The New York herald., 1874-10-24

IN IL LIN ALL, tCA1 - MIA
have certainly carried out in good faith the prom.
ise to prevent as far possible. In Il mtdatlon
! bIack voters; but the other poiat named. as to
the ruling OF the umpire. they have proved as
treacherous as have the republicans the matter o
appointing conservatives on the Returning Board.
What the upshot Will be OF course can only be
surmised. Tne conservatives insist that the re-
publicans were never sincere In their desire to
make the labors OF the Conference Committee a
success, and that they entered into negotiations
only TO ailay excitement and gain time 10 enable
them 10 lay the pipes for carrying the election by
fraud. should not now be surprised II further
bloodshed should ensue, on or before election, in
the city.
FEDERAL ARRESTS.
Unfortunately the federal government nave &C.
lected this time. when the whites are exasperated.
to still further excite tnem to acts OF hostility to
the Kellogg government by the arrest. with the
aid oil the cavalry yesterday, OF thirteen citizens
OF Coushatta, charged with completely in the mass
acre that occurred there recently, and their con-
templated removal to this city IN irons for trial.
Ii ID not so much the mere arrest OF these men
that aggravates the whites, but the treachery OF
the parties to the arrest. To-day is published an
agreement. entered into on October by a CON-
mittee OF citizens OF C0usnatta on the one hand
sioner, on the other hand, which 1wltcnell act
ing as federal officer, declares on behau OF the
United Staies That 1t Is not mis- purpose TO usquet
the minds OF the puonc and that he will have no
citizen arrested on account OF the recent dis
suroances IN ~, TINS passh except it be those
Others on or about the 30tn Of August last. In
Gaddo parish, and that TO AVOID unnecessary
nardships and delays. and to afford the readest
possible means OF showing their innocence,
any party arrested on chaFge OF partlci-
heard immediately before the Commissioner at
Cous atta with witnesses. and shall be dlsc narged
on reasonable prooi OF innocence. anu IN aelault
oi sucn showing may be neid to answer under
bond or otherwise.
Should any citzen charged or suspected with
being OF the party mentioned ABOVE voluntarily
appear before the acting Commissioner, demand
ing an inquiry yo1 as 70 such caarge sucn person
home without moles alton or surveillance,
Whatever may be the evidence ,or
proof Of innocence be satisfactory. and SUBJECT TO
arrest Afterwards II deemed necessary 70 meet
the demands OF the Jaw, It being the OBJECT OF
this clause OF the asreem3n to ODvlate tle arrest
OF any cltlzen who might be deemed liable to Oe
arrested "A co-consplrator IN consequence Of any
troubles, and to mean that only such as are
charged with the actual perpetraton of any honl-
eide should 0e arrested aud held to trial.
government 1t Is announced that these men are to
be deorlved OF hearing IN the place wnere the
offence was committed ana convened to this city
In irons, where they must remain until tried and
possibly released, as were the Grant Parish prls-
Tne bulletin, the organ OF the Waite Leaguers,
asserts that f#a.4
This shameful action which no doubt has Its inspra
thai condition. of affairs in Loai.lana wach me
des Of the haanooga Convention to prove existed
in all the southern States 4
soldiers sent tramplng through the parishes at the
70 ana he By
AR and n. Iaes oce 1s nsa s see mn 20 70
Z, % n ne roDbe ns are srsp
through the country the deputy United
states marshais, with infantry. cavalry and artillery at
We all Know what II means We know full we'll that
n S 90 70 ana ks ssai h %o
navy the United states to keep her il the traces and
sd
na as snyssd &c s @ s. S Il
have any right 70 interfere in the matter Of the ou-
pressiy held ''''' '''''' '''' -''' -
simultaneously with the arrest OF these Cou-
shatta men similar federal demonstration OF
power was made IN Shreveport. IL seems tnat
most OF the large merchants OF the town. some
or 10 shs ne Fines ene1 an oa5 a1a
sRRa sn radical P0s rse sad
another pledge not to furnish supplies to any
planter VINO renews his contract with radical
negroes Yesterday a.iiaavits were made against
Commissioner, who is 10 DOUBT whether to issue
warrants oi arrest or resign he says u ne resigns
the parties Will be sent to New Orleans otherwise
he can release them on bond
CONSERVATIVE INDIGNATION.
AS may De readily supposed, these arrests and
the issue OF warrants against other whites has
greatly exasperaied the whites in-tDe State, and,
coming at this moment, when the nego riatl0ns for
peace are being oroken on, ls accepted 0y them
as warning from Washington that the Grant
government propose 10 use the federal troops IN
the interest or Kellogg to inumidate the
whites. The conservatives, however, are not DIS
hearteLed aud pc that this federal terrorism
will only more closely unite the dem cratic masses,
white and black, against what they style the heel
- SOUTH IN cARoEiNA's COLONEL MERRILL.
vAn fhnti
week ago. BY telegraph, that Lieutenant Colonel
Merlll's seventh cavalry mad gone into the Red
Sua the er % making
nouncemeht was discredlted until proved true
yesterday. There Is point may here menr0n
days ago, In conversation with radical state
of1cer upon the White League movements IN Red
River, he remarked in q Whisper, 'I'l tell you .
secret Tomorrow there Will be general order
issued assigning Lieutenant 20 onel Merrill to the
command Of that district He has been selected be-
cause ne is one OF the most pronounced RADICALS
in the federal army He Is going up tnere, and he
VIII make 1t hot Tor the conservatives. We've got
purpose" sure enough, two days alter Merrill
was sent up there, and be ms to be meeting the
@ 81 ns radical rsnns there wns
iurtner proof that the seventh cavalry was trans
ferred here from the plains lor the especial
entp0'S Colonel IN may sss
that only last Saturday heard .
prominent radical politician from that section Of
the State, as ne warmly grasped the hand OF q
state o1icer, exclam, 'sWe owe you our heartfelt
thanks for getting rs that man Merrill" and then,
with Enowing wink, he ADDED ''nell dOl' With
these facts coming to my knowledge | cannot but
conclude that colonel Merrls assignment TO the
command Is the result o u conference between
the radicals OF this state and the au-
thorites at washington, and that the
regiment OF wncn Merrill Is Lieutenant
Colonel was ordered mere IN compliance with .
well understood purpose between Kellogg, Pack
ard, United States District Attorney BeckwItn and
Attorney General Williams 1 learn that Colonel
Merrill accepted the command with q regret, Iear-
ing that old South Caron ma matter would be re-
opened: but 0fncers wno kn0w aim assure me that
ne VIII not likely stretch his orders aid the rxd
Gals unless he mas explicit Instructions 70 do so
from Washington
HAMILTON'S RETURN.