The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-08-20

IN New Orleans, as IN most other large cities, a
baggage and transfer company. returned
bese T I c od an me- his office being
near the scene of the riot, the police came to
HIM and said thev wished his baggage wagons
to bear away the dead. They seized them, and
he said he saw them repeatedly throw six and
eight bodies. black and white, INTO one wagon
and carry them off. He told me of one scene in
particular. Eight or ten men had been thrown
into wagon. Two of the first who had been
thrown in (black men) were not quite dead,
and the shock revived them. They endeavored
feebly TO push from them the recumbent mass
of coIpses. A policeman saw it; he leaped into
the wagon with the expression, Cd d-n you,
| will iX You so you will be stills" and with his
revolver very deliberately blew out their brains.
Another negro was shot down on the street,
and had been left for dead. He laid there until
notice Of him had ceased. A policeman came
along and noticed that the man had some life
in him. He saw the policeman, and the poor,
ignorant deluded man raised his head with
petition Tor aid. Instead of giving him the aid
ne requested, he geve him such as he had been
instructed to. He raised his club and broke
his neck at a blow
These things show you some of the brutality
which prevailed on that day. remained on
my balcony and witnessed these scenes as long
as | could endure them. single man was
powerless At length left my house and rode
TO the he adquarters of the Department. | found
General Baird IN his office, surrounded by his
staff. / said, General Baird, can 1t be possible
that you are zig ignorant TOT of what is occurring in
serious difficulty in townW / told him 1 should
think there was. l said 81 came here as an
ex-oficer OF the Federal army, as a citizen of
Northern State, to protest against the shedding
of so much innocent blood. 1t is a shame upon
our military authorities"
He said:-"Why General, what particular
things have occurred " tried to cell nun.
told him so many men had been shot; that
Governor Hahn had been shot; that Mr.. Fish
had been arrested; that DR.; Dostie was killed.
He said:-"Are you sure that Is so get so
snNfy, rntC n1
so, ana stated that if had been in command
OF the city, would have taken a battery Of
artillery and swept the streets Of the ruttianiy
towards. He safd:-"Why, General, If had
done that / should have killed as many CT your
party theirs" l told him / had no party.
Said he'll mean the negroes! !" (Laugnter.)
Said I:-"General Baird. If you 60 on Canal
street, you will not see over four negroes, and
they will be pursued by citizens and police,
and two at least will be killed before they can
escape.r / said:-"Eighteen millions of men
cost you dearly" He said:-"I have made no
delay; have ordered men there;" and turning
to some of his staff, gave some hurried orders.
went back to my home, and in about half
an hour battery OF artillery and a regiment
OF infantry paraded on the street. At that time
negroes were being pursued by crowd OF men,
anG was killed within sight or the guidoas of
United States cavalry company, but not shot
was fired by United States soldier. The rioters
dispersed, martial law was proclaimed the car
nival OF slaughter was over for that day. |
believe that at that time about twenty-five loyal
whites and one hundred loyal blacks lay dead,
while five hundred Of both colors lay wounded,
the result OF one days work.
But, gentlemen, we had right to, and did
believe that when the telegraph told the tale of
our wrongs we should be aided. But what was
our despair when an order came to one Heron,
Rebel, the Attorney-General of the State,
stating the civil authorities must be sustained.
The despatch said:-"You must show this to
General Sheridan, or whosoever may be in COM
mand, ana he will sustain you" Then our despair
was great.
Sheridan, the noble, great and true man of
our war, was not there; he had gone to the Rio
Grande. But he has returned. 1 have heard
| some criticisms regarding his dispatches 10 the
North, but l see it stated that the dispatches
| published as from him were but garbled ex-
! tracts, and l tell you, gentlemen, that l
| believe II.
have something to tell you Of Sheridan.
| Some three weeks ago, and two weeks before
lett New Orleans, waited on General Sheridan
! and told him was about TO leave the South and
come North again. | told him my statements
might appear one,sided; that possibly some
| might think a radical unsafe to trust, and |
| wished 10 know from HIM his opinion, as a con-
servatlve old army officer, and one then and
there in authority. In justice to General Sheri-
! dan, will say that he said to me he then did
not wish 10 express his opinions in such manner
as to spread abroad; that he was but a simple
| soldier and could avow no creed but his orders.
He told me what he thought OF Southern Rebels.
must tell you further, that about six months
| alter the war there were many associations
formed, known as relief associations, such as
GibsOn's Brigade Relief Association and the
Hays Brigade Relief Association. These asso.
Citations were made up of soldiers, and the pre-
sidents of the associations were the old com
manders Of brigades and the vice-presidents
were the old colonies of regiments, and so down
They held secret meetings, and we're to all
intents and purposes military organization
Sheridan feared these organizations as a nucleus
for further disturbances, and he made up his
mind to suppress them. He issued an order
declaring that all relief associations and al
| associations for the erection of monuments in
tended to commemorate the late Rebellion
should be dissolved and suppressed.
When they heard Of it, they came and beggel
him not TO issue it. He said, 81 know no com
promise OF duty; have made up my mind t
issue it, and issue il will. Three weeks ago
| thought your organization was mutinous and a
that time ordered battery of artillery iron
the Rio Grande to sweep the streets the frs
| motion you made; you we're not wise enough Il
take the hint, and pow disperse you by order.
General Sheridan said, 81 fear Northern mel
| don't understand this thing. In a word, thes
Rebels are willing TO come back If they can plac
the Rebel flag right alongside the Stars ant
Stripes. They want to preach rebellion; the
want TO go back to Congressional halls clothe
with the mantle of authority; they are yer
willing to come back If Lee and Johnston sinai
stand on the same plane as Grant and Sher nan
they are willing to come back If this Rebellion
shall be made thing TO be proud OF, and ii
memory shall fall as glorious heritage to thei
children. | consider these gorgeous fuuera
: process ions as an Insult to me and every ma
who ever wore the Federal blue" (Long an
continued cheers.)
t A PRINTERs' FEAsT.-0noe year the printer
| engae ed on the SUSSEX ErpTesS SttyTPu SLdaddrL
! Wedld of Kent Mai, and County Chronicle, Dt
5 longing to W. E. Baxter have a feast given theI
= at MS residence near Oaklands, England. Thi