The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-09-19
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ELKTON, SEPTEMBER IS, 1s74.
CIVIL WAR.

White League declared war against the
Kellogg State Government and there was
some fighting, many being killed and
wounded. At II A. NJ. large mass meet
ing assembled to take into consideration
the recent seizures of arms by the Kellogg
Government. Canal street was crowded
for several squares, and there was gen.
eral suspension of business, many stores
being closed. The meeting adopted reso-
lutions requesting the immediate abdica-
ton of Governor Kellogg, and sent COM
mittee to communicate them to him. The
Governor declined to see them, because
bodies of armed men had gathered in vari-
Gus parts of the city, and he regarded this
as a menace. He further stated, however,
that if the people assembled peaceably,
without menace, he would entertain any
petition from them which was addressed to
him. After some further parley with the
Governors officials the committee with
drew, and reported the result to the meet
ing. The people were then advised to go
home and get their arms and return to
assist the White Leaguers," who were
under arms, to execute the plans that would
be arranged for them. The meeting then
dispersed. In the afternoon a proclama-
ton appeared reciting the wrongs under
which the people of Louisiana have 30 long
suffered. and signed by D. B. Penn, Lieu
tenant Governor, who was chosen on the
McEnery ticket. 1t called out the militia
between IS and As "for the purpose of
driving tho usurpers from power, and an
annexed order appointed General Frederick
n. Ogden Provisional General of militia.
Another proclamation was also issued to
quiet the apprehensions of the colored peo-
pie. Armed men assembled in Canal street
in the afternoon, and five hundred police,
under General Longstreet about the same
time appeared on the ground, Longstreet
ordering the citizens to disperse. There
was sharp firing, and the police at one
place broke, and the citizens captured one
gun from them. The citizens captured
the City Hall and police telegraph office,
and began building barricades. At dusk
the citizens held all the portion of the city
above Canal street, the police being massed
in and around jackson square. A number
of sharp skirmishes occurred, causing a
loss of eight citizens and thirty police
killed and many wounded.
On Monday night, Governor Kellogg,
finding that further resistance against the
citizens party vain, determined to surren-
dor and call upon the Federal Government
for assistance. Kellogg, Longstreet and
their officials took refuge in the United
States Custom House, and on Tuesday
morning the entire force of Metropolitan
police, with their auxiliaries, artillery,
arms, station houses, &C., surrendered to
Gov. Penn, who at that time had 10000
men under arms to support him. Penn at
once assumed the reins of government,
and announced the intention of installing
all the officials chosen with him on the
appealed for aid to Washington, the Presi-
dent determined to support him, and issued
his proclamation, commanding the New
Orleans citizens to disperse within five
days. Orders in accordance with it were
sent to Gen. Emery, commanding at New
Orleans. Governor Penn has made an
appeal to the President for the recognition
of his authority. Mr. Mari, in front of St.
Charles Hotel, made speech to crowd,
deprecating violence and exhorting to peace
and proclamation of similar import was
issued by the Mayor of the city. General
Emory reported that he had not troops
enough to maintain himself if conflict
should occur, and that the mere presence
of troops has lost its moral effect. There
were great rejoicings in New Orleans at
the result of the contest, and the United
States troops in the Custom House appear
ed at the windows and heartily cheered
passing procession of the citizens. A meet
ing in sympathy with them was also held
in Mobile.
The Baltimore american gives the fol-
lowing history of the White League doings
to precipitate the revolution which has
taken place in louisiana:
During the last five months active pre-
parations have been going on in Louisiana
for the deposing of the Kellogg admins
tration by force. The movement was aim
ed not only at the State officials, but was
intended to include all the county and
municipal officers who adhered to the KEEL
logg faction. A military organization was
formed under the name of the White
League" ostensibly for the purpose of con-
Quoting political campaign, but only those
who were wilfully blind were deceived by
this pretense. Some four weeks ago the
revolution was inaugurated in the north
western section of the State. The colored
people are largely in the majority in the
parishes bordering on the Red River, and
the local officers were Republicans. Armed
bands of the "White Leaguers " suddenly
appeared in the parish towns, and demand
ed the resignation of all the offers, threat
ening death in case of refusal. In this
way eight or ten parishes were captured
No doubt many persons were murdered
while these violent proceedings were in
progress, but the revolutionists having
entire control of the agencies by which
news is transmitted to the North reported
their victories as bloodless. Red River
Parish was the last one attacked, because
large majority of the people are Repub
licans, and it was supposed that some of
the parish officers were resolute men. A
force of four or five hundred men was
raised in the neighboring parishes, and tho
town of Coushatta was surrounded. The
officers made a feeble attempt at resistance
and then surrendered. They promised to
leave the State if their lives were spared.
While being taken to Shreveport they were
murdered.
Above we have given a condensed
report of the brave revolution of the peli-
cans, with their victorious bulletins of pro-
claiming peace and perfect order. General
Grant issued proclamation in which he
gave them five days to surrender that they
taken and disband. Twenty four hours
appears to have been sufficient time for the
White Leaguers to do as the President
commanded, and before the telegraph had
finished announcing the details of the rev
olntion" the victors waited on General
Emory with proposals to surrender and
restore things as they found them. Gen.
eral Brooks was put in charge of the city
of New Orleans, as military Governor, and
the revolution vanished into the air.
In tho meantime, at Washington, vigor-
GUS preparations were in progress for meet
ing the emergency; five thousand troops
were under orders to march, and the Navy
Department was directed to send three
war vessels to New Orleans.
These fellows appear to have become
possessed with tho notion that Grant was
SO anxious for third term nomination
from them that they might carry things
with the same high hand they used to in
old secession days when James Buchanan
was at the head of the Government.
One lesson is made plain by these pro-
ceedings. The party who inaugurated the
rebellion only want man of their Demo-
cratic selection in the White House to try
their old tricks over again. Beware of
the rebel spirit which is fostered by the
Democratic party, good people.
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