The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-02-16
ANOTHER PROTEST NOT FROM
THE SOUTH.
The Duty Of Congress to ReOrganize the
Army.
The Office Phil Sheridan Holds Ought to
be Abolished.

The following, coming as does from North
ern citizens, is evidence of the strong feeling
there in fay Or of Louisiana:
New ROCHELLE, Jan. 20, 1875.
Whereas, the Federal Constitution guaran.
tees to every State republican form OF gov.
| eminent and protection to each State from
domestic violence when applied to by the
Legislature thereof or its Executive when its
Legislature cannot be convened and, where
as, it is universally recognized principle OF
American jurisprudence that every Legislative
body in the United States has the Inherent
right to judge of the election and qualification
OF its members; and,
Whereas, without any application whatso-
ever from the Legislature of the State OF
Louisiana, in session on the 4th inst, sixty
United States soldiers, acting under orders
from an officer of the army of the United
States, which orders were subsequently sane
toned and approved by the President Of the
United States, elected from said Legislature
four Of its members, who had been admitted
to said body by the action Of the hody itself
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, By the citizens of Baltimore, in
mass meeting assembled:
That the use of the army Of the United
States, with the sanction of the President of
the United States, to invade and overpower
the Legislature of Louisiana, State OF this
Union, is not only an unjustifable and
wanton act of usurpation, clearly in violation
Of the Federal Constitution, but is directly
calculated to promote domestic violence and
to destroy representative government and
constitutional liberty, and that this attempt
on the part of the Executive at Washington,
his aiders and abettors, deserves the strongest
and most unqualified censure Of the whole
American people, irrespective of party, and
should subject the offenders, from the high
est in authority to the lowest, to the penalties
prescribed by law for so grave q crime.
2. That the dispatch of Gen. p H. Sheri-
dan to the Secretary of War. of the 5th inst,
branding the people of Mississippi, Arkansas
and Louisiana as "banditti," and asking that
the Congress of the United States, or the
President, shall so declare them to be, and
subject them to trial, in time of peace, by a
military commission, is gross libel upon and
insult to our fellow-countrymen in those
States, and clear violation Of the Constitu-
ton of the United States
3. That the dignifed and heroic bearing of
our fellow-citiZens of Louisiana, under Cir
cumstances of the most provoking and harass-
ing nature, receives our most hearty COM
mendation, and as free citizens of common
country we deeply sympathise with them
subjected.
RESOLVED, That the people of this town re-
adopt, as their honest sentiments, the forego-
ing resolutions, offered by Reverdy johnson,
of Maryland, with this additional one:
Therefore be it further Resolred, That we
recognize the need of champions and cham
pioning for Democratic principles at this time
more than at any former period since the
election of Lincoln by meagre minorities of
the people and be it
Resolved, That it is the duty of Congress
and the President to reorganize the army, and
abolish the Office that Phil Sheridan holds,
and to recall the army from the State or States,
when interfering with the legal rights of the
State or States.
Since our last mornings issue New Orleans
has lost valuable citizen, and the BULLETIN
a true and tried friend The death of Mr..
Thomas McKenna, which occurred on Sun
day morning, though not unexpected, has
produced profound feeling of regret in
this community. For several months he has
been suffering from an incurable disease,
and, although the "coming event" had
"cast its shadow over his face and tinged,
in some degree, his manner with melancholy,
yet he never gave way to the fretfulness that
SO often marks the conduct Of the confirmed
invalid. He was kind, friendly and pleasant
10 the last.
Mr.. McKenna was native of Newry, coun-
ty Down, Ireland; came to this city twenty
five years ago, and embarked in mercantile
pursuits. For many years he was connected
with Messrs l.. j. Webster Il Co.. in 1861, he
became associated with Messrs. Thomas and
Charles Smith, and with them inaugurated
the importing and wholesale grocery house of
Smith Il McKenna, which has since grown to
such huge proportions and acquired such an
enviable reputation as to be known and re-
spected throughout the whole country.
A few months ago, finding his health rapid
ly falling Mr.. McKenna retired from bust
ness, having secured for himself a handsome
and made preparations to return
to his native town, where he could enjoy,
during the last days of his earthly pilgrimage,
the kindly ministrations and soothing infu-
ences of his mother and four sisters but the
relentless reaper cut him off from the real
ization of this fondly cherished wish, and
here, in the city of his adoption, his eyes were
tenderly closed by loving friends, who will
ever cherish his memory and respect his
virtues.
Mr.. McKenna possessed many Of those
traits OF character which endear man to his
associates, and command their respect and
admiration. He was genial generous, polite
and considerate, and though tenacious Of his
opinions and emphatic in their avowal, he
avoided giving ofense to those
who entertained different views. He was an
ardent and sincere sympathiser with our peo-
pie in their struggle to free themselves from
the thraldom of the usurpers, and gave freely
towards the attainment of that end.
As merchant he was active and enter
prising, intelligent and sagacious, scrupu-
lousy exact and honest, and won for himself
a proud position in our commercial COM