Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-01-25

gro or white Republican is not consider
ed crime in Louisiana would probably
be unjust to a great part of the people.
but it Is true that great number Of
such murders have been committed and
no one has been punished therefor and
manifestly the spirit Of violence is stron-
ger than law.
EFFECT OF A WITHDRAWAL OF THE TROOPS.
Representations were made to me that
the presence of troops in Louisiana was
unnecessary and irritating to the people.
and that there was no danger of public
disturbance if they were taken away
esnseqnentiy. early in last summer the
troops were all withdrawn from the
State. with the exception of a small gar
rison at the New Orleans barracks. 1t
was claimed that a comparative state of
quiet had supervened: the political ex-
citement as to Louisiana affairs seems to
be dying out. but the November election
was approaching. and it was necessary
for party purposes that the fame should
De rekindled. Accordingly. on the 4th
of September. ID. Penn, claiming that
he was elected Lieutenant Governor in
lS72. issued an iuhanmatory proclama-
tion calling upon the militia of the State
to assemble and TO drive from power the
usurpers. as he designated the officers Of
the State The White League. armed
and ready for the conflict. promptly re-
sponded On the same day. the Cover
nor made formal requisition upon me
pursuant To the act of 1895. and section
+. article +, of the Constitution. TO aid
in suppres>ing domestic violence On the
next day, | issued a proclamation COM
manding the insurgents to disperse with
in FIVE days from the date thereof. but.
before the proclamation was published
III New Orleans. the organized and arm
ed forces recognizing usurping Cover
nor had taken foIcible possession Of the
State House and temporarily subverted
the Government Twenty or more peo-
pie were killed. including number of
the police of the city. The streets of the
city were strewn with bloud. all that
was desired in the way of excitement
had been accomplished. and, in view of
the steps taken. that there was Intimi-
datiun of Republican voters at the elec-
tipn. notwithstanding these precautions.
admits Of no doubt.
SPECIMENS OF INTIMIDATION
The following are specimens used. On
the l4th IF October eighty persons sign
ed and published the following at Shreve
port:
We. the undersigned. merchants Of
the city Of Shreveport in obedience to a
request o. 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 ot
their refusal so to do. or in case they
vote the Radical ticket. to refuse to en-
ploy at the expiration of their present
contracts.
On the same day. another large body
of persons published in the same place a
paper in which they used the following
language:
We the undersigned. merchants Of
the city Of Shreveport alive to the great
importance of securing good and honest
government TO the State. do agree and
/ pledge ourselves not to advan e any sup.
I plies or money to any planter, the COM
+ ing year. who will give employment OF
rent land to laborers who vote the Radi.
cal ticket in the coming election"
THE RETURNING BOARD.
| have no information of the proceed
ings of the Returning Beard for said
election. which may not be found in its
report which has been published. but ii
is matter of public information that d
great part Of the time taken to canvass
the votes was consumed by the argument:
{ Of lawyers, several Of whom represented
each party before the Board. have nc
evidence that the proceedings of thi;
Board were not In accordance with the
law under which they acted. Whether
in excludil 9 from their count certain
returns they were right or wrong Is {
question that depenus upon the evidence
they had before them but it is very
clear that the law gives them The poWe
if they choose to exercise it. Of deciding
that 1t was pTIma tocie and that tht
persons whom they return as elected al'
entitled to the offices for which they
were candidates.
THE ISSUE OF THE HOUR.
Respecting the allege interference b.
the military with the organizat ton of th'
Legislature of Louisiana on the 4th inst
| have 10 knowie ,ge or information
which has not been received by Inc sine
that time and published. Ny fret iDfor
nation was from the papers on the MOI L
Ing Of the 9th did not know that All
such thing was anticipated and no order
nor suggestions were ever given 10 anl
military officer ia that State upon tha
subject prior 10 the occurrence l an
we'll aware that any military interference
by the officers or troUps Of the Cnlte'
States with the organization Of a Stat
Legislature or any Of the proceedings
OF with any civil department Of the Gov
ernment Is repugLant to our ideas
government. can conceive Of no cas-
not involving rebellion or insurrection
where such interference. by authority o
the Geheral Government. ought u b
permitted or can be justified.
No INTENTIONAL WRONG DONE b THE
MILITARY
There are circumstances connects
with the late Legislature imbroglio i
Louisiana which seem to exempt th
military from any intentional wrong i
that matter knowing that they bad bee
placed In Louisiana to prevent domestI
violence and aid TO repress IT, The Iey
olution was apparently. though il Is be
iieved not really. abandoned. and th
cry of Federal usurpation aud tyrann
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