Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-17

INECUIiNE DEPAltTMENT.S
WHEREAS, there exists an organized
and armed combination and conspir-
acy of men who are now Offering UNI
lawful and violent resistance to the
lawful authority of the State Govern
ment; and,
WHEREAS, as unlawful and rcvolu-
tionary body, claiming to be the
General Assembly, is now holding
sessions and assuming to act as the
Legislature in the city Of New Or
leans; and,
WHEREAS, certain persons are with
out authority and in defiance of law
assuming to act as a Legislature in
said city Of New Orleans; and,
WHEREAS, certain persons are with
out authority and in defiance of law
assuming to act as executive and ju-
dicial officers in places TO which they
have not been elected, commissioned
or legally appointed; and
WHEREAS, certain persons are with
out authority and in defiance of law
assuming to act as Judges of the Sn.
preme Court; and,
WHEREAS, during the past week
the aforesaid combination and
conspiracy has eliminated in mass
ing in secret the White League,
armed in large bodies, organ
lied in companies and under COM
manders, which armed bodies
have taken possession of the streets
and thoroughfares, aud have marched
over the city; have taken unlawful
and forcible possession of the stations
OF the Metropolitan police of the
State Arsenal and arms of the State :
of the Office of Recorder of Mortga-
ges, and have also taken forciblc pos
session of the rooms of the Supreme
Court and records and archives of
the same, and have violently pre-
vented the Judges thereof from ac-
cess to the same.
Now, therefore, l, Stephen B. Pack
ard, Governor of louisiana, command
said body of persons pretending to
be General Assembly, to dcsist
from further prosecution of their
lawlcss and reasonable conspiracy,
and to Immediately dispcrse, and
command the persons aforesaid now
claiming to act as Judges of the SUI
prcmc Court, and all persons sup
porting, aiding and abctting them
thereby, and all persons unlawfully
assuming to act as executive and ju-
dicial officers, and all persons having
possession of police stations and as
Stunning to act as policemen on the
streets, and all armed bodies of men
not acting under authority of the
lawful government, as above Iecited,
to Immediately dcsist from the afore-
said unlawful acts, and to dis
perse, and retire to their homes under
the penalties of law; and command
all persons having in their possession
or under their care and control, any
arms or other property belonging to
the state, taken from the lawful GUS
todians thereof, to Immediately deliv-
er up the same TO the proper author
tiles. l further expect and command
all good citizens of the state to assist
me in restoring order, preserving
peace and enforcing the laws.
(SigncdD STEPHEN b. PACKARD. i
New ORLEANS, Jan. l5.-Nothing
has been received by General
Augur from Washington. II is stated
hat Gov. Packard will make a de-
nand for the Court House and the
station houses during the day.
A Republican extra says that the
White Leagncrs have had matters all
heir own way, but with the Begin
ling of the new week comes change.
The clear and incisive language OF the
resident in his dispatch to General
Augur cannot be misunderstood. The
proclamation OF GOV. Packard is OK
PRESSED in terms equally plain. The
White League intcrrcgnnm is at an
nd. The State will proceed without
urther delay to rcassume the control