New-York tribune., 1874-12-29
TIE LOUISIANA TROUBLES.
DECISIVE ACTION BY TIE FEDERAL GOV
ERNMENT PROBABLE.

DECISIVE ACTION BY THE FEDERAL GoF-
ERNMENT PROBABLE.
ATTORNEY GENERAL WILLIAMS IN FAVOR vi
"uEROIC TREATMENT" FOR THE SETTLEMENT
OF THE TRoUBLEs-TEE MATTER TO BE DIS
CUssEp IN THE CABINET TO-pAY-GENs sIiERI-
DAN AND TERRY PROBABLY TO DE ORDERED ~
NEw.ORLEANs.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.i
WASHINGTON Dec. 2S.-As far as can be ascer-
tanned nothing has been received by the Govern
ment to-day relating to affairs in New-Oreans' i"o
Attorney General at o'clock tonight, said he hau
received neither telegram nor letter to-day, a""
that he had had no conference with tho lresluct'
to-day on tho subject. In the mean time IL IN
known that the President has decided to supcrscoc
Gen. Emory with Gen. Terry, and an evening paper
says positively that Gen. Sheridan will DO sent thoo
ALSO The subject of the troubles IN that Slate VIII
be made the basis of q long Cabinet meeting u,
morrow, when 1t is probable definite course VIII
be decided on.
The Attorney-Gencral, whose advice regarding
Southern affairs has been closely followed by the
President and who is the bitter partisan IN tue
Cabinet will probably have more influence WIN
the President than anybody else lie VIII adV'Sc
the President to leave off all efforts ut concliatlo,
and adopt what he calls tho "heroic treatment,
and have the troubles put to an end. lie says 'ii's
everlasting confusion, anarchy, and not WIN ti'o
peace of the land has been going on already 100
long, and tho sooner it is stopped. even lho"sh
violent means are adopted. the better II VIII DC loi
the whole country, but more particularly for the
South lie has no doubt that there VIII DO soiho
terrible scenes before the present crisis IS passed.
and that he has little hope of averting them. le
SAYS he believes in upholding the law. and that there
is no question of the legality of the Returning Board
- T..n1rn trtnIU
Gov. Kellogg. and saysif he had his way he would
support and sustain him with tho who'c
power of the Government, including the army and
navy. He would not hesitate an hour. When
asked where he would get the power or the icgai
right for such proceedings, ho answered that the
President had power to MAINTAIN peace and tlat the
Enforcement act gives him the right to use the
army and navy to carry ont its PROVISIONS, "hicn
apply to this case. He has little doubt that pySlc
efforts of very strong nature will be made 10 uhuo
and set aside the work of the Returning Board and
seat The opposition candidates, and he is in favor Of
resisting this with the army of the Government.
UNFAvORABLE COMMENTS BY NEw-0RLEANS rArLhS
on TIE REPORT THAT GEN. SHERIDAN Is TO GO
TO NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. HELD RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE PRESENT TROUBLES.
NEw-ORLEANS, Dec. 2S.-Tbc following are
extracts from What the papers say commenting Oh the
report that Gen. Sheridan has been ordered 10 Ne"
Orleans. The Times says:
One OF the questions OF the day is. whether PM
Sheridan ia ride down this way not. PM mas Dc'n
here before. His reputation rider ana raider
stands high but sOothcr Of political troubles aud
cOrrecter political abuses he ~ anyihlnS nut SUI
cess His conduct while in command of tiis depart
ncnt WIS frequently Of most short sighted an arb-
trary character and especially wat tins the case III ms
Interference with our municipal nf!irs II tnc pocy
of vengeance be adopted, PM can carry II out sue
ccssfuliy: nut lie il by means the proper man 10
throw oil on The troubled waters.
The Picayune says:
If there more Responsible than anotneT LOT
the InsfOrtuucS Of Louisiana, that man Is Cen lhl
Sheridan. Gen. Sheridan who di-franci1lscu the
white proplc of this State under the r" RocoisluctO
law, acting in with TIE Radical Commit lct ana
secretly insiructng the registrars to caicrhise th
voters manner which, wnile 1t was clearly llIcea
made IL impossible for numbers OF Willie people 10
vote II was Gen. Sheridan who induced Congress 10
accept and embody III q law, his method oi dlS-
frauchisement ANA thus subject the stale 10 negro
government. lt to this that we owe the chalhs
from which we have never been able to escape.
The Butictin saws:
If our people determined to avoid COLLISION wh
the JJnItcd States forces firmly believe lhY ar
Gems Emory or De 1runrand for the matter or Ia'
any lieutenant command of squad, would al SWtT
inst rs well as rcdOuJtabc Sheridan or the scaIIS
and towunurning TCCuuseh himself. Should thcy ever
come the conclusion that their Srlirespct allu man
hood r. Qurc them to adopt different course whlcn u
scarcely pICSumabe. the fact that "ten-Inlle-aWay
Munchausen Sheridan" is TO be their Objective point
Will not make particle OF difference Tar as they are
concerned and IL may safely predicted that III tit
case body just likely to be hurt upon ono sp'c
luu IN