The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-01-13
THEY LEAVE IN \ BODY.

THEY LEAVE N 4 BODY.
At fi:3O the Drmocratic-C nnsrrva
tive members appeared at the l.ova|
ST., entrance ofthc State E'nusc, with
Co.. Louis Bush at their head, where
they were met toy Isidore McCormir.
aide-de-camp Of YIN. Pitt Kellogg.
COL Bush said: | and the gentlemen
accompanying me, rs representatives
OF the people of Louisiana, legally
elected 10 HE General Assembly, de-
mand admittancc into the House of
,, McCormic-Iou may enter, Mr.,
Bush, but | cannot admit any of the
gentlemen with You except such as
are members of the Senate or of the
House Of Representatives. Mr.. Bush,
viii! You exhibit your certificate?
Col. Bush-l will not exhibit any
certificate; and the gentlemen &C.
companying me, as Representative of
the people Of Louisiana, demand free
access to the Hall of Representatives,
and we deny your authority to de-
mand any certificate Of Us; tell me
who and what you are,?
McCormic-Mv name is Isi,lore Me-
Cormic am Aid-de- Camp to Gov
kellogg, and as such l refuse to adj
NIT into this building any but men,
bers OF the General Assembly.
Gen. 4. 5. Badycr-Mr. Mccormick,
tell the gentlemen your Instructions
are to admit only such members as
have been legally returned by the
Returning Board-herc is a roll of
such members.
Col. Rnsh asked who and what was
the party thus obstructing his pres
eucc.
Gen. Badger said he was in com
mand Of the State militia in the build
ing, and he introduced Col. VIM. F.
ddtr3ffanb S9Mfttn i'll Atfe %.tlea M"t*oa-
maud of the police force i'll the build
ing. c,o,,, p 7
T,.zevant to clear the oostruc1''hs'
harricades, military, police etc.,
Which are used to prevent the 'ngreSs
of the Democratic Conservatives ln'o
the Hall of Representative:
The Clerk demanded of Mr.. McCor-
mick Col. Loan and Gen Badger the
removal of the forces under their
command, which each pre- emptorl'S
refused. A., e.,
Thereupon Mr.: Bush read the tot
=, flowing protest and retired:
We, the Democratic. Conservatives
: members of the House of Represent
otiyes of the State of Louisiana, pre-
seutiug ourselves at the doors OF inc
= State. House for tho r"rnnse OF HfpaR9a ~
& nSssentatiyes. find the 'e,ate 'f,o"s'
;. r prcnriel by a military force! c'ns Us
= ~ t;nr If United States soldiers, an
a metropolitan police, having fo'' co u,
in troll Of said building, under the o.
ID Iers and direction of the Executive
ID this State. The right to enter IT. I,
" s House is deuied to such OF III
:. members as have not cefl'nt'e co.
H. ' from the Secretary OF ota'
off although duly elected and ,s'atn'
.,s NV the Commissioners OF Electlo
w. R;hsides the right of ingress IS den''
II" '' to contestants for seats in TINS W. I,
'ht ~ and to the public generally, anu .
y. State House is barricaded arc 'ot
NO. 6 .%| as in time Of war, notwit!'stau
,,ot inc the patent fact Of general PEI
~, ~, and tranquility prevailing III '
'el' State and 10 this community. 49,,
no: We therefore, protest mos1 so'0"
NJ if u. Against the invasion W ;' t,u
,,,ot eeutive Of tho right ana &l, a,a IRA
'He' th. LEGISLATURE, a co ora'ua'0 w."
city " , asa;nst the military occnP "a
of the State-Houso by United ST
. troops and Metropolitan pol'c t;,o
is And We decline entering the
with Of legislation until it be thrown . !,
,ont " " 81 III members Of the Les's'a'
'.'V' ~ "a to ali contestants for seats
'oss' to the public; and until the ,ss sal" o.
'ned' II; ;tarv occupation shall have I, &c
grees and all these distinctions Shall
atom. been removed. 60.
spub- AT ST. fArHleN
nuard At about / o'clock the me nj,
,oe Of the House came into st. fa,
- Han, where about two Thousand
We o. 49,. .i" wo,a assembled, their adVei
esroes inr enthusiastically cheefeu.
ID kill y Mr., Irrelevant, Clerk of the
,nsive, Of Representatives; cppeareG;
,' chccrs and stated to the 'eg@s
10 ''' and tbs large throng in the ia
'm'ua' he had gone into me 1'" .na
a1o"t Huuse Of Rcprese9taf''es' auu y,
&c into ing tho House under m'li!'ry c ~
- mr., lice surveillance, he had re1u'
IL p'' call the roll of the House there
armed tEn circumstances, and that !
sperstd appeared here as Clerk Of the
re}cr- Of REPRESENTATIVES to call th'
,,or,s < House to order, which he pro
why he " w W. l;s romarks on tho sta1
}. Did Trezevant Used also this Ia"
mt and "rhat in accordance with the
if they the Sta,e ~ *' +h 1''1 W r Of Repr
ont, and .;", "" IT. t,'o State House, and
g out Of had said that since he co"ld
t boxes ganizc the House there, he W
, Demo. and organize it elseWh;r,' Il
D|" O. p,trick'S Hail."
Clerk to va" Th Wv Secretary s announced 81
an iron members, and a quorum pres
Deputy The nomination Of a t te
speaker being in ord Ter u, Z"
Cressy, Of the sevenl" Na!"'