Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-09-19
WAR DEPARTMENT,

~ASIlINGTON September 18TH, 1914
| am directed by the President to say thai
your acts to this date, so far as they have been
reported and received officially, are approved,
except so far as they name Col. Brooke to COM
mand the city of New Orleans. 1t would have
been better to have named him as commander
ofthc United States forces now IN that city. The
State Government existing at the time OF the be,
ginning OF the pres-ut lusurectlonary movement
mus, be recognized as the lawful government no
til some other government can be legally suppl
ed. Upon the sure oder of the insurgents, you
will inform Gov. Kellogg OF the facts, aud give
him The necessary support to re-establlsh the
authority of the State government. 1t at the
end of five days, given 10 the proclamation OF
the 18Th inst, there still exists any resistance
10 the authority Of the State, you will summon
a surrender of the Insurgents. If the surrender
is not quietly submitted to it must be enforced
at all hazards. This being an iusurrection
against the State Government of Louisiana, to
aid IN suppression Of which the y. 5. Govern
ment has been called upon 10 the forms requir-
ed by the Constitution and avs OF Congress
Hereunder, it is not the province OF the u. 5.
authorities to make terms with such parties
engaged in resurrection.
f. ID. TOWNSEND, Adiutant General.
Gen. W. Fl. Emory, New Orleans, La.
1t will be seen by this dispatch that all the
acts of Gen. Emory have met the approval OF
the Administration with the exception OF that
which places Col. Brooke in the position of
Military Governor, as it were. This is disap-
proved because it was just what the President
and Cabinet desired to avoid-aDy semblance
Of martial law or military government.
The President in conversation to-day, said
he believed all serious trouble in Louisiana was
uow over, and expressed the hope that bust
ness, as heretofore, would be fully resumed 10
New Orleans and elsewhere in that State. He
was gralite1 10 learning that there had been
90 ~coufict whatever between the Federal aud
State troops, and that the General Government
had not been forced to extreme measures.
1t is a>ccrtaiud from au official source that
the orders for the movements OF troops aud YES.
sells had not--up to one o'clock this afternoon
been cnuutermauded, with the exception Of
one company iu Michigan. Although 20 dan
ger is unprecedented, the orders will remain 10
force at least until Monday as a precautionary
measure. Secretary Robson bad an interview
with the Paesidcut to-day.
1t Is not probable that any further lnstruc.
tons will be sent to General Emory at present.
Army officers say that the army is not large
enough for the protection OF the frontiers, and
at the same time to act as posse comiiatus to
judicial officers of the South 10 enforcing the
process IN extraordinary cases, such as that of
Louisiana.
GentIemcu in prominent legal positions say
the surrender OF the insurgents does not prevent
their prosecution for treason against Louisiana
By the authorities Of that State.
The following telegram was received to night
from General Emory, addressed to Adjutant
General TowDsepd, dated New Orleans to-day:
| placed Colonel Brooke in command of the
city, as we'll as 10 command of the troops, other
wise there would have been anarchy. Cover
nor Kellogg did not, and has not yet called on
me for support to re-eStabIish the State Govern
ment. His Chief of Police was shot down, the
next in command also, and the whole force ut
terly dispersed and hidden away out of sight.
one OF them to have attempted to stand 90
his beat would have been certain destruction;
and even now the State authorities, represented
by Governor Kellogg, have asked to defer TAX
ink charge for the present.
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