Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-01-06

New Orleans. The Democratic State
central committee, which is in session
here TO DAY, have isssHd s call for mass
Indignation meeting, 10 be he'll here to-
morrow evening Tf9 call says that the
administration, EbrO2ga the most facile
Of its military instruments, has dispersed
/ the legislative assembly of sovereign
! State, and forced the representatives of
| the people from their balls OF legislation
at the point Of the bsyonet, and has
given Louisiana over 10 her spoilers and
plunderers. This action imports terror
! ism of the whole south, and its uuholy
subjugstion to party ends. The commit
/ tee call upon the people to rally, and let
! the voice OF their Indignation sound
throughout the land. Let them arise in
| their majesty, anu in asserting their
rights put down usurpers.
THE LITTLE GENERAL NAILED To THE
COUNTER.
NEW ORLEANS, January 5.-The
meeting of the northern, western and
eastern men doing business in this city,
held st the st. Charles hotel tonight,
WAS we'll attended. Resolutions wer9
adopted expressing sstonishment at the
published telegramsDf yesterday and to-
| the secretary of war, stating that
Ihev have witnessed no display of
force, nor heard any expression Of Opin-
/ ion that would give color to the state
ments made in said kilograms; that, on
| the contrary, upon al sides we hear as
suranees of an earnest desire for submits
tioB 10 the Lawfully constituted powers.
Speeches were made by several Union
! officers.
A CABINET CHAT OVER LOUISIANA AT
FAIRS.
WASHINGTON, January ) The cabi.
net met to-day. The condition of affairs
in Louisiana was the subject OF much
discussion, though not with the view to
giving any additional orders or instruc-
tons to the United States military au-
thOrities at New Orleans than have
been already issued for their guidance.
The administration is well satisfied that
General Sheridan is in every way COM
petent to carry out the ideas OF the
general government respecting what
ever participation it may be thought
necessary for it to take re-
garding affairs in Louisiana. These,
as now understood, contemplate an in
dOrsement OF the report OF the recent
returning board, and msintainiDg the
authority of the Legislature reported by
that hoard elected. 1t may not be con-
sidered necessary to send any kilograms
to General Sheridan, nor had any dis
patches been received from that official
up to a Ijournment OF the cabinet meet
ing this afternoon. A protest against
the action Of the nited States troops
was received by the President from Mr..
Wilt, which was read at the meeting.
KELLOGG EXAMINED.
About two O'Clock the committee re-
paired TO the statehOuse, and took th|
testimony of Governor Kellogg With
gard TO the orders upon which the mill
tary had acted on Monday. He stated
that on Saturday be received an official
report from the acting chief of police
that an attempt would be made on Nor
day to fOrcibly install the persons whom
the official returns did not show to have
been elected. He transmitted this letter
to General Emory, with request that
such disposition might be made of the |
United States foTces as would prevent
collision and bloodshed. On the follow |
ing day General II. J. Campbell, who |
had been assigned under General Long |
street to the command of the State |
forces protecting the statehouse and |
is approaches, was sent with a |
personal letter of authorization to |
confer with General Emory on this SUBJ
ject. He returned with the information |
that orders had been issued to have the |
United States troops in the vicinity of |
the statehouse, SO as to preserve the
peace in case of disturbance on the day |
of conveniDg of the legislature. Be |
of the mem bers rushed eXcitedly into |
the executive office, and stated that Mr. |
WiltZ and others had violently seized |
Representatives, aud that Mr.. W iltz had |
had thrust from thSE,>le,tfU.m In the old |
clerk of the house, who, by law, was re- |
quired 10 call the roll of members a. |
certified by the secretary of state. Be-
fore he had finished calling the roll the |
CLERK himself entered with the original |
roll in his possession and confirmed this |
statement. Subsequently statement |
signed by fifty five OF the members, |
being a majority Of the legal members |
on the rOll-csll, was presented to him,
stating that the other fOrty-nine mem |
bers, and number of other persons had |
taken forcible possession of the hall and |
had refused them the right to vote on
the question OF the organization, and call |
ing upon him for protection. Upon this
he wrote to General Emory, and subse- |
Quently, being informed that large
and excited crowd was closing around
the statehOuse, he requested the officer
in charge of the United States troops
to move his forces in front
of the main entrance of the
statehJuse, which was done. |
Afterward he learned from the police,
whom he had directed to take steps in
accordance with request made to him
by the fifty-twO members, that the hall
Of the house of representatives had been
closed by persons claiming to be ser
geants-at-arms, and the doors would
have to be forced If they
were to obtain admittance. He then
felt it his duty, as a cOnservatOr
of peace to ask General De Trobriand in
charge of the troops, to clear the hall of
all persons not entitled to be present.
He subsequently learned from General
De Trobriand tina the had been;previOus'
ly called upon by Mr.. Wiltz to clear the
lobby, and that a committee of Demo-
cratic members had been sent to him to
make that request. In reply to Mr.. Pot
ter, Governor Kellogg said he did not
think under the present circumstances
the legislature could maintain itself
without the support ofthe United States
forces, and probably had been in the
same position since the fourteenth of
September last. He added, as his ex-
planation, that the great bulk of support
ers of his government were in the coun-
try, engaged in peaceful industrial pur-
suits, and that large element opposed
to his administration resided in the city
at the seat of government, ana that
many of them had no industrial avOca-
ton at all, and that an intelligent, dis
cipIined, armed minority could over
come a large majority unarmed and
peaceably disposed.
OTHER TESTIMONY.
By General Hazard: Am a cotton
merchant; was in the Federal army
have resided here, this is the third win
ter; finds no difference between the
treatment received by whites or blacks
on account of politics; neither saw or
heard of any Intimidation at the last
election; the personal reputation, he
considers, of officials in Louisiana is