The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-06-11
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Louisiana.
LETTER FROM GEN. sHERIDAN-THE RE-
MovALs OF MONROE, ABELL, AND HER
RoN-"THEY MADE THE INNOCENT Guilty,
AND LET THE MURDERERs GO FREE"
NEW ORLEANS, June 5-Gen. Sheridan
having been asked for his reasons for his
removals, this day forwarded the following
HDQRs. FIFTH MILITARY DISTRICT.
Gen. U. s. GRANT. Commanding Arn'aes
United States, Washington:
GENERAL On the goth of March last I
removed from office Judge E. Abel of the
Criminal Court of New Orleans, Andrew j..
Heron, Attorney General OF the State OF
Louisiana; and John F. Monroe, Mayor of
were made under the power granted me in
what is usually termed the Military Bill,
passed March I'd, 1867, by the Congress of
the United States. did not deem it ne
cessary to give any reason for the removal
of these men, especially after the investiga-
ton made by the Military Board on the
massacre of July 30, 1866, and the report of
the Congressional Committee on the same
massacre; but as some inquiry has been made
for the cause of removal would respectfully
state as follows: The Court over which
Judge Abel presided is the only Criminal
Court in the City of New Orleans and a
period of at least nine months previous to
July 80 he had been educating large por-
ton of the community to the preparation
of this outrage, by almost promising no
prosecution in his court against the offenders,
in case such an event occurred. The records
of this court will show that he fulfilled his
promise, as not one of the guilty ones has
been prosecuted. In reference to Andrew
S. Heron, Attorney General Of the State of
louisiana considered it his duty to indict
these men before this Criminal Court This
he failed to do, but went so far as to attempt
to impose on the good sense of the whole
nation by indicting the victims of the riot
instead of the rioters-in other words, max
ing the innocent guilty and the guilty inno-
cent. He was, therefore, an abetter OF and
the massacre Of July 30. Mayor Monroe
controlled the element engaged in this riot,
and when backed by an Attorney General
who would not prosecute the guilty, and
Judge who advised the Grand Jury to find
the innocent guilty and let the murderers
go free, felt secure in engaging his police
three men exercising a large influence on the
worst elements of this city, giving to these
elements an immunity for riot and blood
shed, the General int Chief will see how in
secure felt in letting them occupy their
present positions in the trouble which might
occur in registration and voting in the reor-
ganiZation.
1 am, General, very respectfully your
Obe0ient servant
P. H. SHERIDAN,
Major General u S. A.
Last evening Gen. Sheridan sent the fol-
lowing dispatch to Gen. Grant:
"NEw ORLEANS, June 4.-The Registry
returns from most of the parishes of the
State have been received, also the reports of
the officers which supervised them, and
can report to you the greatest success, and
that the best of feeling is existing among
the people.
"P. H. SHERIDAN,
Major General"
Hats off, boys, and nine cheers for Phil
Sheridan
We give the following as the latest news
from Louisiana:
New ORLEANS, June 9.
Yesterday morning at 81 o'clock, Brevet
Brig. Gen. John w. Forsythe, of Gen. Sher-
dams staff called at the Executive office, OF
Mechanic Institute, and told Gov. Wells
that he bore a written communication to
him from the General Commanding, which
was found to be as follows:
HDQR's FIFTH MILITARY DISTRICT,
NEW ORLEANS, June 7.
Mr.. j. hudson Wells, E:r- Coz. Of Louisiana i:
SIR Gov. Flanders has Just informed me
that he has made an official demand on YOU
for the records of the office which you have
heretofore held as Governor of Louisiana, and |
that you have declined to turn them over to |
him, disputing the right to remove from of
flee by me, which you have acknowledged |
and urged on me up to the time of your
own removal. l therefore send Brevet Brig. |
Gen. j. w. Forsythe, of my staff, to notify |
you that he is sent by me to eject you from
the Governors room forcibly unless yon con-
slider this notification as equivalent to ejec-
ton
(SigneD P. H SHERIDAN,
Maj. Gen. U. S., Com. Fifth Mil Dist.
After reading the communication Gov.
Wells stated to Gen. Forsythe:
SIR Il surrender the office I hold only
~ 'h0 e"olo anu cdlleu up Judge Ryan TO
bear witness to what he said. Without ma
king any response whatever Gen. Forsythe
withdrew
Ex-Gov. Wells has consulted with emf
nent counsel as to what course to pursue at
law.
About 10 o'clock Gov. Flanders, accom-
panied by Gen. Forsythe, appeared at the
Executive office and entered upon his duties
at Governor of Louisiana, without any cere-
mony whatever. He stated that his efforts
should, to the best of his ability, be exerted
for the public good.
Louisiana.
Judge Durant having declined the Gov
OF Louisiana, Gen. Sheridan has