The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-01-07

takea 1ecess s., as IN bapnsent : : the meet
ing Of the General Assemble t.
4 Mr.. Potter objected. staIiRg b., had al
piled, as an individual, for permission.t,
enter the State House and had been denied
blythe police, iWhUweTe supported bythl
] Federal troops.
I Mr.. Potter ,disclaimed any power en-. IN.
! part of Congress 20 control In auv ,v-svsth,
organization Of The. State Legislatn res. and
Thought its committee had no ricks 20 su
pervise such organization.
/ Mr.. Phelps 'smot.on was carried. afr. Pot.
ter voting n. - iKat . EGol /,
The committee then proceeded to me
state House lut wee refused, admission by
tie military. The Supervising officers were
sent for, end the sergeant-at-arms, the CON-
nllttee ana 1s rs eerk sFnittga . 81.
teT, out the gertl@men accomnsDying them
were refused TIE eonfGistee We're invited
~ me efnceT y chaFge 70 ssatson The foor
MI. Potter declined. however md refaaired
without the bar, .Inmsdiaaely. on The elec.
'lon OF IL M r. WITT T. the company Withdrew.
The following was telegrsPhed 70 secre.
tary Belknap BY Gen. sheridan.'''' .S'ae'' e
hAADQUAhTknt Nh TN Div. or THE Missouri
INV ORIEANe. January & i67A
To Hon'w ". 'Bslhhar' sscret1Ey of ysf, fygs3h.
1t is with deep regret that / have TO an.
nounce TO you the existence in this State Of
spirit OF defiance to all lawful AuthoritV.
and an insecurity Of life, which Is hardly
realized by the general government and the
country at large, The lives of citizens have
become 50 jeopardized that unless some,
thing be done to give protection to thu, peo-
pie, all security usually offered, by law win
be over-ndden. Defiance to the laws and
the murder Of individuals seem to be looked
upon by the Community here from a stand
point which gives impunity to, ali who
choose to indulge IN either, and the civil
Department of the Gulf Is----9S1EJ
(slgnsal II z i y sHE2l2 e.Ss. "a.
NEW ORLEANS, January 3 a eadquarteFs
Military Division Of Missouri, New Or.
leans, La, January 8, 1870 Hon. w,
W.. Belknap, Secretary of War; Washing
ton, d. c.: think the teETorism, now ex-I
listing in Louisiana, Mississippi and Arkap-
sas could be. .eptirely .pemoYed, and conf
dence and fair dealing established, by the
arrest and trial OF the riugleadersof the
armed White LeagueTs.sh Congress would
pass bill declaring them banditti,i they
could be tried by .. military commission.
The leaders of these banditti who muir,
dered persons here on'the fourteenth Of last
September, and also recently at Vicksburg,
Miss rshouldsiRz justice toAlaHa andgoraEr,
and the peace and PROSPERITY Of this south
yern part Of the country, be punished. II is
possible that if. the President would issue
a proclamation declaring thea bahditti,
no further action need be taken except that
which would dsvoIve upon me.
(Signed) eh|aT R'H. SHERIDAN,
i W Lieut.. Gen. L. s. A.
The city Is very quiet to-day-no unusual
demonstration i'm Rpy quRrteE7 The smili-
tary still occupy the State House. - - -
!; J New 2n.EE ,.s January 5.TgPe follow
F'NEw ORLEANS, January 5, 1s75.-To
His Excellency U. s. Grant, President of
the United Htates: Infheuqme' of liberty
aud all lovers OF liberty Throughout The
United States LIDO most solemply protest
against the acts Of the military forces of
the URited States Yesterday.in thesOccupR-a
ton of the State House; in the fercible ejec-
.tion by troopssofothe' members ofsthe Leg
islature and the elected Speaker. Of, the
House, and the suhSeqhent LIBERALIZATION Of.
the House by direct forcible Intervention of
the military II affirm the honor Of the
whole American people that the action, on
the part of the military. in. our city yester-
day is subversiFe of ,Feppbl icaa institutions
of this free country. JOIN McEKERT. y Q O
'' ' " ", = - ~. ~ ..sa 10 10 E
WASHINGTON, d. c., January 5.ASMgte
Thurman, of Ohio, offered ,the, following
resolution, and asked its present considera4i
ton: 3pf ni31s 80. -
RcsO1Oea, That the President Of the Uni.ed,
States is hereby requested to. inform the
Senate whether any. portion Of the army of
the United States, or any officer or officers
soldier or soldiers Of such arm !. in any
maRper,, interfere or intermeddle with con-
troll or seek, to control. the organization
Of the. general assembly Of the State
of Louisiana, or either branch there
OF, on the fourth Instant especially
whether any person or persons claiming
seats in either branch Of said Legislature,
have been deprived by any such military
force, officer or soldier, and II such has
been the case there, that the, President
would inform the;senate by what authority
such military intervention and interference
have taken place. GYiISi.i;{'3'. 70
Conkling said he would suggest that it
would be better tozPreserye The, customary
phrase0logy of such fes0ln Hons, by inserting
the words, stif "a BIZ .iud eht 1t iis.not IN
compatible with the public interest ,a,..r.R
Thurman declined the suggestion, and
discussion ,spsued, the. Senate .adjouTningl
without action. =, saamir4,i rdi .,...lna,a 81 =
The House was, engaged sthe, whole lses-
sion to-day IN. .6libusterng over Buffers
attempt to get the civil rights bill from the
Speakers table, and adjouFned without
action - itnam 80 . ar "'s'se. - - t'lh
q sll TAR, tHIIgooIlanOOusga "a. ID - =
+ VIcKsBURG. December 30szIThe Demo-
cratic Central COMMITTEES met this evening
and postponed the Convention, called to
meet here on JANUARY g to April q, :,
GALvEsToE, Decembef 80, The schooner
George L: Fessenden, bound from New
York to Galveston, ,Ehep in latitude tFenr
ty-hve, degrees, thirty minRtes5 longitude
eightyssiE degrees, 'Bi1 minutes vest De-
eembsr 90, encountered 4 severe thuhder
storm, III which she was struck by light
ming, losing her jibboom and foretopmaSt
also having her NAN GhdI hii5ken teprAasfs
shattered Tie captain, ~ n, 1eabe, " AZ
at the wheel When the vessel was struck,
and he was knocked down and considerably
| injured. The remainder of the men, who
were on deck Nefe-abO knhcked down.
but received no serious injury. As soon as
the captain was able to reach the cabin he dis
! covered that th0EeSseFNd Is 0nlhreih TIE hold.
1 The bulkhead in the cabin was Immediately
cut away asa means to reachthe fire, but the
! smoke beeame-so dense thakra retEBat from
the cabiR wss AeSdsssl5 Ihe main hstene1
were then taken of, and part Of the cargo
removed, so as to enable item to reach the
/ IRE, and By the almost euperhuman efforts
! Of the officers and the crew, and also Q gen.
tleman. passenger, tho IRE was Bo0nH *.
| tlDguished. If the fire had been discov-
cred a few minutes later, the vessel would
have been enveloped in flames, as the deck
and dechnlanlra and uai,ch of the cargo were