The New York herald., 1869-01-21
LOUISIANA.

General Mower Assigned 10 the Command
of siae Disiricr OF L0uisiane--i. enerai
Buchanan's Reply 90 Governor War
moth-Letter 10 Senator Keliogs.
NEw ORLEANS Jan. %. 1858.
General Mower has been assigned TO the command
OF the District OF Louisiana and the headquarters OF
the Thirty-nnth infantry tMower's reglmentl trans
ferred to this city.
General Buchanan has addressed the following
letter TO Senator Kellogg in reply TO statements con-
taned in Governor warmotn's letter to the same
HEADQUARTERS STATE or LOUISIANA
NEW ORLEANS, Ia, -, 1863. !
Hon. W. 7. KELLOGG, United States Senate Wash
DEAR srR-In a private letter OF date December 10.
1865 addressed 70 you ny Governor Warmoth, two
passages relative TO myself occur which l cannot
allow 10 go unnoiiced without having my m0Liyes
and conduct during the November elections entirely
misconstrued The Governor SAYS
an interview between General Rousseau General Bu
shanIn General Hatch and myself was satisfied @ tha As
sa.e nsa no irena ~ %snera ~ % % anu pn. e M ~
severe his criticisms and seemed sypathze with The
"a and s s se,s hs, s s os sss
satisfactory understanding.
The assertion that was not a friend OF the State
would be cruel II It were not wei known 70 your
self, sir to be absurd No one Is more fully aware
than Governor Warmoth that to myself ana the
prompt measures taken bv on the day alter the
assembling OF the LEGISLATURE at s last session was
due on that and seyera days following the preserga-
ton OF the lives OF himself ana all the prominent
members OF the republican party "a the Legislature
and OF The new state governments Does he call this
hostility TO the Slater As to the criticisms referred
to, he has forgotten TO STATE tlat they were made by
tician. 4 few days before the Presidential
election the Legislature had created a Metropolitan
Police Board with a view TO the appointment OF q
police force to succeed the old force, under the
troll OF the Mayor and Chief OF the Police.
This appointment. OF the members OF The
new force created intense excitemen through
out the city, and az the time referred TO very
seriously threatened its peace. The constitutions
ality OF the law questioned, and hence
ance to 1t was openly advocated. The members OF
the Metropolitan force became utterly demorali2ed
and the Governor became alarmed, and when, at
pressed the opinion, es military man, that
the change OF the force at that juncture was
unwise and insudicious, as 1T was similar in It's
effect to changing the forces OF general at mo-
Llent when lie expected TO fight battle, and L
therefore thought it better TO continue the old force
duty until after the election. had used that force
10 keep the peace during the April elections, and the
peace had been preserved. It's chief had been ar-
pointed by General sheridan and Its members gene-
rally, by Mayor Heath, himself an appointee OF the
same general and hence tue idea OF calling it dis
as .Syfl asas Je Viii S,s,,, # msfp Il; re-; TSs St
known to the Governor and yet he thought proper 10
Isgassl9a n 81 ysraGy f0r g
withal, he finds himself compelled to assal,
not my acts but what ne pleased TO
call ny NJ motives; m ana THIS too 10 the
my acts when called on for troops TO protect the
citizens or Gretnaa | sent accompany over at once,
when informed that the ferryboats were taking men
over at that point to create a riot. stopped the
boats from running until they were released by
higher authority When informed that large parties
irom the city were about 10 proceed to ST. Bernard
in three steamboats,, with view OF keeping up the
war of races then going on in that parish,
sent a force down to the landing and pre-
vented the movement. Was all this hostility
to the state government? l think not-I
hope not. 1t was not certainly 80 intended.
Ny fault l think consists LII tniS--Congress has
passed certain laws and have executed them, with
out consulting any one, exactly in accordance with
what believed to be their intent and meaning, as
soldier, and not as politician. TINS have done
conscentiousiy. and this shall do SO long as have
q commission.
the next passage in the Governors letter 10 which
i refer Is as folows:-
small that General Buchanan stated in General
Rousseaus that the General Roussea would be
much jlshed in retiring with has troops he would be
before an enemy of superior force.
This passage relates to the number Of troops at
the Generals disposal during the election excite
nent. The inference from It plainly Is that General
Rousseau told the Governor OF this alleged state
ment OF NINE. Unfortunately for the cause OF truth,
the lamented General has passed from among Us,
but know what he would have said. and therefore
deny that he ever made such statement 10 the
Governor, for the reason chat it would not have
been true.
Very respectfully. your obedIent servant,
ROBERT q. BUCHANAN, Brevet Major General.