New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-09-13

our telegta9nc 6ySoem-too graz A'0o
means of disseminating correct informa-
ton to the public if properly used.
Our attention has been called % che
manner in which She dispatches sent from
this STATE II selstion 70 the Coushatts a.
fais have been published in Northern AID
Westess papers. IN she o. Louis Globe
% <hs second instant We end Two dis
patches in segafd 70 T. One is sent dsoin
Shreveport snd Che other tross New o.
leans. ootA dated September !. The one
from Shreveport gives = version 81 >he az
fa1 <haa u believed 20 have been. con.
eoeted in tho Shreveport Iis,es office as
one Of the editors Of that Vapes Is con-
0ectea with che telegraph office in that
city, and. Of course, that ~ereio1 IS n.
tended 10 shield she AnurdeIeSs and de-
ceive che Nofthers nind as % ~ho
aes .seally responsible soS the mas.
sacre. We have been csedibiy informed
that the telegraph sfice in Shreveport is
controlled by the Times men; and, Is this
be true. We have suly % semind the
American public Of the incendiar5 course
pursued by that paper. il being the sscog-
nized organ Of the White Leagues in that
section OF che State. 20 enable them %
get q correct idea Of how much truth is
contained in the Shreveport version. pub
lished in the Globe. Of the Red River dis.
turbapces. ending in . das,srdly mas.
sacre.
The telegram received from New o.
leans Is evidently made up from seliable
information received az the executive de.
pastment from the time the difficulties
commenced in Northern Louisiana until
the foul butchery took place between Cou-
shatta and Shreveport. Whea Il is se.
membesed that the late events in Red
River parish were but continuation OF .
course that had been marked out By che
White Leagues some months since. and
put in execution in several Of che adjoin-
ing parishes, il is but reasonable 70 be.
Iieve that Governor Kellogg was kept well
advised Of all theis movements. The New
Orleans dispatch admits 6his. and that
Governor Kellogg had seceived reliable
information some time before the MASSACRE
that it was the intention Of the White
League Of Csddo parish to take possession
Of Red River parish. This was known 20
the parish officers Of that parish many
days previous 70 The actual occu1eace.
and was the season Of their organizing 20
resist their displacement by band Of law.
less men. The executive department was
kept well posted in regard 70 these facts.
and the dispatch sent from New Orleans
after news Of the massacre had been re.
ceived here was made of reliable in.
formation. and contradicts the version
given by Major Stephens Of she
origin OF the trouble. and incor.
porated in the Shreveport telegram.
And this report is received and published
by the telegraph agent at Shreveport as
uon-partisan. while the report received
from New Orleans. and based upon infor-
nation received al the executive depart
ment, that is consistent and reliable. is
branded as partisan.
This is so clear . case Of an infamous
pe.yersion Of the uses of the telegraph
that we trust that steps will be immedi'
diateiy taken to remedy what is a growing
eyil-one that. if not checked. may be-.
come very dangerous.