Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1874-09-24

on duty and be respors;ble for the
good order and quiet of the city until
regularly relieved s: .st ,'r
BY command of Brevet Major Gen
eral W. IL. Emory, Luke O'ReiIly, cap.
tain nineteenth infantry, A. D. C.
GENERAL DISPATCHES
.WAsHIsGToN, Sept. ls.-A special
meeting Of the cabinet wss held this
morning, and after consultation the
following telegram to Gen Emory was
sent by the President through Adiutant
General Townsend: M ne l7.2po'Df
lFGr Defpa1,tfte1fIt Adjutant General 5
o1ise5 " aSllnstcn, D. G., Sept. IL,
187t.-Gen. W II Emory, New Or,
leans: am directed by the President
to say that yonr actsito this date, so far
as they have been reported and received
here officially are approved, except SO
Tar as they name Colonel Brooke to
command the city Of New Orleans. 1t
Would have better been to have named
III n as commander of the United States
forces now in that city. The State
government existing at the time of the
beginning of The present lsulrect:onarv
movement must be recognized as the
lawtnt State government until some
other government can be legally SUP
piled Upon the surrender Of the
Insurgents You will inform Governor
Aellogg of the fact, and give bin the
necessary support to re establish the
authority of the State government. 1t.
at tn" end OF the five days given in the
proclamation of the 18th inst, there
stlll exists armed resistance to the
authority Of. the State, you will sum.
mon surrender of the Insurgents If
the surrender is not quietly submitted
to, it must be enforced at all hazards.
This being an instruction against the
State government of Louisiana, to aid
in the suppression of which the United
States government has been called ND.
on in the firm required bv the con
.stltu,ion aud the laws of Congress
hereunder, it is not the province of the
United States authorities to make
terms with the parties engaged in such
Instruction. IT'S u. D. TOWNSEND.
AdjWa ant General.
GEN. EMORY ON TIE srru ATOM. I'll.
The following telegram was re
ceived to night from General Emory,
addressed to Adjutant General Town
send, dated Now Orleans to day.,
81 placed Colonel Brooke, in COM
mand of the city as well as in COM
mand of the troops, otherwise there
would have been anaehy. Governor
Kellogg did not, and has not, vet called
on me for support to re establish the
State government His ch,ef of police
was shot down the next in command
also, and the whole fprce utterly dis
persed and hidden away out of sight.
For one of them to have attempted to
stand on his beat would have .heen
certain destruction; and even now the
State authorities represented by Gov.
Kellogg have asked to defer taking
charge for the present. 'sga y8-
.KELLoGG's REINSTATEMENT.
Nav ORLEANS, Sept. 1910 Hon..
VIM. ?. Kellogg, Governor of the
State OF Louisiana Sir: In obedience
to orders Of the President I have tile
honor to inforii you of the surrender
ofthe insurgents lately in arms against
the State government, and to afford
you the necessary military. support TO
re. establish the ! State government. =
Very respectfully, your @obedient ser
vent ''" a't's w. H. EMoRY.l
Col. and Brevet Maj Gen. commanding.
4iNEw ORLEANS, Sep 1910 Major
General w. II. Emory, United States
army, Commanding the Department of
the Gulf Sir: have the honor to
acknowledge the receipt Of your com.
municatich Of this date informing me
that you are apreparedrsto afford the
ne cessary military support to- ye sestab
lish the State government. ! will pro
mulgate an executive order III the offic~
ial Journal tomorrow, instr,lctiiig all
the officers of the State wholav been
prevented from performing their duties
ia. resume their functions at once. Ow.
ing to the disorganizationy Of lie police
force in New Orleans, resulting from,
the recent conflict Of arms the .coif~
mandant Of the. metropolitan police