The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-01-07
THURSDAY. JAN. 7, 1875.
POOR LOUISIANA

The crowning outrage Of all the
disgraceful indignities heaped upon a
suffering people was perPetrated in
New Orleans last Monday or the oc.
casion Of the assembling Of the Louis
lana Legislature. That body met
and organized by the election Of Nh
L. A. Wilt, Democrat, as Speaker,
when most of the Radicals left the
hall. Shortly afterwards. Gen. De
Trobriand (who seems to be gen
tleman), acting under orders Of Sheri'
dan, at the request Of Kellogg, APP
peared On the scene, and, after cen
siderable discussion, arrested and eject
cd several members from their seats,
with a squad of u. ;. Soldiers. AZ
ter firm and dignifed protests by the
members, Speaker Witt arose md
said:
As the legal Speaker of the House
of Representatives, Of the State OF
Louisiana, | protest against the inva-
sion Of our hall 10y the soldiers OF
the United States, with drawn nayo-
nets and loaded -muskets. We have
seen our brothers iusolently seized by
force ofarms and torn from us IN spite
Of their solemn protest. We have
seen a force of sold;ers march up the
usles of the hail Of Representatives
OF louisiana, have protested against
this in the name Of Il once free peO-
pie; in the name Of the once free state
of Louisiana; il the name VI the I'm
ION he entered his solemn protest.
The chain Of the only speaker OF the
House Of Representatives Vi Louisi-
ana Is surrounded by United STATES
troops; the officers OF the house are
prisoners in their hands; - | sulemnly
declare that Louisiana has ceased 10
be i sovereign State; that it has 10
longer a Republican form Of govern
ment, and cali on the Representa-
tives of the State 70 retire with me
before this show Of arms.
The Democratic representatives,
headed by Speaker Willz, then march
cd ont OF the hail and the statehouse,
] on tf which wtr. closed as sool. rs
tine last Democratic representative
went out. They went to Ne. Z 81.
Louis strset, followed by a large
crowd, who cheered them On the way.
Speaker Wilt WIS loudly called ouI.
lie addressed the crowd il the follow
ing words:
We have attempted and succeeded
in organizing the House Of keprcSen-
IatiyeS. 1 was elected Speaker, ana
after We had CrgdIiZcI, notwlthstand-
ing the Interference of the police, We
have kept UP proceedings uutu Il Iew
mmutas ago, when the United States
authorities torcibly excluded eight or
ten of our duly elected members.
We then retired and left and come to
our people 10 tell them what has been
cone.
Other speakers, Mrar, Ellis, etc,
followed, counscling order, and ask
ing the crowd TO retire.
This infamous and high h1nded act
should be promptly rebuked by the
thirty State Legislatures, and Grant
should he at once impeachod IS an
incompetent, CrInkcn, selfish, ambi-
tious law-break5r, which lac is, and
kicked out Of his high cficc in dis
grace, How long viii the people OF
the Union submit to this tyranny? 1t
Inay he New York next, OF any 9th
II state, and then cap daat IL
Napolcoa.
Tae New ORLEANS Cotton Ex-
rhange deuounces Sheridan as a liar,
and large meeting OF northern, cas-
tern and western men, doing business
10 New Orleans, passed resolutions 10
the same effect. Sheridan wants tha,i
President to declare the leaders of
the White League as banditti, 50 that
he can try them ly coIut-maftial.
In Congress-. Senator Thurman intro
duced a resolution Of inquiry into the
matter and made noble delence OF
the Southern people Morton logan
and Conkling made brutal speeclnes,
end appear TO be anxious 10 precipi-
tate bloo3ahed.