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Show TELEGRAPHIC MKW OKIiKAiVS. f'rotcMtn of the t'otlou Ex-c'Iiiiiiu Ex-c'Iiiiiiu a ml M erchuii lis l.x-' l.x-' him 4! Northern iiihI VNt-ern VNt-ern 4 itizciim lit'iiouiK' tit Itlilllury On I rate Wlitit livllotfic Says. Public Opinion Volvo ol Hi l'ri'SM VnUliv. HI c iutN I'ro-lONetlM)icrlduu I'ro-lONetlM)icrlduu liidorMcd. Now Orleans, b. A lull iiieetini; of the coMon cxulmno yiviiirtlny niuin-imoiuly niuin-imoiuly ndopted n prottiat it;iiirihL the alleyntious contAiued in Lieutenant General Sheridan's tliapalch ol yeslor-day yeslor-day to the eecretary ot war na being not only false, but as evincing tho spirit of a partizan instaad of the candor can-dor which should characterise the : utterance of au oflicer couunandin the iiriny of, it great nation. They say lie evidently confined his investigations investi-gations and inquiries to tho people whose interests led them not only to falsify (acta but to promote that spirit of lawlessness with which the citizens have been falsely charged. Resolutions Resolu-tions vindicating the state government and nppealing to the people of the United States (or justice were alao adopted; and similar action watt taken by the merchant's exchange and by a meeting of northern and western men at the St. Charles' last night. The congressional committee this afternoon examined Governor Kellogg in rega nl to the order upon which the military acted on Monday. He made a long statement to tho e fleet that 49 members and those claiming to he members of the legislature seized posession of the hall and that Wiltz declared himself speaker; that there was great confueion, and in formation ho received led him to fear bloodshed. He therefore called on General Emery for troops and asked that the hull he cleared ot all persona not entitled to be present. In reply to Patter of the committee the governor smd he did not think under present circumstances his government could maintain itself without the support ot the United States forces, and it had probably been in the same position since the 14th of September laat. lie added us an explanation that the great bulk of the supporters of his government in the country are engaged en-gaged iu peaceful industrial pursuits, and that the large element opposed to his d ministration resido in the city and had no industrial avocations. ATTORNEY - GENERAL WILLIAMS OPINION. New York, 6. A Tribune Washington Wash-ington special says that Attflrney-General Attflrney-General Williams disclaims any connection con-nection with the recent Louisiana movemeuta and charges the. responsibility- on congress, which should have either unequivocally endorsed the Kellogg government or ordered a new election. He holds that the president's action looks sinrply tothe preservation of peace until aome decision de-cision of the pending issue? by the rightful authority. The Tribune editorially censures the president for sending Sheridan into McDowell's military district arguing that il the latter wda to be superceded it should have been by Sherman. The anti- Kellogg spmpathizers claim that Sheridan was selected because be-cause of his known prejudice against the Louisiana conservative! consequent conse-quent upon their personal treatment of him during the war; A PAINFUL DOUBT. " Sheridan's dispatch advising the arrest of the white league leaders and trial by military commission excites a painful doubt of his prudence among thinking republicans who understand that the league id not a military or treasonable organization, whatever is thought of its wisdom. W, W. PHELPS Ii PEAKS. ' William Walter Phelps, republican, republi-can, of the congressional committee in New Orleans unhesitatingly declares de-clares that the military interference was illegal, because the organization was not eflected in accordance with the Louisiana atatute of 1872, which provides that the clerk of the old house shall preside at the organizing of the new and shall call the roll of its members from the roll mado by the secretary of state from returm by the returning board. Instead of this the conservatives on Monday elected Wiltz temporary chairman, and when the old clerk refused to recognize rec-ognize the departure from the statue appointed another clerk, who at the order of the conservative majority added to the roll the five "men who had not been placed there by the secretary of state, and who participated par-ticipated in electing the speaker. It is true that the case ol these five men had been referred to the house Jor settlement, but it is claimed there could bo no legal house to consider their claim uutil it had been organized organ-ized duly under the chairmanship of the old clerk. Phelpa asserts that there is no greater insecurity to property and life in Louisiana now than before the war; that the troubles have been greatly magnified ; that both sides want peace, and if anyone would convince Louisiana that it has the officers it Belected all would submit. sub-mit. He also says that the leading j members of both governments had either orally or in writing requested j the Bub-committee to act as arhitra-i arhitra-i tore to fix the whole political status and declare the rights of all parties concerned. Both Kellogg and An-toineof An-toineof the de facto and McEuery and Penn, of tho dojure government had distinctly promised to accept any t-o-lutioa recommended by the committeo and to attsiit by the resignation of any and all of them if desired. Tho committee would return to-day to Washington there to consult their colleagues and friends as to whether they ought to return and asaumo the great responsibility thus offered them. Phelps thinks the evidence bnfore the committee shows there 1b no white men in the state supporting the Kellogg government, unless they are office holders or their relatives. There were many white republicans but they staid away from the laat election or voted the conservative ticket. There had been little intimidation and as much one side aa the other. The committee's presence hud exploded1 the dreaded my.itery of the white : league by showing that it is neither secret nor political. It is not a state Organization, but com prises only 2.S00 men in New Orleans. It.