New-York tribune., 1875-01-13
OPPRESSED LOUISIANA.
TUE pppsInENT RELENTS.

THE PRESIDENT RELENTS t,.
xux puaItc INDIGNATION HAS AN REJECT ON The
cptKF MAGIsrRATE-THE WHOLE TENOR of hi'
MESSAGE CHANGKD-A FAIR MINDED CoNon,n
ro.Y DOCUMENT PRESENTED TO THE -s 0ADn
,xr .pppoyrp-sHERrpAN's COURSE NEiihhN
,.opovrn NOR coNpEMNED-THE SOLUTION of
THE QUESTION LEFT TO CONGRESS-
lpY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrBuSE'l
WAsuISGToN July l2--During the pas. iew ."9'
the friends and supporters OF the froSi"on' ~
49,, nrofuse in their prophecies as to what the
Itar - the forthcoming message Of the Presi-
s.n. uould be Oh the troubles in Louisiana; Dus III
.%1u,h. 90 wbat has been learned to-day they have
,-o.,ised more for their party than they can deliver
The,a ia no doubt that the President, SINCE tne
t,ouhle in New-Orleans began, has been fanatlcai'
,,nost 70 the degree Of proposing armed aggression
"a that NJ least two OF three members OF his Caoi
-, have sustained his attitude One OF them-he
who has had least to do with pubho analis' Vi Nv
exnerience, and who has about as much 'aea o,
,ta.esmanshlp as he has OF the history anu
meaning of GOyernments-took Ine eiounu
that the President could Issue proclamation al,
eoupciug certain classes of citizens panoitu, anu
that thereupon they could be tried by mihVsuy
,ommander at the same time assuring tne com
uandinc General that the President ana all 'n0
gabinet approved the proceedings. one OF t"o
utber members, although they had more Juus"or''
more experience, and more brain power tnan .he
Secretary of War and therefore sent no ioolsn ois
oa,nhas over the wires substantially approved the
sonduct of Gen. Sheridan and upheld the fresioene
m his obstinate resistance to the recognized sent-
Dont Of the neople of Louisiana and of the country
The attitude of the better class of the people IN
Louisiana. the declared opposition from almost
the entire press Of the country, the
,rotAsts of the citizens of New-York, Bos-
ton and other cities. the generally hostile
sentiments of 1.-THE country, together with the con-
.lnsions of the Congressional Committee sent W
investigate affairs in NewOrleans, and also the ap
narent disapprOval of sCougressmen Irrespective Vi
oortv-these for almost the first time since Oen'
Grant has been President, have had an erect on
him. IL is possible that the delicate position Il, u
xQh,ch he found Messrs. Fish, Brlstow, ana Je"eh
NJ his Cabinet may have added mite 10 ehect
change in the tone Of his message to Congress Ina'
snob a change has been made there is now no room
for doubt. and il has been so sudden that the
announcement of yesterday, although accurate at
.ho t;oe that there would be no back down. on
the part of the President is to-day far enough from
the truth
The finishing polish was given to the message TO-
sav and il was submitted to the Cabinet 1t was
substantially approved by all the members but hau
n been of such character the President at hrSt
intended it would have gone to Congress ana the
nation without the Endorsement OF at least tnree
members of the Cabinet. 1t will be sent 10 tnc
Senate tomorrow, and WILL as already announced
make a pretentiOus document. 1t beglTS with q
recital rather fond 10 fact OF events In Loulsiaha
since 1872 recOunts the murders, riots massacres'
and other outrages, giving succInct accounts anu
,nelosng documents 1t speaks OF the last eiectop'
and discusses the late trouble IN the LEGISLATURE
presenting the facts as they are understood py the
Administration. In opposition to the generany
conceived ideas that the interference bythe htaIy
was an outrage unequaled in the history of this
country. the message viii state at considerable
length what the President has done to enforce the
laws and maintain peace. He complains bitterly al
tbe nacon of Congress- and refers to the TACT that
he has repeatedly called the attention of Congress
@o the matter and asked that it might settle the
affairs there by appropriate legislation AS for Gen.
Sberidan's course the President neither approves
nor condemns it. Indeed, according to hls IDEAS
Gen. Sheridan has actually done nothing
But his kilograms are something when even tue
President cannot approve; so that when Gen' Del
knap telegraphed Sheridan that the President ana
all of u.s. approved his course, he not only had no
opthortv to sneak for the rest of the Cabinet but
NOT even for the President; and instead OF the CaD-
met as unit approving him. he was simply approved
nv a vulgar fraction of the Cabinet. Sherldan II
veferred to as possessing the impetuoslty OF SOL
Sicr and the President says his orders were gwen to
soders and not to lawyers; that it was but natural
that errors might occur. but that If mistakes were
made they we're in the interest of order The meas
ures were intended as precautionary. That Sherl-
dan uses designations not used by the President Is
admitted and also that he makes recommendations
that cannot be approved
To sum it up, one who has seen the message says
hatit ia SO deliberate fair and conciatory that the
Presidents friends will be surprised at it, and that
1t is not 80 bad as his enemies hoped, Among the
documents it will inclose letters or dispatches
from Gov. Kellogg the 9th of December last, with
m answer by the President. The communication OF
Kellogg is to the effect that his opponents had
threatened TO take forcibe possession of the State
House. and he asks for body of troops to surround
the building and protect it. The President, in his
own hand answers that he deprecates the
interference of the military arm Of the
Federal Government with the affairs of State and he
is opposed to anticipating trouble that 1t is better
for State Government to be right and trust to that
for yindicatiOn and that il time enough to call
on the Government for help when the peace could
not be preserved without it. The President in his
message recommends no specific course of action on
the part of Congress- but again leaves the questions
involved in their hands. Gen. Belknap. at the Cab
met meetings lately, has been given to understand
that be speaks only for himself in his kilograms
less he first obtain permission Of his colleagues.
SENATOR HowE'S DEFENSE OF THE ADMIN
ISTRATION.