New-York tribune., 1875-01-26
OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE DURING THE
DISORDERS.

OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE DURING THE
DISORDERS.
GEN. FMORY's IMPRESSIONS As 70 THE SITUATION
He THINKS 4 SPARK MAY KINDLE PLANE
col. MORROW sEEs THINGS MORE CALMLY-No
DISPOSITION TO OPPOSE THE GENERAL GOVERN
MFNT-THR STATE GOVERNMENT SUPPORTED
ONLY BY BAYONETs.
WAsHINGTON, Jan. 2j.-The President sent
10 the senate to-day further TO its resolu-
zion OF INQUIRY another large mass OF manuscript copies
OF the relative to disorder in Louisiana
~ orps pond nee dates lck to oct 2j 1874 and becns
with various cipher kilograms sent by Zen Emory 10
the War Department, in which he expresses strong
disapprobatiou OF Major MerrilPs acton In making
ar1avit, az nst the citizens OF shreveport under
Oich taey were arrested for alleged violations Of the
enforcement act.
CORRESPONDENCE OF GEN. EMORY.
Emory iuform med Merrill that b. considered his per
.oral appearance as prosecutor departure roLi
tho csta bshcd OF the service and mis,eVous iu
,stendencv .rrl tbereupOn explained that hls &C
non was due 10 the tact that cz could have made
these s iavits except the risk OF his me- and SUD
ms suudry volumnous reports detai'ins-the lA"'eFs
condition OF III mrs IN the R'd River reGoh' Mef'i'
says under date OF sarevepOr;, Ott &c
go civil authority or machinery OF any kind local,
state or Nd bua for long time existed nIr' ana
the community l. fast drifting iutO ate wErre any
uncomfortable lunatic could set natcn 10 tne III nr
NJ acuon taken q set civil funcdoDs gong. anu
HssL Tar
ulty tina. tnis vas not 4 state OF war.
These reports being all before tao Department Adl
ran. General Townsend teegraphed 10 Major herrii .
Dec 1874 the headquarters OF the arm> tua'
the Department considered ms action Jusined py the
circumstances The papers next comprise long repor
froru Gsu Emory concerning Lieut.. HOd-sOn ;
arrest by the cyIl authorizes ior cutting t-ieSrapl
res ana various reports Of subordinate O;efs k4NI"E
details of the disorders and massacres IN CJlax anu
Consnatta Parish, q. Gen. Emory suns"Q ieI1i' r,
,orra ms at0n detailing LieuL-CO Henry A. Morrow
~ proceed 10 Rd River region a0d make ihOrOu5h
examination of the condition OF pH lrs, VI
Nov. Is 1874, jItantGeneral TowEscnd tee-
,,r,uhed 10 Gen. Emory fOlOws - II the
Irnps IN SewOre stll occupy the -Ate HonHe' Is
desired by Pre-ident tna they De rhnsiefrel 10 tc
quarter rs they ure occupy for the Wnter Are tbeie
t1T m he ) ate HDuse T. Cen. EnOry rephrd neat
dat "I ne troops moved as directed IL wiz ,sTsAuJ
me ca -. ms sunIied expenses Tor Guarters Whe ID
The Stale Hout stI1ct Orlers Wero "D'etIeu no "
terere free iHgress or egresS Vi c'%'HS' y"
On the Is Of December Gen. Emory teleGraphed to
"Tne I.sturnug Board and the people represent ng
the opposing party am on vita quc tJus. Ca q IS
against the Otner crimes OF sucI tuOrhiiy eInt -, ~
present excited condition OF the puDhc nihu NoonOo -
imminent ON Las OCCASION Of the IAtn o. oep'ehDsI
uus informed in "A dipatch uatrd bcpt- 10 ''a'
the President directed you 10 sav previous oIu u
are 10 be oosrryed' IN consequence " ~i,o" @ n
order 70 Col Brooke TO rccOgblLe Gov heiioks Ne55
revoked aud an lnterregndm luttrVoheu. 40 n'oIt M
fui ther Misunderstanding IN the lmpenhs us ~ "
ance, winch may happen at any nom'n'' ~ "a i,y 1 '
nrcur until after meeting OF tue Legislature ~
January ask be informed II the instfuct ions OF
your dispaten Oh sept: Is arc 10 Oo 't,r mi 80,
orce or AIN 10 await tue result OF ano'ner aPp'a
| non from u ~. hrllJgg 10 tHt ftcSidcht'
10 tlis Auiutaut ourrLI TOwuSend frpHed' Drc' Ib'
IA fullows: Tue President directs that you mdho d.
rangemouts TO DO Ia reddcss 10 suppress Foeurt auu
have IL unuerstOOd tnat you Will do IL On Dec 10 Gen.
Emory teegTaphed since my dispatch OF yesterday
cOIn-s which think Justinfs the coclusi0n
that personal and armed cOunlct Nih not De
used Dy tne cOnteudng parties 20 settle the pthdihg
political troubles in tbis city"
COL MORROW SEES LESS CAUSE FOR APPREHENSION
UIder daIe OF Shreveport, Doc. H. 1874 LeuI-C'l'
Morrow makes a brief report Of his investigation 10
nf i0ne
be saws be will write oui subsequently. After stating
,nat there il no need OF troops in that vicinity
b, SAYS: An aIran-sugL has cHen made be'
seen rne USired s'It'g C.vii authJr.iies Aet'