Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-09-23
LOUISIANA.
Why the Conference Failed to
Effect Tangible Results.
The Difficulty the Refusal OF the
Radicals to Reconstruct
the Returning
Board.
Kellogg Willing to Yield, but
Marshal Packard
Obdurate.
A sIguIaeant ResIgnatIon.

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 22.-Judge A. n
AtOcha, of the Superior Criminal Court
yesterday rendered his resignation to Gov
Kellogg. No reason is assigned. Any
action by the State authorities against the
leaders of the recent revolution would be
brought before this court.
The United States tug Rose arrived at
Pass rOutre to-day from Pensacola Will
ordinance stores.
Special to the Louisville Courier-Journal.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 21.-The dissolu.
tion of the compromise conference this ai-
ternOOn having relieved the members from
the pledge of secresy imposed upon them,
your correspondent interviewed Gov. Penn
ON their deliberations.
The first proposition was the assemblage
of the State Legislature, the resignation OF
the candidates ON both State tickets, and OF
the President pro tenn of the Senate, fol-
lowed by the election Of a successor to the
latter, who would thereby become Gov
ernor. This failed, owing to inability to
agree on the person to be chosen.
Next followed proposal for the acting
Governor to be chosen by the legislative
special session, as already telegraphed by
permission of the Conference to the COtl-
rier-JOiTRdl.
Then came proposition from the Con-
ServativeS that a count of the votes cast in
1872 be had, which would undoubtedly
show Penn's election as Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor, to be followed by the withdrawal of
all candidates for other offices and his own
installation as Governor. This failed, be-
cause Packard declared its incompatibility
with the law which virtually provided for
the expiration of service of the returning
board after their duties for 1872 had been
discharged.
The committee then agreed that both
parties should have an equal show OF reg
istration and election officers; but the Re-
publicans rejected the Conservative prOpO-
sition that a like division be made of
members of the State returning board, two
of each party, who should agree upon the
fifth member, a man honest and respected
by all parties.
Why the Conference Failed.
Your correspondent interviewed Gov.
Penn this evening. He said he was salts
fed that the conference had failed because
of the opposite views of Marshal Packard
and Goy. kellogg. The former evidently
desired the Republican party to retain pos
session of all the election machinery, so
that party success should be secured; whilst
kellogg, in his (Penn's) opinion, wished
some measures adopted TO relieve him OF
the many difficulties surrounding HIM.
kellogg, however, could not bring his sup
porterS up TO the marx, and the antago-
nism of the Federal officials prevented any
agree .nent in conference.
RegistratiOn and Election.
Gov. Penn declared thai he did not be-
lieve the dominant party intended giving
anything like a full, free registration or
election. The management Ot the former
so far had been outrageous, and he had liz
tie hope of the future. This was confirmed
by the positive refusal OF Republicans to
give any but their own bitter partisans con-
troll of the Returning Board, which could
do as its members pleased with the sub
alterns conducting the registration and
election.
The Prospect I'm the Country.
In regard TO future results in the cOun-
try parishes, Gov. Penn reiterateS the opin-
ion already telegraphed you, that most
probably armed opposition would be made
to the installation of such Kellogg officials
as might care to take the chances Of pro-
lection from the Federal troops.
This opinion is general in the city among
merchants and politicians having cores
pondentS in the country. The Monroe
Telegraph, the leading paper in North
Louisiana, originally opposed to the White
League, in its issue of the 18th, received
here tonight, declares that the restoration
of the kellogg parish officials will be re-
sisted by force.
Movements of the Troops.
a company of the Third Infantry leave
this city tomorrow for Monroe. -Four
companies of the Twenty-second Infantry
arrived here to-day, and three more Of the
same regiment are due here tonight.
Meeting Of tie Democratic Commit.
tees.
The Democratic State and New Orleans
Committees met tonight and heard read
to them the report of the conservative
members of the confeRnce. Both bodies
will soon issue an address. The White
Leagues will meet tomorrow night. There
has been intense feeling here among the
conservatives all the evening at the rejec-
ton Of terms by the Republicans.
Gen. Cowan, Assistant Secretary of the
Interior, and Admiral Rogers, arrived here
to-day from Washington City, having been
sent to investigate the trouble.