New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-09-29
VIEWS OF LOUISIANA BUSINESS MEN.

THE MENERY GOVERNMENT EVERYWHERE APP
PRovED-NAMEs ATTACHED TO PETITION TO
THE PRESIDENT.
The following letter, received by business
firm In this city from ewOreaDs is accompanied with
q number Of the signed TO the petition forwarded
to the President from that city, many OF the signers
being houses of great wealth and good standings
The State Government imposed us two years ago
by military force. and under which we have severely SUI
fered snce has paraly2ed every industry. IL has al
clned to half It's former value; merchants we qua
not clear the actual expenses of coIcern and we De
two years IL would cause total ruin TO all VINO
have s anything to lose aud starvation to the poorer
riotOus spirit which caused the late unanimous upris
ing OF rich and poor for the purpose OF getting d OF me
CarDebag Government but general despair. To oil IL
was almost matter of life death. Three Gays ago
everybody felt as relieved from fatai incubus
friend without cordial congratulations; the ladies
thronged the churches III prayer. since tncn , tne
President has sent the military force here, under whose
rule live uneasy aud at loss what the Presl-
dents further pleasure be, and whether nc intends
TO restore Kellogg and all his heylng crowd. We nave
of course TO submit to the armed force OF the Uned
States but most anxious TO obtain the sympathy
and moral support of Northern friends, and TO nave
our case fully understood by them Numerous petitions
have been sent these days TO the President by all our
merce, Cotton Exchange, &C. as wei as oy
all the leading merchants, asking min hot
to Interfere, and pedglng ali petitioners TO
maintain order and tranquility and to guarantee TO all
citizens without distinction OF and color, prOtec
U
out result Now, III order TO show 10 our
that this was the riot OF mob, lncOse 10 you
copy OF the petition signed Dy the nelcans eue
we only specify the signatures OF sucn as we oeneve
most known in tue North Our request to you Is that
you will procure Its publication IN New-1Ork AS tne
uprising here mas Detn construed mo war Vi l"oes
need only mention that the colored people ala NOT
take part that not was injured ana
that many of the better GLASS; ON the contrary
NV '"''-''' NEW oRIEAxs, Sept. 10, 1874.
To His Erceeney U. s. GRANT, PRESIDENT of The On.fed
States, Washington. d. @.
We, the undersigned merchants, representing the
commercial OF NewOrleans, and deeply inter
the welfare and prosperity of the state gladly
embrace the recent change OF Government, ana guar
antee impartial rights to all We respectfully ASK the
sympathy and support Of the Executive
IOh Rd rhsIPs &C. Co. vSss BroSer.. ""
scP %isss'S'z zsssfS'sr, SE %;%.isy sce,
Woods, slsybact Co., KIEqatfeE Keith,
Buekner Co, Pntehsrd & Bcsbam,
s. & Newman Co., Fredereison Hare.
A. A. haginniss sons fellnAn Bros,
WheelocE HnlAy Co... D. H. Holmes,
w. A. Letchfori 4 Co.; MewiIhams Marion d Co..
E r. r Tsasi RSsHF k kaa s ssFsss.
G. eG1 n ' BayIy Z Pond Z, OcneTy 1 SON.
B. y. pf PaSns Co Co., j. Il, MARKS Co..
Ess;.s s. Sa9et Co., fssss HttG
John r Moore L Co., Thomas sinms Levy,
ScdmiGt zeiIler, TT. White Co..,
Smut, ninth Meke %o' F Roar Co. Co.:
Horton, Peterson Penner, kmsheed Bienyenu,
etanSer Mscreadv & Co, II. Il. Hansen
j. MUaD Go. Chax Potthon
RJganl Booth, ii. b. Stevens Co.,
"a Todd Co he Luhmap
Seymour Stevens, ID. Is Morphy,
Alfred Mouon, Nash Ho1gson,
eo92 e GiI nSiSisi Co... @@ I Bel Co..
Hopnan Marks 4 Co., J. Smith Il Co..
X 81. y. j. Montgomery, PIKE, Brother u Co.,
S SlOaf Fo q iu, Samuel H. Kennedy Co..
Ious Schneider, johnson Armstrong,
Geo. Ellis 4 Bro,
james A. Gresham. Rob-. j. Hsrp,
A. w. Hyatt & Marquee Il Co..
b. IIeBemann Eugene ii. Lew,
P8ge & Moran, WIN IreeV,,
Chss L. Railey. T. }. Hart Co.,
r a. Palmer Co, Wsckerbarth Joseph,
s. ernshein Il Bro, Jose Domingo,
p A Conzsles. Darcy Wheeler,
" Van Bentbuysen, Joseph McBlroI Co.,
Leon Godchaur, u " afey * 20, ~
b. r. Wash, II H. ~ j. NJ AHen * Co'
Alcns scherck Autey, 7. Bailly Blanchard
J. N. Asbbndge Co., wv BuTbrdge Co.,
Britton Moore, H. D. Gam
Co. ChanrsH agar
Jcbn Cha Zee Bro & Soa Cobb, Dohonie Co.,
Clapp Bros. u Co, Noles OBueh
X. X Converse 81 20. faelaro rower w.
Pairehild & Bingham, GordJn 0omila,
Foley Copger 4 Co., J. l.. Harms x Co,
Moses Greenwood i son Hunt macamy,
Ken RAYMOND 4 Co. incidence, snosden 4 Violet
Jno r. LATTE 4 Co, W. Morrison Co.,
A. Thomson Co. Peser 20,
A. B. Grswold Co., Roberts Co.
A TYLER Rareshide K Macs
Biapehn & Girsud Beban Thorn Co.,
Fl,.b Lewis 4 Co, J. g. Donovan,
Jobn Henderson H. X, Shropshire,
v p Moton p Msoeh6,
II uutlsv Coleman A. Wolf,
prssuAge Graham Co. Richardson 4 May
and 400 Others