New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-02-12
And in discharge Of the dnty placed upon us we re-
spectfuIy submit the bin accompanying this report
.I THOMAS ID. ELIOT.
House Of Representatives., Feb. 7, 1907

TNyFsTIGA ALTON OF TIIE HOUBE
Major Gen. r. H. Sheridan testified IN his examination
before the Investigating COMMITTEE supstsh'i' 40
left New Orleans for the Rio Grande about the 2lst or
odd of July was notified al the mouth OF the hSsbp
River Of the riot that had taken place and NJ e PM
station received telegram OF July 80, stating tM!t INC
riot was still in progress; ana supposrgh was s'hi ~
progress, directed steamer, win one oi m, tJf
know the condition Of affairs before arrived ~
the city ON arriving here tonh9 veV Hs yI iarSe
proportion Of the people were armed thuc iIn H.,
quite extensive sale from the different sore, hNins
arms forsalc and this continued for day or wo aIte my
arrival, until finally closed the stores; Dunu dul'S
state OF excitement among the freedmen OF tne CITY, be
desire on their part to create dsturDit1i M cow
contrary they were very much alarmed ans atnlSt co
fined themselves 10 their houses, ana were eohsGu
constant kilograms coming in to Mr. Adams Chief OF 10
lice, warning him Of intended attacks from te ILL., 70
napta and found that thew were without fundation
found, also, upon the part OF ctlzGns to
streets and expressions beng used III thesedse w
Tho effect that they could drive the mtarrOm the cy
also expressions against the Slst coored rech' tr
was in the city; hearing these expressions deleT
and had IL marched down through inc clV anu Pu so
camp near the customh house. intending, In case these
threas WIRE ttemnted 10 be carried inO execution 10
hold the custonh0use and not be driver from t t ,S
the custohouse IL very strong place, md Tor that re
son put this regiment into camp near agah nS y.
threats that citizens wonid drive thlh egiI. ~
It's camp: 1 ordered section Of artillery TO the
purpose Of guarding against ny ponort".
found the police had been withdraw from Their beats
nj No O'Clock the night before and concentrated AZ the d
ferent stations that few only had been LETT In the ve
ity of the Mechanics institute; that between these few
and a cOOrcd procession which came 10 tie institute,
row was gotten up; the police az the dftregt stations
were then rapidly marched TO the Mechanics institute,
and the massacre commenced nave iren unnDm ~
ascertain that the Mayo or any OF tnG Ta attemnted
quell It, attempted so prevent the riol I elo
took place further state that IL was entirely untceb-
sary that any whence should have been used that 10 Or
20 policemen could have stopped tue NOT, anu rou
have arrested the Convention at any time ;
from reasoning Il led 10 suppose tHhb
somcthing might have been premeditated There
was certainly no attempt % stop the massacre
there was no occasion for Of thenitary have
mad no occasion change he views then he ny me anu
exprcssed in kilograms to Washington: stu think mar
tia law was properly declared that occasion; believe
is necessary TO retain tie military there ana tat
tbey were withdrawn 10 would affect capital ana the
linton men would be subjected Ia combinations coinmer-
cially and to insults remarks and perhaps thca'si IN
under some gTei disturbing cause the people there are
loyal according 10 their own standifu oI nv
the question Is TO Know Src %I nSs and the Rebel
flag and cheer for both o. them, that would
ho . GOOD standard OF LOYALTY; but II OF the other
hold mn their standard OF loyalty and maintain
H. there would probably be tue uOuDe theie; thSy
ii 49, r"cct any disgrace on the Confederate flag;
they wonld like to keep them alongside whether lns
recoectons they cherish toF the SoisGee ing Mor
n OF the United States depends entirely upon wat inc
Government OF the United states y eoiI6 - Oc b ~ &
time seemed alarming fold Gen BalrI that II tls Hs
dsturDanee q the RaGs then told the chief
of police that II there vas any disturbance III INC Guy
intended 10 fight at tn tne hSdg, t Ssi 81 nnee
that unless something MAS done 10 aus tne ~
TO be ahycd would superScaS t ftsr di1cnty oc
cured TO take charge O the police lhys a Iot I
them TO remain under tie oEe F If "oee ~ staff
ofcnr 20 that hc and they should act WIN he bl'9
aud net do as they had been doing before: o,ro,cb
Gen Sheridan questioned respecting ne
10 o Ssn THE more Information obtain Of the affair Of
In eff
cb was moi excelled IN muTderous cruelty by that Of
Eart Pillow m was murder which the Mayor and
nolire az the city perpeTaed without the shadow NJ
necessity. Furthermore believe i was pFemed'''eu
and every indication points 10 this, .--.,
lie replied have no reason To change the statement
made tbcre. that statement however, was founded upon
tc Information 10 which referred in the beginning oi
INV examination, that the police were Nith1,aNn Hus
held IN readiness Only lev pa canmcneed te otter
policemen sent there b. large i"cc Ah1 mn. w..
