, 1880-07-05
uANCOCIl'S STATESh1ANSM1P.


The State Of Affairs In Louisiana When
OrIor No. 40 Was Isaucd-1vhY SheTfs
dan Was Huspended.
Isrottde,,cs Journal.
Whatever l,ls been said about Gen. Grant,
lIe has mover been accused Of vludice!veness
Or m,vcrity towarl the 1tchcls whom he con-
Q1lerrd In nrms. Ills terms of pcacc to Lee
and his leglOns were generous In substance
md form and he successfully wltllstoott ule
passion ami yinsfctivetiess OF Andrew john
Bon, who wished to exercise HI utinfltary
vengeance Upon them, ut the rtsk OF Ills coln*
mission rs General Of the Army. For this
1nngnanlmity md ilrInnuss he received the
hearty praise of tho Southern people. But
when tltcy, encouraged by the passion htla
obsttnacy nt johnson, when lIe had veered
around To the opposit point under tile
influence OF his native prejudice. commenced
their career OK violence against tho negroes,
and attempted 10 retain their authority over
ttle subject race which they had lost In more
manly fight, by night raids. hangihgs and
w]l}pp}ngs, nild MI the mystery and cruelty
0f the Ku.Kinx organization, then lc do
clnrcd as firmly and strongly ngnlnst lawles-
nesH and viocf1ca as lie did for T,aKnnn,mlty
md generosity ut tho surrender nf tile South
erIi ntnlies. 1t was but Q little n0ru than
tWo yenEs fter e o ARp1nnttx
place, md Gen. Seritlnn, In command OF llie
Department ut Louisiana and Texas, wrote
these words to Gen. Grant:
"'rhe condition Of the freedmen and Un'on
men In rcnltt0 parts ut Texas IL truly llnt-
riblc. Tile Government Is denounced. frcctt;;
ncn nro sIot, mil Union men nro pctBeeutetl
II they lnye tho te'nerlty ~ express their
opinions. TlifB condition exists IN the nOrtit-
eTtl counties Of Louisiana to MI alarming TX
Gcn. Sheridan is not politician, nor tns
10 ever becn suspected OF aiming at civil of-
frnnlsnea*, nor WIS lc by afltIiatIoi or. naturs
lMi,ntCal to the Sunth. liz WIS n soldier WIN
wns jussly indignant ut tho ortraEcs anu,
terrorism camnllttetl npan the negroes and
devotion to tic cn,lsu OF freedom cn,tsed them
iMare sacrifices and. spirerngs than their
| blelhyGn Of tho North. and who, at tho close
nf the War. f1,ll tno1'nssiyss 1 a,'nrotcctsed
mercy Of their bi:terrrst enemies. What
TINT mercy WINS is told III tho volumes of tcs.
| tino,ly tnken before the Ku-klux Investignt-
h1Hrrors, md crneltles ,!nparaIlclea II aly
! ciyi}izca country Of modern times. Actlng
| upon the Information furnished by Gun.
| Sheridan, Gen. tsrant, urged Mp0n Prtsi-
Texas and LoH!ssaua III order to enforce
tito Inwa and give comparative security to
Mi Glasses Of citizens, Ifs, recommendation
was rejected. ten. Sheridan was removed
NH AIA' A"'Sosh' "ppo'''sA y" ~ae %oa'F
Gen. Hancock, by political nh'ltations, be-
i lOnKetl to the Democrats, mud sharel that
seMtiment which " TUG regular army, before
caste socially predominant. lie deferred to
the exlspbel sentiment ut once, md Ills SYM
| pathics were entirely with the naughty,
ses s Uo s e we %sFe ewef sas IL q sF Fsoes
scale, a.ld the !,eHroes. On assuming co,'-
lnantt he proclaimed tha supremacy Of the
civil over the military authorities: M'la tho
aRanst tosk onsts Fl a3 M3 cs"es r9 H.
creasel III number md vlrnlence. Not only
did Con. Hancock mike no nttenpt
to stop, but ho even stopped u
to Ills proclamation, In removing Union oili.
GERS Of the City Government OF NsW Orleans,
WIG had or.ieTe.! an election contrary to tl,e
wishes Of the De:nocratlc party, and g Ggntl,st
ltsfrancl'isilg lsebel soi,!fers WIS revoked y
VI whe H'9{ do, 1s' ss eesr d lis dsssnt
from to eostrSstiqn 4' Of The tsc9"str1fttq
own Interpretation aponlt. Lawlesness md
yIoenee accompanied bis rHiu IN ltonlsiana,
until finally ile was rcllUved at ills own. re-
troubicsonle iask Of dealing With hostile
Indians In the Department Of Dakota. B',.
he lind earned tho gratitude Of the South a,sd
Of the De1nocratic party, and Ill due time lt
! stii3 TVEGlfEU HIS IGhHlA I'LL LILO H0nllL1StlUn
for tho Presidency.
There Is no question that the weakness md
pnssIon OF Andrew johnson encouraged
The Southern people to defy the Natioin
results of the War ~ n systoln Of intori.eci,,t
turbulence md violence which they would
not o.herwIse have attempted, and which, Ii
the end, made the Reconstruction net more
oi franchise, and Intensified the ili-feeling
bad government, aud general disturbance
which havu left such Ill effects behind IT
fatally checking immigration and settlet
prosperity, md, as its latcst result, las pro
! ijuced tic exodus. WlIel they. were dc
as Inevitable, but they were sooli encourage:
~ ine conu!tct oi t!1e A!itHlnas!itatiua ! To- n.