Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-06-12

state laws; the PRESIDENT CirectS that Hi iuI-
Their proceedings be suspended until further
in relation to your order, with the reasons
for giving it. EDWIN NJ. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
Bv command of Maj Gen p H. Sheridan.
George l.. Hartsuff Assistant Adjutant.
General Sheridan, in answer to the Secre-
tary of War, in reference to the Lcvee Com
missions, state, as the reasons for abolishing
the two former boards, that the Legislature
last winter passed an act continuing the old
Levee Board in Office so that 81 900 GOO ap-
propriated might be disbursed by a board of
rebellious antecedents.
After the adjournment the Governor ap-
pointed Board of his own liz violation of
this act, and made the acknowledgment to
Gen. Sheridan that his object to disburse
the money i'll the interest of his own party
by securing for it votes at the time OF clcc-
ton the old Board refused to turn over its
papers TO the Board, and appealed to
Gen. Sheridan to sustain it, which he would
not do as the question would then have gone
to the courts and have taken year to decide.
The state was then overtOwed and poor pco-
pie suffering. To abate this trouble and al
ford immediate relief. which the honest dis
bursement of four millions would give, an
order dssolying both Boards was issued.
| say unequivocally that Gov Wells is a
political trickster and Il disunionist. have
seen him myself, when | first came to tins
command, turn out all the Union men Who
had supported the government. and put in
their stead rebel soldiers, some of whom had
not dotted the gray uniform. have seen
him again, during the Jul riot of 1866, skulk
away where | could not find him to give him
a guard instead of coming out as manly
representative of the state, and joining those
who were desirous of preserving the peace
have watched him since, and his conduct
has been as sinuous a. the mark left III the
dust bv the movement Of snake. | say
again that he is dishonest.
Gen. Sheridan has appointed the Hon. T.
f. Flanders, Governor, vice Durant, declined.
Mr. Flanders has the entire confidence of the
community for ability and integrity. He
went to New Orleans in 1870, was driven out
Of the city in 1862. by body of rebels styl-
my themselves a vigilance committee, for his
devotion to the Union. lie made his way 10
Cairo and Columbus, barely saving his life,
and returned with Butler in 1868. In the
autumn of the same year he was elected d
WAS appointed City Treasurer, and shortly
afterward was appointed by Secretary Chase
supervising special agent Of the Treasury
Department for his district. He has been
connected with the Treasury Department
since that time Since the bank difficulties
the Department have written there that he Is
the only official that they have found thor
oughly honest and trustworthy since the re-
bellion, and that he had been appointed special
agent to Investigate the treasury and bank
deialcations
The order appointing Mr. Flanders Is as
follows
HEADQUARTERS Firm MIIITARY DISTRICT, !
New ORLEANS, June 9th, 1907.
Extract
SPECIAL ORDER. No. 62.-Mr Thomas J
Durant having declined the appointment ii
Governor Of the State OF louisiana conferred
upon him in Special Order. No. 80 Extract
,, from these headquarters, Mr.. Benjamin F
Flanders Is hereby appointed in his stead
Mr. Flanders viii At once assume tic duties
Of his Office, and all records, &c., pertaining
u 1t viii Ice turned over t linn without
delay.
Bv command of Mai ten + II Sheridan
t'Eo. l.. HART>UtF, Asst Adit. ten.
MI. Flanders. newly-appointed GOVERNOR
called on GOV Wells on the morning of the
It'll and made it known that lie ,.imt. in
obedience to the order of Gen Sheridan and
was ready To enter upon his duties Wells
declined to voluntarily vacatc the Office. and
protested in writing against the action of the
military authorities
Thereupon Gen. Sheridan sent his aide t.
Ex- COY. Wells with the following laconie
note
HrApQ Rs Firm MlnrARl DEr>RraE>r.
NEW ORLEANS. June 7th 1867.
To j. Madison Wells. Ex-Governor Of Luui-
eiana
SlR.-Goyernor Flanders has just informed
me that he made an official demand ON You
for the records of the office vou have hereto
fore held a Governor of Louisiana. and that
Won had declined to turn them over To- HIM
dieputing the right t. remove from Office IN
me. which right You have acknowledged and
urged on me up to the time of your removal.
i therefore send Brig. Gen. James W For
syth, OF my staff, to notify You that he l. sent
by me t. eject YOU from the Governor + room.
forciblv unless YOU consider this notification
i equivalent 10 an election (>igncd)
p II SHERIDAN.
Maj. Gen. L. :. \. &c.
After reading this communication Coy
Wells answered as follows
Gen Forsyth Sir-I surrender the of
fee hold only to the sword
Wells thcrcupon took counsel with his
lawyers, TO what was best to be done but
apparently thought it not advisable to resist