The Portland daily press., 1875-01-11

NEW YORK, JAN "a Washington special
saws Secretary Fish did not see Bekuaps des
patch to Sheridan until it appeared IN the pa
pers Bristow did not see iC Belknap would
not converse about the Louisiana matter. Robe
son told the reporter he was a law abiding citl-
zen. Jewell, while he did not doubt the Presl-
dents right to sent troops to Louisiana, viewed
with appre hension any armed interference by
the executive to disperse legislature even it 1t
had become a mob Attorney General Will
liams would express no opinion, ana Delano
was out of town.
Approval of Government Action.
The following petition is being signed: "We
the undersigned, recollecting how the rebellion
was inaugurated and the country forced into
war by the failure of the government to protect
its forts and officers, hereby testify our APP
nroyal of the prompt action of the government
in the late case of the election in Louisigna.
The Presidens's Message.
WASHINGTON Jan. 10.-The Herald special
saws the Presidents reply to the senators call
for information on Louisiana affairs will be
sent in Monday, and will, it is asserted by his
friends, give horrible account OF murder,
plots and dark and dangerous organizations in
which the White League will cut great fig
ure The most desperate and lawless purposes
will be charged against this organization and
the President appears, from the report of gem
tlemen who have seen him to-day, to believe
the most energetic and severe methods alone
can safely be applied in the South. The docu-
ments he will send in will contain numerous
reports from different persons, army officers,
United States officials and members OF the KEEL
logg government, all tending, SO rumor says, to
show that the country Is IN danger.
Repor, of the New Orleans Committee.
The New Orleans committee will also make
report to the following effect:
First, that the evidence gwen before them in
| New Orleans sho WED that in the late election
there was no intimidation to prevent colored
| men voting the Republican ticket; no evidence
| was brought to the committee that violence mad
| been threatened.
Second, the evidence shows that in several
| White Leagues the proposition to discharge
| servants who voted the Republican ticket was
| brought up and discussed 1t was in every case
| voted down.
Third, the evidence shows that the Return
| ing Board was monster and clumsy fraud,
| and the members of 1t had noteven skill enough
| to conceal their wrong and dupliclty. -
Fourth, that the United States troops under
| orders of Marshal Packard secured the parishes
| for a week before the election with warrants in
their pockets against the Democrats, and APP
peared at the polls on election day, thus intimi-
dating and driving off Democratic voters.
Fifth. the report will show that the disorder
| in tue Legislature had ceased and the meeting
was entirely orderly aud quiet before and at the
| time Gen. Beforehand entered the hall to ar
rest the members.
Sixth that the only request of Mr.. Wilt to
| DeIr0bland was to help IN Keeping order In the
| lobby outside the hall.
| Seventh, that the government has no hold on
| the people of the state that it is not supported
| by more than two-thirds the colored vote and
| no whites except those who are office holders
| and whose relations hold office.
Eighth, thatat The last election many colored
men voted the Democratic ticket on account of
| the failure of the Freedmen's Bank.
| Ninth, the evidence shows that the police OF
| New Orleans is demoralzed and useless, and
and that order is maintained through whole
| some dread of the White League organization.
| Tenth, tine evidence shows that the White
| League consists of merchants, lawyers and 9th
ers, the best citizens, and is simply citizens
association, having not a rowdy among its
members.
| The City Council of New Orleans Pro.
tests.
| New ORLEANS, Jan. 9.-Mayor Leeds, in his
message to the city council to-day called atten
| ton to the published dispatches of Gen. Sher-
| dan to the Secretary of War. dated Jan. 4tb, in
which the community is illuminated, and he
| advised the council to make an emphatic de-
1 NAL of this most unjustifable calumny. The
| council adopted resolution saying, "We know
| that such charges are unfodnded in fact and
| unjust, and we appeal to the sense of justice
| of citizens of sister states, who have been
among us. to stigmatIze as they deserve the un-
| warranted charges and aspersons thus brought
| against us by Gen. Sheridan nTGfE
| Various Matters.
| The public schools will reopen Monday.
| Six policemen who refused to report at the
| station house ON Monday, to bear arms if nec-
| sary, were to-day dismissed from service.
Ia the House the clerk announced % mem
| bers present. The memorial of the Conserva-
tive members to Congress was criticized and
1 pronounced incorrect in several respects and a
| committee was appointed 70 prepare counter
statement to Congress.