The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1875-01-10

their report was being waited for, General de
Trobriand, U. s. A., entered the Hall and in
formed Speaker wiltz that he had a communi-
cation from Kellogg, which he desired the
Clerk to read. The Clerk would not do SO
and the General handed it to his Adjutant who
read it. The communication stated that revo-
lutionary body was in session in the Hall, and
called on him to eject the members not de-
clared elected by the Returning Board. The
Speaker asked General Trobriand if General
Emory was aware of this,-tbe General an
swered yes, that he was required to obey Kel-
logg's orders. The Speaker then stated to the
General that he would have to use force to
expel the members, upon which the General
left the Hall to get sufficient number of
soldiers for the purpose. Meanwhile the Com
mittee on Credentials reported in favor of ten
or twelve Conservatives who had been elected
but were counted out by the Board, and the
report being accepted they were declared MEM
bers.
Gen. Trobriand then entered the Hall again,
accompanied by file of soldiers, and proceed
ed to eject by force the members pointed out
by the Radicals. Vigers now attempted to
take the chair again, to call the roll, but was
prevented from doing SO by the Sergeant-at-
arms, when Gen. Trobriand marched bis SOL
diers up to and around the Speakers stand.
Speaker Wilt, seeing the determination of
the military to oust him from the chair, rose
and said:
cas- the legal Speaker of the House of Rep
resentstives of the State of Louisiana, I have
protested against the invasion of our hall by
the soldiers of the United States with drawn
bayonets and loaded muskets. We have seen
our brother members violently seized by force
of arms and torn from us in spite of their solemn
protest. We have seen force of soldiers
march up the aisles of the Hall of Representa-
tives of Louisiana, and have protested against
this in the name of a once free people. In the
name of the once free State of Louisiana, in
the name of the Union, l enter my solemn pro-
test. The char of the only Speaker of the
House of Louisiana is surrounded by United
States troops, the officers of the House are
prisoners in their hands, SO solemnly declare
that Louisiana has ceased to be IA sovereign
State that iG has no longer republican gov.
ernment, and l call the representatives of
the State to retire with me before this show of
arms"
The Conservatives then left the Hall, and
proceeded to their headq uarters, at II st. Louis
street.
The Radicals then organized their rump Le-
gislature, electing Mr.. Hahn speaker and VIM.
Vigers, clerk.
The prompt action of the military on this
occasion, was proof sufficient to our people
that General Sheridan had Eassumod control
of affairs, but assurance was made doubly
sure by the appearance of the following pro-
clamation {:
HDQRs MIL. DIV. OF THE No,
New Orleans, La, JAM a, 1875.
General Order MOL.
under the Instructions from the President
of the United States, communicated through
the Adjutant General of the Army, the under
signed hereby assumes control of the Depart
ment of the Gulf consisting of the States of
Louisiana, Arkansas and Mississippi, and the
Gulf posts as far eastward as and embracing,
Fort Jefferson and Key West, Florida, (ex-
cudipg the posts in Mobile Bay,) which VIII
hereafter constitute one of the departments of
the Military Division of thu Missouri.
2. II. SHERIDAN,
Lieut.. Gen. u. S. Army.
On the 4th aud 5th General Sheridan sent
the following kilograms to the Secretary of
War:
HEADQUARTERS MILITARY DIVISION OF THE
MISSOURI, New Orleans, La, Jan 4, 1875. :
Hon W; W. Belfnap' Secretary of War Washington
1t is with deep regret that have to an
nounce to you the existence in this State of q
spirit of defiance to all lawful authority, and
an insecurity of life which is hardly realized
by the General Government or the country at
large. - .;.,.o.. ,,uo bsoor,o o. i.ono--
died that unless something is done to give
protecticu to the people, all security usually
afforded by law will be overridden.
Defianoe to the laws and the murder of in
dividuais seems to be looked upon by the COM
munity here from standpoint which gives
impunity to all who choose to indulge in
either, and the civil government appears pow
erless to punish or even arrest.
/ have tonight assumed control over the
Department of the Gulf.
(Sigued) p H. SHERIDAN,
Lieutenant General.
HEADQUARTERS MILITARY DIVISION OF THE
Missouri, New Orleans, La, Jan. 5, 1875.
To the Hon. w W. Bslknap, Secretary Of War, wash
irat0n, d. @.
think that the terroEIsnn now existing in
Louisiana. Isnlrsippi ard Arkanaas c0ald be