The sun., 1871-09-01
FOR PRESIDENT.
FARMERS AND MECHANICS CANDIDATE,
TIE GREAT AND COOP
USEFUL. II. GREELEY,
FORMERLY OF OREGON.
pid President Grant Order the New
Orleans Outrage or Mott

A committee of Republicans from Louis.
ina are to wait upon Presid"n GRANT some
day next week to learn officially what he
means 70 do about the intervention Of United
States troops with Calling guns to exclude
from the Republican State Convention at
New Orleans the delegates believed 20 be
Opposed TO his own rcnominaton as q candi.
date for Pros dent.
There is every reason TO believe that tbs
Unprecedented crime Of using troops to con
tro! political convention WIS committed
with the sanction OF the President; Ia fact,
that II was done by his order. The chief
agent in the transaction was his own brother.
in.law, who had but short time previously
epcnt some time with him at Long Branch,
and WHO aftcrwerd declared that he had tho
very highest authority for arraying the
troops ut the doors of the Convention. 1t is
also in evidence that the brother-in law and
his associates nj New Orleans sent a telc.
gram to the President and TO some members
of the Calinet two days before the assem-
th5g Of the Convention, expressly request.
ing that troops should be furnished TO
cooperate with them Besides, it is
known TO lie the usage in the army that
no commander shall send troops on the ap-
plcation Of civil official without first OBJ
tanning telegrephic instructions from the
War Department II is also fully proven
that the day before the Convention large
number of prominent Republicans in New
Orleans telegraphed to Secretary BOUTWELL,
IN Washington, that they had been informed
tina, troops were TO be present at the Con.
vention, and requesting him to interfere to
prevent a wrong so needless and alarming
To III joint telegram no answer was re
ceived but there can be no doubt that i
reached Mr.. boutwell,, and that, II it haC
been In his power, he would have procurcC
from the President an order forbidding til,
presence Of troops.
These are the facts which 90 to show tina
Il is Gen. GRANT himself who is responsible,
for this great political crime Tins corclu
non Is strengthened by the circumstanc
that, although three ks have passet
away since the event, be has neither said MOI
cone anything to indicate that he d sarrrov,
Of the action OF his brother inlaw and the
other cfficehodcrs in New Orleans or tha
he intends to punish them ly removal iron
their ofiices. Nothing else, however, cal
avail in any degree TO relieve him from IL
odum of having himself been the head q
the cousl tracy Of which they were the exccu
tive agents Nothing else can avail in an
degree TO mitigate the Indignation wit
which the people everywhere regard the
proceedi"c. Bu, If such an act Of justice
10 lie performed at all, there Is no time to
lost. The demand Of the Louisiana Rcpul
)icans should not be waited for. If CASEY
PACKARD, and LOWELL are to have their jus
iues ther dismissal should take place Il
rentlv. Thus i may, even at this late da,
have some appearance Of having lee
prompted by a credi,able disgust for thci
iction. Ii tho Pr sidcnt inteuds TO strik
them at all, let Inn strike them at once, an
GOT wal; Tor the intervi,w W Of mex, week.