Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-09-25
cure and A. H. Leonard as committee


disappeared from North Louisiana without
word or act of violence to whites or blacks, Per-
feet quiet and order prevail and can only be dis
rurbed by extraneous interference. The people
are buoyant, and now hopeful OF future material
prosperity.
A New York dispatch of the 10Th says
ID. B. Penn, signing himself Lieutenant
Governor and Acting Governor of Louis
iana," had telegraphed to newspaper
in that city as follows:
The North can form no idea of the robbery and
spoliation to which we have been subjected. My
movement was necessitated by the attitude of the
people. They demanded it. | ana now in full
possession OF the Government of the State. The
colored people satisfied and contented. A
strong brigade of colored troops, fully organized
and armed and in the service of the usurpation,
refused to fire shot in its defense. The most
thoroughly loyal to the Federal Government, and
in the operations of the past two days there have
been no excesses or violations of law. This GOV
ernment is the only one now in existence in
Louisiana t
Gov. Kellogg, in telegram to the same
paper, says:
Amid all the troubles which have beset the
State l have reduced State and parish taxation
each fully one-third, and measures have been
passed providing for the reduction of the State
debt and the constitutional limitation of debts,
both in State and city; also an amendment Inn
iting taxation. The obnoxious features of the
Election and Registration laws, used by the
Fusionists in the last election, have been repealed,
and, in the appointment of officers of regis
tration, have voluntarily rendered to the oppo-
sition representation, which they entirely de-
MED to the Republican party at the last election.
Finding, as the registration progressed, that
they would be left still more in the minority at
this election than ever before If the
voters were allowed free untrammeled, unin-
| timidated franchise, they have, by long-pre-
pared plan, violently overthrown the Govern
ment, even before the election, to. prevent
the evidence that they had not had majority be-
fore. Upon shallow pretext of violence, and by
incendiary statements and appeals, they have got
together their clans, which they have organiz1eed 1e
city, and have taken possession OF the public
offices by violence and bloodshed. Personally, l
have no desire to discharge the very onerous and
vexatious duties of Governor, but feel it duty
owe to the State and TO the party to hold on un-
| til relieved by competent authority.
Gen. Emory and staff and McEnery
arrived at New Orleans on the evening
of the 10TH McEnery visited the State
House and received the congratulations
of his friends. He would probably re-
lieve Penn on the 18th.
Instructions were sent to Gen. Emory
from Washington on the 10th to ''under
no circumstances recognize the insurgent
Government of Louisiana. Within five
days from date of proclamation to the
insurgents such action will be taken as
the emergency may require"
The situation of affairs in New Or
leans on the nth was as follows, accord
ing to the telegraphic dispatches of that
date:
Gov McEnery had addressed letter
to Gen. Emory, protesting that there did
not exist in the State of Louisiana any
insurrection against the McEnery Gov
eminent; that there was not anywhere
in the State any assemblage of insurgents
to disperse; that there was but one Gov
ernment in existence in the State, which
was the one elected and chosen by the
people in 1872 and legally installed in
1878, of which he John McEnery)i is Gov
ernor and D. B. Penn Lieutenant Gov
ernor; that throughout the State this
adhered to, respected and obeyed by the
the Government of the State. He
then gives history of recent
events in New Orleans, and at
tempts to show that the Presidents
recent proclamation did not rightfully
apply to New Orleans or the people of
Louisiana, who were not in state OF in
surrection. He then distinctly announces
that no attempt would be made to forci-
bly, resist the military forces of the
United States, and concludes as follows:
"We will occupy the State House and
other State property in this city until the
appearance and occupation OF the same
by the authorities of the Government of
the United States, when we shall retire,
knowing we have surrendered the same
alone to the Government of the United
States. "
McEnery, as Governor, also issued an
order acceding to a demand from Gen.
Emory that all armed men on the streets
should be retired and their arms returned
to the arsenal.
At six o'clock in the evening, in ac-
cordance with previous arrangements,
Gen. J. r. Brooke, accompanied by
Lieuts. Wallace and Roe, went to the
Executive office, at the St, Louis Hotel,
and after formal salutations Gov. Nc
Emery stated to Gen. Brooke that he
gave him possession of the State Capitol
and all other State buildings within the
limits of the city, and then read to him
an address in the shape of a protest, to
the effect that the surrender was in re-
sponse to a formal demand of Gen.
Emory; that they had neither the power
nor inclination to resist the Govern
ment of the United States; that
the people had overthrown the
Kellogg administration because they
could no longer bear it's wrongs, tyr
amy, arrogance and insults" The pro-
test concludes as follows: 81 know as
soldier you have but to obey the orders
of the Government of the United St"tAs,
but feel that you will temper your mil
itary control of affairs with moderation,
and in all things exhibit that integrity of
purpose characteristic of officers of the
army. Inow turn over to you, sir, the
Capitol and other property of the State
under my charge"
At the conclusion of this address Gen.
Brooke was seated in the Office, and re-
quired from Lieut.-Gov. Penn state
ment of all records, ETC., which were in
the building when they took possession.
Gov. McEnery and his followers then
withdrew, leaving the Capitol of Lou
isiana in possession of the military Off
GERS of the Federal Government. At
seven p. m. two companies of the Third
Infantry marched down and were quar-
tered in the building. Col. Thomas
Boylan, McEnery's Chief of Police, re-
manned on duty with his force. The city
was very quiet.
Gen. Emory had issued circular an
nouncing the appointment OF Gen
Brooke to command the city of New Or
leans until such time as the State and
city governments could be reorganlzed.
McEnery and Penn had issued an adj
dress to the people, advising cheerful
obedience to the constituted authorities.
On the 18th Gen Emory sent a commu-
nication to Gov. Kellogg to the effect
that the insurgents lately in arms against
the State Government had surrendered,
and that he would afford him the neces-
sary military support to re-establish the