The Republican journal., 1875-01-14
Sheridan in Louisiana.

instructions from the President, and that
under his direction, and by authority OF
the President, series OF high-handed out
RACES upon free government and constitu-
tional liberty had been perpctrated. The
following dispatches from Sheridan were
sent to the War Department
NEW ORLEANS. Jan. I.
Hon. w. W Belknap, Secretary of War,
Washington, ID. c.
1t is with deep regret that | have to an
nounce to you the existence in this State
OF spirit of defiance to all lawful authori
ty and an insecurity of life which is hardly
realized by the general government or the
country at large. The lives OF citizens
have become SO ,jeopardized that unless
something is done to give protection to
the people all security usually afforded by
law will be overridden. Defiance to the
laws and the murder Of individuals seems
to be looked upon by the community here
from standpoint which gives impunity
to all who choose to indulge in either, and
the civil government appears powerless to
punish or even arrest.
| have tonight assumed control over
the Department of the Gulf.
P II SHERIDAN, Lieutenant General.
NEW ORLEANS, La, Jan. 5,
| think the terrorism now existing in
louisiana Mississippi and Arkansas could
be entirely removed and confidence and
fair dealing established by the arrest and
trial of the ringleaders of the armed White
Leagues. II Congress would pass a bill
declaring them banditti they could be tried
by a military commission. This banditti,
who murdered men here on the 18th of
last September, also more recently at
Nicksburg Miss, should in justice to law
and order and the peace and prosperity Of
this Southern part of the country be pun
ished. It's possible that, if the President
would issues proclamation declaring them
banditti. no further action need be taken
except that which would devolve upon
me 7. II. SHERIDAN,
Lieutenant General United States Army,
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. T.
Several prominent people here have for
the past few days been passing resolutions
and manufacturing sensational protests for
Northern political consumption. They
seem to be trying to make martyrs of
themselves 1t canuct be done at this late
day. There have been too many bleeding
negroes and ostracised white citizens for
their statements to be believed by fair
minded people. Bishop Wilmer protested
against my telegram Of the 4th inst, for
getting that on Saturday last he testified
under oath before the Congressional Com
mittee that the condition Of affairs here
was substantially as bad as reported by
me. | will soon send you a statement Of
the number OF murders committed in this
State during the last three OF four wears,
the perpetrators Of which are still unpun-
ished. | think that the number will startle
yon. Ii will be up in the thousands. The
city is perfectly quiet; no trouble is ap-
pretended
i. IL. SHERIDAN, Lieutenant General
NEW ORLEANS, Jan 8.
shall send you this evening a report of
affairs as they actually occurred here on
the 4lh inst My telegram to you of that
date and those OF the 9Th and 9th inst. are
so truthful of the condition Of affairs in
this section, and strike so near the water
line that ministers Of the Gospel and others
are appealed to to keep the ship from sink
ing. Human life has been held too cheap
y in this State tor many years.
T. Ii SHERIDAN. Lieutenant General.
INDIGNATION MEETING Al NEW ORLEANS
The almost spontaneous meeting OF
northern and western business men, now
III New Orleans, WAS an overcrOwded al
fair, the rotunda, corridors and parlors
n and ~ Of the st. Charles Hotel be
ing literally packed with people. The
on, f,)l
q \ Iahn of New York secretaries. l..
Z. Meyer OF Cincinnati and a. B. Cruih-
shank Of New York committee on reso-
lntion7 New \ ork, Z. L. Martin; Boston,
|. &. Case; Rhode Island. General Haz-
zard New jersey, S. w. White; Penn
sylyania, j. n Phinney: Ohio Leopold
Block Maine, Amos Patten; New Hamp-
shire, Alfred A. Lewis; Vermont. L.
Spaulding Indiana, L. Swamstead Iowa,
f. d. Rust West Virginia, G. W. Bodlev;
Wisconsin, L. M. Oney.
J. NJ. Pomsroy of New York stated that
he was soldier during the war, and the
last speech he made was in favor Of the
second election of General Grant. lie
was impelled to speak tonight because
civil liberty in this country was threat
ened, only to foster a horde Of thieves and
for establishing the supremacy of the Afri-
can race, thereby placing pyramid on its
apex and inverting nature. General Sheri-
dams dispatches. he asserted, contained
not one word of truth and if he attempt
ed to arrest him as a speaker in New York
he would be protected
John a. Thompson, colonel of yolun-
teer New York regiment during the war,
said, among other things. Il tell you that
if an outrage like that perpetrated here
yesterday occurred in New York. the
streets would run with blood 1t is not
Louisiana alone that is attacked This
tide may 90 on until some day it may
sweep over Massachusetts | tell YOU if
this condition of things continues have
lost my leg for nothing, and instead Of
decorating the graves of our Union soldiers
with flowers. we should write the word
TOOL on each headhoard" Speaking OF
Shcridan's despatch, Mr. Thompson add
ed, And yet he, as the old adage says,
tells lie, that by repeating it as he did
it might become the truth
Mr.. Cruikshank said he was member
OF the second Massachusetts regiment, and
fought side by side with Sheridan. Il say
that his dispatches are simply false. |
have been through the streets of this city
and made it my business to see whether
the lives OF citizens, even though they
We're from the North, were safe. l found
that | could trust my wife and family here
with as easy a heart as anywhere else"
General q. Hazard, formerly of the
Union army, appeared and said: Il am
pleased, gentlemen. that here in Louisiana
to-day there is evinced a cool determina-
ton to keep the peace as becomes brave
men. The citizens act as cool and vigilant
men. have asked in the North how long
such a condition would last there, and in
variably received but one answer, and that
was twentyfour hours would not elapse
before a change would be effected
LEGISLATIVE MEMORIAL
New ORLEANS, JAN. s. The memorial
of the Conservative members of the Leg
islature to Congress has been forwarded
and will be published tomorrow 1t de-
tails the facts of the organization of the
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