The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-11-07
CORRESPONDENCE.

We publish the following correspondence
which has Just taken place between tn
Hon. Alex. De Clouet and Gen. Emory. Thu
details of the outrages comInltted upon thu
person of this honorable and highly esteemed
citizen, who, for honesty, integrity, virtue anc
intelligence, is without superior in the
country, is sufficient to make the blood o,
every American boil with rage. The prompt
ness with which Gen. Emory has responded
to Gen. De Clouet's letter is commendable and
worthy brave and just officer of the United
States army. We cannot believe that the das-
tardly conduct of this oticious military strip
ling, in thus maltreating venerable gentle
man like Gen. De Clouet, will be permitted to
go unpublished.
The following is the correspondence:
ST.. MAsrINvIILE, Nov. 4, 1874.
Col. and Bvt. Maj. Gen. Emory, New Orleans:
General-With the implicit confidence that
harsh and unjustifable treatment Of citizens,
arrested by United States Deputy Msrshals,
byof6cers or soldiers Of your command cannot
be sanctioned and tolerated by you or by any
gentlemanly officer of the United States army,
l deem it my right and my duty to submit to
your candid consideration brief statment Of
the gross insults and indignities perpetratsd
upon my person by ---, Lieutenant Of
cavalry, now in this parish. Yesterday, the
Sd inst, I and my son, PaulL. DeClouet, were
arrested by United States Deputy Marshal
Steel. accompanied by said lieutenant.
As We approached the camp Of Capt Gage
by, noticed, on the steps over . fence en-
closing the camp, Kellogg's tax-collector, o.
DelahQussaye, ST., known to be the instigator
and abettor of the arrests to which the citi- |
zens are subjected, and bitter political and |
personal enemy. As arrived to cross over |
the steps, he eyed me in such q defiant and
insulting manner-having evidently in view
to brow-beat me-that as a matter of course |
r sented the provocation in the same manner,
and asked him what he meant. Whereupon
the lieutenant, who was behind me. BY vio-
lent and brutal push sent me tunbling down
the steps, and following in q rage, pushed me
again, seasoning his brutality with profane
curses, threats and insulting language.
appealed for protection to Deputy Marshal
Steel l must do him the justice to state that
,e had very little to say; but he did not in
erpose to prevent that man from laying VIC.
ent hands on his prisoner, an American citi-
en, and an unarmed and defenceless old man.
refrain from further details and from any
omments, leaving it to you to dispose of the
taSo aS your sense OF duty IS gentleman and
s N officer may dictate. Yours respectfully,
ALEX. De CLOUEr
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTM1NT OF THE GuL1, +
New Orleans, Nov. $, 1874 Ia
r. Alex. De Clouet, st. Hartinville s
Sw-Major Gen. w. 81. Emory has directed '
10 to acknowledge the receipt Of your letter
l reference to the treatment of yourself by l
lieutenant Of the U. s. Army, and to state to L
on in reply that he will order an immediate Q
lvestigation of this serious charge against an :
ticer Very respectfully, Sir, q
Your obd't serv't p
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