The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-06-12
Military Tyranny in New Orleans

Military tyranny in New Orleans is grow.
ing more grinding each day. Mr.. g. w. Bet
tsrton, convicted of an attempt to furnish sup
plies to the Confeierates has besn sentenced
to pay aoe of $25, 900 and be imprisoasd At
hard labor in Fort pickeDs for one year We
note come more Of tae prominent arrests we
find chronicleL in the New Orleans paps,s:
la addition to tbs sehoolmistseas who was
fined $1OO because few miniature .'rabsi'
II ags were found on her premises, Msa. Allen
was fined $50 for eayiag the American Nap
was dirty rag. A0other was nnisr arrea.
for similar offence two others for saving
they were good Confsdsrates were fiaed each
s.; still another, Registered eDeay," was
sent to Jail thirty days Tor declaring he as
going into tho Confsderaey 70 XII Yankeer.
Mr. Marz9ni was charged with preventing
children from singing uatioaal airs. The evi
dance showed that the accused, he airing Ii.
lie girl singing tha Star Spangiol Banner. told
her to stop sha: nasty Yankee Song. sue was
ii0ed 5 10. 81
In the III ,ms Department" of the New Or.
leans True Dslta, OF q rseeat dAts, 1--WE fiad
the following account Of the eifors8snow he
log made to prsvea. tho soaoot.mis.t csses OF
Nam. O .ieaas from tsachins Me yoang idea
how TO shoot rebelwarl. II snythisg can be
more ridiculous aud contemplate than the
course Of the officers of the "bsst Goysrnmen,
in the world towards female teachers, be.
cause some of their pupils draw rebel pictures
on their states anA copy books, w5Aave yet to
see it:
The police, it aPpsars. made descent or
and search in several schools for young iadies,
and brought quite a nuolher Of badly drawn
Confederate flags aad secession emblens into
Court to give evidence Of euecsesfii ex plot.
At this same time the principals Of tbs estab-
lishmsnts were arraignsd in the. provost court,
and their csses adjadgej. The fret party was
q Mics Hall, principal of school on Caronde
let street, evidently respectable spinstes, who
pointed to British protection, aud expressed
her indignant surprise at the inq ,isitiys vista
ton and eearch from police OH GER. She gave
1t as her opinion that some of herpupiis III the
lower classes could have, by way Of am1ss
ment, drawn the political smLlems complained
OF, but called on the police officer to Sustain her
in tho assertion that iu the room of the Hralu-
a.es aud other high classes Of the sshool An
unsurpassed lady like department had been
evident, and that nothing political was fouad
there.
Tue Judge remarked that the authorities
felt it their duty to enieavor that tho mind of
the rising generation sh0uld be trained with
proper loyal feeling, AMI that it was ubcesaary
to sustain this object by inticting fine Of
500 in the present case. A short time after,
Mrs. Loqnst, principal Of = school On Camp
street, was arraigned Oh the came charge, Of
permitting seditious e;nblen,s to be drawn AID
cherished by the female pupils. Ths police
man stated that ths accused had expiegssj the
opinion that the subject was mono Of her con
cern, and not for her to interfere about
Judge Hughes then explained that he felt
convinced that in tho former casa he lad been
led into an error OF judgment, and THAI Sc we're
punishments appear necessary. He aijud2ed
Mrs. Loque. to pay u fac Of $l5O, which eana
was, within q few momsnte, haGdei over to
the RECEIVING clerk by gentleman, who
thereafter led the lady out of the court room.
Miss Picot, said to bs the principal of n
school for young ladies, on Julia street, was
then arraigned, accompanied by her mother.
The officer who searched ths establieh nasnt
aud found nualber Of tho inianiils efforts at
flag m Anufac.u.ing ia the books aud On the
sheets Of paper belonging to the pupils, stated
that the lady had stated that shs had ehdea-
vored to enforce tine rule that NO political ds
monstratioBs, obnoxious 10 tie Government,
should be iDdu!gad i'll. T5s lady hers off, as
we'll ss her mother, expressed regret at the
fact that the secret artistic efforts Of the pus
pills should have been offensive to the authori.
ties. TGe Judge evidently appreciated the
pisa, but fslt 1t necessary TO give proper ex.
amples as to the punishment Of delinquent la
dies who have taken on themselves the duty
10 teach the young miads how to shoe: in the
ripht direction.