New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-02-16
GENERAL HANCOCK TO GENERAL GRANT.
NEW ORLEANS, February Q, 1868.

General u s. Grant: .+s-
Your dispatch Of the eighth Of February,
directing me 70 suspend my order NO. q OF
the seventh OF February, removing certain
members Of the city council of New Orleans,
and untila full report of the reasons there
for should be sent to you, was received at
10 A. M. to-day.
Irequest that you may reconsider Eour
sction, and that my order in the premises
be not suspended until YOU have the full re-
port of the reas8ns called for BY you. tel
egraphed you at the moment the order was
issued, giving as full g statement OF my rea
sons for action as thought could be made.
I referred ycu to the order OF General shest
dan Gorbidding elections, which you have
on file as your headquarters, and stated shat
the city cOuncilha been previously notified
of this order by me. | also referred yeu. 70
an order of General Mower issued In 0cto-
ber last, which set forth q parallel case,
which you have on file. IA
In that case an appeal was taken to yoE for
A Reinstatement of the council removed BY
General Mower. which appeal you had utt
sustained, The present case was q defiance OF
that example, Of General eheFidan's order,
and Of my letter caHtIOnang the council TO
desist from this election, and printed copy
of which was forwarded TO you January
26. II was also illegal under the Law by
which they claimed to act | was astonished
at she action of the council. and could NOT
account tor it except, by the fact that they
had been instigated to do IL BY designing
men whe believed that if dared 20 makf
these removals il would end in my own re
mogaI from this place, and that they eoutd
not be moeated az any rate.
| NV selfrespect as commander OF the dis
| tricI made It absolutely necessary chat
/ should take summary measures regardless
| Of the onseQuances with which pRrtisani
might threaten me. | DO not know WhA
cet..,. roy.ld t.s 1aJ in Aba oana
for all papers explaining ny action hnv'
been sent TO you. lfL lgf1
To suspend my order would be to destroy
my usefulness here, and Ia such an event :
sense OF what consider due to me and ms
POSITION In this matter would necessitAts :
respectful request 70 be relieved from ~
present command.
Although I have been here seventy day
this Is the second oecasionI hevs taken op
INV own responsibility TO make reMot4'
the frst, one or two days previous 70 snis|
both for grave causes, Tep9tisa 70 yen tn
detail BY telegrsphs and w1lie $500 az
ne mower ~ the general 10 chsef 90 disaH
s-1e. ssro ',,sJ aetigu I respectfully REQUEST tia
I "a i have acted upon q tull knoWleilEe q
1 - 80 M general lii chief naay des}rH an ad
Iifion ia what baa alreadY heea faraiabtl
\ hi1a for fun Gi the case uIl
der confederation.
Mg aetion IN the preu,8 vas eTigiaAilI
AtAN4 = h
struction acts Of Jniy 10 le14.
I await your reply before issuing. IL
order.
Ssieaedl w. s. HANCOCK.
H. Major General Commanding.
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has been executed, ahd tha neV aDpoihtel
are in, you aeed not auspena tAe pEslaT :
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