The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-01-14

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crs. The result was not al they eX
uertcI, and :. Conservative Legislature
was duly inauyuralri. * llnYg, thu
infamous ah,cniurcr, upheld iy the
huyoncts o.: Grant, saw the complexion
Of matters and determined to act as
b liy rs the drunken Darrell did when
he muir tered the sovereignty of State
ny II stroke Of his pea NJ midnight.
while he was in q state Of brnstlv in
toX;cati0n. Graut sustained Dur.ii,
and the precedent was set Tor the cow
ardly Kellogg to act equally as boldly.
And so, to perpetuatc a power he has
long usurped. he called upon the
United States troops, und>r command
of one Gen. De Trpbriand, and he I'M
der command OF the notorious Phil
Sheridan, to dispcrse the rc2ular.y-ron
,tiluted and organized Legislature.
The Speaker elect, Mr.. Witt, protest
cd AS follows:
AS the legal speaker Of the house
of Representatives,, of the State vi Lou
%l,ianl, ! protest against the INVASION
oi II hal hy the soldiers of ME
United States, with drawn bay onct-
and loaded muokvls We have sreI
our hrollcr mrmlrrs in%-olently sclze'
hy force Of arms and torn FROM US IL
spite OF their solemn protest. We
havc seen Il iulce of sollirrs march III
the aislcs IF the bail Of Representatives
Of Louisiana, have protested against
hi, in the name OF Il once free people
IN tie name OF the once Tree State %
Louisiana in the name Of the United
STATES he entered his solemn protest. Tn,
chair ol the only speaker of the lions,
of representatives ol Louisiana Is sur
rounded ny United States troops; the
officers Of the house are prisoners in
their han,ls; 50 | soIemnly declare
that Louisiana has Ceased To he a SOW
erciyn State; that it has no longer Il
Republican form Of government. and
call on the representatives, %! the State
to retire with me before this slivw vi
arms
The Democratic representative s,
headed by Speaker Wilt, then marched
out Of the hall and the s%lateliousc,
both Of which were closed AS soon H.
tao last Democratic representative
went out. They went to No. 7 ST.
Louis street, followed by y large crowd,
who cI,crrel them OIL their way
| Speaker Wilt was loudly called ont.
lie addressed the crowd IN the hollow.
ing words:
We have attempted and succeeded
in organizing the house 81 representa-
tives. was elected speaker, aud after
We had organized, notwithstanding the
interference OF the police, We have kept
up proceedings unlll n few minutes ago,
| when the United States authorities tor
cihIy excluded aheul eight "r ten 81 our
duly elected memlmrs. We then re-
tired aud lett, and come To our people
to tell them what has been dome"
Other speakers, Mari, Ellis. etc., 'ol
lowed, counseIing order, aud asked the
crowd to retire.
Aud this is a republican govern
mrnt! Says the Memphis APP cal. in.
alluaiug to The affair:
ut is with difficulty VIC can bring
ourselves to the calm contemplation Oi
the outrage pcrpctrated yesterday in
New Orleans by the troops OF tln.
United States under the command ul
Gen. De rlohrianl. Acting under the
direction of Sheridan. the willing tool
OF Grant, himself: inspired by dread
and lear OF Morton, OF Indiana. the
soldiers were sent there to bully the
people of Louisiana, through their
Legislature, into an act OF armed OppU-
sItion to the Federal power. which
this time, at least. has bern exercised
in defiance of the constitution luth "l
The Stale and the Republic. Not even
during the war did we have anything
near 50 gross aud wuntOn u violation
Oh the rights oI the people of n sovrr
e'Sn State, 80 offensive aud calling an
assiil"ent ot the liberty of a Tree
State. II there is any Independence
'e'l III The present Congress il will see
l THIS Immediately upon its assem-
bling ON Monday next. anil cite bs,h
Sheridan and DerrobrianL, and il
necessary bring Grant 10 the ,,ar n,
the house to answer tor a Grim.
against the nation that We are Mt n
lIss IL account Tor, unless It is that he
consented 10 it nj u moment when vet
in u maiJlin condition IRON cue of hi.
bcastly de5auches. W. cannot br
lieve that Z, Ell Grant wvull he guilt,
If such ! crime through his l%ieutenan
Sheridan under other circumstances
Any wav, we hope the peoples repre-
sentatiyes in Congress will see to !
hat Louisiana is reven2cd by lesn
forms. Meanwhile We trust tue people
Of TINT soldier ridden State will cor-
,in.e " deserve the admiration aud TIL