New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-04-28
|WENTY-FoURTH OF APRIL

kTh OF ARh1As
ant Hayes having fixed on the
anniversary of the firing On the
bur Union at + ort Sumpter as the
Ate day for the surrender of the
4 South Carolina, the fifteenth ami |
az the abdication of the city of |
iesnl by Mansfield Lovell's Con-
2 before FsrrsguIs approaching
properly observe by the sacrifice
= lane.
4 day previous all but very few
! embers had inished the disintegra-
. the Legislature, aOd Governor
had made his last address to his
Is. Saturday night he explained
q aliee in the State House the exact
ard tcld them the time had gone
: c,ble resistance. If there had
n a time when he had deemed it
I I ! 20 bring onia conflict he would
y ked them to 20 nowhere that he
at have gone with them. With
Y ,uching expressions Of gratitude
q hem for their fidelity and self-sacri-
\ told them they must soon disband.
I feeling their embarrassments and
. Id it would be his frat task to se-
n them, in some way, at least por-
y the pay they had earned. When
p came for than to 50 to their homes
= ed they would resume their civil
in peace; that they would recog'
constitnted authorities, and obey
4 4 as good citizens should. He asked
n remain with him short time
N nivsrsal sentiment was that not one
h ssert his post until the Governor
y . order.
N morning of the twenty-fO urth the
Z. a proclamation was issued, signed
Il eral Nichols as Governor:
q irection of the President of the
Mates the troOps now stationed III
y y piiy of the st. L 1uis Hotel and else
n rilhin the limits of this city will be
Z TO their usual barracks at IL n.
". The welfare of the State de-
N and my official honor ia pledged
b carrying ont of this order will re-
y no disturbance. In furtherapoe
nv request and urge the citizens of
N na to pursue their usual avocatione
! abstain from congre eating in the
ofhOOd of the st. Louis Hotel.
ary to the experience in South Car.
y mere the wishes of General Hamp-
y bear TO have some weight with his
= ru the streets a square distant from
Il 70 House we're massed with people
Y slOre twelve O'Clock. The best of
!, police force seem to have been
Il to check these crowds, and bvery
!. eourteously informed he could so
1t her, but admitted within the lines
pting proper business.
Ia the State House were fewer than
q peoted, but many had returned, on
W stopped by the police, without in
~ on the privilege of admission.
n ell of those present went TO the
y s street side TO see the departure Of
a aehment from the Orleans Hotel.
NJ the Governors office conversation
e hfral, and perhaps there were more
ia ian usual. As the clock struck
it was remarked: "The garrison
out, accompanied BY music, the
4 being permitted TO retain their side
ind the men their gurs and baggage,
I bg to the terms Of the capitulation ="
by proceeded up Chartres street a
Z srate yell was heard.
4 Opera House was detachment of
II 10 League militia, and during the
! ptain ]. o. Nixon, Jr., appeared be-
Fernor Packard to inquire if he
4 uHender after the troops had taken
darture.
inor Packard informed him it was
\ Mention to surrender to militia.
3 Z, the evening and night arrange
i qEe made that the majority of the
y Y. night return home, and by the morn
Aa twenty General Loan and
q Lswlor and about twenty Metro
y y. we're all that remained.
a nor Packard drove to his house
Sven o'Clook.s
q FIVE o'clock a demand was made
II Ain Kelly, in charge of the third
! for the surrender. This would
N complied with by General Loan,
militia made a similar demand.
Behan and Chief Boylan we're both
General Loan said he would de-
"A v to the civil authoritieE b. the
aerefoTe took possession. 4S,er-
40 militia took charge.
= this there was little order pre-
Recording to common report, and
M M nan considered that 1t was their
% plunder and destroy. Many of
Hu officers had private property in
SG oS ees, but little attention was paid to
d As one paper remarked, the
ssre almost equal to those of the
u, et September, 1874.
y ~ Lamaniere and Clerk Guiehard
ot slr arrangements for the surrender
= = alive property to the Democratic
us Md after twelve o'clock the Mich
nment had full possession of the
ale.