Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-09-19
THE LOUISIANA TROUBLES.

New ORLEANS, Sept. IS. -There are 20 ne"
DEVELOPMENTS this morning. General Brooke
occupies the executive Office. Major Wll'z mao
a CONSULTATION with him relative to re 'essapIsn
lug the municipal courts, and 90 other matters
pertaining 10 the police department, preserve
ton of order. sc. \ consultation Is 20" gctps
on at the Custom House between Governor hc.
Emery and his friends. and kellogg and others
looking 10 a compromise, but legal oostruc,loGs
nreseut themselves at almost Every step. .nti-
,arv nccnnr,op until Congress disposes OF the
nuos1,on would doubtless be cheerlully acq uleSc-
ed 10 by both parties. p
4 d;soatch to Governor McEnery from Bayou
Sara reports that that town was attacked iaS'
nirtt bv negroes. The attack was repulsed.
General Emory has ordered troops tothat point.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 1S.-The following eX
plains itself
HEADQUARTERS, DEPARTMENT OF II GULF.
New ORLEANS, Sept. Is.
70 Hon. Wm. Z. Kellogg, Gocornor Of the
State Of Louisiana: 49,.
Nu-Iu obedience to orders of the President
| have the honor to inform you OF the surreuuer
Of the insurgents lately IN arms against tue
| State Government, and to afford you Tue neces-
sary military support to re-estaOlsh the O'a'e
Government.
Vor> rc.ncctlul!v. your obedicnt Servant,
W. H. EMORY.
Col. and Brevet Mai. General, Commanding.
New ORLEANS, Sept. is.
To .Nliaor General w. H. Emory, United
Stats .lrmy, Commanding the department
ofthe GuD:
SlR-I have the honor to acknowledge the
| r~eceiut Of your communication OF this date, IN.
forming me that you are prepared to afford
the necessary military support to re.estabIlsh
the State Government. | will promulgate an
executive order in the official Journal to.mor-
row, instructing all the officers of the State
who have been prevented from performing
| their duties. to resume their functions at once.
Owing to the INSTRUMENTATION OF the police force
ia New Orleans, resulting from the recent con-
Hic, Of arms, the Commandment OF the Metro
poIitan Police will not be able to get his othcerS
on their beats until tomorrow. Therefore, |
must request you to assume maintenance OF
the peace and order OF the city during the com.
Ing night. ,r
have the honor to be, very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
WILLIAM T. KELLOGG, Governor.
Tie following order was subs qucntly sent to
the official journal
E.rccutirc Ordcr.
All the State officers who have been prevent
ed during the recent troubles from performing
their duties will Immediately resume their orlgi-
nal functions. The Board Of Metropolitan Police
will at once assemble and organize the police
force of New Orleans, and assume the malnten-
ancc of the peace and order of the city.
WM. P. KELLOGG,
Governor.
The political conference labors without re-
suit. Nothing will likely come of it.
WASHINGTON. Sept. lS.-At III o'clock to-
| day the Cabinet met and were 10 consultation
until after - N. The course of General Emory
was discussed during the session. Some OF the
members we're of the opinion that this officer
entirely exceeded his authority, and the ex-
press orders sent bin under 90 circumstances
TO recognize the Penn government. 1t was
held that the very fact Of the acceptance OF a
surrender carried with it prima iacie recognl
ton of the insurgents as a government. Again,
it was declared that no formal surrender on
conditions should have been tolerated, but that
the proper course would have been 90 the part
OF the commanding General at New Orleans TO
have declined any overture short of a vacation
without terms to the military. After over two
hours consultation The President directed the
following dispatch to be sent to Gen. Emory at
New Orleans:
WAR DEPARTMENT,