The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-01-07

/ the leg. They saw some other negroes
at the Station and ordered them to
gige mp their arms. The negroes ran
and they fred on them, wounding
two or three. ALI this time the
/ Sheriff was in the cars, away from
his posse They were then advised to.
return to the city, which they
| did. The citizens then called a meet
ing, and organized three battalions,
commanded by Generals, and Colo
nels, &c. They have enlisted from 500
to 800 men, and are still organizing.
| ordered Major Perkins to go out to
see the negroes, and went with him
myself We arrived at night, and
| found the negroes very much fright
ened, but when we made known our
intsntions not to trouble them, they
became pacifed, and gave US their side
of the question. We found the
newspaper accounts are totally
incorrect. There were about 800 men
there. Three guns and one bayonet
on stick were all the arms [ saw,
and if they had others, we would have
seen them. There are no fortiGca-
tions and no hostile demonstrations
further than to watch for their own
safety. The negroes, against whom
warrants were issued, were anxious to
come in and surrender themselves, and
wanted to come with US, but were
afraid to come alone, for fear of
being fired on. They deny having
resisted the posse, and | think they
tell the truth. / remained with them
all night, and made arrangements for
them TO come in o-Right and surren-
der themselves to the Sheriff, under
the military protection. They are to
come In tonight. as they are afraid to
come In by daylight. o-day the
Sheriff reported officially that be could
not enforce the laws, and called upon
the military to do it. | think no
more troops will be required here at
present. The official report will be
sent to Department Headquarters by
mail Signed C. c.. SIBLEY.
Brig. Gen. U. s., Acting, &c.
Telegram received at Washington,
d. c., January 4th, 1869. from Savan-
nah, Ga, 4th January, 1869:
To 1fojo1. General @. II. Meade:
Fourteen of the men against whom
warrants have been issued, and who
live on the Ogeechee plantation, have
voluntarily surrendered to the mill
tary authorizations of the original
number of warrants that the Sheriff
had to execute. [ understand that
$50 or 200 more warrants have been
taken out, but as the Sheriff has
made an effort to execute them, do
not feel justified UNDER present in
structions to aid, him till he has made
an effort to execute them, and fails.
These warrants are for insurreetion,
and inciting to insurrection. / would
advise the use of the writ. as [ think
it would be almost sure to result in a
conflict if the Sheriff were to go out
with a posse of the people,
There Is much excitement here,
and many of the people would not be
adverse to fight.
(Signed) C. G. SIBLEY,
Brig. Gen. u. S. Army.
Forwarded from Philadelphia Jan.
4, 1869.
Mr. Washburne, of ILLINOIS,, in the
course of his speech in the House to-
day, said, after abiding to the elec-
ton of Gen. Grant. 1t is time that
the Representatives of the people
were admonished that they are the
servants of the people, and are paid
By the people; that their constituents
have co9fided to them the great trust
of guarding their rights and protecting
their interests; that their position and
their power are to be used for the ben
eft of che people whom they represent,
and not for their own benefit, and the
benefit of the lobbyists, the gamblers,
and the spectators who have come
to Washington to make raid upon
the Treasury. The time has also
cone, in my judgment, when public
men are to be held to a more strict
| accountability, to a more strict dis
charge of their duty, and when their
actions will be scanned by a more
critical eye. Much is expected of the
new administration, and the public
expectation will not be disappointed,
but as much as Gen. Grant can do,
and as much as he will do in his
sphere of action, it is idle to suppose
that be can do everything that the
country requires to be done, to secure
those reforms in the service where
they are so imperatively demanded.
As the President, General Grant
must have the earnest and cordial
support Of the other branches of the
Government, particularly of the
legislative branch. The responsibility
OF this Congress, so far as the next
Administrator is concerned, is COM
plete. The great masses of our con-
stituents, the bone and sinew of the
countryside men who have no
schemes of plunder, and who
desire only an honest admins
tration of the Government-the
men who fought the battles of
, the Republic, and poured out their
blood In its defense, require of US a
decrease of our expenditures aud a
reduction of taxation, regardless oil
the mysteries OF finance. They see
that our credit can be improved, the
public faith vindicated, return to
specie payments made certain, re-
duetion of the interest on the public
: debt secured by keeping down
: the expenditures of the Govern
} ment at the lowest possible
: point, and by the honest collection OF
: the revenues. 1t is for Congress to
keep down the expenditures, and it is
T for the President to see that the laws
are faithfully executed, and that the
: revenues are collected; but it is fol
: Congress to see that they don't keeI
. the fetters upon the limbs of the
r President, so as to render it impossi.
: BILE to faithfully execute the laws
: After stating In some detail the ex-
penses of the last four years, and
e estimates of the Secretary Of the
d Treasury for the next fiscal year
!, Mr.. Washburne proceeded to the
e consideration of the question of wha
this Congress will be called upon t
appropriate for Deficiencies for thu
present fiscal year, ending June 30
: 1869. and to carry on the Governpien
: for the next fcsal year ending JUNE