New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-12-14
TIE SOUTHERN STATES.
LouIsIASA-eEN. RoUsSEAU's REPoRr-LErTER

LOUISIANA-GEN. ROUsSEAU's REPoRT-LETTER
FROM MIR. PACKARD.
Mr.. S. B. Packard, President CT the Louisiana
State Central Committee has written the following letter.
dated at HeW-Orleans Dec. 3:
To The Public: The report Of Major-Gen Rousseau 70
Gen Jrant the disturbances III this state contains 30
mauy evident untruths that justice 10 the hepuDeah
party requires that il should receive immediate notice
TSi ne rsesip Of Gn entire number
i6J Bss the receipt Of the reeaioresUens from Mississippi lad
lis OF public notOriety that previous TO and
turing tie Disturbances IN this city the regiment OF
ho1Ts travel from New-Orleans, and that Gen. Mower
the Republican, Of this city were anxious to have II
here Gen Rousseau refused To issue
the order the pretenee that because was col0ed
regiment its presence would e1sspeGsse ,S Po e. 5s
negroes white 10 take charge OF the Cty Oh
is also VIGOROUSLY untrue, for at the same
fine referred to- viz the 26h OF October there were nc
tuay WHITE and us cOOred POceDeh On 0u'y' Inc
Following statement is also untrue:
TSs sd sas hshtgS de eubs did not because
Ths wite elIs did generally drill while the colored
,ubs not because they without arms their leading
olored men being generally exUnited States soldiers
aeT the aSninIstraton OF IajcrGen Rousseau Of the
United States army And is the statement that me
Generals is approved by the SIX kepuDi
ian gentlemen Duned among the general approYals'
One OF those gentemeh wrote and proposed the very
lutiOn Strongly censurng the Generals course winch
vas adopted by the Republican State Campaign Commit
tee The plain truth Is that tho Generals course auSs
the strongly condemned by 800 IN every lOV
Of the Republicans Of louisiana although very Few may
hesitate about freely expressing their opinions Oh tc
subject from motives Of personal interest policy The
General says . .
the public peace Influencing the result " the election
wn : tssk o. no htls dihcEly aud danger
he would have exhibited freedom from political
bIas andlacted became officer of the United
states Army" he had approved OF desired that Demo
well Republicans should abstain from voting
be had sustained the assailed as much the assa
ing party IL lac had cared and talked less about the
diMOulties aud dangers surrounding himself and his
command The Generals political bias is illustrated by
the fact that he allowed the assaed party TO be gene
ally dissrmed by their assaants throughout the State
a. In the parish OF st. Bernard TO which he refersl
where colored killed but one white man and the
whites killed than thirty blacks and where me
blacks d.sarned BY 1e whites IN me presesee q Cn
led States soldiers aud len 10 ne mercy Of their e1ctsd and
armed 0Dpo,asnI OF the other parishes this con
don Of things may have occurred because he had not
the power 10 prevent but have yet 70 learn that he
dsspproyed Of IT, tried in any way 20 prevent IT, Let
II be observed that the General ROVhere and ts no ~.
stance Ia ais report ores ne number ~ Republicans Killed
So BernGyd or stserheTe Why Is this, II ne IL 80 I'M
partsl Gen Rousseau says: fhe Disturbed condition
Of the public mind was brought about by no action
Of mine" Perhaps not but u might have been pre-
vented by prompt and proper action on his part.
He evidently did not find II necessary 20 make friendly
visit 70 Republican clubs to advise them 20 preserve the
peace although be did make personal request 10 some
Of tha clubs DemOcraliS, whose Names had been pub