The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1875-01-21
one has been punished therefor, and
1t is manifestly true that the spirit Of
hatred and violence there is stronger
than law

hatred and violence there is stronger
than law.
THE PENN REVOLUTION.
Representations were made to me
that the presence Of troops in Louisi-
ana was unnecessary, and that there
was no danger Of public disturbance
if they were taken away. Conse-
quently, early last summer the troops
were withdrawn from the State, with
the exception of small garrison at
New Orleans barracks. It was
stated that a comparative state of
quiet had supervened; that the po-
litical excitement as to Louisiana
affairs seemed to be dying out; but
the November election was approach
ing, and it was necessary for party
purposes that the fame should be
relighted. Accordingly, on the 14th
of September, D. Penn, claiming to
be elected Lieutenant-G Governor in
1875, issued an indammatory procfar
nation, Calling upon the militia of
the State to arm, assemble, and drive
out the ''usurpers," as he designated
the officers Of the State. The White
Leaguers, armed and ready for the
conflict, promptly responded. On the
same day the Governor made a form
al requisition upon ne, in pursuance of
the act Of 1895, and Sec. 4, Art. 4 of
the Constitution, to aid in suppress
ing domestic violence. On the next
day issued my proclamation, COM
manding the insurgents to disperse
within five days from the date there
of, but, before the proclamation was
published in New Orleans, the organ
lied and armed forces, reorganizing a
usurping Government, had taken
possession of the State House and
temporarily subverted the Govern
ment.
TWENTY OR MORE PEOPLE WERE
KILLED,
including number of the police of
the city. The streets of the city we're
stained with blood. All that WAS de-
sired in the way of excitement had
been accomplished. The. revolution
was apparently, though it is believed
not really, abandoned, and the cry of
"Federal usurpation"- and Tyranny
in Louisiana" was renewed with re-
doubled energy. Troops had been
sent to the State under the requisition
Of the Governor, and as other dis
turbances seemed imminent, they
were allowed to remain there, to rem
der the Executive such aid as might
become necessary to enforce the laws
of the State and repress the contin-
ued violence which seemed inevitable
at the moment when the Federal sup
port should be withdrawn.
Prior to, and with view to the
late election in Louisiana, white men
associated themselves together in
armed bodies, called "White
Leagues" and at the same time
threats were made in the Democratic
journals of the State that the election
should be carried against the Re-
pubicans at all hazards, which very
naturally greatly alarmed the colored-
voters.
By Sec. 8, Of the act of Feb. %,
1871, It is made the duty Of United
States Marshals and their deputies,
at the polls where votes are cast for
Representatives in Congress, to keep
the peace and prevent any violations
of the so-called enforcement act and
other offences against the laws of the
United States, and, upon a requisition
Of the Marshal Of Louisiana, and in
view of said armed organization, and
other portentous circumstances, I
caused detachments of troops to be
stationed in various localities in the
State to aid him in the performance
Of his official duties and the enforce
| ment Of the State laws.
That there was
INTIMIDATION OF THE REPUBLICAN
VOTERS
at the election, Notwithstanding this
precautien, admits Of no doubt. The
following are specimens of the means
used: On the 14th of October eighty
persons signed and published the fol-
lowing at Shreveport: eve, the
undersigned, merchants of the City of
Shreveport, in obedience to a request
of the Shreveport Campaign Club,
agree to use every endeavor to get
our employees to vote the Peoples
Ticket at the ensuing election, and, in
the event of their refusal so to do, or
in any case they vote the Radical
ticket, to refuse to employ them at
the expiration of their present con-
tracts On the same day anoth-
er large body of persons published,
in the same place, paper in which
they used the following language:
ave, the undersigned, merchants of
the City Of Shreveport, alive to the
great Importance of securing a good
and honest 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 la
borers who vote the Radical ticket in
the coming election"
EXTRACTS FROM GEN. sHER1DAN's
REPORT TO THE sECRE-
| TARY OF WAR.
Since the year 1866, nearly $500