The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-01-14
Some OF the PrOtestS Against the
Louisiana Outrage.

NEW ORLEANS, Jdn ;.
A full meeting Of the Cotton Exchange to
day adopted the following unanimously:
WHEREAS. Gen. z. II. Sheridan commanding
the Military Department of Missouri has seen tit
10 address the Hon Secretary of War a letter
dated Jan. l. 1873, aud published in our papers of
this date. in which h. has given utteranCc To
statements rejecting upon the people of this
STATE and particularly Of such reside in this
city, slnguarly at vaJiance with the condition OF
things now and heretofore existing in this city
and State, and well calculated not only 10 dcract
from our good name AZ w-loNing and iaw-abId-
ing citizens. but also to seriously njure the com
mcTcial interests of our city. the Cotton Ex-
change. an organization totally discOnncC0 ID from
political affairs and instituted solely for the pro
motion of commercial interests, feels called upon
10 enter 4 solemn protest against the allegations
contained in said letter The members of this
hAthah2o glye solemn assurance To the
people of the United States and to the friends Of
truth and Justice, wherever found that the ale
cations OF Lieut. Gen. Sheridan are not univ
false IN point of fact but cyince the spirit of Il
mere partisan rather than the mobility ui soul
which should characterize the utteranCcs of an
of1ccr commanding the army of great nation.
II l. painfully evident that coming among IA a.
an almost entire stranger Cen Sheridan has linz
lied his inquiries a. to the condition Of atlairs
here to those whose interest il Is not unlv to ile
ny facts but to promote that spirit of lawlCss-
ness with which We are falsely charged II would
not Indeed be a matter for surprise if crimes in
our midst were more frequent when il is borne in
mind that the police force, for the maintenance
OF which we are heavily taxed. il now and has
been diverted from its legitimate duties to such
an extent that large districts of our city On
nrrly without protection and many of our Citi-
zens arr compelled to employ private watChmcn
for protection against thieves and burglars.
Here followed Il long series of resolutions
framing heavy indictment against the State
Government and confidently appealing to the
people of the United States for justice. Reso-
lutiOns of the same purport as the above
were also adopted by the Merchants Ex-
change.
A meeting of Northern, Western and East
crn men doing business in this city was held
at the St Charles Hotel tonight and was
well attended. Resolutions were adopted eI-
pressing astonishment at the published tele-
grams of yesterday and Today from Gen.
Sheridan 10 the Secretary of War. and stating
that they have witnessed no display of force
nor heard any expression Of opinion i'll bust
ness circles that would give color to the
statements made in said dispatches; that on
the contrary upon all sides We hear assur-
anccs of an earnest desire for submission to
the lawfully constituted powers. Speeches
were made 10y several Union officers.
NEw ORLEANS. Jan. 6.
At a special meeting of the Board Of Under
writers, held this day, the following report of a
committee appointed at a previous meeting
was unanimously adopted:
RsSOirtd. That this Board has read with feel
lil-S Dl iDt deepest SORROW ana lnDrtlnCatlOn me
published insane dirpatCh of Gen. 7. ii. Sheridan
To the Hon. Secretary of War under date of
the ith inst; that we esteem it wanton. gross
and unjustifable wrong and libel on the fair fame
OF every citizen Of our State and city. This Board
has been established for a purely commercial
purpose. No political question has ever been dis
Cuseed proposed, but this criminal outrage
upon the best interests of our city by a stranger
in temporary power not only warrants but de
mands from us this expression of our unqualified
denial of these vile expressions upon our citi-
I'm
our brother underwriters at the North
aud West that we claim to he true and
loyal citizens of the United States, and as
.uCh we are a law loving and law-abiding pco-
pie ana that life and property are safe with
as with them; for the truth of which we conf
IDENTITY appeal to the noble army of Knights Temp
lar from every State in the Union who recently
visited our city; that we cannot but express our
surprise that anyone occupying the position of
Gen. Sheridan should presume to such kuowl-
edge of alleged important facts upon such brief
the short time he has been at the South. and the
only excuse we find for such utternnCcs Is a sug-
gCstIUn that comes to uT this morning from New
York. that this dispatch was written in Wash
ington aud sent tn Gen. Sheridan before he left
his Northern command.
ReSOirtd. That earnestly appeal to our
Northern brethren, TO the Congress Of the nitcd
States, To their love of liberty and Justice. to-
afford us that protection from this present vlo-
lrncc, and from the wrong and outrage which
may follow, which as fellow citizens OF this groaG
country We have a right to demand: that W. cor
daily indurSu the manly and patriotic cXprcssinn
of the Cotton Exchange at their last meeting.
(SiEncd) THOMAS A. Adams, President.