Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-09-20
LOUISIANA.
Kellogg Takes Formal Possession
Of the Government.
Kellogg Justifying His CowardIy
Course.
Tie People of the Interior Dis.
satisfied
IN, New York Herald Try Ing 20 set.
tie the Louisiana Dimeulfy.

lEw YORK, Sept. 19.-Dispatches hay-
inebeen sent by James Gordon Bennett to
theOpposiDg Governors of Louisiana, ask
indf they would be willing to resign and
able the result of a new election, the
Hetlld this morning publishes the replies.
Mc1nery saws: 81 am willing to resign il
KeDgg will also resign, with the under
stading that there will be new election.
hive no personal aspiration to subserve.
Thy shall be sunk out Of sight in my ef-
TORS to bring about peaceful solution OF
ouIunfOrtunate difficulties and an honest
ancstable government, acceptable to all
classes Of our citizens
kellogg, in his reply, says: First, that
Mcznery is a defeated candidate for the
ofiee Of Governor and has nothing to re-
sig. Second, that no new election IS
NEEDED, in as much as the Constitution Of
theState provides for an election for mem
ben Of the Legislature next November,
andthe Legislature then elected, will have
il within their power 10 remove any or all
existing State officials and supply their
places BY men of their own choice. Kel-
bgg concludes his dispatch as follows: of
We can have a peaceable election in No
vember next, the result will show most
coneluSiytly, L think, that McEnery was
not elected to the Office to which he makes
such persistent claims"
Kellogg Takes Possession.
New ORLEANS, Sept. l9.-GOy. Kellogg
and suchOther STATE officers rs are now in
the city. went down TO the StatehOuse at
10 O'Clock this morning, and the military
authorizes formally delivered possession of
the builiing TO them and furnished mill
tary guard. The Secretary of State, Speaker
of the House, Lieutenant Governor and
ATTORNEY General are somewhere North,
and il understood Gov. kellogg has tele-
graphel for them 10 come back at once.
He has also telegaphed 10 the members Of
Congress who are absent from the State,
excep Congressman Smith, requesting
them 10 return at once TO their respective
constituencies.
Why kellogg Left the state House.
Coz. Kellogg yesterday sent the follow
ing To Congressman Sypher and Senator
West
81 see by yesterdays papers that you Sc
yerel, criticised my leaving the State House.
| Ieftit Monday at the earnest solicitation
of all our friends. The Lieutenant Cover
nor and Speaker being absent from the
State an accident 10 me they felt would
have made the complications desperate.
There were none but eOlOred militia in the
State House, and had they made any resist
ance they would have been burned out and
mastered, the building being entirely in
defensible If our friends will come here
and help us we will he very glad"
Telegram from GEN. Emory.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19-The following
was received this afternoon:
Head Quarters Dept Of GUlf, Nel1 Or
Ieans, sept. 10, 1S74.-Adjutant General
u. s. A, Washington, D. c.: Last night,
by request of Gov. kellogg, the city was
placed in my charge. All was quiet. This
morning he occupied the State House and
resumed his GubernatOrial functions to-
day. W. III. EMORY,
Col. and Breyet Gen'l COm'dg.