The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-01-22

IL LuSy were taken away cOuSe
quently early in last summer tn
troops were Withdrawn from til
state, With.theeEception of ssnal
garrison at New Orleans barracks
It was stated that q comparativ
state of quietude superYened.
The excitement as TO Louisiani
affairs seemed TO be dying out, blu
the November election was ap
preaching, and 1t was necessary tina
the party spirit should be rekind
led. Accordingly, on the 18th o
September,
D.. p. PENN,
claiming that he was lieut.. Cover
nor in 1872, issued an infiammatory
proclamation calling upon the mill
tie of the state to arm, assemble an(
drive out the usHrpers, as he desig
mated the officers of the state. tn,
White J1eaguers, armed and ready
for the conflict, promptly respond
ed. On the second day the Cover
nor made formal requisition upon
me in pursuance of the act of 1895
and section 4 article OF the consli
tuition, to aid in
SURPRISING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
On the next day I issued my proc
lamation, commanding the insur
gents to disperse within five days
from the date thereof, but before thE
proclamation was published in New
Orleans, the organized and armed
forces, recognizing the usurpine
government had taken forcible pos
session of the state house and tenn.
pOrarily subverted the government
Twenty or more people were killed
including q number OF the police
The streets were stained with blood
all that was desired in the way OF
excitement was accomplished That
there was
INTIMIDATION
of the republican voters at the cleo.
ton admits of no doubt. The fol-
lowing are specimens of the means
used. On the 14th of October eigh-
ty persons signed and published the
following at Shreveport:
eve the undersigned, merchants
of the city of Shreveport, in obedi-
ence to request of the Shreveport
Campaign club, agree to use every
endeavor to get our employees to
vote the Peoples ticket at the cleo
ton, and in the event of the refusal
so to do, or in case they vote the
radical ticket, to refuse to employ
them at the expiration of their term
of service"
The same day another large body
of persons published in the same
place a paper in which they used
the following language: "The un-
dersigned, merchants of the city of
Shreveport, alive to the great i'm
portance of securing good and hon.
est government to the state, do
agree and pledge ourselves not to
advance any supplies or money to
any planter, the coming year, who
will give employment or rent lands
to employees who vote the radical
ticket at the coming election"
have no information of the pro.
ceedings of
TIE RETURNING BOARD
for said election, which may not be
found in it's report which has been
published but it is matter of pub
lie information that great part of
the time taken to canvass the state
was consumed by the arguments of
lawyers, several of whom represent
ed each party, before the board. 1
have no evidence that the proceed
ings of this board were not in ac-
cordance with the law under which
they acted. Whether in excluding
from their count certain returne
they were right or wrong, is a ques-
ton that depends upon the evidence
they have had before them but it
is very clear that the law gives them
the power, if they choose to exer
else it, of deciding that way. Phi
ma .tacie, the persons whom they
return as elected, are elected to the
Offices for which they were candi-
dates. Respecting the alleged inter-
ference by the military with the or
of the legislature of Lou
isiana on the 4th inst, / have no
or information which
has not been received by me since
that time, and published. Ny first
information was from the papers of
the morning of January 9Th. did
not know that any such thing was
and no orders and no
were given to any mill
tary officer in that state upon that
subject prior to the concurrence. l
am well aware that any military in
ference with the organization of a
state legislature or any of its pro-
ceedings, or with any civil deparC-
ment of the government is repug-
nant to our ideas of government. /
can conceive of no case not involv-
ing rebellion or instruction, where
such interference by the authority
of she general government ought to
be permitted or can be justified.
Yet there are circumstances COD
nected with the legislative ipbrogl-
10 in Louisiana, which seem to ex-
empt the military from
ANY INTENTIONAL WRONG
in that matter, knowing that they
had been placed in Louisiona to pre-
vent domestic violence and to re-
press it. The revolution was ap-
parently, though, it is believed, not
really abandoned, and the cry of
federal usurpation and anarchy
in Louisiana was renewed
with redoubled energy. Troops
had been sent TO the state
under requisition of the governor,
as other disturbances seemed immi- |
nent. They were allowed to remain
there to render the executive of the
state such aid as might become nec- |
essary to enforce the laws of the
state under pressure of the contin- |
ned confidence which seemed ineV-
toble the moment federal support
should be Withdrawn. Prior to |
md with q view to the late election |
N Louisiana, white men associated |
themselves together in armed bod
es, called "White Leagues" and al |
he same time threats were made in |
he journals of the state that the |
election should be carried against
he Republicans at all hazards which
very naturally greatly alarmed the
;olOred voters. BY section 4 of the |
.ct of February q, 1871, it is made |
he duty of the United States mar |
Ihals and their deputies at the polls |
where votes are cast for represents |
ives in congress, to keep order and |
prevent any violationf of the social !
ID enforcement acts, and other of |
ences against the laws of the Unit |
ID States; and upon a requisition
If the marshal of Louisiana in view |
If the armed organizations and pre-
entions circumstances, caused de- |
of troops TO be stationed
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