- constitution, constitu-tion, resolutions and deliberations are public. It hits had no meetings at which the reporters or the puhlicare excluded. Its otlicers are men of character and property anil its aim is only to act as a superior police in the interests of law and order. Its assertion as-sertion of force on the 1-Uh of September Sep-tember locked only to the rescue of its arms. All beyond that was urv premeditated. I PRESS OPINIONH. Tho Times condemns Shoritlan't proposition to treat the white league, aa banditti, aa opposed to tho constitution con-stitution and practice of a hundred years. The Times also says that Kellogg displays a spirit far from amiable. He haa noitlier nerva nor 'power to aaai-rt the prerogatives of the office ho nominally ho ds. Jt hopes that congress will settle tho whule question by definite action. Tho Sun calls on tho next house to impeach Grant. THE OPINION AT WASHINGTON. Washington, 6. The republican opinion is divided relative to Lotmi-ana Lotmi-ana alliiirs. Some condemn abno-lutely abno-lutely the military interference in tho absence of an actual insurrection. Others hold it justified by Kellogg'a call, based on the oflicial declaration that an illegal body had asserted itaolf in control of the legislative assembly of the government. Tho quebiion whether the quorum required re-quired was legally organized, seems to turn on tho decision whether the quorum required is a majority of the full house or only of the whole number num-ber to whom the returning&board had granted certificates ; but nearly all express disgust with Kellogg, who haa fade 1 to take advantage of the aid extended ex-tended him, and is weaker now than at tho beginning of tho struggle. The administration and republican leaders here are diasatisfied with the situation. It is felt that the time has como when congressional action is indispensable to the- permanent settlement set-tlement of the Louisiana issue and it is hoped it will be had, ILLEGAL ACTION. The Tribune's New Orlean dispatch dis-patch Bays: The manner of the organization or-ganization of the anti-Kellogg legislature legis-lature was clearly unjustifiable; but the subsequent organization of the Kellogg legislature was just as clearly illegal. l'"ifty-four members present are nessary to constitute a quorum of the hoiiBe. After the anti-Kodogg party had been ejected by the military mili-tary the Kelloggitea proceeded1, to organize, the old clerk holding over. Vigera called the roll a second time, aud only fifiy three answered. Knowing tuat fifLy-four are necessary, however, iu order to proceed to business busi-ness legally, Vigera announced that fifty-four members hui answered to their nmiiia, there is ,u quorum present, and the election n'f a speaker will bo proceeded with. A speaker was accordingly elei-ted, and in order to conceal the fact that there was not a quorum present the vote was bv Acclamation, Tne cullinc of the run would have developed Jtbe truth, which would have nullified the pro- i ceedings. Tfey no.v claim that the first roll-call to which over one hundred hun-dred responded was the roll-call contemplated con-templated by the law, that the proceedings pro-ceedings were for a lime interrupted by the revolutionary attempt of tne auti-Kelloggites to obtain the upper hand; (hat when that revolutionary attempt was suppressed the house proceeded to business, the minutes showing that many more than the requisite number were present. It is difficult to see wbicti party has played the boldest game, but the re-cult re-cult is that the United Stalea troops are sustaining an usurping and illegal legislature. THEY DON'T LUCK IT. Washington, 6. The calmest, fairest minds among the Republicans, while indisposed to harshly criticize tho president's uce of armed intervention inter-vention in the Louisiana legislature, j view the act with exceeding distrust. : The mere fact that Kellogg declared that certain men were intruders in a legislative body clothed with constitutional constitu-tional power to protect itself, hardly satisfies t hem of the propriety of using the army to expel these claimants to seats, whether the claims were well or ill-founded. NEW YORK WILL PROTEST. New York, G. The Keening Post says that preparations are making lor a public meeting of citizens of New York to utter the indignant protest of the people withoutdisliuction of pjrty against the military usurpation in Louisiana. HOW THE REPUBLICANS MADE A QUORUM. New Orleans, 6. The Times, ibis morning, gays it has transpired that alter the retirement of the democrats from tne house on Monday, there-publicans, there-publicans, having only fitty-one members mem-bers holding certificates, admitted three republicans who occupied precisely pre-cisely similar positions as the- five democrats ejected by the military. Tne Tilins oaks why the military does nut put these three men out. SHERIDAN ENDORSED. Washington. Secretary Belknap telegraphed General Sheridan to-day as follows: "Tne president and all of ua have full confidence in and thor-ougiy thor-ougiy approve your course." There is no probability that the president will issue such a proclama- i Lion as Sheridan suggested in his (hspatc.h to the secretary of war yea-ti yea-ti rday. |