The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-10-12
SOUTHERN ANARCHY.
Talk of n Recount of the Louisiana Vote
of lS11-Various Rumors

Talk of a Rccount of the Louisiana Vote
of lS51-Various Bumors.
NEW YORK, Oct. 10.-New Orleans dispatches
to the Tribune and Times say that Gov KEEL
logg has signifed his willingness to abide by a
recount of the election returns of 1872 by a
board of arbitration. 1t is proposed to hold
him to his word. The returns are intact in the
hands of a responsible party in Kentucky.
S. b. Packard, Republican, and E. A. Burke,
Democrat, have resigned from the Louisiana
advisory board.
A Washington despatch to the Times saws
that there is no probability OF any action by
the federal government against the White
League, as any legal steps against them belong
The Heralds NewsOrleans despatch says that
Gov. Kellogg yesterday stated his belief that
the negotiations now going on looking to a COM
promise between the Republicans and Demo-
Gratis would prove successful. The Governor
says that he is anxious to give his opponents
every guarantee of fair election, but the Re-
publican leaders will not permit two members
of the returning board to resign SO that he can
appoint two conservatives, and he has called
meeting Of the present board early next week,
when he hopes to induce two of them to resign.
Kellogg stated he desires avoiding the indicting
of the leaders of the late riot, but would only
do it in the event of their melting another
emeute. |E WE.ns
It was rumored in New Orleans yesterday
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White Leaguers in parishes where they have
Ku-Kluxed the people, and it is said papers
have been prepared for this purpose.
The White League continue to drill openly
two or three time week, and will maintain
their organization as long as the negroes re-
main in possession of arms.
A New Orleans correspondent OF the Herald
states that about all the old families of that
city sleep upon pallets on floors, having pawn
ed their beds and furniture generally to buy
bread.
Herald Account of the situation in Lou
@e isiana.
NEW YORK, Nov. n.-A Herald sneciaI
from New Orleans says The situation here IS
very critical one and the citizens look for re-
newed hOstilities at any moment. Gov, Kellogg
remains at the State House guarded by COM
pany OF infantry and police. He looks care
worn and uneasy. The white leagues are very
defiant and continue their demonstratins al
most nightly, notwithstanding the efforts of
their leaders to restrain them. Several evening
papers report that last evening after the close
of the Republican primaries, radical mob be-
came disorderly in the suburbs and defied the
police, when Col. Arget's battalion, an organ
ization not identified with the white league, but
whose members are enrolled for defense against
co0red lawleSsness, marched to the assistance
of the police and aided them to disperse tho ri
oters and restore order The fact that this force
which participated with the white league in the
events of Sept. 18th, were first to step to the
aid of the metropoltans, whom they fought
that memorable day, is quoted as evidence that
armed whites nre enrolled for the protection of
life and property rather than for aggressive
movements 1 learn that there is large i'm
migration OF negroes from Memphis pouring
into the upper parishes of Louisiana to register
and the state is being colonized by colored me-
from Mississippi. A letter received to-day
from Madison Parish, where at the last cleo
ton, the white aud black vote was nearly
tyrr Asos~y 4I s,G~ D-1lN In
Gals that the registry so far records only 200
white voters against $500 blacks. This radi-
cal official assures mesthat most of these ne
groes came from Tennessee, owing to the ter
ror created by the Trenton massacre, and he
asserts that the same is true of all the parishhs
bordering upon the Tennessee, Mississippi and
Alabama. He naturally concludes that the
radical vote in the November election will be
larger than it has ever been. This may be put
forth to prepare the people for radical victory
and to account for the contemplated frauds
perpetrated by the Kellogg party. My own in
vestigation, however, satisfies me that during
the past year fully 5000 negroes have emf
grated from other states into Louisiana, and if
they vote next month with the Kellogg party
they will carry the state. There are six Demo-
cratic club organizations in this city, the mem
bers of which are under the protection of the
white league and will not vote on the election
to-day behind the bayonets of the white league.
McEnery, Mari and other leaders Of the con-
servatiyes are conveniently absent from the
city. Mari, who left Thursday, assures me
that he and McEnery were opposed to the DOM
onstration made by the hot headed youths who
so calamity carried Kelogg's citadel on the
14th. but finding they were SO exasperated by
the seizure of arms by the Metropoltans that
there was a certainty of war and a likelihood of
excesses be (Marr) and other leaders decided
to step to the front and control them, and this,
he says, is what might eventuated in a mob,
the assassination Of Kellogg, Longstreat and
other Objectionable radicals, and the burning
of their houses, was, by wise counsel, made a
quiet revolution.
Tonight I had an interview with a promi-
nent gentleman who was instrumental in
founding the league and in answer to q ques-
tion whether the league could restrain its men,
bers in the country parishes, he admitted that
the whites in the rural districts could not be
controlled by the conservative whites in the
city. He declared in substance that the mo-
ment the U. S. forces entered the parishes to
arrest alleged offenders. the White Leagues
would attack them and give Gen. Grant an
opportunity to concentrate in this state the en-
tire army Of the United States.
ssWe in the city," said he, stare more conser-
vative and do not expect conflict with the U.
s. troops, but, sir, the moment the federal
troops are Withdrawn we will give Kellogg hell,
as we gave it to him in twenty minutes few
days ago."
The following is the oath or affirmation OF
the White League:
II, A. B., do hereby soemnly swear before
God, and in the presence of the witnesses here
present, that will support the constitution Of
the United States and of the state of Louisi-
anr, and that / will implicitly obey the orders
Of my superior officers of the white protective
league, and zealously guard any instructions,
orders or information confided to me as mem
Der of this body, SO help me God"
Arrest of Ku-Klux.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1O.-A telegram from the
Assistant Attorney General dated DenisOn
Texas, Oct 9th, says: The deputy marshal aud
posse arrived this evening from Montague with
eleven ku-klux prisoners. The evidence is con.
elusive of masked and disguised band Wit
nesses here assert there can be no question as
to the character of this case. Prompt and de-
cisive action should be had. A detachment Of
cavalry from Fort Richardson, under command
of Lieut. Meyer, assisted in their capture. Had
it not been for their presence sersous conflict
would have occurred.
- Novel Advice.
A letter addressed to the President by prom
inent conservative politician in Mississippi, ar.
CUES that the only true way to restore peace
and prosperity to The South is for Congress te
pass an act to pay for quartermaster's and com
missary stores taken by the Uuion army in the
South during the late war, and to refund the
cotton tax. 1t has been referred to the Attor
ncy General by the President.
sumter County Quief.
MONTGOMERY, Oct. 10.-Congressman Hayes
and Abrams, Probate Judge of Sumter, who
have been absent some time are now in the
city. Reports from Sumter are that all is quiet
Sheriffs Williams and Coleman (the latter col
ored) who were arrested charged with the muir.
der of Trey, have been released by the U. S.
Commissioner.
The drouth in this portion of Alabama con
tinues. 1t has cut off the cotton crop about
one-third and ruined the pea, sweet potato and
turnip crops. There have been no good rain;
in nearly three months.
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