The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-02-28
Bismarck 0utdone.

Under the above heading, the Dublin Nation,
by far the ablest and most influential journal
in Ireland, has scathing review of the treat
ment of the Southern States, since the close of
the war, by the Republican party of the North
Coming down to that most disgraceful episode
in the history of the Republic, the dispersion
of the Louisiana Legislature by the United
States troops, aud the infamous aud blood
thirsty kilograms of Sheridan to the President
the Nation says
A shout of anger and indignation has burst
forth from every State in the UnOn-North,
South, East, and West. Even Republican as
well as Democratic journals and politicians
have denounced tho scandal. 1t was nearly
time I; for even Bismarck might have hesitated
at the armed invasion. and overthrow of q
legislative chamber. So far we have eudeavored
| to summarize clearly and correctly may
be the long and tangled story of this coup
detdt What remains now to be told fills us AS
IIishmen with shame and humiliation. The
man who figures most disgracefully iu those
transactions, or rather in subsequent proceed
iugs arising out Of them, is said to be Irish by
birth or blood-General Philip Sheridan. We
we'll know that some of conntrymen
boosted of his record in the war of secession
| to day they will hang their heads for this
brutal Haynau of the American Hungary.
General Sheridan telegraphed to President
Grant that the real way to settle up the bust
ness was 30 proclaim the people of Louisiana
as bandits, and leave the rest to him and his
dragons. We quote fextually from the con-
clusion of this atrocious and truly blood.
| thirsty document:
cit is possible that if the President would
issue a proclamation declaring them banditti,
no further action need be taken except that
phich Woald deroire upon me.
(Signed), P. H. SHERIDAN,
ore Lieut.-Geueral U. s. A."
Yes dead men tell no tales and no fur
Their action need be taken" except the drum
head and the fusilade! This in famous sug-
gestion was, of course, based . libel as
monstrous as the proposal was inhuman !;
that the air was suffused it'll lawlessuess aud
crime. I'VE kno,o that sort of rick here in ireland
We too, bave heard the cry of Leave 1t to
me" But quickly q notable refutation ap-
peared. Over the signatures Of Mgr N j.
Perche Catholic Archbishop of New Orleans
Right Rev DIR. j. p. Wilmer, Protestant Bishop
of Louisiana; Right Rev. DR.. j. c. Keener,
Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church
South; the venerable James X. Gnthiem, Pastor
of Temple Sinai (fOE he Jewish community };
and quite number IF non political dignitaries
and personages beside, the statement of Gen.
Sheridan was branded as q calumnious false
hood-the scsudnloas pretext of tyranny, "old
| as the bills, yet not oubworn." 1t is positively
appalling to contemplate this requisition to
| have people delivered up to slaughter! Even
in the heat of war such an atrocty would
arouse the whole human race to protest. To
propose it in cold blood, as the savage resort
for q Prussian or Russian, but for Ameli-
can general-Sheridsu, not Suarrof, by name!
If it be indeed true that this man claims any
lihesge from Ireland, he must be the descend
ant of some Hessau trooper, some pitch
csp-and- triangle yoeman of the '9S period.
We disown him and il is satisfaction and q
consolation to I'd to observe that the name of
our country has been saved from the pollution
of identification with his conduct by the
manly and noble protests of every organ of
Irish opinion in the United States.