The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-06


ticlans and for political purposes.n
When asked If he was willing to give an indica-
ton OF the policy he proposed pursuing the gen.
eral answered briskly and decidedly
at the government and the President win in
dorse me Will settle the troubles myself know
what they are. You cannot have good govern
ment in any country where secretly armed bodies
OF men exist without putting them down. pro-
pose to do It,"
When asked If he thought such summary
course could be pursued under the law the Genera.
replied that there was q law for 1.-THE did not
call TO mind now exactly where--but 1t had been
applied before when based upon the Presidents
proclamation.
The General then lightly turned the CONVEX
saton into other TOPICS while Colonel Forsythe
correspondent Withdrew
PROPOSITION PoR COMPROMISE
is on foot and is entertained BY the Congressional
Committee, who have already despatched Mr..
Potter to Washington in connection with it. The
details are clearly Indicated in the statement Of
the Hon. W. W. Phelps, made this evening in an
interview with your correspondent. From the
present tone ana temper OF the people. whose in.
dgnation is intensified tonight by the publication
In an extra OF General Sheridan's second letter
the Secretary OF War, there is only faint chance
OF its ever proving successful.
A'ENERY TO THE PRESIDENT.
Governor McEnery has just telegraphed the fol-
lowing letter to the PRESIDENT
To HIS Excellency U. s. GRANT, President OF the
United States:-
In the name Of liberty and OF all lovers Of liberty
throughout the United States do most solemny
protest against the action OF the military forces OF
the United States on yesterday, In the occupation
of the State House, In the fOrcibe election by
troops OF members Of the Legislature and the
elected Speaker Of the House, and the subsequent
organization OF a House BY the direct forcible
intervention Of the military. afirm before the
whole American people that the action on the part
OF the military in this city on yesterday is subver
sve of republican institutions in this free coun-
try. JOHN MCENERY.
THE EXCITEMENT IS INCREASING.
This is principally attributable to the tenor Of
General Sheridan's letter to the Secretary OF War;
published in all this mornings papers. The radi.
cal Legislature is without o quorum, and have
sent out sergeants. arms to arrest conservative
members.
STATEMENTS FROM THE CoNGREssI oNAL COMMITTEE.
Your correspondent called this evening about
dusk upon Messrs. Phelps and Foster, Of the In
vestigating Committee, and solicited statement
for the HERALD Of their opinion upon the present
an interview. IS follows:-
MR.. PHELPS VIEWS.
don't hesitate to say that sun1cient evidence
has been taken by the committee to give grounds
for q decided opinion as to the character OF the
public acts they called upon to Investigates but
90 not deem it wise to express any at this time.
1t is true my position here Is merely one OF inves
tigation. and not OF judgment; but as member
OF Congress that may be called upon in the House
to act in judicial capacity, proprlety demands
that should not in advance have nor express any
absolute convictions.
see no reason, however, why 1t is not proper
to state the scope OF the committees Investigation
and why 1t was made less general than the case
Our commission investigate ends OF course, with
this Congress. Any Congressional action based
upon our Investigations must be had before the
4th OF March II we are to participate IN it, Hence
a necessity that 1t should be completed In time to
receive the action OF the House before adjourn
ment.
THE ELECTION OF 1872,
NJ, U
magnitude pertaining to the past which have al
ready been treated by committees OF the Senate
and House, Who have had to inform themselves as
to the credentials Of contesting members from the
State OF Louisiana. You will remember that In
the Senate and in review Of this case Senators
Carpenter, Morton and others made long and
exhaustive speeches. We thought proper, there
lore. not to touch on old matters, already invest
gated, but preferred investigating those heretofore
untouched. On the side Of the conservatives OF
tho State the action OF the Returning Board.
which had protracted its session through
six weeks, had been made the subject OF
great complaint. The Returning Board, COM
posed, with one exception, OF radical politicians,
pc ssessed not simply ministerial but legisa i've,
executive and judicial powers, was allegedt have
defeated the will Of the people, expressed at the
polls, by throwing out polls in democratic parishes
and altering the returns in republican parishes so
as to accomplish close division OF the new house
Of Representatives, but assuring the certainty of
republican supremacy. The committee therefore
decided to review the action OF the Returning
Board to ascertain what was the foundation for
these serious charges. On the other hand the re-
publtcans OF the State complained with equal Bit
terness of the existence and action OF White
League organization, said to ramify throughout
the State, to hold armories, well filed, and to be
made up Of active men, bound in secret league,
drilled to the use OF arms and under the control