New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1867-08-27

New YoRK, August 2G.-Arrived, Nevada
from Graytown, five DAYS and tWentv-onc
hours, fastest time on record.
New YORK. August 26.-Bank statement
loans decreased 81, j3i, 900; specie increased
Sl07 600; circulation increased $50, 600; de-
posts decreased 81, 3O2 900; legal tender
decreased 81, jl3 600.
Money plenty and unchanged. Gold
closed steady at l407. Sterling at l0950l095.
Balance IN the sub-treasury Sl33, 600, GOO.
The following is the letter of General
Rousseau to General Grant, defending him
self from the charge of General Sheridan
against himself:
ST.. JAMES HOTEL, New York, August q, 1867.
GENERAL-The New York papers to-day
publish what purports to be, and
what | take for granted Isl an Of
cial letter from Major-GeIeral Sher-
dan to yourself, in the course of which
he says d" regret that have to make the
charge against Brigadier-General L. II.
Rousseau, United States army, of visiting
my command, and without exhibiting any
authority, interfering with my duties and
suggesting my removal
So much of the above charges as ALLEGES
that | visited General Sheridanis command
and interfered with his duties is false. As
to suggesting his removal l did say, in
answer to a telegram from Washington, in.
quiring + me how things looked in Loui-
slana that the state of affairs was gloomy,
and that the people were much depressed,
that any change would be almost nniver-
sally acceptable.
This telegram referred to matters and
things in general and was intended as such,
including General Sheridan in the scope.
II this was suggesting the removal of that
officer, all right; but his name was not
mentioned.
Whilst l claim the right, in common with
all other citizens, to criticize so much of
General Sherdan's administration as is
not purely military, and which solely con-
Germs the civil policy of the country, vet
on my late visit to New Orleans ] scruDu-
lousy refrained from doing 50, and so far as
now remember | expressed no opinion for
or against his policy to anybody in his dis
trict. I had no purpose or motive to do so,
and my recollection | think is as distinct
about this as it usually is, or as it can be
about anything.
As know there is no sufficient evidence
on which to base this charge, / cannot con
ceIve how 1t is possible for General Sheri-
dan to make it. | am therefore reluctantly
forced to the present conclusion, that it has
no better foundation in his mind than con-
lecture or suspicion. ! concur with General
Sheridan in his regrets. / am really sorry,
that so inconsiderable a man a. myself
was not permitted to visit New Orleans
without being made the medium for any
sort of sensation, wherewith to thrill the
public pulse, and it seems as unnecessary as
IT is unfortunate that it fell to my lot to be
made such medium in the hands of Gene
raj Sheridan, who now, on what is uniye'-
sally declared to be his conspicuous merits
fills SO large Ia the nations admiration.
General Sheridan might have let me pass,
/ think, and no harm would have followed
my escape from the collision which has
forced this letter.
In order totally to relieve General Sheri.
dams mind let me in a word explain my late
mission 70 New Orleans.
Ordered to a command in a very distant
department, and having also to go into our
Russian possessions, / thought that before
SO long a journey ! would 90 to the south
and say goodbye to part Of my family and
to many of my kindred, who are in New
Orleans, Baton Rouge, and Pass Christians;
took my last chance to pay that visit, and
was so much interested and occupied in it
that ] even declined all outside social
call at the request of my many hospitabe
friends, and when got through with that
domestic mission, left. 1 have the honor
TO be, general, very respectfully,
l.. II. ROUSSEAU.
To General U. s. Grant, commanding Uuited States
P. s. As these charges have reached the
ears of the president, ] have taken the
liberty to send him copy of this reply.
=. III, r.