Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-08-31

OPTICAL sTArENEST

The 0tbeial despatches Of Gen. Sheridan
uP0n thr Ne~ ORLEANS massacre. lave been
h'nied a.. au'i n lasi arc ps5li.hcd Thy
oonfrm ofhcisiiv al - have aid q thi.
horrible afair. and hear damninr tr.finons
% ths hcartiess manner in Which johnson
Ia. gives himself over 60 The rcbci..
TIE io'io-ing . frrm Gen. sheridan 20
Geo Grant.
Nrv OEIrsNs. Asg 2.
4. = Gr11f. Grasraf Wasiiay foa
Ths more informaiion / obtain AZ The AZ.
fair 81 thr slth iu this city ths nov rcsolt-
INK "a becomes Il -as no rot. IL was an
absolute rnsssarrr by the police. vhich vas
rot cxoricd in niaricrogs crselgy ~ that Of
Port !iiios n as a mur,lcr ~hich the
Msyor ard police % ihe city psrrstrsi-d
~rthoaf shadow q a ncccssuy. furthrr-
uore. believe % was premeditatcd. ard
ever indication points d. his RECON-
uiend tbs removal ~ this bad nan 7 be
l-se u ~ouid be haired nth sinc.rrsf rrst.
IhcAtion by tso-thirds 81 tbe populAtion OF
the city. There has besn a fceiinc of inss-
curity on the part q The people hcrv on ae-
cuunt q this nan. vhich - nov - mech
incrcssed that The safety % iiie and prupsr-
~ docs not rcst uIth the cIvll authorits bet
the military. 4. m. SHERIDAN.
TIE Prcsiica, ssnt a letter fsn q lead
Ing q1estion. % sheridan. Do, does not
saoooed IN getting favorable reply. The
following extracts are made from General
Sberidan's despafeh O. the Prc.i,lcnt-
PROM thc testimony % wounic.l men an,l
~ - L
Ecrrnsn t,sned an iniiscriminafs err ufs1n
III audience until thsv had smpticd thsir
rcsoiscrs. when ihsy retirri. and thosc ia-
side barricadcd thc doors. Tbe door uas
broken in and the firing again conmenr,.l.
vh~n many q thc coiorrl and white p.-ople
esther escaped through the dor o. ~ere
passed oct o. the Poiicerncn inside. BIT a.
thrg cane cat he po.icrmen -ho formed
- cirric uearust The haildiug frvd upon
then And thcy vrrr scain frrd upon bv The
cifirrrs that formed a. ogtsr oirCis Mauv
81 those wounded and taken prisouers anl
other vho scrc prisouers anl not soan iesl
verc trci upon - th~ir capto-s and IS
citircns. III wounded werr stahhed whii.
lslng On tn ground and their hea.is beatsn
WITH brlckhats. In The yard OF The buiii-
luc. whittier tomc 81 The colorct ulcn had
cscarcd and partially scrrrfcd q cuseites.
thu uerc trcd upon and killcd or wounded
~ policemen. >osnc men ~crc kirei ard
wounded several sgrarcs from chr sccnc
Member nf trc Couvrnfion ucrr uoundstl
D. the policemen whiic IN their hanis A.
prisurvrs--ome ofthen u,orfaiir The im-
rucsiiatc eause 20 AS terrible Affair." was tbr
assembling "a ihis colveution. Tie remote
cause. thc bittsr and autaeouistic feeling
~hlch has bern gro~ing In this Community
sincc the advent of the present Mafor. 40
in ihr orEauiraifon 81 b. police furce So
lccted uany desperat- men and souse a.
thcm kno-n lagrierrrs. People % ciear
rIsrs wsrr otera--l by vanf ofcouf1rncc
in III Mayor an fear - ths Thugs. many
a shom D. had sel~rter for rs rromineuf
ctizcns on this slhlect aid have heard
tlrm eKprrss lear AL paat II coniidcnce
in Mayor Muuroe ever slnce fhc iutimAtion
Cf this AS curVsrfion muc condemn
The course q th- city fssp~rs for surf.ortir &
i'y their artscles thc bitter feeling q hsd
mCn. A. O. thc mrrlicss manner an ~hich
the tonscntion ~ troken %. ! FEEL Obliged
O. confcss s'rong rspl -nanoe. ltis Useless
O. sftrmrf O. dlsz-uisr tn HOSTILITY that
cx ats or thc part - great rnanv herr
towards Northern uarn. and this unfortll-
nate AFFAIR has - prscipitaicd natter, that
thrre 81 nos test - uhsi shall PC the sta;us
% y ortbern ruen ~hefhrr thev ran i've
here uithout beng rn constanf dreai or uos
~hcihcr theg can u projected on hie al
ProPerig. and hAFs Jlstice iu the coaris.