New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-01-09
THE LOUISIANA OUTRAGE.
oR GEN sHERMAN


THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GINS. EMORY AND
sHERIDAN-GRAST DETERMINED To STAND BY
KHILOGG-THR PEOPLE OF LOUISIANA NOT DIS
POSED TO TIGHT THE GOVERNMENT.
from q. inaerra1.s LOas RpatILaa, Jon O.
In substance, the General SAID affairs In
Louisiana woie ay look lie hoped. however mat
a solution of difficulties would s0oa be reached ms
state OF affairs could not continue much iontea ~, re
thought that Chneress would sOun be 10 lako
some action which would compose the d!enties US lar
they could at present. b. composed Gcn Eo d a
comm the Department Of the OUR IL eood man,
excellent officer OF the old school, ont
tmid in interfering IN the civil alfrs OF me sne
had received orders and communications from Wsnue
ton touching the coDdton OF things Ia L'uiss NJ
he had forwarded 10 Gen sheriao ina psas or the
civil complications by order VI tho President, Win uis
oretionary authority 10 assuns 10 he SAID
kud.hearted, nOblemindeo man, aecessolo 20 any
VINO may nave ss W iSo MS dsty II he thought 4
npcessary, believed " natter OF autf bh St1 Vi
New Orleans would DO no more reeareH nA nat il the
kin OF Sheridan T.. But he " also ptudent anu
discreet, and viii do nothing 10 conpucdIe m"oi' "
Tho military could not decide to the riehtfnness or
wfOng'ulness OF the claims VI tho c0ntehdllg
they could only obey orders Ii was tue province Vi ne
judiciary TO decide 10 the Legality OF TINS or ina.
government The President was an executive oncer
he could oCnsttniOnaY determine WI Cnei t"t
that party was entitled to exercise the powers OF gov
eminent in Louisiana He Thought tue Presldent, nay
ing recognized the Kellogg GovornIn"ht bau mtuo
up his mind to sustain IL unh declared ny congress or
the Supreme Court of the United saes 10 ps lrg IT,
There great problem lying back OF all these
Tue making of Laws taxing the people ~ parry ~, S
pays little or 10 taxes, Is "a HurJect Woh necua ~
handled with great decacy As 10 the question "hetner
far election has been or can 90 h9ll ~ 20 a
matter for careful considerations The present eOhoh
OF society IN Louisiana IS anarohy.
The General thought II was 10 be amenteu Inal tuo
whole matter had not been brought before ne S1pre
Court long ago. IL would nave been easy 70 get Wy
case. Any citizen might have questioneI tho legtlJ VI
the Government, aud declined 10 obey some stats hlm
in which this question was Involved The case could
have proceeded before toe Crcuit Court unt uecsOn
was reached and then akon on appeal 10 the oupreno
Court All parties would have submitted TO decision
that tribunal, and mus me whole question h
swerye the Judgment OF Congressman but he regards
the present Supreme Court above ali such Influences
aud altogether one OF the aDie't 1udlclai Doaies n
country has ever had. No decision OF the supreme
Court of the United States has ever been questioned or
resisted aud General said: ~ hope ne time VIII
never como when the people shall refuse 10 obey tue
Judgment of that high tribunal"
The General quite fervent in his expression OF a
hone III al a solution OF the whole trOUbe would De ar
rived without bloodshed. He Ia opposed 10 war; In
times of the law Is silent He desired peace above
Ali things In tho question whether no
thought the people OF Louisiana sui cherished senti-
ments of hOsLity TO the Government OF the United
States and opposition to the enforcement OF the Jaws
of Congress-, said that he supposed their Feelings
we're not ward the Federal Government, but he
knew the people OF Louisiana well had lived among
them for many years. Ue ddn't believe they would
gh the Government offer the least resistance 10 the
enforce OF the laws by the civil officers OF the Gov
eminent The people Of Louisiana believed that they
had right govern themselves, and they doubtless
believe that the present State Government IS not one OF
their own establishment. and they would fight II at
every opportunity The people would not resist the
Government Of the United States. They never had
done So There has been firing upon United states
soders resistance to United States officers neither
civil nor military, and there would he none az no De
lieyed, But thought they would nght Kellogg 5
militia his police and cOnstabes and all the forces ne
could raise IL permitted to DO so by the military foces
of The Government The General repeated his c0nyc-
ton thai the Presidcut had resolved 10 sustain tue hc
lOgg Government. and would do 80 until Congress aceo
on the subject. The Government could not allow ne
gal governments to exist III the States II inc HE
gaty was shown.