The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-23

Gen. Grant knew no more about what TOOL
place in New Orleans On the 4th inst, thai
the Senators themselves. Gen. sheridan wa
there at the scene of all these disturbances
and in the excitement of the moment, sen
this telegram so much complained Of
This was all the gallant soldier did t.
bring down all this denunclatlon upon him
self.
He sent to the clerks desk and had read
the official reports of Sheridan, and argued
that they were true.
Mr. Bayard said it had been denied by
monument clergymen in New Orleans that
tpere was defiance Of law existing there.
Mr.. Sherman said they had denied that
but they had not denied the official report OF
Gen. Sheridan that thirty-five hundred MUIR
ders had been committed since 1866 They
had not denied the Colfax massacre, or the
Coushatta outrage.
Mr. West, of Louisiana, said the Senator
from Ohio (Thurman) stated that the Legis-
lature had admitted five men in place of those
put out by Gen. De Trobriand.
Mr. Thurman replied he saw it stated.
Mr.. West said the Senator was misiniormed
only three men had been admitted and they
from Republican parishes.
Mr.. Sherman, reSuming said II General
Sheridan was to be punished for bad advice
given to Congress, then the Lord save all the
people Of this country who have sent thou
sands of impracticable schemes to Congress.
Gen. Sheridan had not declared the whole
people of Louisiana were banditti. He said
the leaders were The word banditi meant
robber, outlaw, and these men were robbers
and outlaws, who murdered and plundered
by night and committed nameless crimes |
They we're worse than the Italian or Spanish |
banditti for they plundered only the rich and
showed mercy to the poor:
This Ku-Klux of the South showed no |
mercy to the poor. He next read from a
book published by f. A. Pollard as to actions
of the Ku-Klux, and said Sheridan was right
in calling them Banditti; Ku-Klux and White
League were all the same. He (Sherman)
knew the Democratic Senators here would
condemn these outrages, but they were all
committed for and in the name of the Demo-
cratic party. The Senators had swotn to
carry out the Constitution of the United
States, and they must restore peace through
out the land.
He would not care anything about the &C.
cession to power of the Democratic party, but
for the fear that hundreds Of good people in
the land would be murdered. The party
would be powerless to keep back these out ,
laws If the Democrats had majority in {
The Louisiana Legislature he remarked, let
hem have it. He was sure none of the Re- J
publican Senators desired to keep them out.
He next referred to the trouble in COlfax Z
md Coushatta, aud said when crime was CON- s
nitted in the North the perpetrators were
punished He was willing to do S
lnything in his power to secure to the people S
If Louisiana the right of self government, $
,ut they must themselves respect the rights :
If all.
Johnston, of Virginia, said there had been
much general denunciation during this de-
,ate and the Southern people had besn
.ssailed with the utmost bitterness He was !
Wiling to compare Virginia with any State in =
he Union, North or South in respect to obe- e
Hence to law and observance of the rights of 6
IL. He doubted the sincerity of those Sena- 1
ors who made so much here of what they T
allied attempts to stir up new rebellion. 1
He denied that any such feeling existed in
he South Mr.. Johnston then proceeded to u
eview the events which took place in New +
orleans, but before concluding he yielded to .
Ierrimon for motion for Executive session. Il
Mr.. Mitchell, of Oregon, introduced bill u
" the permanent improvement Of the mouth II
f Willamette River, in the State OF Oregon, g,
ccording to plans and specifications of H. j. 6
bapman, civil engineer. Referred to Com =,
littee on Commerce. Q G.
Mr.. Sargent, OF California, introduced a "
i'll for relief of A. I. jackson. Referred to ~
ldiciary Committee.
Cameron, OF pennsylvania from Committee 4,
4 Foreign Relations, reported favorably on X
ouse bill in regard to the visit of his Majes- ~
the King Of the Hawaiian Islands. Placed ~
calendar. ~
Mr.. Hamilton, OF Maryland. from Commit m
g on District of Columbia, reported favora- 81
y on the bill to incorporate the Mutual Il;
Fire Insurance Company in Dis -
let of Columbia. Calendared y,
The Senate then, at AIS, proceeded to the 81
of executive business. "a
At 4:45 the doors we're reopened, and the 81,
mate adjourned till Monday. co
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