The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-09

sherman thereupon telegraphed to the effect that
u, In his Judgment, more troops were necessary 10
carry out the instructions under which he might
Be called to act they would be furnished PROMPTLY
on his requlsiton. Az he had authority over those
in his own department it would be well to order
every company that could be spared, or parts OF
companies where the localities they were stationed
in seemed to require the presence OF troops, to
rendezvous at once in New Orleans. This ended
the powwow and the officials returned to their re-
spective departments.
DESPATCH FROM KELLOGG.
About three O'Clock the Attorney General re.
ceived the following despatch:-
NEW ORLEANS, May 8, 1879
To Hon. GEO. II. WILLIAMS, Attorney General:-
The following despatch appears In the morning
Picav,me:- er
WASHINGTON. May Z. 1873.
To w. p. KELLOGG, Governor OF louisiana
The President directs me to say that he depre-
Gates an aggressive policy, and that the United
States authorities are not to be used except In an
emergency. The officer In command of the de-
partment in which Louisiana is included has been
sent full instructions in regard to the course the
PRESIDENT desires him to pursue You will there
fore take no action which would require the sane
ton OF the President without orders from head
quarters. w. I. SHERMAN, General.
have received no such despatch, and presume
1t is fabricated. hope no reliance will be placed
upon the dispatches sent from here. am not dis
posed to be aggressive, but am trying to protect
our people and preserve the peace. try to act
with discretion in this most delicate position and
my anxiety to in no wise, unnecessarily, involve
the administration causes some Of our people to
think me too moderate. w. p. KELLOGG.
MARSHAL PACKARD ALARMED.
The United States Marshal, 8. B. Packard, also
sent despatch giving the substance OF the forged
despatch and adding
The despatch creates great alarm and consterna.
tion, but 1t is believed to be bogus despatch.
Please inform me If any such despatch has been
sent.
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AsroNIsHED.
Both these dispatches reached the Attorney
General about the same time. His astonishment
cannot be imagined. Scarcely an hour had passed
since the long conference had ended, when Gen.
eral Sherman had said In his characteristic way
that II our troops must be used the sooner the
better. 1t would be cheaper to the government
and less disastrous to the people OF Louisiana to
ant spirit OF the people there than to daily
with them until it might require halt
the army to picket the State. He be-
ieved In acting quickly. The experience OF
the rebellion had indicated that policy. No won.
der Attorney General Williams appeared surprised.
variance with Sherman's despatch to General
Emory that he could not account for It. After
reading 1t several times he hastily endorsed the
back Of 1t, 'Is this truef' and sent q messenger
with 1t post haste to General sherman's house.
WEST AND syPHER EXCITED.
The sable winged MercurJ had not left the build.
ing when Senator West, accompanied by Congress-
man Sypher, Of New Orleans, entered the Attorney
Generals once. Both appeared Under the innu-
ence Of excitement indignation or something
betraying uneasiness OF feeling and, taking
seats near the Judges desk anxiously
asked II he had received anything
from Kellogg. Sherman's despatch was spoken
Of and the two discussed and cussed the situation.
the Attorney General maintaining all the time
pacific mood, but would occasionally develop his
latent sentiments. sypher, who has just reached
Washington from New Orleans, spoke OF the
bravery Of General Badger and the Metropontans
under him; how excellenny they were armed
with Winchester rides and were the picked men
OF the force. he thought the reports from st.
Martinsville were greatly exaggerated, and de-
to 9 true knowledge OF the condition Of AFFAIRS
In his State. al3 en} la ftE
THE COURSE PURSUED By aovKRNoR KELLOGG
was criticised, but the Attorney General thought
his position one OF the most trying mp to the
present time It was easy enough TO say what
might have been done in the beginning. IT, when
Jen Davis and his associates in the seuate were
marching out Of the Capitol haunting their seces-
sion resolutions. President Buchanan had ordered
their arrest, the whole North would have cried
out. Tyranny tyrannyw The problem was
almost as dnncnlt now. Governor Kellogg had 70
deal with class who had been educated in the
belief that he was an usurper. an idea preva-
lent to great extent In the North,
and the old secession cry was 70 some
extent revived. "Ler us aloneln The pillaging
Of stores in New Orleans, the danger from mob vio
lence and the consequences Of disorganzed society
were freely discussed their relation to the stua-
ton in Louisiana. What would the President dor
was the conundrum puzzling West and sypher.
The Attorney General could not answer that den-
nitely them but he believed he would order vigor-
GUS and decisive measures to maintain the Kellogg
government, capture the armed forces, and deal
nrmly with the law-breakers.
TIE SHERMAN DESPATCH FORGERY.
A. this Iuncturc the messenger returned from
General sherman with note to the eject that NO
such despatch a. ne referred TO had gone from him,