New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-10
WASHINGTON.

Boxer, of Pennsylvania, present minister at
COnstantinOple goes to st. Peters burg.
The Presidents Forthcoming Message.
The Presidents message regarding Louisi-
ana, which goes to the Senate on Monday,
will be accompanied by an immense macs
of documents.
Dispatch from Governor Kellogg.
The following has been received here:
New ORLEANS, January 9, 1875.
Hon. A. P. Field. care of Senator West. Washing.
ton, District Of Columbiai
The Republican party does not indorse
Dibble's letter; he published in the Demo
cratic papers alone; our friends generally
condemn him.
WILLIAM P. KELLOGG.
Republican Senatorial CauCus on LOuis-
lana Affairs
Republican Senators to-day held a long
caucus, in which there was general dis
cussion on She order Of business and the
course necessary to be taken in affairs con-
cerning the South, especially relative to
events in Louisiana While there were
some Senators who emphatically indOrsed
the President and Sheridan, others preferred
| to await the forthcoming special message Of
| the President relative to Louisiana affairs
| before expressing their opinion that it
it ia the duty of the government to pro.
| teet all its citizens in all their legitimate
| rights, irrespective to the clamOrs of the
| opposing party. The object OF the caucCs
| was to agree upon some line of policy which
| would unite the Republicans of both houses.
| This purpose will be- the subject of an ad-
| iOurned met ting.
Republican House Caucus.
The Republicans of the House held a
\ caucus tonight. Mr.. Maynard acted as
| chairman, and Mr. Gunole secretary. Mr..
| White, Of Alabama, offered a resolution for
the appointment Of a committee of seven
members to draft a general bill with view
/ to secure the rights of all citizens of the
| South. In his remarks he referred TO the
| alleged Outrages, and urged the immediate
| necessity of action if they desired to be true
| to their professions as Republicans and
| friends of constitutional liberty.
Mr.. Dawes, of Massachusetts, said be was
| desirous of affOrdiDg the requisite relief,
and wanted some plan to be presented as
remedy for the outrages on citizens of the
| South.
Mr.. Cessla, of Pennsylvania, in the course
of his remarks, approved Of Sheridan's
course.
Mr.. Sypher. of Louisiana, said the neoes-
| sary remedy was to protect the people of
/ the South who had been enfFanehised, as an
| experiment by the Republican party.
Mr.. Wilson, of Indiana, desired an amend
ment instructing the Judiciary Committee
to report bill for new election in Lou
/ isianR
Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetts,, spoke in
favor of the resolution, jnstifying the Presi-
dent and justifying the acts of Sheridan.
| Judge HOar, of Massachusetts, said he
| intended to do his duty in spite of the
clamors of the public press. He supposed
| the Republican party would support their
| President, and he knew the President was
endeavoring to confine his action strictly
| within the line of constitutional duty. He
| fully sustained the President and Sheridan.
| M plhfna of Aaipa ua Raila1 for hfFf
| did not respond.
Mr.. Townsend, of Pennsylvania, desired
| to hear Mr.. Foster, the chairman of the
New Orleans sub committee. He had Just
come into the hall, but that gentleman
made no response.
Mr.. Ward, of Illinois, said he would not
/ be bound by the action of a caucus that
hesitated to do what was necessary to pre-
| serve the Republican party and protect all
/ the citizens of the Union.
The resolution for the appointment of a
committee of nine in accordance with Mr..
| Whites proposition was agreed to, when
/ the caucus adjourned until the committee
| on Louisiana affairs shall be made, and the
Presidents message on that subject trans
mitted to Congress.
Louisiana Affairs In the CabInes.
At the Cabinet meeting today all the
i several official dispatches and letters CON
/ tanning instructions to General Sheridan
for his guidance in New Orleans were
read and, in addition thereto, the press
reports of to-day were the subject OF at
1 tentiOn. The official dispatches from Cen
eral Sheridan were also reviewed. The
administration is now waiting official in
| formation prior 70 the time at which Gen
| eral Sheridan took command of the de-
l partment, before deciding definitely upon
q report TO Congress.
The sOuthern Paciac.
Colonel Thomas A. Scott and Judge Boxer
appeared before the House Committee on
Pacific Railroads, and presented reasons
| why the bill pending to aid the construction
Of the Southern rUad to the Pacific should
be passed. Prominent among these were
| the great advantages that would resalt TO
| the present depree sed industries by the de-
| mand for material and labor consequent
upon the construction of the road, and the
| increased taxable values that would
be created 70 furnish revenue to
the government; the benefit to the
South by giving all her cities and
Atlantic ports q direct connection with
the Pacific was dvelt upon, as also the ad
vantage to the entire railroad system, al
well as that of the Eastern States. 1t wal
claimed that the government would save
millions of dollars yearly now spent il
transportation and subsistence Of troops
The governments guarantee Of interest OF
the company's bonds was shown to b
thoroughly protected, even should the roas
only earn half of the sum now earned b.
the Union Pacific and California Pacihi
roads SO the government would neVe
have 20 advance one dollar, aad as th'
! bonds were the bonds Of the oOmpan,
and not of the United States, and would b
held by third parties, the hrst mOrtgag
} ! which secured thsm could never be releases
} and the lien impaired, as had bsan done !
! other cases. The proteofion 70 the govern
, neat Was alleged D be esmplets and ampll