The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-01-08
xor,hern and Western Merchants HI
Nnss-Neetiug.

%or,f,ern and Western Merchants HI
Mnss-MeetinG.
The almost spontaneous meeting ION the
XII, - the northern and western business
1,,,.Y RON in NV Orleans was an oTercroWu-
cd affair. the ro,unda, corridors, and pariors
az" and IS" Of the s.. Charles Hotel being
Gcral, packed with people. The organizA'
ton was constituted as follows: Presldent,
!. \. JAhu. OF New York secretaries, l.. &.
Eecytr OF Cincinnati aud A. B. Crukshauk
Of New York Committee on Resolutions
New York. +. T. Martin; Boston, }. &.
Case Rhode lslaCd. General Hazard; New
JERSEY, :. W. White; Pennsylvania, j. y.
Phipuev: Ohio. Leopold Block; Maine,
Amos Patton: New Hampshire, Alfred A.
Lewis; Vermont, l.. Spaulding; Indiana,
l.. Swam>teId Iowa, +. u. Rust
IVES: Virginia. g. W. Bodley; Wisconsin, L.
Al. oney. The remarks OF all the speakers
were most emphatic. MIR. j. u. Pomeroy,
OF Ncw York, stated that he was n soldier
during the war. and the last speech he made
vas in favor OF the second election of Gene
raj Grant. He was impelled to speak to-
night because civil liberty in this country
was threatened only-to foster horde of
thieves and for establishing the supremacy
Of The African race, thereby placing pyra-
mid on III apex and iDrerting nature. Gene
raj Sherldan's dispatches, he asserted, con-
tanned not one word Of truth, and if he at
tempted 70 arrest him thc spcaker) IN New
York be would be protected.
John A. Thompson. colonel of volunteer
New York regiment during the war, said,
among other things. Il tell you that if an
outrage like that regpetrated here yesterday
occurred in New York the streets would run
with blood. II is not that Louisiana is at
tackled.
THIS TIDE MAY 90 on
until it may one day sweep Massachusetts.
! tell YOU, if this condition of things con-
tinucs. / have lost my leg for nothing, and
instead Of decorating the graves Of our Union
soldiers with fDwers We should write the
word fool on each headboard." Speaking
Of Sneridan's dispatch. Mr.. Thompson add
ed: And yet he as the old adage says, tells
= lie that, by repeating it, as he did, it might
become true"
Mr.. CruikShlnk said he was member OF
the Second Massachusetts regiment, and
fought side by side with Sheridan. 81 say
that his dispatches are simply false. have
been through the streets Of this city and
made it my business to see whether the lives
OF citizens, even though they were from the
North, were safe. and found that | could
trust my wife and i6mily here with US easy
heart lis anywhere elSe.'
General j. G. HaZZlrd, formerly Of the
Union army, appeared and SAID: Il am
pleased, gentlemen, that here in Louisiana
to-day there is cyiuced such 4 cool detcrni.
nation TO keep The peace as becomes brave
men. The citizens act aS cool and vi@lant
mcp. | have asked in the North how long
such condition would last here, and inva-
riably received but one answer, anG that was
that twenty four hours would not elapse be-.
fore change would be effected"
4 Federal Generals Words at the feet
ing nc the Corn Exchange.
The resolutions were frequently applauded
during their reading, and upon their conclu-
sion General Cyrus Busy rose to make few
remarks. He said he had been General of
the Federal army during the war. AT its
conclusion he had come to this city, where
be had since resided, engaged in the cotton
business. He had always eScbewed politics,
but under the outrages recently perpetrated
in this State. and the foul ISLANDERS OF Gene
raj Sheridan, be could no longer keep quiet.
He repudiated the Charge that life or pro-
perry was any more insecure here. except
through the incficlcncy Of kellogS's
brigaded police, than ia any other city. he
had walked its streets for ten years at all
hours and all places without any shadow OF
weapon, and had never been inSulted or eX-
posed to violence. lie was very emphatic
iu his denuncation of Sheridan's letter, and
called upon the people to unite in protesting
TO their fellow countrymen against the out
RAGE and indignity. The resolutions were
then passed unanimously, and when the
reporter left the members were crowding
around the secretary's desk with eagerness
TO affiy their signatures to a copy which is to
be formally delivered to the inyes tisating
committee.
An Impartial Opinion.
Hon. w. w. Phelps, Republican, and OF
the Congress Committee, says:
Touching the legality OF the House as or
gapized BIZ the Conservatives yesterday, II
was illegal, and for this reason: LOUISIANA
has statute, passed in 1872, Which, 10
terms, directs the manner in which the
House shall organize itself. The Returning
Board hands its returns to the Secretary Oh
State. The Secretary Of State takes these
returns, and from them makes the roll OF
the House. This roll is given to the clerk OF
the last House, and with this roll thu clerk
calls the House to order and preSides
at the organization. That nothing may be
taken by intendment, the statute says in 80
many words that repl esentatives whose
names are on this roll, and they only, shall
take part in the organization OF the House
but yesterday The Conservatives, forclbly
supplying the place of The clerk by chair
man pro tenn, in defiance Of this express
provision, swore in i've men as members
whose names were not on the roll. and adj
United them TO participate in the election OF
Speaker. Mr.. Phelps bad heard that the
Republicans tad organized their Legislature
III the same fashion, and thus set prece.
dent, but doubted the propriety OF urging
that a Democrat might break the law II ne
could prove Republican had broken it.
Besides, it was claimed that the Republican
Legislature referred to vas organized pre-
yious to the passage of the statute referred
to. This Statute was Of 1872; that Legisla-
ture way OF 1868.
MIR. Phelps did not hesitate TO declare that
the interference of the United States was
equally illegal. Touching the Republican
Legislature organized after the Conservative
members withdrew, Mr.. Phelps did not yet
know accurately the facts. 1t seemed from
rumor that on the first roll-call ttty.tbree
meInbers were present, when ffty.four were
necessary for quorum. If the testimony
tonight elected that fact, its organization
was OF course as incomplete and illegal as
that Of the Conservative body.
Dir. Phttns fhoupht the pyi1eape far as