New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-06
GENERAL sHER1DAN's REPORT.

The hero OF Five EOrk6 O10 uo1 koduAso
much time 20 fully comprehend the po-
litical situation here. He has penned q
dispatch 60 the Secretary q Ware which
I. remarkable alike Sor its bSe~ity and ats
grasp of The exact facts % the ease. Cen
erai Sheridan Is an impartial cbse,ves'
and it may be well for us to know what he
! thinks Of us. and what he reports OF US
| undes the soiemnity Of q report to the
| government He announces ''the exist
| erce in this State ola spirit cf defiance t"
all lawful Authority. and an Insecurity Of
lii. which Is hardly reaiized by the gov.
esnmsns or by the country at large" The
lives Of the citizens have besome jeopaf'
died: the Ia VS. are openly set at defiance:
tho murder Of individuals Is tacitly ap-
proved by public sentiment. and the civil
government is unable to punish OF even
aysese the highest class Of offenders.
This Is the character given to the once
proud city Of New Orleans by the second
officer in the United States army lone
who has risen to his high position by
merit. born Of ability. courage wise
discretion and d thorough knowledge of
meus it will be no answer to this fearful
charge to deny It. unless We can show at
the same time that it IL not true I'm.
fortunately. the morning papers almost
any day IN ting gear furnish ample ev:.
dence of the truth Of the charges Those
published on the second of January alone
would go far toward sustaining it. 1t will
be much the better why for our people to
look the matter squarely IN the face, con-
Tossing the errors into which they have
fallen as q community, and reform their
own conduct before it shall be found
necessary to apply corrective of another
kinds Doubtless there are many so blind
cd by prejudice as to be unable to see
the enosmity of their own acts and that
of their friends They will show theiS re.
continent by Failing at Sheridan and
will perhaps go so far as to call him hard
names. but they car not change the
facts of the case. nor the determination
of the American people, We now stand
In tho presence Of a superior power.
which has the authority and powes to try
and punish Us for our sins as 4 come
munitys A little good behavior will go
much furth er In our favoy than any guam.
tity of bluster and affected contempt it
can not be posi- bic that all the rest Of the
people Of The Union gre IN the wrong.
and the White League Democracy Of the
South alone IN the right. The slavehold.
ers and secessi onists 90 fax more power.
tut element--once made &sipilsy ertor.
and paid dearly for it.
The time has come for the Democracy
70 yield several points and abate their
arrogant pretensions. II they choose to
regard ell men. white or blacs. as their
enemies simply because they are fepub.
licans, they will arouse q power that will
overwhelm them. This Is no longer a
purely local question. confined 20 ward
politicians. The peace Of the country has
been threatened. The dignity OF the na-
tional laws openly !nsulted. and decidedly
means have been adopted TO
put stop to any further progress in the
wrong direction. General Sheridan's
dispatch to the Secretary Of War, pub
lished yesterday morning. points out the
evil