New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-02
THE DEMOCRATIC DEMONSTRATION
Outside the State House

Outside the State House,
Spectators did not gather very early |
around the State House yesterday morning, |
and the few that did come before half-past |
eleven O'Clock saw little but the closed |
doors and an extra number of police officers |
standing quietly on St. Louis street.
Between eleven and twelve o'clock the |
Democratic Senators and Representatives |
with others, generally contestants for such |
positions, formed in a procession and |
marched down Royal street. They were |
preceded, accompanied and followed by |
perhaps 500 people, more or less orderly |
and respectable. Arriving at the Royal i
street door of the State House, all crowded |
around to see and hear what would be said |
and done.
Mr. Louis Bush, leading the rest, spoke
first, and addressed himself to Colonel Nc
COrmack, who was standing at the door,
and said he and the rest were Representa-
tlves of Louisiana, legally elected, and de-
sired admi sion.
Colonel Mccormack said Mr.. Bush might
enter, and so could any Representative
elect, provided he had certificate of his
election, and requested Mr.. Bush to exhibit
his certificate, and invited all who had
| them to enter.
Mr.. Bush said he would not exhibit any
certificate, demanded admission, and de-
MED the right of any one to demand GER
tifcate. He also demanded to know who
| Colonel Mccormack was.
Colonel Mccormack: My name is Isidore
Mccormack. am colonel and aid-de-csmp
| on the staff of Governor Kellogg, COM
mander-in-chief, and as such l refuse to ad-
nit into this building any but members of
the General Assembly.
Mr Bush then asked who else was there
in authority, and was told that General A
s. Badger was present, in command of the
State militia, and Colonel W. F. Loan, of
the Metropolitan Police Receiving this
information, he called on Mr.. Peter j. Trez'
evant to clear away the Obstruotions and
give free ingress to the people.
General 4dger here made substantially
the same statement as previously made by
Colonel Mccormack relative to the forces
of militia and police.
It was also stated that there were NO
United States troops in the building,
Agentleman declaring that he had seen
United States officer present, soma one
stated that it was a staff officer Of General
Anger, who had come and gone away.
Mr.. Trezevant demanded that General
Badger and Colonel Loan should remove
the forces under their command and the
barricades. Each refused.
During this time Colonel Mccormack re.
iterated his statement that all who were
members of the General Assembly could
enter, and, holding the roll in his hand, in
vited them to do so repeatedly.
Mr. Bush, Mr.. Trezavant's demands being
refused, then read the following protest and
retired: &
We, the Democratic Conservative mem.
bers of the House of Representatives of the
State of louisiana, presenting ourselves at
the doors Ot the State House for the pur-
poses of repairing to the hall of the House
OF Representatives find the State House
occupied by a military force, consisting OF
!, United States soldiers and Metropolitan po-
lice, having tull control of said building
} under the orders and direction or the exec
utive of this S ate, The right to enter the
3 State HOuss is denied to such of the mem
bers as have not certificates of election
! from the Secretary of State, although duly
= elected and returned by the commissioners
of election. Besides, the right of ingress
l. is denied to contestants for seats in this
body and 90 the public generally, and the
, State House is barricaded and fortified al
in time of war, Notwithstanding the patent
l. fact of general peace and tranquility pre-
vailing In this State and In TINS eommu
n nifty.
We, therefore, protest most solemnly:
. /. AgaiDsl the invasion by the executive
of the rights and privileges of the Legisla
l. ture, "a cO-ordinate branch Of the govern
y ment; and
= ? Against the military occupation of thu
State House by United States troops an(
n Metropolitan police.
"a And we decline entering the hall of legis
latiOn until II be thrown open to all the
l. members of the Legislature and to all con
IT testants for SEATS and to the public; anC
4. until the said military occupation shal
A have ceased and all these distractions shal
have been removed.
! Mr.. Trezevant stated to those assemble
outside that he would go up to the House
= and either that he would organize or refus
!, to organize it, and return.
He was gone fifteen or twenty minutes
and returning was cheered and shouted q
by the crowd.
Mr.. Trezevant mounted barrel or stan(
a of some kind and mOtiOned to the crowd t
Al be quiet He said that he was Clerk of tn
- House OF Represe natives, and had been u
% TO that House and found it in charge of Co
Onel Norton. Under these circumstance
:. he had refused to organize it, and wOul
N then go aud organize it somewhere else
Masara i r A. Gauthreaux and E.
Al Burke we're with him and all went away
p Iu snort time the street had few nor
II people in it tnan it had an hour before.
D. At It. Patrick's Hail.
u. Senators D den, Grover, Eustis, Whit
Steven, K 'lA, Robertson and GOode, hoIt
ing over lruu, he last session of the L-g
s; lature, ana Messrs. Mitchell, Texsds, Pc
7, kius, b "a ner Ellie, Sanford, Richardson
I, Meredith on, Garland met at St. Patrick
Hail, in tn smaller chamber, and wei
of called o 20. der by Senator Robertson.
,e Senate Ogden was lected to presid
Senator E.. . administering the oath
1T office. ia. gentlemen present who ha
sr never ak -te oath as Senators, were the
,t sworn in nc ; nator Ogden.
< III bsit for officers then folowe'
Mr. Joa. 4 * was elected Seeretar.
N Mics ,a.lK Sergeant-at Arms, John
b. Fitzpat assistant sergeant-at-arm
pt and W d. X 4e,te, postmaster.
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