New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-09-04
eTNrRAI sHrR1pAN's ACCUSATIONS,

III
He claimed to be the supreme authority of the
State /; he enforced that claim by military
power and the people were compelled, under
respectful protest, to concede that asssump-
ton. Under his direction the Revolutionary
men, of the convention were as clay IN the
hands of the potter But he failed to knead
the incongruous elements into a conservative
form. He failed to cool the seething ealdron
of revolution with his official breath. He per
mitted it to overflow its just limits and to en-
danger the peace and the safety of the COM
munity. Through his representative, Gen
Baird, he refused permission to the proper civil
authorities to take the needful steps to check
the conspiracy before it reached a head
Through that representative he argued the
right Of the conyentionsto assemble, even
| though s:the movement proposed might ter
inmate in change Of existing institutions
| He even threatened. in case the proceedings
of the convention should be interfered with,
the probability of military interference to
protect those who having violated no ordi-
nance in the State, are engaged in peaceful
aYocations = the peaceful avocatlons
alluded to being the harmless pleasantly of
oyerthrowinga governmental by usurpation
ofauthority sustained by force We say Gen.
| Sheridan did this-and we think we are right
in 50 charging for on his return he o..,,rovAd
III. ......n,, 7an,ora+io,, of ,nart;a1 law
sl,o 49, a1o;,,,.7 i, 1,is absanca
- - - ssarila5 4 Toin tbronoh
- -, .Is,i.,ssz ao-.as,,o,,7ay,.a for anv
- p1. - t1,o sl;abtas+ disannrovol Of
A.s's4 - ~ i General
sbariaan ,onst therefore be held responsible
-. tl,oso acfs so far as he has not disapproyed
i H., "a, +bps oivino indirect. if not di-
$50 10 tbe lawless proeeed-
L. tlsaso 2. men . after bav-
~ $500 hat HER action twas liable to
,,rod,7ea breaches Of the public peace y after
itoels'sI 41.s.,at,,,o 4b, ,,e1ioa
having 1ofplaaeh tne 4na2 \ ''A1te - I,
i under the threat of military interference,
II 4al 4,cI, ssta,,. az ys-ayA ,,aoessary To ,ore-
" es+Ae 80 go, = -.
4 Vent o breach Of the peace anu S1teE hdS4tt5
Acknowledged that g the immediate cause ot
i n s.s5 lAs...,2I ~ .o,,,s,la,,, ~ 47,;s
TINS lerfloAe fi1alt was we u i14S
4 convention, we cannot but regard 1t as Sill
en1Jar IN HE extreme that General Sheridan
Should totally ignore the facts which he him
! self presents, and before he could pessibl,
E have had time TO investigate the c5reum
stances surrounding the case should hav
!, ind,7loed in q style of animadyersion which i
. almost equivalent to a charge that every on
/ II the community was wrong but himself
i These accusations are 80 general, and W
! think SO unjust, that we cannot, in Justice t
the community thus needlessly assailed, pas
/ Them over in silence, We propose, therefore
brief review of some of the most conspicu
Gus of these charges against a communit
! which is . loyal = in every Just sense of tina
term.
g In his dispatch Of August LIST, Gen. Sheri
! dan after stating that he had q made up hi
! mind TO arrest the head men, continues
g ~ ,t;,, .4f.iaI Az, oo,,ad ~
t Texas, and the mayor Of The city, during my ah
sence, suppressed the convention by the use Q
e ~ tSe eonven4ion and nsrfv Of tw
] hundred negroes with firearms, clubs and knives
70 manner g. nll4eeessary ana asfoel9us as
believe lie sentiment Of the general communit,
is great regret At This unnecessary cruelty am
saw saw III withont ssereipe lives,
: W. ooroo;1o +I,o+ 4ba OIL, ,oll;o+ior +Io
,.o.od 20. H. 49,, ~ !,
a. 4, 4l,s+ Ca, e,larilo,, nod
fba Mathematician irn,oediatelv mon hi
! Tet,,rn f, an Texas ana before he could mas
Es;b1v bayaS.had fine "a investigate HE circIm
4 stances. But what valjd. excuse can be uraei
q, b,inoiro sucb se,iops CHARGES il he ab.
4 senca az IN Investigation The first error
made byGen. sheridan in the above state
ment IS in reference to the attack and sup
preston Of the convention BY the mayor and
police. The convention was neither attacked
nor suppressed by those parties. After Gen.
4 Baird addressed his remarkable note to the
mayor, the police abandoned all purpose of
suppressing the convention, 1t was dis
tinctly understood between the civil and the
military authorities that if the convention
proceeded m its purpose and the grand jury
lnqneted lts members, the sheriff, before
executing the VIII o. the court, was TO submit
It 70 Sen Bard BAR VINO was then to forbid its
execution and refer the matter to the Presl
dent. Ihe convention met the grand jury
! INDICTED ITS members, the Wrlts were issued
and Gen, Bard forbade their execution