The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-09-11
WHERE TISE TROOPS ARE, AND HOW
THEY ARR TO BE DISTRIBUTED.
GEO, II. WILLIAMS,
Attorney General.

WHERE TISE TROOPS ARE, AND HOW
THEY ARR TO BE DISTRIBUTED. .
Washington, Sept. 4.-BefOre leaving
here last night Attorney General VIII
Hams ADDRESSED q letter to the Secretary
of War, III Ehe nature of a request, to
order the station Of United States troops
at certain POINTS indicated by him, and
where SOutlern outrages have been the
most violent. s@. @s'... vi. f.:
This lett1r was to-day forwarded by
Belknap tOsGen. Mcdowell, command
ing the Department. Of the South, to-
gether WITH the circular issued yester-
day by the IAttorney General, with in
strlctiOns 10 70 dispose of the forces
under his cpmmand us to insure a strict
enforcement of its provisions, and the
profession bf both white and black citi-
zens in their rights. lstaa 65a7 ss
Secretary Belknap says he intends to
comply STRICTLY with the terms of the
circular, blSt will not issue the order for
the movement of troops from the Wal
Department. direct, but from time to
time, as information of outrages is COM
municatedS Will receive from the At
terney Geubral the localities where the
military Is enost needed, and will notify
Gen. Mcdowell to so appOrtiOn his COM
mand as to.meet the exigencies of the
situation aS they may occur. There are
now in the Southern States, exclusive of
Tennessee pnd Texas, four regiments of
the army, With headquarters as follows:
First Artillery at Charleston, Second
Artillery al Atlanta, Ca, Third Infantry
at Holly Strings, Miss, and Eighteenth
Infantry All Columbia, S. C. The trou-
bles are principally in the middle part
of Alabama, the Red River country of
Louisiana, bind in Georgia. It is more
than probable that Gen. Mcdowell will
at once isslse orders, changing tile pres
ent stationS of his command to a point
which will cover the points designated.
The following is the distribution of
the troops ID the several Southern
States: EbSees companies of the Second
Infantry ins Alabama, six in Georgia and
one in Tennessee. The entire Third
Infantry af Holly Springs, Miss, three
companies pf the Sixteenth Infantry in
Kentucky, two in Arkansas one in Mis-
slsslppi, onss in Louisiana, aud n in
IennesseeJ Eight companies Of the
Eighteenth Infantry In South Carolina,
two in Georgia, eight companies of the
First Artillery In Florida, one in Geor-
gia, two in South Carolina and one in
Virginia, SIX companies Of the Second
Artillery iIt North Carolina, one in South
Carolina, Oale in Virginia and four in
Maryland, snaking the whole number OF
troops in 'pe South about 1900. The
Third Int .gbtgY was ordered to Louisiana
several mouths ago, but on account Of
the warm Weather and the liability to
fever, it Whs' decided they should re-
main at Hpsly Springs until the fall. It
will now bd hurried 20 Louisiana,
Every Northern paper has it's say about
the Southern race conflicts. The New
York World observes: These conflicts
of violenceEbetWeen the races aregener-
ally found when probed to the bottom
to have originated with the most lawless
of both RACES, while the more worthy
elements of the population are the suf-
ferers.' Tlis is exactly what we have
been saying. We will see whether the
World Willibe assaulted as we have been
for such ansutteranee.-ES. O. Times.
1t Is adm@ted byeyery intelligent i
that political parties in this country have
become so corrupt that q thorough and
sweeping reformation is needed. The
fact Is not denied that there Ii 80 much
of corruption in either party that It's
best members are engaged i'll q desper-
ate struggle with its worst to prevent a
prostitution OF the entire party Organi-
zatiOn TO tile selfish uses of unworthy
managers.JISt. Louis Democrat Rep,)