The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-01-14


joint ballot the Republicans would
have msjOrity.
I Messrs. Foster, Potter, and Phelps
could not accept this responsibility as
I a Congressional Committee, in thsil
judgment. but only as civil arbitrat0rs
I They are 10th 20 undertake the bur.
den, and will probably not decide tC
DO so until they reach Washington.
Potter has gone, and Foster and
I Phelps start tomorrow. In the mean.
time, and while this proposition was
pending, affairs here would remain in
suspense, the Legislature adjOurning
from day to day.
MEETINGS..
The s.. Charles Hotel tonight held,
I Within its rotuuda and Ordinairies, at
least :, 900 persons representing North
/ ern and Southern business men inter
ested here, and another meeting OF
/ SOutherners was held at the Cham Der
of Commerce.
They met solely to protest against
| Gen. Sheridan and his letters to the
Secretary OF War. They say that
/ Sheridan's action is aimed at the trade
of the city, and that, in consequence,
be and his statements must be put
down. Resolutions were signed which,
in sentiment, as you will see, are de-
eidedy opposed TO the testimony OF
prominent business men before the
Congressional Com mittee. Those wit
nesses stated that New Orleans trade
was rapidly declining, and that the
sproperty was deprecated. The meet
ings Tonight were to prove that Sher-
idan alone was the cause OF CONNER
oial depression. Ehe meetings were
avowediy for the purpose OF influence
ing Northern opinion. These men
act more to lead sentiment abroad
than at home they are frantic with
delight because they have heard of
meetings of sympathy in Northern
cities. The COnfederates aud North
ern men who dare not do otherwise,
met to make capital for Northern
Democrats. II is too palpsble and too
openly avOwed. Why did they not
meet two weeks ago and give assur-
ance that everything would be quiet ?
Frey would not, nor will they now
adYise their members to reeede from
their illegal action. Sheridan is right.
and Northern Republicans should
stand by him in this attempt to crush
him. What touched these men was
not the statement that life and prop
erty were Insecure, but that some OF
them ought to be declared banditti,
This came pretty close to several
hundred necks that ought to be stretch
ed, and hence the clamOr. II some of
our old Union soldiers could have
heard the speeches made at the meet
iDgs tonight, they would feel like
again shOuldering their muskets and
eOnquaring these rebels for good.
MARK THE PREDICTION,
it will have to be done over sgain.
These men meet aud protest against
Sheridan, but they will not disband
their White league. They say there
is order, but there are more murders
here to the square yard than any 9TH
er place in Christendom.
Taree suits, each for 100000 have
been commenced against Generals
Sheridan, Emery, and De Trobriand
for military interference yesterday.
The Democratic members who were
elected are the plaintiffs. This is for
effect, and nOnsensical. Sheridan was
nos in command OF the department at
the time.
THE KIDNAPPED.
News has been received from the
kidnspped Republican member, Cous-
in, and it appears that he was taken
aud is now held without warrant. It
is such men as his abduot0Ts that
wants TO arrest.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 6.
Daring the campaign every Demo-
cratic newspaper in Louisiana said
they preferred a military government
to Kellogg's administration. They
are trying to force it now.
THE MARTYRS.
Said the editor of the PIc1yuRe. to-
night. "We want to be arrested. There
are ten thousand OF Us who, il one
is arrested, will feel insulted if all ;are
not-U Says the Times this morning,
"Let us, in Gods name, have a mili-
tary government. five can not have
q government of consent, let Us have
one of force" They mean to provoke
martial law, and Democrats in other
Southern States will do the same.
IT Is SHERIDAN. AND NOT KELLOGG,
WHO Is NOW CURSED.
The meetings to-day were held 10
denounce him for writing that an
archy and disregard OF law prevail
ed, aud that crime went uupunished.
The merchants thought it might in
jure trade, but for several days the
Democrats have furnished to the Con-
gressiOnal Committee indisput3bie
evidence that there was not Observ-
ance of law. They wished to throw
discredit on KellOgg's administration,
and proved too much. Bishop Wilmer.
who caused the name Of President
Lincoln TO be erased from the Epis-
copal Prayer book South, testified
there was future to pun
ish criminals who had depredated on
the inhabitants. There was no stain
on the name of q man guilty of lar
eeny. Even a murder did not suffer
and thieves could not be
punished because juries were too lax.
Tonight Bishop Wilmer aud others
protest because Sheridan says the
same.
sHERIDAN'S COURSE
has done much good, and, if he goes
on and arrests and disarms the White
League throughout the South, he
will do more. The white associations
here are quaking, fearing that their
oDged-foT-martial law may bring
commissions and dru head
courts. There are now, in their pos
session, Government arms retained
since Sept. II. These they are will
ing to surrender. General Ogden and
other leaders are considering the pro-
priety of surrendering to the civil
and being tried and ac-
quilted before Sheridan can touch |
them. Some say they wish to be az
rested so as to become martyrs. The |
White League, it is reported, will |
turn out tomorrow, and, marching |
to the st. Charles, groan for Sheridan. |
Threats to kill him have been open !
" avOwed. He may be assassinated. |
Reports of compromises prevail. The |
hitch in thu arrangement to have the |
Congressional Committee, as citizens, |
arbiIrate between Kellogg and Nc |
Emery, and Antoine and Penn, and |
the other executive officers, is that |
the courts have declared Kellogg and |
Antoine legally elected, and no arbi- |
tTation could seat McEnery and Penn |
more than it could install men who |
were never candidates. II the one
counted out stood aside, and none ap-
Deared to contest, il would be none |
the less revolutionary. There must |
be an election to lawfully change the !
State officers. WaFmoth is leading |
in the compromise efforts. He in
sists that something must be dous. /
Kellogg says ne has assurances from |
q nnmher of Democratic memhars |