Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-01-23
Instructions to General Emery From
HashIngteH.
Congress Taking Part-ElOquent Speech Of
voOhrees on the Ssuth Situation.

maintain their organizations for future
action. No conflict to-day. The
stores along Canal street, from Ram
part to Camp, were generally closed.
A copy of the following was sent to
Carter and WarmOth this morning:
HDoRs. DEPARTMENT OF TIE GULF,
New Orleans, Jan. 2, 1872.
sSiT-The following dispatch has Just
been received from Washington, and
I consider it proper to furnish copy
to the cOntending parties. Very re-
spectiully, your Obedient servant,
W. H EMORY,
Brevet Msjor- General Commanding.
WAsHINeToN, January %
Colonel W. 81. Emory, Commanding Depart
ment Of the Gulf, New Orleans:
The President directs thst you hold
your troops in readiness 70 suppress a
conflict Of armed bodies OF men, should
such occur, and 70 guard public property
from pillsge or destruction. Keep this
department informed Of your sction,
By ordsr Of the secretary of war,
E. d. OWNSEND,
Adiutsnt General
The Warmothites have now decided
that Ii requires f1fty-fOur members of
the house and nineteen Of the senate
to constitute quorum, thus annull-
ing their action repeating the OBJ
nOXiOus laws.
After announcing the contents Of
EmOry's dispatch, Carter said: "Thus
the United States troops and General
Emory are used to perpetuate infa-
mics which would drive any northern
or western state into revolution, and
which viii be all unearthed when the
investigating committee arrives"
The cry-"Let's fghtl we're going
in any hOwW was raised by the
crowd.
Carter replied: "The men that let
their passions overcome their reason
would ruin any cause. forbid those
acting under my commission to take
step which would bring them in
conflict with the veteran troops OF the
United States" He then ordered
the men to rest on CustOmhouse street.
Dispatches received at Wash ingtOn
from General Emory, alluding to the
apprehended trouble in New Orleans,
mention that he has troops In readi-
ness to keep order. It Is understood
that General Emory has been in
structed, in case OF emergency, to
project the public and private prop
erty from piliage, but not farther to
interfere without instructions.
LATEST.
When Carter concluded his speech
the crowd slowly dispersed. Canal
street this afternoon was unusually
quiet. The action Of the President in
preventing q conflict seems to give
general satisfaction 20 the citizens, in
view of the early coming Of the con-
gressional committee, which promises
a peaceful solution OF the political
troubles.
WHAT CONGRESS Is DOING ABOUT IT.
In the house Of representatives,
yesterday, Mr.. Garfield, from the
committee on appropriations, report
ed a resolution instructing the clerk
OF the house 70 furnish funds to a select
committee going to New Orleans.
lhe speaker announced that he had
appointed Mr.. Archer, OF Maryland,
and Mr.. Speer, Of Pennsylvania, as
members of that committee, instesd
OF Messrs. VOORHEES, and Marshall,
who were excused.
Mr.. FarDsTOrth asked what need
there was OF q committee going to
New Orleans at all.
Mr.. Garfield said that was a matter
for which he was not responsible.
Mr.. FarnsWOrth thought the diff
Guilty seemed so far cOnciIiated in it.
self, that it was not necessary to send
q committee. Congress could get the
facts nearly as well without sending
a committee. BE knew the commit
tee did not wish to 60.
Mr.. SchOfield, chairman of the COM
mittee, said he believed every mem
Der OF the committee preferred not to
20, and two of them had on that &C
count declined TO serve on it. II the
house changed its mind, and thought
it well for the committee not to 60, he
supposed that the facts could be got in
Washington without any considerable
expense. The vote on the resolution
would OF course determine whether
the house desired the committee to go
to New Orleans.
Mr.. Sheldon did not think It neces-
sary that a committee should go to
New Orleans, or investigate the mat
ter here. IL il ever had been ueces-
ssry he thought that the necessity was
less than il had been before.
Mr.. Garfield said IL seemed to him
that there was little TO be Investigated
concerning the State government OF
so far as congress had
power to investigate it, but there was
one element down there which he
thought congress ought to investigate;
he referred to the conduct of officers of
the government of the United States
In the city Of New Orleans.
Mr.. Sheldon remarked that the
President and secretary of the treasury
were in possession of all the facts re-
lating 10 the action Of United States
officials at New Orleans, and were
competent to manage affairs them
selves.
Mr.. Beck said he believed that II !
any investigation was to be had it !
should be held upon the spot, and the |
house ought, therefore, either with. |
draw the committee altogether or di- |
iect it to 90 to New Orleans, and fur
nish IL with the means OF doing so. |
1t should do something or nothing.
An investigation at Washington |
would amount to nothing at |
all, and reports from Louisiana |
were not TO be relied upon. |
He hoped this committee would go |
down there, the committee could |
not touch any thing there that It |
would not find to be rotten to the core
and boiling over with corruption and /
rising to riot.
Mr.. Sypher concurred with Gar
field that the investigation should i
reach the government officials there,
and he cOncurred with Beck as TO the
corruption In the State. but
he thought it prevailed among the
Democrats as much as among the Re
and If ever an occasion ex-
sted for a committee 10 90 there, that
occasion was now.
EIr. Garfield wanted to know what
he committee was to do against
Jarter's two thousand men and
iwo pieces OF artillery. Laugh
Mr.. Dawes said that since the
.aising of the committee it
lad been stated In the newspa-
1ers that efforts had been made
~ the executive end Others to
prevent It from going to New Orleans.
he had only to say that that was
lot true. It was not true that the ex-
,cutive Wss opposed to the appoint
nent OF this committee, or 70 its
going to New Orleans, nor was it
rua that these DeODle In New Or