Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-08-25
Freedmen's Ratious to Ceas'
Decree of Amnesty in ltal

New ORLEANS, August "a There were
26 deaths from cholera yesterday.
WHEELKG, Va, August 24-The con
yention indorsing the Presidents policy
held to-day, nominated Col smith for
Governor, and j Fl Kennedy ior Secre-
tsry of State. ...,
INV YORk, August 24.-Hsvana nd
vices to the 18th state that the qusran-
tine is strictly enforced on all vessels
arriving from American ports
Cspriono del Mozeo is to be superse-
ded rs political governor BY De Lopya.
Several cargoes Of Coolies have ar
rived lately
WAsHlXGToN, August 24-The Official
correspondence concerning the New Or
leans riots, including all the dispatches
70 and from the President and other
Sficisl dOeuDents will. be Published To-
morrow 1t is given to the press by au-
ihoriiy, in order to give q full under
standing Of the Presidents course and
position on that matter. Sheridan, under
date OF August I'd, says;
From all the information ! can OBJ
tain OF the affair, the more revolving it
becomes 1t was no riot, but an absolute
massacre by the police, which was not
s1oelled in murderous cruelty by that Of
Fors Pillow 1t was a murder which the
Mayor and police Of the city perpetra!
ted without the shadow Of necessity.
furthermore, believe it was premedita-
ted, as every indication points 10 this
bad man, Mayor Monroe. believe il
would be hailed with the sincerest graft
6cation by two-thirds Of the population
Of the city. There has been feeling Of
insecurity on the part Of the people here,
on account of this man, which is now so
much increased that the safety Of life
and property does not rest with the civil
hut the military authorities. The Pres
ident asked Gen. Sheridan serious CUES
tons, and among them, " Was not the
assembling OF this convention and the
gathering OF the mob for its protection
the main cause of the riotous proceedings
Of the civil authorities Of New Orleans,
and whether ample justice can be melted
by the civil authorities toward all offend
ers against the laws2
Sheridan replies nnder date Of August
9Th The immediate cause Of this ter
rible affair was the assemblAge OF the
convention, and the remote cause was
the bitter and antagouistic feeling which
has been growing in this city since the
advent of the present Mayor, who, in
the organization of the police force, Sc
lected many desperate men, and some
Of then known murderers The people
Of clear views were overawed by want Of
confidence in the Mayor, and fear Of the
Thugs, many Of whom he had srlected
for his police force. " Is useless To- At
tempt to disguise the hostility thai ~
lists on the part Of 3 great many here to
ward Northern men, and this uhfortu-
nate affair has so preeipitAted matters
that there is nov n doubt Of What shall
be the status Of Northern men, whether
they can live here without being in ron
slant dread or not, and whether they can
be protected in life and property, and
have justice IN the courts As TO wheth-
er the civil authorities can meie ont Gas
tice to the guilty parties 81 both sides,
must say IT is my opinion thai they
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Judge Able. whose course 4 have
closely watched fo- nearly year, ! now
consider one Of the most dangerous men