The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-05-08
The Surrender Of New Orleans.

The Surrender Of New Orleans,
The following is the correspondence
between Flag officer Farragnt and the
Mayor of New Orleans, respecting the
surrender of th't city;
UNIrsD STATES Fac SnIr HAErFoRD.4
Orr NEw ORLEANS. Apri.! e6, 1863
10 lis ETce'lency the Mayor of tho City of
Asw Orleans; [tsj ,~f 4
SIR:-Upon my arrival before your
city. had the honor to send Capt Bal
ley. u. S. N. second ip command OF the
expedition, to demand Of you the surren-
der Of New Orleans t. me, as the repre-
sentative of the Government of the Uni
TED States. C4pt..Baileg report, d the re
suit Of an interview with yourself and
the military authorities. 1t must occur
to your honnor that il is not within the
province of naval officer to assume the
duties Of II military commandsn'. ] cams
here 10 reduce New Orleans 10 obedience
to the laws Of. and Ito vUdicaie theohend
ed majesty Of the government Of tho Uni.
ted States. The rights Of persops and
property shall be secured. s.Eaf5.s
/ therefore demand Of you. as lis rep
resrnativo, the unqualified surrender Of
The city, and that the emblem oflhe sove-
reignty Of the United States he hoisled
over the City Hall. Mint, aud Custom
House. by meridian This day, and all flags
and other embloms of sovereignty Other
than this Of the United States 10 be re
moved from all pu' Ii, buildings by that
hour. pa ticularly request that you
shall exercise your authority TO quell dis
turbaDces. restore order, and call upon all
the good people Of New Orleans TO return
at once to their voos'ions. and particu-
larry demand that no person shall be mo
esttd in person or proper y, for sentiments
ofhyal'y to their Government.
shall 8 peedi'y and severely punish
any person or persons who shall commit
such outragcS as were Witnessed yestor-
day. ofarmed men firing upon helpless
women and chillreu for giving express
ion to their pleasure at @itn ssing the
"old flag" ''' .-. .. -. .'.
| ] am. very respectfully,
D. G. FARRAGUT,
Fig Officer Western Gulf Squadron,
,.. THE REPLY. ......
MAyORs OFFICE, CRY oE N. ORLEANS, !
a.l. City HALL, April &C.. 62. i
Flag Officer D G. Farrogut, u S Faeg
% Slip Hartford; . s.' si-..' ge.-a
sm:-In pursulnce Of a resolution
which we thought worthy 20 take, ont OF
regard for the lives Of the women and
children, who still crowd the metropolis,
Gen. Lowell las cvdcuated ii wi his
troops. and raslu,ed 10 me The ministra
tion Of its government and the custody Of
its honor
have, 10 council with the City Faith,
crs. considered The demand you made oi
mo yesterday -oi an unconditional sur
render of the city, coupled with ,rtqui-
sition to hoist the flag Of the United Stat s
on the public ediicea. and haul down the
hag that still floats upon the brtez from
the dome of this hall. II becomes my
duty to transmit you an answer which. as
tho universal sentiment Of my cons,itu-
ents, no less than the promptngs Of my
own b, art dictates to ME on this sad anL
solemn occasion. The city is without
the mears of deftnce, and is utterly des
titpte Of the force and material that might
enable it to resist an oyerpOwcring anna
mcnt now displayed in sight oI it.
lam no military man and possess nj
authority beyond that Of executing The
municipal laws Of New Orleans. I,woult
be presumptueus in me to attempt tc
had an army 10 the field, if | had one al
command; and l know still less how tt
surrcnderan undefended place, held, al
this is, at the mercy OF your guns anC
your mor:a.s. Th5 surrender OF such &
place were an idle and uumeaning cere
mony.
The city is yours by the power Of bIu
tai force, not my choice or the consen
oI its inlabiIanls. 1t is for you to defer
mine what will be the fate that awaits US
here. As TO hosting any fag not of oul
own adoption and allegiance, let me say
to you that tho man lives notin our mids
whose hand and Heart would not be par
alyEed at the mere thought of such az
act. Nor could find in my entire con
sliiurncy So desperate and wrelcbed a rem
egsde as would dare 10 proIane with his
hand the sacred emblem Of our aspira
lions. -r.Et
Sir, you have manifested sentiments
which would become one engaged in q
better cause than that to which you have
devoted your sword, and doubt not that
they spring from noble though deIuded
nature, and l know how to appreciate the
emotion which inspired them. You have
u gallant people to adminstrate during
your occupancy OF this city--a people
sensitive to all that can in the least affect
their digaity and self.respect Pray, sir.
do not fail 10 regard their suscepIibiIities.
The obligations which | shall assume in
their name shall be religiously complied
with. You may trust their honor though
you might not count on their submission
to unmeritsd wrong.
ln conclusion, beg you to understand
ths, the people of New Orleans, while uu-