New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-01-16

be placed on Canal street yesterday morn
ing.
| This is General Emory's letter to Carter
Sunday evening:
| SIR-This moment printed Extra ha
been placed in my hands, containing cop,
| of my letter to You, pretaced by an editoria
| of an inflammatOry character, which cal
| only be considered as intended to arouse
the population of this great city and incitt
them to riot, to the disturbance of the peace
| of every good citizen, and the destruction
| of its commerce.
AS an official document Of mine has been
| used, as believe. to compass these ends
| whereas it was intended only to express
| my determination not to interfere in the
organization of the Legislature, and to ena
BILE me to get definite instructions how to
act, must give you fair notice that shall
recall the troops to this city, and place
them in position on Canal street to suppress
any riot growing out of this publication, OF
from any other cause; and if blood is sic !,
the responsibility will be upon your head
and l call upon you to await the instruc-
tions of the government, which must speed
lily arrive, before proceeding to steps which
must lead to the interpositiOn of the troops,
if no instructions are received.
have telegraphed fair statement OF
the case to Washington, and l call upon
you and those you influence, patiently to
await the answer.
/ am, sir, very respectfully, yours.
w. H. EMORY.
Brevet Major General Commanding.
Carter replied to the foregoing letter from
General Emory, and the latter, at quarter
past nine o'clock yesterday morning, wrote
again to Carter as follows:
SIR kave the honor to acknowledge the
receipt of your letter dated ten o'clock (but
not received by me until midnight) and to
say that promptly disavOw any intention
of insinuating, directly or indirectly, your
completely in instigating a riot; but mean
to say that the effect of publishing my let
ter to you, accompanied by the preliminary
editorial remarks and heading. was cal
culated to do so, and, unless disavOwed.
would have had the effect of making both
you and me parties to any riot that might
have ensued.
1t must be recollected that the first call by
which the troops were removed from their
barracks to this city. was made by United
States officials, under the enforcement
act" who. it appears. are your friends.
l have made an honest attempt to disen-
gage the troops from all participation in
this imbrOgliO, but the untOward events of
last evening have prevented or, at least, re-
tarded it.
am now awaiting and mOmentarily ex.
pecting full Instructions from the President
as to my future course in this matter
Meantime, however, as the peace OF the
community is threatened. and as my action
under similar circumstances during the past
week met with the entire approval of the
President, l shall hold my command in
readiness to luell any riotOus disturbance
and prevent bloodshed, without reference
to the parties originating the riot.
l have the honor to be. yonr obedient
servant, w. II. EMORY.
Brevet Major General Commanding.
A dispatch was subsequently received
from Washington ordering General Emory
if he had troops in the city to remove
them, and not bring troops into the city
without orders from Washington. From
10 A. M. until p. NJ. the CarterCustom.
house Fraction surged up and down Canal
street promiscuously. without aim ard
without apparent object.
About noon the fact that quorum was
present in the Senate dawned on the frac-
ton, when the mob took a back-track
toward the Customhouse. mild in number
and spirits. When near the granite pile,
Mr.. Carter made halt and asked the ia bible
if it was his friend. AS with fractional
voice. it answered "We are
The Rev. Mr.. Carter then spoke unto
these few people: IF you are truly my
friends you will oblige me by retiring, dis
persing, for | have work to perform.
must 60 to the levee and weigh some hay.
The boys and bummers subsidized, dis
persed, for their occupation was gone One
of the hired killers, disgusted at the van
ishing turn things political had taken,
cursed Carter for id fool, and went his
way, and his path did not lead him where
policemen were stationed.