The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1866-09-06
THE NEW ORLEANS MUIR
IDEKS.

Gen. Sheridan is Democrat, ana
therefore it is not to be presumed that
he is prejudiced against the New Or
leans radicals. His dispatches to Gen.
Grant at the time of the massacre, were
mutilated, and some of them suppressed.
But they have at last been published.
We quote from them as follows:
Tn the meantime official duty called me to
Texas, and the Mayor of the city during my alb
scnce, suppressed the Convention by the use OF
the police forcS and In so doing attacked the
members of the Convention and party OF two
hundred negroes with firearms. clubs aud knives,
in a manner 80 unnecessary and atroclous as to
compel me to say that 1t was murder About
FORTY whites and blacks were thus killed, and
about one hundred and sixty wounded.
GEN. SHERIDAN TO GEN. GRANT.
U. S. Grant, General, Washington, DC:
The more information obtain of the affair of
the 3Oth In this city, the more revolving 1t be-
comes. IL was no riot. It was on absolute
massacre by the police which was not eXcclled in
murdcrOuscruelty by that of Fort Pillow. 1t was
a murder which the Mayor and the 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 1t would be
hailed with the sincerset qualification by Two
thirds of the population of the city. There has
been feeling of Insecurity on the part of people
here on account of thls man, which Is now 80
much increased that the safety Of life and prop
orty does not rest with the civil authority but the
military. r. II, sHERlpAM. AS.
OFFICE u, s. MILITARY TELEGRArH HEAD-(
QUARTERS, WAR DEPARrMENT. J
The following telegram In cipher, was received
ut ten PM, August 3, 1866 from New Orleans,
La, August 3, 1866.
| H. S. Grant General .WdshiRgt0n:
have the honor TO report quiet In the city, but
considerable excitement In the public mind.
There Is no Interference on the part of the mill
tary with the civil government which performs
all It's duties without hindr1nce have permit
ted the retention of the Military Governor ap-
pointed during my absence, as IL gives confidence
| and enables the military to know what Is occur
ring In tie city, He does not interfere with civil
matters. Unless good judgment Is exercised,
there will be an exodus of Northern capital and
Union men which will be injurious to the city and
| to the whole country. will remove the Military
Governor In day or two. l again strongly AT
wise that some disposition be made to change the
present Mayor, as ] believe II would do more to
restore confidence than ANYTHING that could be
| done. II the present Governor could be changed
also 1t would not be anliss.
P. II. SHERIDAN.
Maj .-Gen. commanding
|
As to the mercioss manner in which the
convention was broken up, feel Obliged to con
fess strong repugnance. II Is useless to attempt
TO disguise the hostility that exists on the part o.
n,A 01f
this unfortunate affair 80 precipitated matters tha
there is now test of what shall be the status o.
Northern men; whether they can live here with
ont being In constant dread or not; whether they
can be protected In life and property aud have
Justice In the courts.
If this matter is permitted to pass over wthou
o thorough and determined prosecution OF thos'
engaged In 1t, we may look out for frequent scene
of The same kind not only here but In othe
places. No steps have as yet been taken by tn
civil authorities to arrest citizens who were en-
gagged In this massacre, or policemen VINO perpe
trated such cruelties. The members OF th
Convention have been indicted by the Grand Jury
and many of them arrested and held TO bail. A
10 whether the civil authorities can mete Ou
ample Justice to the guilty parties on both sides,
must say that II Is my opinion unequlvocally tina
they cannot.
From the testimony of wounded men and 9th
era who were inside the building, the pollceme
opened an indiscrlminate fire upon the audienc
until they had emptled their revolvers, when the
retired, and those inside barricaded the doors
The door was broken open and the firing agai
commenced, when many OF the colored and whit
people either escaped through the door or wer
passed out by the policemen insldei but a
they came out the policemen who formed tn
circle nearest the building fired upon them, an
they we're again fired upon by the citizens ths
formed the outer circle.
, MANY of those wounded and taken prisoners
and others who were prisoners and not wounded
were fired upon by their captors and by citizens
, the wounded men stabbed while Lying on th
ground, and their heads beaten with brckbat'
, In the yard of the building whittier some of th
colorcd mon had escaped and partially secrete,
! themselves, they were fired upon and killed o
wounded by policemen. Some men were kille
and wounded several squares from the scent
Members of the Convention were wounded b
the policemen while In their hands as prisoner
some of them mortally.
Let it ever be borne in mind tina
these terrible murders are all iustiEie,