The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-03-26
The MILITARY BIZ H. ENFORCED IN
LOUIS .IANA.

OPTICAL ORDER OF GENERAL sHER1nAN--ruE
PRESENT COVER nhENT PROVISIONAL - ono
GENERAL REMOVALS. FROM OFFICE"
Iron, the Neo Orb 1lns Times. 2l,t
Below we give the official announcement
rom General Sheridan that the Military bill
Is IN tun Operation in this State-the first gene
raj oroer, from Headquarters Fifth Military
DlstrlcH," 1t is certainly as mild and tempe
rate a. document as could have been expected:
sn,A may we not hope that in this the General
'Adlcates an intention of carrying out the
provisions of the new law with as little hard
ship to the people as is possibleY While
an almost the very language of the law, our
present State and Municipal Governments
are declared temporary in their character, and
subject to change or modification at the will of
the commanding officer, it is at the same time
distinctly announced that no general removals
from Office will be made unless present in
Cumbents make themselves stumbling blocks
in the way of reconstruction under the plan
here laid down. This emphatic avowal will
be a decided damper upon the ambitious
hopes of those devoted patriots who have, in
numbers, beseged General Sheridan for ap-
pOintment to office during the past week, but
there are few indeed who will regret that they
are thus debarred from serving their country
for a consideration.
Here is the ORDER
HEADQUARTERS FIFTH MILITARY DISTRICT,
NEW ORLEANS, La, March 10, 1901. The act
OF Congress entitled IAN act to provide for the
more efficient government of the Rebel States"
having been officially transmitted to the under
signed in an order from the Headquarters of
the Army, which assigns him to the command
of the Fifth Military District created by that
act consisting of the States of Louisiana aud
Texas, he hereby assumes command of the
same.
Q. According to the provisions Of the sixth
section of the act of Congress above cited, the
present State and Municipal Governments in
the States of Louisiana and Texas are nere0y
declared to be Provisional only, and subject to
be abolished, modified, controlled, or super
Ceded.
8. No general removals from Office will be
made unless the present incumbents fail to
carry out the provisions of the law, or i'm pede
ganizing should necessitate II change. Pending
the reorganization, it is desirable and intended
to create as little disturbance in the machinery
of the various branches of the Provisional Gov
ernments as possible, consistent with the law
of Congress and its successful execution, but
this condition is dependent upon the disposi-
tion shown by the people, and upon the length
Of time required for reorganization.
4. The States of Louisiana and Texas will re-
tain their present military designations, VIII
"Dlstrict of Louisiana" and "District Of Texas"
The officers in command of each Will continue
to exercise all their military powers and duties
as heretofore, and will, in addition, carry out
all the provisions OF the law within their
respective commands, except those which Spe-
officially require the action of the Military Dis
tTict Commander. and except in cases of
mONals from and appointments to Office
p. II, SHERIDAN, Ma. Gen. Commanding.
Otiicial:-
GEORGE LEE, 1st Lieut.. 2lst U. S. Inf
Acting Assistant Adiutant-General.