The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-09-15
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| NEW ORLEANS, Sept. IA. In response
to the call for mass meeting on Canal
street this morning to protest against the
seizure of arms of private citizens, meu
began to assemble about 10 o'clock, ana by
IL the broad sidewalks Of the great thor
oughfares were filled for several squares.
Many stores are closed and there seems
to be very general suspension of business.
At this hour (noon) addresses are being
delivered from the base of the Clay statue.
No disturbance of any kind has occurred.
The meeting adopted resolutions request
ing the immediate abdication of Gov. kel-
logg, and committee consisting of R. Fl.
MARI. chairman, Jules Tuyes, Samuel 4.
Chaplin, Samuel Bell and j. NJ Seixas,
were appointed to wait on the governor,
the meeting to await the report of the COM
mittee.
The committee of FIVE appointed by the
Canal street mass meeting called at the
executive Office about noon. The governor
not being present, Brigadier General Dib-
BILE, of the governors staff, received the
delegation. Mr. Marr, as spokesman, said
they had called as committee to interview
the governor. General Dibble said he
would convey the fact to the governor. At
ter briet absense, he returned and made
a reply, which, at the request of Mr.. Mari,
was reduced to writing, as follows:
II have communicated with the govern
or, and he directs me to say to you that he
must decline to receive any communication
from committee appointed by the mass
meeting assent bled on Canal street. He
does this, am instructed to say, because
he has definite and accurate information
that there are now assembled several large
bodies of armed men in different parts of
the city, who are met at the call which con-
vened the mass meeting which you repre-
sent. He regards this as menace, and
he will receive no communication under
such circumstances. He furthermore di
rects me to say that should the people as
sembe peaceably, without menace. he
would deem it one of his highest duties to
receive any communication from them, and
entertain any petition addressed to the gov
eminent. have received and answered
you, gentlemen, as a member of his staff.
(Signed) HENRY G. DIBBLE,
"Brigadier and Judge Advocate General
''of the Louisiana State Militia.
To which Mr.. Marr orally replied as fol-
lows: II repeat, there are no armed riot
ers. There are no armed men on Canal
street, so far as we know. We came on a
mission of peace, and we believe that if
the governor had acceded to the PROPOSE
tion we brought to-day, which was to abdi-
cate, it would have pacfied the people OF
Louisiana, and might or would have pre-
vented violence or bloodsned. So far az
we are concerned, we are prepared to
pledge to him no violence in person and
property, aud we feel in position, on the
contrary. to assure him that there should
he perfect immunity to both.
The substance of the foregoing reply was
subsequently, by Mr.. Marr's request, re-
duccd To writing by the governors private
secretary, and handed to him to read at
the mass meeting.
General Dibble, on the part of the gov.
ernor, replied Il have to repeat what |
said before, that while there may be no
armed men oD Canal street, there are arm-
ed bodies within short distance, assem-
bled on the same call as your mass meet
ing"
The committee then retired, and soon af-
ter reported the result of their interview
to the meeting The people we're then ad-
vised to go home, get their arms and am
munition and return to assist the White
League, who we're then under arms, to ex-
ecufe plans that would be arranged for
them. The people then quietly dispersed
Afterward, quite large number formed in
procession and marched up Canal street.
The people responded to the advice
given them by Dr. Beard, one of the
speakers at the Canal street meeting, and
by P. NJ. armed men were stationed at
the intersection of all streets on the south
side of Canal street, from the river to
Claiborne street.
About P. NJ. a body of Metromlitans
about 500 strong, with cavalry and artillery
appeared at the head OF Canal street and
took position. Gen. Longstreets CON-
mand. accompanied by an orderly, then
rode up and down Canal street ordering
the armed citizens to disperse. Some de-
suitory firing soon after occurred along
Canal Street and some few casualties are
reported on both sides The Metropolitans
are reported to have broken at the first
fire. The citizens are now building barri-
cades along Poydras street, having already
captured the city hall and taken posses
sion of the FIRE alarm telegraph. The po-
lice telegraph lines are worked by bat,
terry from City Hall and have been de-
tached therefrom, rendering them useless,
There is one company Of United States
troops here, but they remain at the Gus
tom House. spectators of the lively scene
being enacted in front of them. The state
authorities seem to have great confidence
in their ability to deal with what they term
an armed mob, and say unless the people
disnerse there will be bloody work TO night
Barricades are placed in all streets be
tween Poydras and Canal, and the Peo-
pies party hold all that portion OF the clty
above the canal. The Metropolitans are
massed in and around Jackson square and
81 Louis Hotel There was quite sharI
fight at the river end of Canal street about
O'Clock. The number OF killed is esti
mated by some as high as ffty and many