Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-06-13
Now, BY SAINT PAUL, THE WORK
GOES BRAVELT ON


-dn'oake the following from the cor
respondenee of the Louisville Courier:
New ORLEANS, June An order was
received yesterday from the president,
through the secretary of war, by Gen.
Sheridan, directing that further proceed
ings in the matter Of the levee commits
sioneFs be suspended, and thStNf'
Sheridan report the reasons for his order
removing those commissioners. zen.
Sheridan, in answer to the secretary of
war, in reference to the levee commits
siOners, states as the reasons for abOl-
ishing the two former boards, that the
legislature last winter passed an act con-
tinuing the old levee board in Office, 50
that the 81, 600, 600 appropriated might
be dishursed by a board Of rebelhiOus
antecedents. After the adjournment the
governor appointed board Of his own,
in violation of this act, and made the ac-
acknowledgement to Gen. Sheridan that
his object was to disburse the money in
Ehe interest Of his own party by secur-
ing for it votes at the time OF election.
The old board refused to turn over its
papers to the new 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
a year to decide it. The state was then
overtiowed and poor people were suffer
4 ING. To abate this trouble and afford
! immediate relief, which the honest dis
| bursnept of four millions of dollars
would give, an order dissolFlng 0otn
/ boards was Immediately issued. ! say
now, unquestionabiy, continues Gen:
I Sheridan that Gov. Wells is political
1 frickster and q disuDionist. ! have seen
1 him myself, when L tirst came to this
command. turn out all the union men
who had supported the government and
mt i'm their stead rebel soldiers. Some
/ of them had not doffed the gray uniform.
! 7 have seen him again during the July
/ riot of 1866, stink away where l could
| not fiud him TO give him guard instead
I 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 as the mark left IN the
dust- bv the movement of a snake. lsay
| again he is dishonest"
Gen. Sheridan also Immediately issued
an order for the reason set forth above,
removing Gov. Wells and appointing
| Thos. ]. Durant. The newly appointed
Governor is a native of Louisiana, a
prominent lawyer and q stauneh union
man Cen. Sheridan also issued orders
removing the street commissioner and
! snDointi5g VIM. Baker in his place. The
csnse of tRe removal is neglect of duty,
and the unclean condition Of the city.
LATER.
/ Cen. Sheridanls removal Of Gov.
/ Wells ia commented on fayorably by the
/ nress and appears to be regarded favOra-
| bIv bv the majority of the people. Ba-
| ker the newly appointed street commits
I sioner. Is one of the registers in the first
| district.
ON which the Courier remarks:
A Two-EDGED SWORD.
The "loyalists" " at the south are
beginning to find that the tyrannical
government they have assisted in bring
| ing upon the states in which they reside
NAV affect themselves as well as the
q rebels.U It is q sword that cuts both
ways. The other day we bad news Of
the suppression of a radical paper al
Mobile, BY order Of Gen. Pope, and nov
| the telegraph brings rs information thai
Gen. Sheridan has removed Gov. Wells
Of Louisiana, from office, and appointed
Thomas J. Durant in his place.
Tle ACT Oh Ccu. Sicfluou - vi h1lAAJ
an arbitrary one, but not more so than
most of the proceedings Of himself end
his brother viceroys. We DO not justify
this instance of the exercise OF the law
fll authority conferred upon the southern
commandants by q usurping congress
I any more than we have. Justified tbose
which preceded it, But while such !
the ease, we have 10 say-snd We thinl
the people Of Louisiana will agree viii
us-that never was there victim
OF tyranny who deserved less sym
pathy than the man whose head
has lust fallen by blow Q
the AK he helped TO grind for others. h
is as Utterly pDpgipcipled 9 deIpagogq'
and tricksteF as ever brought discFedi
upon state. Not only has his condne
been sinuOus like that of snake, a
Sheridan alleges, but be has constantly
proven himself possessed OF the snake
venom.
We are rejoiced that the southern rad
icals are being themselves made to fee
the tyranny they have helped to inau
gurate, A celebrated cardinal OF tn
time Of Louis XI, Of France, perishel
J in the iron cage his Ingenuity bad in
vented for the qualification OF bis ven
gesnce upon bis enemies'