Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-01-08

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The rictt or wrong OF the action ~ thc
b tr15r- az New Orleans ou Monday cannot be .
determined ith.ut tal' knovlei.e cf ,ae .
b facts of the cas- and the precise facts are
no, easy to discover in the mass of conflict
inc evidence TIE following is The s-'- .
stance Of Gov. Kcgo--- testimony ulaa tac +
affair. before the Canrres-iona. Committee .
atNew Orleans
lie sta ted that Oh Saturday be received az .
othcia. report Of she acting cllsi nt police
that an attempt wa o. no made Monday
f1rciby o. install persons WHOM. tlc official
returns did not show o. have been elected.
lie transIu tted this letter o. Geu- Ea4lrs
witt a req le-t that such disposition o-
made oi ME State forces a- O. prevent
collision and 1iooc>lel. The following day
Genera Campbe.. d. wnl bad been assigned
under Genera LJngstreot o. tbs Command
OF the state force protecting RAE state
House and appruache~ Wa SEMI VITA
persona otter ot authorization o. c'uier
with General Emory On tle subject lie
returned with enc information taa- orders
ha ID been Issued On have niili STATE troops
IN ne vicinity ot the stat House g. .ra-
serve peace ~ case Of disturbance lu tue
day o. the converting oi the Legislature
Bstwes twelve ara one % clock number
oil mem ,ers rlshe1 excttdiy into ~ e&ecl- .
1--WE ofic and stated that w liz and lt----
mad Violently seized possess ~ oi tlt II l-a p
OF Repre-, entatIves iAat Wiz. declared {
himself - eakcr pro fan. and had thrust T
from the platform tae Old eleTk % tne :
House who, oy law. Wa required % cal
the roll ot members A. ceruhel n} inc
Secretary Of STATE. b, ore be hal finished :
calling the roll The e. srk himself entered q
VIII rleElrluIuaI r b. g
confirmed tais statement 0uuse4 lent-4 %
statement, signed hy o. Oh tine menyeI-. Il
BEN. d ma lrify Of the leEa. ,leA 'ef- Oh 81
the roli-call, Wa presented o. b I'm stating
II at the other A. members and III III el 'i 80
OF 'er persons mad taken torcib.e boss. ''-i'n 1
OF re ha4 anu refused them the rl-h. &
vote on the question OF organization, iAl-irA "
upon him Tor protection L pom ttl- he
wrote 10 General Emory, and slu-el u- 1ily e.
beng informed tnat large and tAcl-el b.
crowd y a. closing around the State i'a-'- f-
he rogue 'ted the officer 81 charge r' the
United ; ete- troops O. move his i1rcc~ ID i.
front OF re main entrance O. the STATE Vs.
House. w .ch was douc Atterwar-, Do
learned from the police whom be ha1 d.
rected 30 take s;er 40 acc0rdance with tue IN
request made % b u boy the ~ members,
that the Hall Of Rep 'esentatlveS bad been ~
closed by persons claim NJ = BE- sergeant oc
alarms. and the doors WJu1 have T. oe be
forced u they were o. oh tain a-Ulitauce. t,
lie then ielt II hI- duty a. c9n>er'ai1r ai
the peace 10 ask General De Ar9orand Do "e
10 clear the hal OF all persons n1i entitled thu
70 De present. lie subscQueu. d learned sea
rom General De Ir1briaud tina he had
previously been called upon by NItf Z au
;lear the lobby, and that clmmI tee oi ou'
democratic members had teen sent o. MN an
% make that request. In reply o. po. ter, ..
governor Kellogg said thar be dad vi
mink, under the present circumstance, Il .
state government could maintain it-e.l
Without the support OF the United States 4
orces, and probably bad been IN the same -;
condition since the l4th of September
ast. XII
General Sheridan naturally lake mill VEN
ary view Of the situation and sends the fol- quei
owing despatch 20 the Secretary %. War age
1t Is with deep regret that have To az d A.
ounce to You the existence IN this STATE ui Com
spirit OF defiance TO all lawful authority. Pop'
M an insecurity Oh l1e which is hardly and
sa4lzed by the general government or the init
)untry al large. The lives of citizens have jean
eeome 80 jeOpardized that unless some educ
ing 4 done 10 give protection u the pee ner.
lie al security usually afforded by law Wi! ot "a
? over-ridden. Defiance 10 the laws and prog
le murder OF individuals seems to be look IN pr
7p0n BY the community here from a u 90
ana, ONT which gives immunity toall who Iren
oOse . indulge ~ either and the evil III
vernmt Ut appears powerie~s 10 punish OF who
en- arrest succt
have to night assumed control ever .he up
partment II .he Gulf place
P Il. SHERIDAN. ror,
Lieutenant General. all
And to the Haa6 correspondent the Cen ave. -';i
i is reported 70 have said since
1t the gov srnment Snd the President zion
i endorse me | Will settle the troubles mite
self kno what they are You can Engl
have good government in any country ceiyc
ere secretly armed bands Of men exist army
hout putting them down. propose t. the
il vas :
----- which
n the debo te in the Senate upon the reso- mona
ion OF inc ary directed to the President, Snsin
Nesting I'm to report If troops had been Spain
unlaw fully to interrupt the proceed be o. o
) Of airy legislative body, Senator Ed II CoI
ads 50 ID whose
weS h;.b ,;, 81. .l, ra- authO
MIR. anG nv ~ ba -, y, very L
pie. Ineiudlng those who nave become Iii,
5itution sbonld nv 49, IL - strong
. ~ have 6herrv ~ :, - 1 versal
Democratic phrase, whether they are Ut Ia
be frozen ont by assassination and except
-der, which the Senator from Ohio gent "as a. q,
alls homicide. He would tell the Sen WAS III
that the thirteenth. fourteenth and III worse
It'll amendrn ents To the Cor.+i,rt;,1 - utterly
United S,ates ,.ero ;,7,arSaS VI les III
and will be, just as firmly we ma
1ted IN practice in this country as SPANS
' are now in theory. The people me un
his country would not sec thousands and Savoy
OF thousands OF citizens made the We NDSF!e
5 OF assassination merely because they not ger
hea to assert their constitutional rights lnes
honest and injured man In any State ~ We
1ld have the right 10 call upon his gov Snti-t'
nent Tor protection. Il II should turn iduis-
that these very mo-, ~ ,,,.ro -, wIthou
e d on the oppo,ite sd, of ,he Hoaso - They
were the aggressors in the South be I'VE I'VE
ed all these declarations about despot- me Ia
anCi CsesarIsms would be taken back pau w
then read the despatch from General To the
,idan, published In the morning papers.
said that the testimony of that officer L. L.
entitled to weight. Continuing his ar Rose
ent. lie said be always had been taught Prner,
the protection Of human life and hu-
liberty wss the chief duty OF the gov hundre
nent. the stoc