The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-06-26
appeal to arms was finally decided
From the Buffalo Courier.

From the Dunaio Souilei'j ~~y-~-.~
Gen. Sheridan has no occasion to feel
grateful for his appointment to the POSI-
t;on he now holds. AS general, in an
active campaign, he constantly developed
his strong points; as military GOVERNOR
in time Of peace, he every day makes more
evident the defects in his character. The
qualities which secured him the highest
distinction in the former capacity are those
which entirely unfit him. for the latter
Indeed. those characteristics were fore |
Swallowed in the war. There were several
instances of injustice committed by him 10
the heat Of battle. OF these the most
olaring was the removal Of Gen. Warren at
the battle of Five Forks-an officer whose
record was most brilliant, and who was
dispraeed in a moment Of passion. by Sher-
;dan, during the last conflict OF the war
The sentiment Of the whole army was that
Sheridan was extremely unjust in the mat
ter. and no facts have ever been presented
which placed the removal Of Warren i'll
LIGHT more creditable to {" Little Phil"
His administration In Louisiana has
been characterized by this spirit Of impetu-
Gus, almost minimizing, action, which
proved SO successfully in the cavalry leader,
. but is entirely out Of place in the rnler:-,
: He has extended his power under the mill
: tary bill to more than its fullest extent.
His removal last March of the Mayor and
e Judge of the Criminal Court of New Or.
y leans, and the Attorney General Of Louis.
I lana, are fresh in the public mind. Later
. he deposed two contesting Boards Of
l. !, tevee Commissioners, and on receipt O.
= u instructions from the President to stay a!
y proceedings in this matter, he promptly de
u posed Governor Wells-against whom b'
le had an old spite, and whom he evidentl.
g. gave credit for having procured the orde
q to him from the President relating to tn
10 Levee Commissions-an placed Thoma
I'll J. Durant in his stead. When directed t
e. give his reasons for this, arbitrary action
le he replied, denouncing Wells as J" a,politi
III cal trickster and disunionist " as "dishon
u est as patron of rebel uniforms, as
p sknlker in seasons of trouble, pursuing
u course "as siuuous as the mark left in tn
eo dust by the movement of snake" ORTIZ
~ truth Of this invective We have little doub
''s s but in itself it gives Sheridan no right I
eo remove Wells, and shows, besides, that
2 was influenced by personal dislike.
-Sheridan's letter to General Grant il, I
= GARD to his removals is almost amusing
=. Take, for instance his reasons Tor deposll
ss' Andrew J. Heron from the Office OF a
u. torney General. He says, speaking OF tt
is July rioters afd9 M %,
his "In reference to Andrew ]. Heron, a
we torney General of the State OF Louisiana
led considered 1t his duty to indict these m =,
we before his criminal court. This ne fail
one to do, but went so far as to attempt to !
ont nose on the good sense of the whole natl
rive BY indicting the victims of the riot inste
in Of the rioters lin other words, making
be innocent guilty and the guilty innocent
ind The natural query is, what author
tout General Sheridan has for speaking OF gul
rom and innocent persons in the New orle'
two r;ot He constitutes himself a VIII
po- court, and brands men as guilty fror
we one-sided statement Of chaotic row
email The cool manner in which Sheridan dis
dom SEES of his case is really funny, 1t Is SO
t the inently characteristic ofhim.
pro- But there is serious side to the
land, iect. X = M z
ERICA, Still it is important to know how far
eless mower of the military satraps eXtend
rect Several of them appear to have failed
lance dIigent search for its limits. 1t is for
) his political advantage that they should {
OWE ttinue the quest, and more and more
gust the people with the fruits OF Rad
nt;np ism by their increasing acts OF despotl!sr
uiste, But we think there must be pom
T the which even the broken-splrited 50
vided trodden under foot, will turn and s.
f the which it would be better not to reac
came Hence, we hope that the President
,nder. call General Sheridan to strict accc
3 was and if he is found to have exceeded
|er 80 power under the military bill, that ne
been be transferred to some more cong
ofthe duty-in which capacity we should e1
d the to bestow upon him no words but tho
have praise. all#Ti $50 as