Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-06-07
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NOON DISPATCHES
Gen. sheridan,s neason. etc.


| New YORK, June 6.-The Tribune's
New Orleans special says Gen. Sheridan
having been asked for his reasons for his
removals, this day forwarded the following
| HEADQUARTERS 9TH MILITARY DIS
TRIcT, New ORLEANS, June 5, 1S67.-T5
| General U. S. Grant, Commanding The Ar
mics of The United States at Washinqton
| General, on the 10th of March last, re-
moved from Office Judge E. Abel, of the
Criminal Court of New Orleans, Andrew ].
Heron, Attorney General of Louisiana,
and Jno I. Munroe, Mayor of the city OF
New Orleans. These removals were made
under the power granted me, in what is
usually termed the military bill, passed
| March 9th, 1867, by the Congress Of the
United States. did not deem it necessary,
after the investigation made by the military
board on the massacre Of July Both, 1866,
and the report of the Congressional Com
mittee on the same massacre, but as some
inquiry has been made for the cause of the
removal, | would respectfully state as fol-
lows:
The court over which Judge Abel pre-
sided is the only Criminal Court in the city
of New Orleans and period of at least nine
months previous to July 30th, he had been
educating a large portion of the eommuni-
ty 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 party has been prose
cuted.
In reference to Andrew J. Heron,
Attorney General of the State of Louisiana,
| consider it his duty to indict these men
before this Criminal Court, this he failed
to do, but went so far as to attempt to i'm
pose on the good sense of the whole nation,
by indicting the victims Of the riot instead
OF the rioters, III other words, making the
innocent guilty and the guilty innocent.
he was therefore an abettor and coadiutor
with Judge Abel in bringing on the mas
sacre of July the 30th. Maj. Monroe con-
trolled 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 muir
derers go free, felt secure in engaging his
police force in the riot and massacre. With
these three men exercising a large in
tiuence, worst elements of this city, giving
to these elements thirst for riot and
bloodshed. The General in chief will see
how insecure | felt in letting them occupy
their positions, and the troubles which
might occur in registration and voting in
the reorganization. / am, General, very
respectfully, your Obedient servant,
(Signed.) P. II. SHERIDAN,
Major General.
Gen. Sheridan also telegraphed to Geni
Grant that the registry returns from most
of the parishes of the State have been re-
ceived; 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 peo-
pie.
The Herald's Washington special says
that Gen. Sheridan is believed to be guilty
of disobedience of orders in removing
Gov. Wells after having received the tele-
gram from Secretary Stanton directing him
to suspend all further action in the case of
the levee commissioners, and it is reported
this evening that Gen. Grant and Mr.. STAN
ton had conference to-day on this ques-
ton, at which Gen. Grant favored the ad-
ministration of reprimand to Gen. Sheri
dan cautioning him to greater prudence in
the future, instead Of ordering him to be
removed.
The Heralds Montgomery, Ala, special
says: Three cases have been brought in the
Circuit Court of Montgomery county, Ala,
against Judge Busted, for alleged illegal
conversion of monies in conspiracy to
defraud the plaintiffs, and corrupt abuse
and usnrpations of the office of Judge.