New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-06-15
what Gen. Fullerion Did In Louisiana.

To fte Editor Of The IrbEHs.
SIR: Gen. Fullerton, on reaching New Orleans, was
welcomed by the Rebels Of that city he had been bFeyss
Rebel instead of having been officer in the linton
army He was not in the city tweny-focr hours befors
he was seen walking the streets arm in arm with .
sgner OF the Louisiana Ordinance OF Secession Os
being in the city week he received invitation rom the
rich traitors who had aided the Rebellion as aided by ne
others accept public and complimentary dinner as tokoa
Of the appreciation which be held by the people One
day occupancy Of the oc just vacated by Mr. Conway w
enough to satisfy the negroes Of Louisiana had zoe
much liberty many schools; too many orphan aylsInss
altogether well protected by the officers oil sns
Bureau who had assigned 20 it by Gen. Candy es4
Gen Sheridan He at struck at the bb9ry OF tAs
freed people Of City of New0rleans and Issued a
order by the operation Of which 5000 men, womss
aad children were suddenly returned to bondage
almost odous that from which under the leadership
the immortal Lincoln they had just been delivered The
order for the OF oil unemployed freedmen snf
directed Police Of the Crescent City to execute its
visions This welcome duty to the police They begsa
work and in less than "a hours the s and caabooses
Of the city fl Honest locked up in csRs
under iron gates Industrious laborers who had worked
the evee were arrested their way to their homes s-
ermasters aborers were seized with others Soldiers sst
discharged from long of service also arrested
In every cOored in the city who could not fur
nish certificate of employment from some well known per-
son. was seized by the Police under Faerons oEder and
locked up .
reign of terror lasted till Fullerton after 90 days of ia
famous service was withdrawn. ColOTed and
focked to Gen. Canbys and Gen Sherdan Headquarters
asking protection Tie discharged coored troops deter
mined to resist the police fight took place Claiborne
ST. in which police solHdly beaten. Gen. Sheridan
Gen. Candy Gov. Wells and Gen Fullerton held meet
ing on the subject the condition of the city and Fulleroa
was informed that he stop He suddenly concluded 10
revoke the order BY this the Rebel press had reached
point o. ecstastic Joy over Fullerton and public DINER was
revived with greater energy than ever.
There orphan asyuns for the orphans OF colored
troops and seauen Fullerton broke up by sagls
blow ordered the State law respecting apprentices to Be
enforced and applied TO these orphans In simpler terms he
ordered them returned their old live IN
Slavery till they 81 years Of Although neitAes
asylum charge Of the Government yet the orphans
must be reanaved by Fullerton. The result that the
orphans hearing Of the order and found shelter n
the homes OF eoored in the city Many an old slave
hode. weu to these aams after the issue Of the orde.
asking for nice little Niger girls to do the dirty wsrs
around their houses &C..
Then blow othe General was at the Home Colonies for
aged freedmen These we're sefsupporing and not
broken Up any Of economy but simply help break
up the and give the farms which they were esAb
ished back their former Two hundred schoois
supported without expense and which
attended by eooed children. broken up BY the
next stroke of Gen. Fulerton power The only source OF
support for these schools abolished and great work for
the Improvement OF 900 people suddenly brought to
end.
Abandoned confcabe property TO the amount Of nsarS
COO worth-property which Mr. Conway had ena-
cously held for the the Government almost entrV
given no to its former by Gen Fullerton during hs
20 days administration
The Freedmens Courts throughout the State were all Dol
hed BY the General and the State tribunals ordered to try al
cases in which the freedmen interested Rebel victory
could not have paraded with larger type greater oT
than was each order OF BreyetBrgaiier j. Folerton
He was soon succeeded by Gen Bard officer who differs
nom him day differs from night fuerton esms
hack Washington and was offered by President hs poe
OF priyate secretary This doubtless reward o' ~
faithful services in Louisiana - - 49, on,,...
v,r. YORK June - 1866.