat Ozark, for the parishes q we'd from
Rapldes and Catahoula, and aided Of suped
execution of United States warranlld be id
many of the Coliax murderers. ic schoo
In all these expeditions the oblsed. url
which they were undertaken were n TO restd
plished, and the behavior OF the Ol bonds
while on duty has been at all timesis should
to merit high commentator. BILE, the
You will probably be asked to renss sacrd
the city of New Orleans for amoug'of the Chi
the metropolitan Brigade while 0nsOf the ST.
as State militia; also to make approps, which II
for the pay of the brigade as militia, 5srticula1
claims seem to me to be just, ana hool syst
mend them to your favorable consldaIE AGRIC
New Orleans. act of
LEG1sIArIoS pEouIRED. the gem
The interests of New Orleans -. s1u .'
closely interviewer with and 80 mpcfy ssa5o
the welfare of the State at large tns ers Of
speak Tor the requirements OF u 80 ~
very large share of your a'nT ha g., !,
In the year that has passed the cou' a. a ]
OF New Orleans has increased, but ~ ~. 49, Nv
the extent 1t should have done lp and
many hindrances in the shape OF uns rov;a;nr
sary inspectors, vexatious port chs'g 80 90,
censes and monopolies which shouos N, state
moved or lghtened as far as po,sp n US a.
legislative action. In particular bond. al
ia1;sI., 40 aU1.ement, oy soh'1 err sginning
re ,h"at VI inc grievance hnov,srdgate sn|
co"n;, inohopoiy, whicn IS sui v ay be adj
commerce of the port of New v s,o,nm;ss
but on that of the whole Misordar =,
valley. There is much scope for per- per- n,nst ID
go Win regard 10 the gene ,ns., ssion of
49,, W NC cry, anu nuHoer a. ate fail d
W th's Gnu Will, uuuo' ngrfes nj