Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-09-23
InSurr0CtiOn ! !
I'M LOUISIANA ! {!
Fifty Killed and many Wounded,

WASHINGTON, Sept, ia meeting
under Clay's statue, was called in re-
monstration Of the seizure of arms be.
longing to private citizens. The meet
ing passed resolutions declaring that
the Senate of the United States de
clared that Kellogg was not elected
Governor.
The resolutions denounced him as a
usurper a1d demanded him to abdi-
clte. A committee was appointed to
bear these resolutions to Kellogg, but
he was non est,
General Dibbrel carried the messages
hitherand yon, between the Committee
and the Governor, the Governor in
the meantime calli"G upon Grant for
aid. During these proceedings the
Federal troops were inert at the Custom
House.
1t may have been apprehended that
they would serve their country better
by saving the hides of the high
officials there, than enforcing the en-
forcement act on Third street
The communications between the
Committee and the Governor culmi-
mated in mutual threats. The meeting
then adjourned, but he people were
advised to go home and arm. Subse-
quently 0. B. Penn, Lieut. Governor
on the McEnery.ticket issued a procla~
nation, assuming the Gubernatorisl
functions and appointing officers to
organize the militia.
The following was also issued
TO the CoJ0rcd People OF the State Of
Louisiana :
In the grand movement now on foot
against the enOrmites of the rule Of
Kellogg's usurpation, rest assured that
no harm is meant towards you, your
property or your rights. Pursue your
usual avOcations, and you will not be
molested. We war against the thieves,
plunderers and spoilers of the State,
who are involving your race and ours
in common ruin. The rights of the
colored, rs well as IF the white race
we are determined to uphold and de-
fend. ID. b. PENN,
Lieut.. Governor and Acting Governors
and Commander-in-Ch of the
Louisiana State Militia,
Armed men were soon stationed at
strategetic corners of the streets. Five
hundred MetrOpolitans, Gen. Long
street commanding, with cavalry and
artillery, aprrared at the head of Canal
street and t"ok up position. A de-
sultory fl followed. The Metropoli-
tans weI driven away, and the citi-
zens cay red one piece of artillery.
The cili2c then barricaded. and de-
stroyed n 'oirn and fire telegraph
A sharp f uy occurred at the river end
of Canal Su-et, ard some fifty killed
including Capt. j. w. West, printer
and newspaper correspondent, and f.
A Ta1ahgf,4 gitiva,g1 Ciin
Gen. Badger, Of the Metropolitans
was badly wOunde
\ long list of the Metropcltaus kill
ed has been telegraphed. The follow
ing wounded citizens were received a
Charity Hospital: VIM. OsmOnd
Chas. Kilt, James Cross, John Wren
John McCahe, NJ. Belts, Frank Over
and ID. SOveat.
The President has Just issued tn,
following proclamation
WHEREAS, 1t has been satisfactorily
represented to me that turbulent anC
disorderly persons have combined to
gether with force and arms to over
throw the State Government Of Louis
lana, and to.resist the laws and cOnsti
tuted authorities of said State; and,
WHEREAS, 1t is provided in the con
stitution of the United States that tn
United States shall protect every stat
in this Union on application Of th
Legislature or the Executive, whel
the Legislature cannot be convene'
against domestic violence: and
WAEREAs, II is provided in the law
of the United States that in all case
of insurrection in any State or of oh
struction to the laws thereof II shaI
he lawful for the President of tn
United States on application OF tn
Legislature of such State, or of th
Executive when the Legislature can
not be convened to call for the maliti
of any other State or States, or to EN-
ploy such part of the land and nava
forces as shall be judged necessary fo
the purpose Of suppressing such insur
rection or causing the laws to be dul
executed.
WHEREAS, The Legislature of sal
State is not in session and can M
be convened in time to meet the pres
ent emergency, and the Executive {
said State under section four of artic
four Of the constitution of the Unite
States, and the laws passed in pul
surance thereof, has therefore MAD
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