Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-01-08

the Government that there are locanIleS
in this department where the very air mas
been impregnated with assassination Tor
some years.
[SHned1 P. III. SHERMAN,
'sLieut. Gen. Commanding.
A reply from the Secretary Of War, tells
Sheridan all his acts are approved by the
President as ''judicious." Vice President
Wilson says Sheridan's "banditti' propo-
sition is shocking.
A meeting of commercial men, from
Northern States, in New Orleans on bust
ness, adopted resolutions declaring Sherl-
dams statements false.
THE MATTER IN CONGRESS.
In the Senate motion by Mr.. Thurman,
inquiring of the President about the Lou
isiana matter, was INSTRUCTED by an amend-
ment from Conkling, and the following alb
stract gives an4dea of the whole debate
Mr. Salisbury, of Delaware, said there
had been observation-disclosures in Louisiana,
ard he hoped the time had not come when
Caesar might clothe himself IN purple and
bid defiance to the American people. In
the elections last fall these very usurpa-
| lions in the Southern States had much to
| do with casting the ballot as it was against
| the party in power.
Mr.. Logan, of Illinois, said when col
| ored people were murdered in Louisiana,
no voice was raised on the Democratic
side of this chamber to challenge the wrong
| perpetrated. They charged that these
] wrongs were committed by Democrats.
I Had the Senator from Delaware become
the Brutus of this day to tear the purple
| ,l,o nt1.V
applaud.
In the House an incidental debate on it
is well illustrated by these two extracts:
Mr.. Butler: do not propose to make
any attack OF defence in regard to affairs
in Louisiana simply On the lying kilograms
of the Associated Paess, or any report, ex-
cept the report of our committee, and when
that comes in, l will stay here day and
night until peace is given to Louisiana /
| gave it peace once, and shall be glad to &c
so once more. [Clapping of hands by Re-
publican members and sneering remarks
by Democrats.
Mr.. Cox: Why did not the gentleman dc
it then so as to make peace permanent? Ii
he did well then, he has undone it all evel
since.
Mr.. Randall asked Mr.. Butler whether
he justified the Interference of the military
in New Orleans and the expulsion from
the Legislature of men who were dul,
elected.
Mr. Butler said he did not justify thu
expulsion from the legislative halls of mel
who were duly elected, but he did justif.
the throwing out of intruders who had vo
ted themselves into a Legislature to maxi
laws for people who would not elect them
A republican form Of government coult
not be guaranteed if intruders were allow
ed into the legislative halls.
COMMENTS OF THE NEW YORK PRESS.
The ''Herald". in referring to the pro
ceedings at New Orleans, says:
There was witnessed in the Louisian;
, State-H House yesterday a spectacle whlcl
is the first of it's kind in this country, am
which should cause every true American
. to blush with shame and indignation. w
congratulate the citizens of Louisiana, ant
, the people of the country that this revolt
ing and extraordinary, scene did not pro
woke violence and bloodshead. FOrcibl
resistance would have been juStiiable il
this case, if it be ever justihable i'll an
, case; for a greater outrage on every prin
ciple of free government was never perpe
, tratel, were it not for the fact that tn
, people of Louisiana have sure recourse TO
IL redress of their grievances in the sense o
justice Of the whole country. and in th
public resentment which will be kindled t.
hehighest pitch by these atrocities AM
unexampled proceedings.
The s'Tribune' says:
: Nothing in the history even of the grea
conspiracy by which the "border rut1ians
undertook to seize the territory and Stat
of Kansas can furnish any parallel for tIi
crohning iniquity Of the Federal adminis
I trafion. The citizens of LouisianaS HAY
seeb themselves cheated and defrauded
and when the fraud came near to failure
they have. seen the whole power Of the gen
eral Government used to consummate an
; make yiliany successful. They make n
cutlery, butsilpon the facts as they are the
appeal to the deliberate Judgments of tn
Interchangeable.
; The "Werld" says:
J, We hope there is no American man VIII
, can read the news from New Orleans with
out a thrill of shame and rage.
, The "Times' expresses no opinion upo
the merits of the case.