New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-23

here to carry things to extremes might pre-
| cipitate the assassination Of Republicans
| generally.
General Ogden-Not exactly that One
| of the objects OF the White League is to
preserve the peace and hold in check our
| turbulent element.
Reporter-You have just said that nearly
every white Conservative in the city ia a
White Lacquer, even though he may not be
enrolled. Your turbulent element in Opp0-
| sition to Kellogg and other Republicans
would necessarily. spring from this class of
Conservatives or Democrats, who, you
| admit are White Leaguers whom you can
not control. Why, then. is not the state
ment true that the White League stands
ready to overthrow the Kellogg government
the very moment Sheridan and the troops
are withdrawn
General Ogden-That is putting it too
strongly.
Reporter-Too strongly! Do you sup
pose IT the troops were to be removed and
an assault made upon the State House that
corporals guard of your $500 enrolled
White Leaguers would join you in prevent.
ting massacre! You say you cap not con-
troll them as to disbanding;. would they
heed you in their headlOng course to rid
themselves of what they firmly believe to
be usurping Governor and few hundred
SO called corrupt carpet-baggers
General az ogde eIs1 linus must not judge our
long, and you night do the same as they if
you were in the same situation.
Reporter - Sheridan says your White
League is a menace to good government
and the nucleus for another rebellion. He
says the troops must remain in order to
keep you quiet. You say that if Kellogg did
not 60 of his own accord in the event of the
troops being withdrawn that he would b.
attacked by those whom you class as white
Conservatives, and therefore White
LeagueYs. Does not the presence, there
fore, of Sheridan and the troops serve to
prevent this attack and open insurrectlOn!
General Ogden-The right to bear arms
is guaranteed to every citizen. Would you
have us deprived of that right! We have
no armories. We have not held a meeting
for more than week. You misunderstood
the White League 1t is rather a myth
| than the terrible band of assassins you
Northern people suppose it to be.
Reporter-General, you say your league
is for peace. Its existence, Shel idan says,
ia the cause Of his being here, and the rea-
son why the troops are here. Their being
here is because of a declared state of insuI-
rection, which is not peace. Now. ask
you in all fairness, is not the White League
the cause Of Sheridan and the troops being
mere is HoU rue w Hite League operating
against peace!
General Ogden-By no means. Not as
we view tie matter.
Reporter-Will there be peace while the
troops and the gun boats are here! Would
not, ACCORDING to Sheridan's own position,
the United States forces have to be with
drawn if the White League was disbaud-d ID!
General Ogden--That may be. But we
don't propose to make any concessions. We
Aoy~ H. L..
ton.
Reporter-Then you propose to keep the
troops here by refusing to disband your
league; what harm could your issuing of
the order do! as Republican would like
to have you do it for it would promote
peace. The Republican party wants peace,
but it seems that your wing OF the Democra-
cy wants war, or at any rate troops tor you
will not get rid of them when there is an
opportunity.
General Ogden-The Democratic party
and the White League want no war. They
only want that every citizen should have
and enjoy his rights. That, Mr.. Grant and
Sheridan will not permit us to have. The
Republican party is to blame for these diff
culties and they must bear the burden.
Reporter-But what harm would a formal
order disbanding the White League do {?
BY issuing it you would at least have
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quiet.
General Ogden-I can see that it would
do no good. NY reasons already given seem
to me to be sufficient,
RepOrter-DO you think the presence of
the troops Injuries the Republican party!
General Oeden-Their presence at least
does not injure our side.
Here our interview ended. The General
is an entertaining gentlemen, and none
rank higher in this community. Three of
his old slaves remain with him still as ser
wants. and one of them, a very aged ne
gress, is quite unable to work, but still he
keeps and cares for her as tenderly as
though she were his own mother. This
shows kindness Of heart, and whatever may
be his White League proclivities, he GER
tainly is a gentlemen.
Perhaps the education of these men may
account for their yitiated political sense.
They believe what they say. have en-
deavored to give as nearly as possible the
interview above, and if, in any particular,
may have misrepresented General Ogden,
the White League or the Democratic party,
trust they, or any or either of them, will
use the columns of the Inter Ocean for the
purpose of correction. Still. should like
to know. why does not the White League
disbandl