The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1867-06-13
Gen. Sheridan's Reasons for Removing Off
Gals at New Orleans.

New YORK, June g.
he New York Tribuae's New Orleans
special says: General Sheridan having
been asked for his reasons for his recent re-
movals, this day forwarded the following:
&C HEADQUARTERS FIFTH MILITARY DISTRICT.
g General U S. Grant commanding the
armies of 'tbe United States, Washington:
{" GENERAL: On the 2Oth of March last
removed from office Judge E. Abel of tue
Criminal Court of New Orleans; Andrew
Heron, Attorney General Of the State of
louisiana, and John h. 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 Marcel 18th, 1867, by the Congress
Of the United States. | did not deem ii
necessary to give any reason for the remov
al OF these men, especially after the inves-
LEGATION made by the Military Board on the
massacre Of July 30th, 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 re
specially state as follows:
The court over which Judge Abel pre-
sided is the only criminal court in the city
Of New Orleans, and for period Of at least
nine months previous to July 30th he had
been educating large portion Of the com
nlunity to the preparation Of this outrage
by almost promising no prosecution in the
court against the defenders i'll case such an
event occurred. The records of his court
will show that he fulfilled his promise, as
not one OF the guilty ones has been prose
cuted
In reference to Andrew J. Heron, At
torney 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 inn
pose on the good sense of the whole nation
by lndicting the victims of the riot, instead
OF the rioters-in other words, making the
innocent guilty, and the guilty innocent
lie was, therefore, an abettor Of, and coad
jutor with, Judge Abel, in bringing on
the massacre of July 30th.
:" Mayor Monroe controlled the element
engaged in this riot, and when backed by
an Attorney General who would not prose
cute the guilty, and Judge who advised
The Grand Jury to find the Innocent guilty
aud let the murderers go free, felt secure
in engaging his police force in the riot and
massacre. With these three men exercising
a large influence on the worst elements of
this city, giving to these elements an inn
munity for riot aud bloodshed, the General
in Chief will see how insecure | felt in let
ting them occupy their positions in the
troubles which might occur in registration
and voting in the Reorganization.
q am, General, very respectfully, your
obedient servant.
"'P II. SHERIDAN,
g Major General United States Army. +"
General Sheridan has also telegraDhed
General Grant: The registry returns from,
most OF the parishes of this State have been
received, also the reports of the officers
which supervised and | can report to YOU
the greatest success, and that the best of
feeling is existing among the people,"
The Herald's Washington special saws
General Sheridan is believed to be guilty
Of disobedience of orders in removing Gov
ernor 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 repor
ted this evening that General Grant aud
Mr. Stanton had a conference to day on the /
question, at which General Grant favored |
the administration a reprimand to Gen
7ral Sheridan, cautoning him to greater
prudence in the future, instead of ordering
nm to be removed
The New York Times Washington spe
aial says; "All military men in Washing
on who know the situation Of Military af
airs in New Orleans approve of Sheridan's
curse.
CoNsoLIDATED.-The Beloit papers the
Journal and the Beloit Free Press have been
Consolidated under the title Of the Beloit Free
Press & Journal. Mr.. Paine of the Journal
lassold out aud retires and Mr..
ngersoll Of the.Free Press carries on the
consolidated paper. Two papers Of the same
'otitics, we should hardly think would pay
n town Of the size Of Beloit. Though the
Journal and Free Press were both good pa
7ers' we presume the consolidated paper
sill be better than either Of them could
.tford to be alone. And the.united patron.
zee Of the two will certainly pay one bet
er than it did eieher separately and will
till cost the patrons of the paper less.