, 1875-01-26
LOUISIANA AFFAIRS.

WAsntsdroy. D, C., jan. 25.-Tho President
sent tho Senate today, In further response to its
resolution Ut inquiry, another largo macs OF
manuscript, copies OF correspondence relative to
disorders in Louisiana. The correspondence
dates back to Oct. Is, 1874. and hcglns With Va
rious cipher tolograma eons by Con. Emory TO
Tho War Department, In which he Expresses
eTRoNo p1sArrnopATIoN OF MAJ. MERRILL 4 ACTION
II, making aiFdsysta agaanst citizens ot enfeso.
port under which they were arrested for allesod
violations Of tho enforcement act. 9on. Emory
informed Merrill TINT Ao considered lis personal
appearance ~ prosecutor was oenaftulo ltuu1
the established rulca OF tho service.
thcreupon explained that his action was due to
the fac! that no citizen could have made tboaa
af1idavits except at tho risk Of hts life, and sub
inita sundry voluminoua reports detailing the
]awless condition Of affairs 10 TIE ued Hivor
region. These reports being all before tho
Department, hdjt. -uoD. Townsend telogEaphea
to Merrill Lee. 1, 1874, through tho headquarters
OF tho Army, that tho Department conalaeted
his action justified by tIc{circumhtanccBS
TIE RED ulvER COUNTRY.
Among tho papers is thu report Of Lieut.. Col.
Henry 4. Morrow, who vas Detailed ny Gen.
Emory to make thorough examination OF tho
condition of a1aira in tho Red River country.
States tl.cro is not tLo aljebtost disposition to
oppose tho General Government, but tho oppo-
sition to this s5tato Government is dcter-
mined and expressed. and will manifest
itsen In open violence whoneyer and Whe!eyor
opportunity offers. Thls diseatisfaction.asm dis.
c0ntont aifoct all departments Of b1isineBs, and
tho whole aspect OF tho country Las q look OF
poverty aud neglect. Tie Inv has fallen into
disregard and disrospect, and the Judges nro
Daputy Marshals have used United Statos SOL
dlers in cascB
WHERE THERE WAS no NECESSITY ron THEM,
and iu so1ne parishes have discharged tbcir
duticn in au unnecessarily lassh, 1t not cruoi
manner.
CqI Morrow gives The following rs his deep
seated convictions: Tie rroseut Slate Govern
mont cannot mnintain itself in power q single
hour without tho protection Of Federal troops,
and even with this protection they will not be
able to collect tho taxes aud perform tho tunc-
tions Of the Government Tho State Govern-
ment
HAS NOT THE CONFIDENCE OF RESPECT OF Asr
PORTION OF TIE COMMUNITY.
Further on, he says: 4'If expTehBious u4 the
people are to tie believed, (and l do bolieye
then,) tlore Ia very SINCERE dsBire to live
quietly uudor the protection Of the Constitution OF
tho United States, and enjoy tho blessings Of the
the fact TINT the protection afforded by the Fed
eral Government to tho Government Of tue
rresent State Executive is tho cA1Bo OF bitter
personal and political feoIiue In the hearts oi
nneteon-tH Hentieths OF tho white inhabitants OF
the State."
GEN. EMonY's TESTIMONY.
In forwarding this report, Dec. p, Gen. Emory
Gays: "For nearly two yeala tue condition oi
affairs haa boon very precarioua, and the
Ssti s ans5a to h'" cope ssn't'ai n
diaicu'.lez Of tho situation In which 1t il
ptacod. This state Of thinga ia daily growing
worse. and commend tile subject to your serl'
GUS consideration. Tho mission Of Tho army te
keep the pcace without the power Of removing tht
cauAes which disturb it, has think, been carried
as far az practicable, and therefore respectful
| lY recommend that, If It Gun bc done, tie .pow'
ors Of the military commander be, greatly In
creased, or TINT soma other measure DO reaortod
| to to obtain tho desired eud."
| GEN. BuERntAN'B ENDORSEMENT.
| Gen. Sherman makes tho following indorse
| tnent:
s pse Is o. aost
1 Mior t6e Iefsoasi Pe;a':l Il d. President. I4o:
'as'A s aua i1s'x e. opinion: ea :' re ene @ai
ns y st. psos o st .eee
wlto and blaet, from = long residence among Acu
beforo tho War and several vista fiaee. but shal
| {siunet> =. r. sNEnmAs. 0eaersi.
| TIE INVESTIGATING cniAlrrEE.
| New ORLEANS, LII Jan. 25.-Tho ConEressiona
Committee ss still investigating tho acsion Of th
| Returning Board. 1he oyidenc0 to-day wA
about tbs sssne aa TINT given beiore tho Sub
| Committee. Whitaker, ArfaEot and others. wor
examined md the Secretary OF State was re
quired to furnish tho papers that wero befor
the Returning Board
| ANOTHER ooNBEnVArlVE PROPORTION.
Tho McEneryitoB Lave ngain proposed to sub
| NIT tho 1872 election to tho arbitration of til
believe tho Republicans, II they had tho powel
would submit to the plan proposed BY tb
caurna resolution OF the Conservatives that th
Congressional Committee now In New Qrlean
take the returns and declare who were elected t
the Legislature.