Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-06-07
FROM NEW ORLEANS.
General sheridan Gives His Reason
for Removals.

General sheridan Gives His Reasons
for Removals.
NEW YORK, June 6.-The Tribune's New
Orleans special says: General Sheridan
having been asked for his reasons for his
removals, this day forwarded the follow
ing: = - 81 ='- - - - -
HEADQUARTERS 9TH MILITARY DISTRICT.
General U. s.. Grant, Commanding United
States Army Washington, ID. c.. sF~F
Z GENERAL Ion the 20th of March last /
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 the city of New Orleans. These re-
movals were made under the power granted
me in what is usually termed the Military
bill, passed March 2Sth, 1867, by the Con-
gress of the United States. r...-..
I did not deem it necessary to give any
reason for the removal of these men, espec-
tally after the investigation made by the
military board on the massacre of July go
| 1885, and the report of the Congressional
Committee on the same massacre, but as
some INQUIRY has been made for the cause
of removal, I would respectfully state
as follows:e Cszgue7 ,sTgs=7 al C5-
| The Court over which Judge Abel pre-
sides is the only Criminal Court in the city
of New Orleans, and a period of at least
nine months previous to July Both he had
been educating large portion of the COM
munity to the perpetratlon of this outrage
by almost promising no prosecution in his
Court against the offenders, in case such an
event occurred. The Recorder of this
Court, will show that he fulfilled his prom
Use, as not one of the guilty ones has been
prosecuted. e'-9L
In reference to Andrew J. Heron. At
torney General of the State of Louisiana,
I considered it his duty to indict these men
before this Criminal Court. This, he tailed
to do, but went so far as to attempt to i'm
pose on the good sense of the whole nation
by yindicting victims OF the riot instead OF
the rioters; in other words, making the in
lnocent guilty and the guilty innocent. He
was therefore an abettor of and coadjutoI
with Judge Abel in bringing on the mas
sacre.of July Both. -Tf7Tr1sl
Mayor Monroe controlled the element
engaged in this riot, and when backed by
an Attorney General who would not pros
ecute 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 force in the riot anC
massacre. zsv.sslgsr ~ r-ra.ess E.l4 .s- .E .,.-
with these they were exercising larg,
influence on the worst elements OF this city
giving to these elements an immunity fo
riot and bloodshed; the General-in- Chic
will see how insecure felt in letting then
occupy their positions in the troubles whicl
might occur in registration and voting il
the reorganization.
| 1 am, General. very respectfully you
obedient servant,
P. II. SHERIDAN, Gen. u. S. A.
Registry Returns in Louisiana
General Sheridan also telegraphed Gen
Grant as follows: The registry returns
from most of the parishes of the State have
been received; also the reports of the of
ficers who supervised them, and can re-
port to you the greatest success, and tina
the best of feeling is existing among tn,
neODle. .. ..-... -H