The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-09-25
WAR DEPARTMENT.
Action mt New Orleans.

from the New Orleans Times, Sept. 1871
Thursday morning at ten o'clock Gen.
Emory was waited on by the Presidents
of the city banking and assurances COM
panies, with q desire to know what was
his intention touching the emergency
now at hand. @r1=
General Emory said: Gentlemen, I am
here as a military man to execute the
orders of the general government. You
know T have before me the. Presidents
proclamation, and [ cannot go behind
it. 1t points the way too clearly. 1t is
true that I have five days from date OF
proclamation within which to execute
orders, but / have also the privilege OF
using my discretion in executing it be-
fore the expiration of the five days.
have concluded not to wait until the
end of that time, but to proceed to its
execution this day. | shall therefore
demand the surrender of the State
United States, and in the event of a
peaceful compliance with that demand.
I shall install ND. 49,.
A MILITARY GOVERNOR, a.
who will be..Col. John r. Brooke, (Brevet
Brigadier General u. s. A.), and Think
you will have a better Governor than
You have ever had before. t...'
Gentlemen, I frankly advise you that
the course to be pursued is for the party
in power to yield quietly to the situation,
for I am determined to carry out my or
ders. I shall demand the surrender, and
ii it is refused, / shall compel it in q
manner of whose nature you must feel
aware. have now at my command In
the river four gunbOats, and it my de-
mand is refused~I shall shell the city to-
night.
Mr.. Musson-General, do we under
stand that 1t is not your purpose to re-
instate Kellogg as GOvernorR
Gen. Emory have nothing what
ever to do with Kellogg. My instruc-
tions are to install a military governor.
Having accomplished that / shall tele-
graph to Washington the result and
await further instructions. 1t will be
for the General Government to deal
with the question concerning Mr.. Kel-
logg.
proceeded to the State House, where,
after indicating the result 0ftheir inter-
view, they were given to understand
thatssa conflict with the United States
was not entertained.
HEADQUARTERS DEP'TOF THE GULF, I
New Orleans, Sept. 1854.
CIRCULAR.
John McEnery and ID. B. Penn, styling
themselves respectively Governor and
lieutenant Governor Of the State OF
Louisiana, having informed the Depart
ment Commander of their willingness,
under the Presidents proclamation, to
surrender tile State property now III
their possession and to disband the in
surgent forces under their command
Breyet BrigadiorG General j, r. Brooke,
Lieutenant Colonel Third Infantry, is
charged with the duty of taking posses
sion Of the arms aud other property. He
will occupy the State House, Arsenal and
otherState buildings until furtherorders.
He ID hereby appointed to command
the city DIT New Orleans until such time
as the.State and city government can be
recognized.
The present police force in the city,
under charge of Thomas Boylan, will re-
main on duty, and be responsible forthe
good order and quiet of the city until
regularly relieved.
By command Of Colonel and BreVet
Major General WI lei. Emory.
4f LUKE ORIELLY.
Captain Nineteenth Infantry, A. ID. C.