Middletown transcript., 1874-09-19
REVOLUTION In LOUISIANA
The Kellogg Government over
thrown by Citizens.

L
ing vainly appealed to the President
and Congress of the United States for
protection from the lawless usurpation
of their State Government by the So
called Governor Kellogg and his reck-
less band of adventurers, and meeting
only careless reflections of their appeals
and being treated with the utmost in
difference both by the President and
Congress, at last. no longer able to
submit to the tyraniss, and villainies
of the usurpers, to which they had so
long submitted with patience which
would have done credit to the most pa
tiept Of mortals, on Monday last, sent
committee of citizens, appointed at a
mass meeting held for the purpose, to
the executive mansion, to protest against
the conduct of the usurping State au-
thorities in seizing arms belonging to
private citizens, and to request Kellogg
to abdicate the government. Kellogg
refused to receive them. The commit
tee retired, and Lieu. Gov. d. b. Penn,
who was elected on the McEnery, (con-
servative) ticket at the State election in
1872, issued proclamation recounting
the wrongs under which they had SO
long suffered, and calling upon the citi-
zens Of New Orleans, and Of the whole
State, without regard to color or pre-
vious condition, to arm and assemble
themselves under their respective off,
GERS, for the purpose of driving the
usurpers from power" To this appeal
the citizens replied with the utmost
alacrity. and soon armed men we're
stationed at various places all over the
city. About 4 p. NJ. body Of Metro
politan police under the command of
x-Confederate General Longstreet, iu
the service of Kellogg. appeared at the
head of Canal street with cavalry and
artillery. Longstreet rode up and down
the street ordering the citizens to dis
perse. On their refusal to obey some
desultory firing took place and num-
Der Of men were killed aud wounded on
both sides. The negroes, who COM
posed large portion Of the Kellogg
forces, broke and fed at the first FIRE,
and the citizens captured their cannon.
Several fights took place during the
evening and barricades were thrown up
10 the streets.
The citizens, or Penn Militia, were
under the command of Gen. Fred.
Ogden and numbered about 10000
men. On Tuesday morning they march.
ed to the State House, which with all
the State and city property, police
stations, arsenals, &C.. including the
entire force of police, Kellogg militia,
with their arms, guns. &C., were sur
rendered to the citizens without shot
being fired. Lieut.. Governor Penn at
once took possession of the government
and began the work of dismissing the
thieves, carpet baggers and ether scoun-
drels who had possession of the various
Offices. and installing the several officers
elected on the McEnsry ticket in 1872.
The citizens of New Orleans and of the
State were wild in their demonstrations
of joy and numerous congratulations
poured in upon Gov. Penn for the happy
deliverance Of the State from the hands
the usurpers. Having accomplished
their objet-ths restoration of the gov
ernment to the proper oficials-the
citizens dispersed to their homes and by
8 o'clock P. M. scarcely an armed man
was to be seen in the streets. Kellogg.
Of course, telegraphed to the President
for Federal assistance and he, who two
years ago did not know what he could
do to prevent Kellogg from taking
possession Of an Office to which he had
no right, and ousting the duly elected
governor of the State, issued procla-
nation commanding the citizens to dis
perse. and ordering the U. s. troops to
the protection of the usurpers.