Year: 1872

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Dec. 19.-COlfaX
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The New Orleans delegation attracts
much attention. The committee of five,
to visit the Attorney-G General and arrange
a meeting with the President, have not
yet made their report, Thei.Presidential
interview will probably not occur to-day.


This afternoon the Louisiana Citizens
Committee, in accordance with previous
arrangement through Attorney General
Williams, had an interview with Presi-
dent Grant in his business Office at the
Executive Mansion. The committee hav-
ing been introduced to the President by
Attorney General Williams, Judge Camp
bell explained the purpose of their coming
to Washington and gave brief account of
the condition of affairs in Louisiana, in
consequence of which commerce was seri-
ously affected and trade generally so in
jured that the people are dismayed and
this unfayorable condition of affairs not
only injured that State, but other States
having close business relations with Louis
lana. AS there was no prospect of a just and
satisfactory solution of the present trouble
by means of the agency now at work
the people through their committee asked
that in this eXigency, that Associate Justice
Bradley, of the Supreme Court of the
United States, and Judge Woods, of the
Circuit Court of the United States, may
take charge of the judicial administration
of the Circuit Court sitting in New Or
leans.


Judge Campbell said that when he occu-
pied seat on the bench of the Supreme
Court of the United States he was twice
requested by the Chief Magistrate to per-
form such duty in order that the force of
power and influence of the Court should
be respected, and he also went there twice
at his own instance. He did not know of
a more serious condition of affairs than
that which now existed in Louisiana, and
could see no relief except in the manner
now suggested, the judges whom he men
toned having greater power and indepen-
dence than the judge who now presided in
the Circuit Court. The course he had in
dicated promised a solution of the difficult
ties, so far as the judicial question was
concerned.


In the second place, the President of the
United States, living twelve hundred
miles distant from New Orleans, could not
be expected to have knowledge of all the
facts. What the people of Loisiana want
ed, what the President wanted and what
all good men desired was the right of this
matter, about which there were conflicting
statements and eliminating remarks.


The people of that State, as represented
by the committee, also ask the Executive
of the United States to send to New
OrleanSszthree independent, impartial,
learnedand just men, to make a full in
qulry into all the facts, to take testimony
ana thoroughly expose the situation. They
President. VIZ W 'i1o
. He repeated that what they wanted was
clear, truthful, exact and honest investi.
CATION into all the matters invoIved and
they also asked that the President s,,,,,,,,it
their memorial to Congress. together With
the result of the investigation made in the
manner indicated. This memorial con
tanned the signatures of manv of tbo
wealthiest and best men to be found in
Louisiana, and who have the largest stake
IN society. His apprehension was that
thlngs have gone beyond either local or
State power, butin adyance of any appeal
10 congress they asked the President to
make candid examination of their con-
dltion through three of the best men of the
land, and to submit the subject to Congress
1or determination, if this Should become
necessary, but 1t may not be necessary.


PRESIDENT Grant, in reply, said he sup
posed 1t was competent for the Supreme
court to designate any one of its members
10 proceed to Louisiana, but he did not
mink 1t would be quite proper for him to
make make the request of them. Congress had
TIE power to Investigate the facts in the