The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-01-03
Louisiana LerIslntnljrers.

New ORLEANS, January 2.-The situa.
lion Is unchanged; everything quiet,
The Legislatures are constituted as fol.
lows: State House-senate, 8 holding
over Senators and II returned by the
Boatdi House 6S members returned by
the Board, ~ Of whom the Democrats
claim were not elected. 81. Patrick's
HAll-.Senate, none holding over; 8 re.
turned BY the Board and 4 who were
counted ont, bot claim thst they were
elected House, d0retutned BY The Board,
and % who claim that they were elected,
but counted out by the Board.
A COMMITTEE FROM ST. PATRIcK's HALL.
Shortly before noon committee from
the ST. PAtrick's Hall House, consisting
Of MessrS. r. II. Wilde, Of New Orleans,
J. NJ. Williams, Of East Baton Rouge,
and Singleton, Of St. Landry, waited upon
Governor Kellogg at the State Houho
and presented q written lcommunication
informing him that the Honbe'of Repre-
sehtaiiyes was organized 1t 81. Patrick .
Hall, at the same time entering a solemn
protest against the occupation OF the
StSte House by armed police and militia,
against the exclusion, from the State
House of duly SeleCteda representa- tives
ut the people, and against the presence Of
armed metropolitans and soldiers.
Governor Kellogg replied that there
were several Statements contained in the
communication which were incorrect.
There were no military, properly speak
ing, in the State house yesterday. There
werefopr yof the police armed, but not
differently from the way in which they
were ordinarily armed in time Of peace.
They were specially instructed not to in.
terlere with any member OF the IAgisla.
ture, butto protect them from lhterlef-
ance from others. There were no Uniletl
ShtestsoePs Ia the State house. II Wa
not true that an + passage way had been
cut from the State House to an adjoining
building to facilitate the bringing Of
troops into the building. Whatever
communication existed had existed
long time. As to the House, which the
committee claimed had been legally and
properly organized, the law provided
that the Secretary Of State should furnish
the Clerk with list Of the members
elected. That list WAS furnished the
Clerk. sixty-eight Of the members whose
nahies were on this list appeared in tho
regular hall OF the House Of Representa-.
tives, Yesterday, and AZ or 43 at most ap-
peared in st. Patricks Hall. lie must
decline TO receive amy communication
from q body which lacked nearly 90 Of i
quorum.
In the Republican Legislature, in
joint session, Mr.. Burch read the re.
turns from each parish as furnished by
the Secretary Of State and compiled ,by
the Returning Board, and ANNOUNCED
that Mr.. Packard had been elected Coy.
ernor and Antonio Lieut.. Governor.
The Republican Senate to-day adopted
a resolution requesting the Governor to
transmit Immediately y to Senators and
Representatives in Congress those por.
tlons Of his message which relate to
the political condition Of the State. In
those portions OF the message, Coy.
Kellogg traced the history Of the State
since its reconstruction, inserting that
the New Orleans July riots Of 1866 were
still justified and approved and the Judge
who refused 10 charge the jury in regard 10
them had been reelected 10 the same office
ever since; that the Grant parish massacre
was still regarded as 4 justifable asser.
tlon OF white supremacy, and that while
the political history of the party opposed
to Republican principles in the State waa
characterized by one aim-the voting Of
all political control Into the hands OF an
aristocratic Oleigarchy, irrespective Of
the will OF the people, and the practical
Modification of the constitutional meas.
ures which accord to emanCipated glayes
the rights Of citizens. -
lie adds: 1t is argued, with APPARENT
plausibiIity, that the disorders admitted
to prevail in some Of the South
ern States are the result OF : the
inefiiciency OF the Republican State
and their inR5ility to enforce
the laws Snd bring the guilty partieal to !
justice. 1t is pointed out that in Georgia
and Alabama, and other outhern States |
which have been redeemed "a Il is
called) from Republican rule; peace pre-. |
yails and political murders are compafa.
lively unknown. Tie very statemeat. Of
this proposition carries with it comics. |
sion Of guilt. II discloses the fact that |
the disorders in the South are created By |
the opponepts Of Republication for he |
purpose OF obtaining possession Of the
government and that until they obtain
possession 81 the Offices, whether they
have such majority Of legal voters "a
would Justly eniitle them 70 these Offices
or not, political turmoil will continue. |
No local tribunal can prevent or
punish the political offences, whilst
the controlling leaders among tho infius
ential, citiEenl, aahttion, or at least |
connive at these disorders. There seems
to me but three ways by which peace can |
be maintained and the laws Of the State
and OF the United States can he enforced
in Louisiana against political offenders |
First, thesurrender ofthe. State Govern.
ment~ ~tothe minority, who oontrollsdfts |
destinies before tho emancipation OF |
slaves. Second, the acceptance by that
minority, good faith, OF the Constitu-
tim and amendmanIs which tpvoIva Tho