The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-10-27
Democratic and Conservative Ad
dress TO Gen. Emory.

NEW ORLEANS October 26-The
Democratic and Conservative State Cen
trail Committee, have addressed COM
munication to General Emory, protest
| ing against the action Of Merrill at
Shreveport, in which they say: I'VE have
! received credible information of the fact,
| that Lewis Merrill Major of the 7th
regiment of United States cav
airy, and an officer under your
command, did on the 22d inst, at th9
| City of Shreveport, make an affidavit for
! the arrest Of large number of citizens
of this State. The ofiense charged by
said officer is. one strictly cognizabc by
civil courts, and appertains in no man
ner to the military service. As you are
aware political campaign is being con-
Quoted in this State under the COnstitu-
tion and laws of the country. The effect
intended by the exhibition of the zeal of
| this military officer can't be otherwise
| than to throw the influence of the power
of his official position against the politi-
| cal party Of which We are the organ.
Having but recently arrived in that sec
tion Of country, and it not appearing in
his affidavit that his rights have been in
terfered with. We can't characterize his
gratuitous services in that behalf
! otherwise than ummilitary and
! intimidating, and in conflict
with the spirit Of our Institutions We feel
the more promptly called upon to protest
against the conduct of this military otii-
Ger as the past sad experience in our
State proves that the Republican politi-
cal leaders, have found it an easy matter
to subordinate the civil To the military
power, which our fellow citizens ut the
north, are justly by their votes denounc-
ing as an outrage against the ConStitu-
tiOn, liberty, and the rights Of the civil
government.
Louisiana Gentlemen Handcuhed.
MONROE, La, October 26.--N. j. Scott,
Parish Judge, and 5. W. Ramsey, Re
corder of Claiborne parish; DR.. Rich
ardson, Mayor Homer, James Hucy, 5.
Ma and p. l.. Phillips, of Lincoln
parish, were brought here this morning
under cavalry escort. Hucy and Rich
ardson were handcutfcd together The
prisoners were imprisoned under a close
guard in the shcritis office. Their c"un-
sci were admitted on written order.
The Claiborne prisoners are charged
with an attempt to break up praccablc
assemblage on the llth of july. in llO-
mer, when Mayor Richardson, Ramsey,
and Scott We're active in preventing II
riot. The Lincoln prisoners are charged
with an attempt to compel Jcw"tt by
whom warrants are issued, tO resign aS
Commissioner in Lincoln. The prison.
ers declared that they didn't know
he was commissioner, and never made
such demand and the prisoners were Ar
rested without time to consult their
families or get change Of clothes. When
Hucy asked for the authority for his ar
rest, Lieut. Hod. cson who was in charge
of the cavalry, drew repeater saying;
"This is my authority. a squad of
soldiers were brought it with loaded
carbines, when Deputy Marshal Sclyrs
drew out pair of handouts and placed
them ION Ifucy's wrists; his hands be-
hind his back The entire party were
lodged last night in the Lincoln Jail. \
room in the Jail here is preparing for the
prisoner, as there are already nineteen
prisoners, mostly negroes and felons, con-
fined in three small rooms.
Claiborne and Lincoln arc Democratic
parishes, and Marshal Scleys nsultlngly
refused to obey the writ of haJeds corpus
issued BY District Judge Trimblc.
a Republican. The telegraph wires
we're cut after leaving Homer.
\ prominent granger and minister
states that the Lieutenant gave the order
70 cut the wires, and bring him pieces of
the wire. Great indignation is iert here
ut the arrest and harsh treatment of tn"
prisoners, but the feeling is to submit to
a course of law. The belief is general
that the arrests were made for political
effect. The prosecution is represented
by Colonel John Ray, and the defense by
Judge Richardson and Colonel Cobb.
A preliminary trial is fixed for to-mor-
row, before Commissioner Jewett. Of
Lincolr, now holding court here. The
affidavit for the arrest Of the Claiborne
prisoners was made by negro.
Letter to the Bcsiness Men Of New
Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS, October 26.-The fol-
lowing letter from respectable and re-
putable source, to business firm in this
city is vouched for. The writers name
is omitted for fear Of persecution. 1t
shows the feeling among the people of
the country parishes. Other letters ofa
similar purp0rt are published here.
GRANT PARISH, Oct. 20, 1874.
GENTLEMEN:-We have squad of
United States cavalry up here that ! Am
afraid will play the mischief with our
plans. We don't blame the cavalry, for
they are soldiers and have to obey
orders Last nights squad came to my
brothers house, between midnight and
daylight, arrested him without warrant
or authority, and took him away from
his wife and two little children. III"
eldest four years old, rode him around
the country till just before daylight, and
then told him to gohome. They had no
warrant for him, but when they came To-
his house and he told him his nam" the
marshal looked at long list and said he
had warrant for him. The two soldier
that guarded him TO his stable TO get his
horse said, while out there, THAT they be-
damned if they were not tired Of this
midnight business, and he told me
the Lieutenant that WAS along did not
have word to say. He seemed to be-
there because he hid to be, and that hc
dis!iked it very much. No Democratir
citizen il allowed to sleep all night. He
is likely to be dragged from hi. family
and bed at any time Of night TO Be car
ried around through the country Ia in
timidate the white people and keep them
away from the polls. This Is strong
Democratic parish, but l am afraid that
half the whites will not vote. General
Emory says no troop, have been used to
carry the elections or for the purpose Of
intimidation.
They are being used Right Here for
that Purpose Now.