fact that after the ARRAY s lie pa Of ne
Wayor or any other civil authority Ia stop INC ROT W
N was unnecessary that any violence should
lave hee srd % men could have arrested the Convex
ton without any violence nj az; lntcr from u''' VT
Tc Committee called his attention 90 bis gafhled as
match TO gen Grant dated Aue. !, winch Nnh pdpsh.u
In th,. neWtpapcrs with the following sentence omitted
I'm The mean time official duty called me 10 leiAs, anu
the Mayor OF the city during my absence 'o
Convention by the use OF th,lr pVoe lof az d ns,y
~ 200 negroes and With firearms, clbs ana KNIVES, IN
manner unnecessary and at5ncl2n az 10 S1V 49,,
lore c"pes Of his correspondence the subject with
'he "enei'i HsipesasfsS Mtr1lHIDirroS Cruz
Brer,, meor Co A. RIvLy. Chr 6SNE Ar"i's Of ~ UAhd
s. @ N.Y. IN 90 Gen G-sr eftugu., puln,hsl ~lsh
plasP Sd"a Il ssnDAS NsoTGsa Us
M. y W. G. Mooar AhGe Camp.
HEADsrIETg@ AhsEs oI ~ 1H I I az 80 SI ~
you DO ROT Get VII havlm dispatches paS'h'd
In t ,Sr Us GRAM General
= W. - H0oRs IrrNI Dryruos or TMr Ggty
Ss oss. " H Ia 42 g.S, y W la
id not for one hat dP,.,s q t A0r' va :,
feel & arssIt sr Hs:ss III Ss, o4 s, 70 % & were not
written for Publication. unless my sa saPs'y,
public u ss, ,sdDsS Az, ,Ic,we' -
After that the dispatches were Published dispatches
Secretary OF War; and presume, by tue secretary vi
War 10 the President They are sent BY me 70 Gen oI
and II necessary 20 further TO tho secretary oi war III"
TESTIMONY OF THE Washington CORRESPONDENT OF
THE NBy YORK TIMES. -
Tort Times testified oows regardingthe publication
Of the garbled dspatc applied TO w m bs a., Ss
August O. to know II hehad received any late news rom
NewOrieans In relation to the troubles i'rc I've h
he had received several elegram he dt not know now
many that day the day previous but hat pIoDloiy
there Tere se aa e not T nSeG V he dspatehroom in
charge OF the Private Secetary) and that might Apply
him, and lac could lis ulscItlon
private character and what was suitable To go 10 Tue
public; after general conversation Oh o'ner secs
with the President left him and went 10 tne lrvatI
Secretary. and told him what the President lad sid
might do; he turned 10 the dispatches, ana gave me
copies or dictated to probably copies OF these Things
my impression is that he called 1t OF To me- ana mat
wrote down h6 read IT. am pretty positive tha was
the way IL was done; very sure would not nave
sent off as dispitch anything made up from memory
would never have given it as the substance OF dispatch
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Mr. RANDALLS BILL
70 ne Editor Of them " Tribune