The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-02-19

rule by the sword. Send down among us hon.
orable an upright men Of your own people, OF
the race to which you and We belong-and un-
gracious, contrary to wise policy and the insti-
tutions of the country, and tyrannous as 1t
will be, no hand will be raised among us to re-
sist by force their authority. But do not, we
implore you, abdicate your rule over us by
transferring ns to the blighting. brutalizing,
and unnatural dominion OF an alien and lnfe-
rior race, race which has never exhibited suf.
fcient administrative ability for the good gov
ernment of even the tribes into which it is
broken up in its native seats, and which IN all
ages has itself furnished slaves for all the
other races OF the earth.
The Grant-IlancockC Correspondence.
THE REMOVAL BY GENERAL HANCOCK OF THE NEW
ORLEANS CITY coUNc1L-aENERAL GRANT d.
nEcTs A SUSPENSION OF THE oRDER-aENERAL
GRANT w1THDnAws HIS OBJECTION.
In the House of Representatives on Saturday
the Speaker laid before that body tho following
correspondence:
In compliance with tho resolution of the
House of February 14th, 1868, have the honor
to transmit herewith copies OF correspondence
between General Hanc0ck and myself relative
to the removal by General Hancock OF Coun-
cilmen in the City OF New Orleans.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
U. s. GRANT, General.
Telegram received at Washington, February
Z, 1868 6S]-HEADQUARTERs FIFTH MILITARY DIS
TRICT, New ORLEANS, February 7, 1668.-Gen-
eral u. s. Grant: have removed nine mem
bers of thu City Council-two white and seven
colored-for contempt of the orders Of the
military commander in proceeding to an cleo
ton for recorder of the second district, and
which is an elective office under the laws by
the people, aud not by the Council The at
tempt to hold the election was made while l
was absent in Texas, but the Council was re-
fcrred to General Sheridan's order forbidding
elections until reconstruction was completed,
without the authority Of the commanding gen.
eral; nevertheless, these members voted for an
immediate election, and the project was car
red. The election was about to be completed,
when ono or two members, more timid than
others, then left, and broke tho quorum. A
case in point i the order Of General Mower,
G. O., October Is, 1867. removing the Jefferson
City Council for like offence. My action in the
matter was in accordance with the power grant
ed by tho Reconstruction act which allows the
District Commander to suspend or remove
time for the performance of the duties of per-
sons removed, by appointment.
(Signed) WINFIELD S. HANCOCK,
Major-General U. s. A.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, -A1ajor-Gencral
W. s. Hancock, New Orleans, La: Suspend
your oder removing City Council in New Or
leans until full report Of reasons is sent. An
swer BY mail.
(Signed) us. GRANT, General.
[By telegram-Reccivcd Washington, D. c.,
Feb. IL, 1868. NEW ORLEANS, La, 2:90 p. d.,
Fob. 0, 1S68.-.Gen. U. S. Grant, Commanding
Armies United States: Your dispatch o. the 9th
Fobrdary, d;rootins - auCPSnd my ordar
No. %, Of 7th December, removing certain MEM
bers OF the City Council OF New Orleans, until
full report of the reason therefor should bo
sent to you, WAS received nj 10 2. NJ. to-day.
request that You may reconsider your action,
and that any order in the premises be not sus
pended until you have tho full report Of the
reasons called for by you. telegraphed you
at the moment the order was issued, giving as
full statement OF my reasons for action as l
thought could be made. l referred you to the
order of General Sheridan torbidding cleo
tions (which you nave on tile at your
headquarters), and stated that the City
Council had been previously notified OF this
of Gen. Mower, issued in October last, which
sct forth parallel case, and which you have
ON file. In that case all appeal was taken to
YOU tor reinstatement oftne council removed
by Gen. Mower, which appeal you have not
sustained. The present case was in defiance OF
that example of Gen. Sheridan's order and OF
ny letter cuutloning the council to dcsist IN
this election, and forwarded to you-prInted
COPY, January 26th. 1t was also illegal under
the law by which they claim to act. was aston
ished at the action of the council, and could not
account for it, except the fact that it had been
instigated to do it by designing men, who be-
leyed if dared to make these removals that it
would end in my own removal from this placs,
and that they would be protected. AL any rate
my self-respect as commander OF the District
made it absolutely necessary that Ishould take
summary measures regardless OF the conse.
ouences with which partisans might Threaten
Inc. | do not know what fuller report could be
furnished in the case, for all papers explaining
my action have been s5nt to you. 10 suspend
my order would be to destroy my usefulness
here. Under such an event sense of what
consider due to me and my position IN this mat
ter would nccessitate respectful request to be
relieved from nly pl esent command. Although
have been here seventy days, this is the Sc
cond occasion L have takon on my own respon-
sblljty to mako a removal, the first one two
days previous to this. Both for grave causes
reported 10 you in detail BY telegraph, and
while fully rc,ognizo the power OF the Gen.
eral-iu-Chief to dlsapprove my action, res
pectfully request that as l have acted upon
full knowledge OF lacts, the General-in-Jhief
may delay his action until he can Inform me
what further papers or information he may de-
sire n addition to what has already been fur
pishcd him, for full understanding Of tho
case under con ,idcration. My action in tho
premises was originally based on the first sup
Elementary reconstruction act Of July 18Th,
1867. await your rcplS befGro is.nuS the
order. W. >. HANCOCh,
Major-Gcncral Commanding.
GTolegraml l.-WAsu1NdToN D. G., February
II, Major-Gcncral W. S. Hancock, New
Orleans, La.-If your order removing the City
Council has been executed and new appointees
are in, you need not suspend order as directed.
(Signed) US. GRANT, General.
Telegram received February II, 1861, from
New ORLEANS, February II, 1S68.-Gen. U. $.
Grant, Commanding U. S. A.-The change in
The CITY Council was an accomplished fact when
YOUR dispatch of February 9th was received
Several of the appontecs had already filed
comics of their Oaths OF Office. In my sclec-