The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-01-08
LOUISIANA.
hadlcal 0lllcehOlders Urging The
Recognition OF The Rel.
logg uSurpail0n.
CAL for u Mass Meeting In New
YOrklO Protest AgaInSllhe
Louisiana Infamy.
Severe DenunClali0n or "laH.
dltll' Sheridan by an hd.
minlslraliOn organ.
Foreign Residents OF New Or.
leans DenOunce Sheridan's
Dispatch.

WASHINGTON, January 7.--Dispatches
from radical sources urge the seating
OF Pinchback, and the informal reoog-
milton Of the Kellogg government by
congress IN advance 9th committees
report
1t Is rumored that Louisiana Office
holders are afraid OF the committee.
NEW YORK, January THE Times
says that such dispatch rs that which
General Sheridan sent TO the secretary
OF war on Monday, Is not warranted
by any facts known to the public, and
could scarcely DO warranted under any
conceivable circumstances. We have
never published such document before
and we must say that nothing like II
has ever been seen In country under
q constitutional government. IL al
most induces one TO believe that the
world has gone back two or three hun
dred years In the theory and practice
OF government. Cromwell did indeed
serve Ireland pretty much as General
Sheridan proposes to treat Louisiana,
but the most of us were under the i'm
preston that that system OF govern
ment had been definitely abandoned.
We are at a loss to make out what
are General Sheridans ideas of the
constitution on which are based
the function Of congress or the
power of the executive, TO say nothing
OF the powers which may rightfully be
exercised by lieutenant general in
the army. There is y shorter cut still
which Sheridan might have recon-
mended, 1t Is for the president TO de.
clare the constitution and all of its
amendments annulled, shut up con-
gress, put down all newspapers and
then proclaim himself dictator, with
Sheridan rs his sole minister and chief
eXecutioner. If General Sheridan had
advised this course ut once, he would
scarcely have shown greater ignor-
ance or disregard Of law than he has
done in his most extraordinary and, to
we must add, diSgraceful dispatch of
January 9th.
A call for public mass meeting has
been issued in this city to protest
against the action of the military in
the organization of the Louisiana leg
islature. William Cullen Bryant heads
the list of signers, followed by other
prominent citizens, mem bers of both
political parties. 1t sets forth that the
liberties of the people of the state of
Louisiana have been violated by mil
itary force under command of the gen.
eneral government, and that it is i'm
perative that the voice of the people of
this city and state should be heard in
public protest. The meeting will be
held some evening next week, either
at the large hall of the Cooper institute
or at the Academy of Music.
A meeting of foreign residents at the
st. Charles hotel adopted the follow
ing:
Resolved, That our position as for
eigners, residing and carrying on bust
ness in Louisiana and subject to its
laws, does not permit us as body to
express any opinion upon the political
questions now unfortunately disturb
ing this city, or to take any part there
in but that having read telegram
sent by General Sheridan to the
secretary of war at Washington
the community of
which we form q part, as
defying all lawful authority by lend
ing itself to murder and to other
crimes, we hereby declare that the
character thus given to ourselves and
honorable and law abiding men and
citizens with whom we are brought in
to daily contact, is not consistent with
truth and is calculated to injure and
degrade us in the eyes of the business
community at large,.as well as our
country at home and society in gene
raj.
w. S. Pike, well known banker,
died to-day from paralysis.