New-York tribune., 1875-01-14
Vol.XXXlv. .....No. l0,542.
THE NEw-ORLEANS OUTRAGE
NOTES OF THE CONTEST.

roCIr,,vNT POINTED oUr-A LIST OF CRIMINALS
pARpoNED ny KELLOGG.
Try TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBUSRl
NrwORIFANs Jan. 13.-Pinchback was eieelen
Senator to-day, despite all Kelloggs efforts 10 tue
oontrary. II is regarded here and am sure oy
Kellogg himself as a treacherous stab at tns e'ao
Government Pinchback was elected In 1917 ior siA
wears and unless the Legislature Of that session was
;Ileoal there is no vacancy now. The present kel-
IoUS Legislature. however, seems to think there is
,aoanev and thereby implies that there was no
,.~oI Sssonb,v in 1s72-73; and as that was the
Assembly which declared Kellogg Governor ana
named the present Returning Board, some very dls-
agreeable complications are presented to Kellogg
,rhcro bss been constant caucusing all day among
tho Conservatives but without result. The generai
;mnression seems to be that any compromise with
R.Ilooo will be unwise at least until the congress
s;onal Committee reports and Congress acts Inc
cancns has adjourned to reconsider the question To-
morrow.
The Presidents message does not greatly comfort
the Kellogg party or the army, it is only stream
Of apologetic special pleading Attention Is orecteu
TO some very grave errors of fact IN the document.
For example, the President cites the Killing OF
Judge Crawford and Distriet-Attorney harris'
in North Louisiana, in October, 1873, as spec'-
mems Of political murders. 1t is very well known
outlaws. headed by convicted murderer, who had
escaned and that politics had nothing TO do with IT,
Iudoe Crawford was unusually respected as an up
r;gbt man and Harris was an'ultra Democrat, the
intimate gpersonal and political friend OF Gov
Ncpnerv. aud Southern man by birth and prlncl-
ple He raised the first company in that district tor
tbe Confederate army, served through the war, ana
was always a consistent and stanch opponent Vi
the radical state Government Of LOUISIANA Inc
truth is that he and Judge Crawford were herceIy
prosecuting gang of criminals, who murdered them
in revenge There was absolutely no politics IN the
case
Tie PodyuaC this morning published a list OF the
mnrderers confined in the parish prison during the
years 1873 and 1874 They taken from the oiclai
records. The total number is a. and of these SO
were negroes and we'll known Radicals Several
were pocemcn or other stipendiares of the Kellogg
Government. The evening papers publish list OF
convicted criminals pardoned by Kellogg during the
same period. The total is s1-13 murderers, con-
victed of manslaughter, aud others for crimes
punishable by death.
II is intimated that Kellogg viii try to put of
Pinchback by dallying with his credentials. There
is nothing else to record The Conservatives WILL
in all probability, determine on their action to-nor-
row.
GENERAL PRESS DIsPATCHl
resolutions requesting Congress Immediately to in
stitute thorough investigation into the affairs OF
Louisiana.
THE NEW-YORK LEGISLATURE ON LOUlsl-
ANA.
PpuIT1 Vse nFRATF IN THE sENArE-GFN sHERI-
DAN THE OBJECT OF ATTACK-THE RESOLUTIONS
LAID OVER UNTIL TOMORROW.
,PRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF TIE 1RfBUSB.l
ALBANY, Jan. 13.--Ihe debate in the Assembly
this morniI ON the Louisiana Outragetook on sim
gular shape 1t turned almost exclusively upon the
words and acts of Gen. Sheridan, and was thus
adroitly diverted far as the Republican Senators
could succeed in hiding the real issue, from the
question of the responsibility Of the Administration
for that officers illegal acts. very lame effort was
made to show that because Secretary Beknaps tele-
gram of approval did not mention in precise terms
Gen Sheridans "banditt" dispatch, it may have
referred to any other dispatch not given to the
press Senator King was the author of this happy
Thought
The debate opened with the presentation of the
following resolution by Senator JOlnsOn:
ResOiVed That we, the representatives Of the State
OF NeW-York in Senate assembled, hereby condemn
aud denounce the spirit and sentiments Of the tcle
graphic dispatch OF Gen. Sheridan, dated at New
Oreaus La Jan g. 1875 TO the Secretary OF War; which
suggests that Congress should pass law declaring
large class Of the people Of louisiana bandiit" IN
order that they could be tried by military commis-
SION and which also suggests that 1t possible that,
the President would issue proclamation declaring
these same citizens bandit" further action need
be taken, except that which would devove upon him
self thereby constituting him (Gen Sherldan) military
dictator, Judge aud executioneF; and that regard
these Incorporate aud ambitious desires OF
Gen. Sheridan despotic in their nature unprece-
deuted IN tue history country and tending the
destruction Of representative government and const
tutioual liberty.
Senator johnson stated that the resolution had
been offered in especial Difference to the wishes of
the majority. Senator Woodin moved to amend by
striking out the words thereby constituting him,
Gen Sheridan, military dictator, judge and execu-
TONER" and inserting in place of the words these
intemperate utterances aud ambitious desires of
Cen Sheridan" the words the recommendations
contained in said dispatch" Senator Wood after
wards moved to amend by inserting in the opasing
sentence, while affirming our unshaken confidence
in the patriotism, fidelity and integrity of Lieut.
Gen. Sheridan nevertheless" &C., and after the
words "hstory of our country" insert the follow
ing: and unwarranted by the present situation Of
affairs in Louisiana so far as this body Is at this
time advised"
Senator johnson had already said that the resOlu-
ton framed especially to meet the wishes of the
majority but Senator Wood objected to character
izing such a brave. true-hearted soldier as Phil
Sheridan despOtic." Sheridans language WAS
however repugnant to his feelings, and he was will
ing TO 60 as far in the resolution as the circum-
stances OF the case required, but no further.
Senator WOodin said the resolution was not in
tended TO reflect on Gen. Sheridan personally. He
was jn favor of condemning the Letter and spirit OF
his dispatch, and no more.
At the close of the Executive session Senator
Bradley resumed the discussion. he said that he
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