New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-11-12
Chief Justice LudeiiEG.

Tae vecea: arrest OF Msjo. see.ye, d deputy
Ca:.ei STATE. marshal. q. Moa-ee. ~hi.e on
ay.... - Ch:e: justice John I. Lude!;ns's
Hocs.. ia. afforded the opposition press
Al opportunity 8: misrepSesear!aS that
gentleman :aey could 30. disre gard. /.
VI. " :em s:n oered that on tle sixth 0: the
ose.en. moata deputy sae.it, with large
numbe: %: armed men, roie into No.c ,e
irom lincoln parish. for the purpose Of
ar.es..az Major Seelye aad Lieutenant
Hos: y-... The ;orces Of the deputy sher:tt
We're Largely increased By armed men from
Trenton s,.d Monroe after his ar1iva! there.
Twenty 9: ,hese men went 20 Judge Lrde-
iin.s house and arrested Major seelye, but
il rendering an account Of the arrest il was
falsely stated that the jadsa denied that
Va - Se!ye had been there. We have been
permitted to compile from private letter
wr.ttea by gentleman CT unimpeachaO.e
veracItT-one who was present at the time,
and co -nlzAnc OF what he writes-the fol
lowing statement, which csr be thoroughly
euo.tAnti3teG:
About tou- o'clock in tine as:ernoo, o: :he
SIKH instant. Ma or Saelye went to Judge
Ludelinys house. and told him the deputy
sheriff OF Lincoln parish. with abou. 200
armed men, had come 70 arrest him and
Lieutenant Hodgson. for contempt Of court.
Major Sse!ya went to Judge Lude!l1g for
advice. He wanted to avoid the arrest, if
posi- ols as he feared violence at the hands
of the men who mad come t. arrest him.
Judge Ludeling told hln that he cou,d nOc
aid him to avoid an arrest, and tried TO
oAe n hot ba 70
danger Ii attempting 90 escape thaa to
submit 70 arres.. Major Seelye seemed
fully impressed with the idea that his
life would be taken Ii he waa arrested by
the men who were hunti1, him. but Judge
Ludeing finally convinced him apparently,
at ieast.j that it was better 70 submit 20 the
arrest. by promising TO get the commanding
10 furnish the deputy sheriff . suttic!en:
guard TO protec: him from mob violence.
wlica alone he seemed to dread To e.
.he guard Judge Ludeling sent for General
Morsy 20 ask him to see Che com
inandin2 officer upon the subject imme.
diateiy. MAJOR Seelye here said he was suf.
tering from exhaustion. and asked the
out ID get the keys OF his sideboard. aud
wnen be returned found the major hai lett
cha par.cr during lis absence. The Judge
was then informed by one OF his servants
tha- sOnls armed men were coming in his
houss. and went On the gallery to meet
them One OF the party told the judge hs
was al officer, and that he had writ fos
the arrest Of Major Seelye. He aided that
ne had DeeD told the major had come to
Judge Ludel:ny's house. The judge an.
swerei that Major Seelye had been there;
that he CAias thaEes about n.Alt An hour bs-
fore thai time: and that he had advised him
TO submit to the arrest. The officer shen
asked where the major had gone. and the
judge answered that he did not know. The
oticer-if he really was cne-then said he
had instructions to search ! udge Luieling's
house for Seeiye. The judge replied, Il
can't preven. it" and proceeded to show
the officer through his house. Major Seelye |
vas i01Id in the garret. It seems that
when the Judge went for the keys Of the !
s.deboarI the ma jor saw tie armed men
ds!Iounting III the front yard. and becom- |
ing panic stricken, hastily. toolishly sought |
refuge ii the garret. unOeknOwn to Judge !
Ludeling. Therefore the attempt fails tna: !
has been made to make 1t appear that Judge
had made false statement when |
he said he did no: know where Major Seelye |
was when questioned upon the subject.
Ii is but :urthec evidences OF the injustice I
.ha: a blind and vlndict;ve part!san.sm is |
capable OF conceiving and carrying cut. |
providing the people are not intelligent and |
yirtuous enough TO resist il. l: was no: |
su uttlcient tina. the horrors of the Coushatta !
and other ira gedies that have been enacted !
in Northern Louisiana to forward the cause |
Of q turbulent Democracy should have |
served to trighten men like Mr.. Seeive. but |
others. high III official position. whose ad.
vice is needed. are made the target OF men |
who hold that political murders constitute |
40 crime aud that assassination Is a virtue.
[; !. impossible that such men sh1u.d re.
p &c: character.