, 1875-01-11
GEN. aHERIuANIs REpnRT

Iho report made by Gen. SHERIDAN to the
President Of the events at Now Orleans on
the 4th inst. will be read with interest.
Though not Personally in command on that
day, ho makes hia statement OF what took
place upon reliable end authentic informn-
ton. His statement Of faota confirms our
previous reports except IN ono particular, and
gives some additional circumstances. Briefly,
lsa states THAT for ssycr1l days previous to
the It'll there wcro wild reports rs to the
scenes Of blood that would take place on tic
.4th; that he had leard repeated th,csts Of
asaasainating tho Governor and like threats
of assasslnating Republican 1neubera Of
tile Legislature. He also knew Of
tie kidnapping of 1!r. Cous1N, one
Of the Republican members, to prevent
his being present; that in order to presorvo
the peace and make tho State. .Houso safe for
the assembling Of tho Legislature, Gen.
Emory, upon tho rcquisit:on Of tho Governor,
stationed troops in The vicinity of The build
ing. Gen. SHERIDAN statss TINT lo2 legally.
elected members answered to their names Of
these, 81 wero Republicans and 80 Democrats
In this Gen. SHERIDAN differs from tho pro-
vious accounts which represented that thcre
wore 50 Democrats md 81 Republicans pres
ent. The New Orleans Republican, Profess
ing to publish the official record, places tho
whole number present at 102, Why tho three
Democrats vera absent il not explained.
Subsequent votes showed them all to bt
present.
Gen. SHERIDAN ilescribes the scenes in Il IA
House pretty much as our dispatches hl I'VE
stated them. Before the Clerk, who by NV
was authorized to call the roll Of the 1egt lIy-
elected members, lad flushed it WAS m. .yetl
by some ono tint W11z be declared tempo rary
Speaker, and tho mover declared the IN otion
carried! WITz instantly seized tile ctai +, and
announced himself Spea1arl In like mau-
ncr Clerk was declared elected, aud Ser
geantat-Arns with authority to select u.s..
sistants waa appointed. That tlaese proceed.
ings were concerted Was proven by the in
atantaneous appearance In oil pnrts of tho
haii Of men wearing bndges as "Assiatant
seEgeant-at~Arma." Upon the nttempt of the
Republicans to Leave tla hall On account of
these oatEages, W11rz directed that they be
prevented. This led to excitement AMI up
roar, In which knives and pistols were freely
drawn. At this moment Democratic mem.
ber moved, aud 1t was declared by Wlr7
carried, that the United States troops, be in
vited to preserve, the peace, and that com
mittea OF five De appointed to ask Gen. d.
TnonR1Aan and request his assistan 90 in clea,
Ing tha lobby. Whsn Gen. DE- TRopa1Ax1
aud hi. troops appeared tn tho ! .atl ha waz
greet I'd with applause by the Democratic
nv .nbers When the Geueral had restored
r.,eace, the Speaker, On motion, thanked lin
/ " for his interference In Acha1f of Law
and order.
Here wa have the authent' % history of til
beginning Of the military interference. l
was directly invoked by tho Democratic mem
bers, and the military did not appear until
| committee Of tho Democ ratio members ha,
in person requested it. After tho uilitar,
| had thus interposcd tc, protect the Hous
fron, disorder and bloc dshed, tho Speaker /,
the name Of the Legis' .ature and OF the Stat
thanked the command ing officer.
In tie meantime, ! Hty-two other member
Of the Legislature la Il addressed note to tn
Governor stating til At the organization of Ii
useAad bcensciz I'd by force, and that costai,
persons not meml 'ers, who had never bee
returned as members, had been admitted IN
were acting az m enbap, and asking him
interfere for their production. The Goycl
nor, upon this petition, requested Gen, D
Tlopa1AND to intarpose to project the 1egs
members, and to remous from the hall a
others not lns1nbers. This request was CON
piled with, and this second interference O
the military IL the on, agains. which th
Democrats and the Democratic lsass ar
! bowling, and for which thsy ars dan ounein