Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1866-09-06

in the late so called riots of New Orleans,
and we desire now to call the readers at
tention to that account again, not having
had the leisure to comment on it as it de-
served at that time and that we may do
no injustice to any one, and that the full
enormity Of that villanous massacre at
New Orleans may be fully appreciated, we
publish again Gen. SHERIDAN's first letter
dated End of August ultimo. 1t is as fol-
lows
MAJ.-GEN SHERIDAN To GEN. GRANT. ...
OFFICE U. S. MILITARY TELEGRAPH,
HEADQUARTERS WAR DEPARTMENT.
[Cypher.l ...
The following telegram received P. NJ, Aug.
2 1866 from New Orleans, La, Aug. 2, 1866:
T. S. Grant, General, Washington, ID. c.:
The more information | obtain of the riot in this
city the revolving it becomes. 1t was no riot
1t was an absolute massacre by the police, which
was not excelled in murderous cruelty by that of
Fort Pillow 1t was q murder which the Mayor
and Police of the city perpetrated without the
shadow of necessity Furthermore, believe 1t
was premeditated, and every; indication points to
this. / recommend the removing OF this bad man,
believe it would be hailed with the sincerest
qualification by two-thirds of the population of the
city, There has been feeling of insecurity on
the part of the people here in account OF this man.
which is now much increased that the safety Of
life and property does not rest with the civil
authorities but the military.
(Signed) p. H. SHERIDAN,
Major-General Commanding.
Thus, while President JOHNSON is urging
with precipitate haste to bring back into
the government unrepentent, despicable
rebels, and to this end, has broken all his
party obligations, forfeited all his pledges
to the country, and is using all his patron
age and influence, the Mayor and Police of
New Orleans, notorious traitors, and known
as thugs and murderers with "premedita-
ton" and "without shadow of necessity"
murder at least thirty, and perhaps more
Union men on the streets of New Orleans,
and at the same time manning and wound
ing one hundred and thirty or forty. What
a commentary this is upon "my policy
What too, which adds to the enormity of
JoHNsoN's crime in trying to force on the
government without conditions or restric-
tions, such blood-thirsty rebels, is the fact,
that New Orleans fifty represents the in
ternal condition of all the late rebel States.
Mayor MONROE is known to be the meanest,
and most outrageously outspoken rebel in
New Orleans, and holds his office as May
or for this reason, while Judge ABEL of the
Criminal Courts in that city, is not supass-
ed in the whole South for vindictive hostili-
ty to the United States government and
the Northern people, and was too, made
Judge for this reason. So it is all over the
rebel States. Whenever a rebel Of intensi-
fled hatred to the United States, could be
found, and who had any qualifications, he
was put into authority by the rebels, and
in travelling over the South this is the
class of men who give tone at present, to
public sentiment there, and who hold the
offices. Many Of this class have been sent
to Congress, and President JOHNSON insists
upon their admission. The impudence OF
the unhung scOundrels who claim adms-
sion to the Congress of the United States
is only surpassed by the villiany of the
Pre- ident who favors it, after he has sworn
to defend the government from its enemies
| We were shocked, the world was shocked
at the criminal boldness, and despicable
cruel villiany of WILKES BcoTH, when he
| took the life of ABRAHAM LINCOLN, and how
much better today is ANDREW JOHNSON
than WILKES BoOTH The former is made
President by the crime of the latter, and ar
open enemy, that has fought the govern
ment during four long years, has hardly
left the battle field, and whi its soldiery's
hands are still dripping with the blood o.
the country's defenders, this President by
the crime of another, and who has sworr
to defend and protect the government, bare
ly turns himself in his position, before he
invites into power under the government
he has taken his oath to protect the very
enemy which fought it so long and desper
ately, without any conditions or restric
ton, and this too in the face of the fact
that this enemy's purpose to destroy thu
government has abated none by his owl
admission, by defeat, but rather increased
and that he seeks the control of the coun
try that he may destroy its government
Such treachery and baseness was neve
surpassed if ever equalled and this mon
strous wickedness and perfdv is justified
on the ground that it is humanity to thi
South, this enemy, 80 to treat him, anC
that we must conquer him by kindness, for
getting that humanity has its plea on tn,
other side also, that no law human or di
vine requires us to hug the serpent who's,
fangs are exposed for our destruction tina
humanity for ourselves is as grave virtu,
as humanity for others, and that self-pres
ervation is the dictate of humanity itself
and divine as well as a human impulse
but this maddened monster in the White
House forgets the common instincts of ouI
nature as he does bis duty and his oath t.
his country.
Bay- The Chairman of the National Sol
diers' and Sailors Union Executive Com
mittee, since the issue Of the call for Con