The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1880-09-04
pleased to hear from Won n s.. -
The next letter published 4 Fs y.

''saaoe = A'o''t rom Won at any Tina
a,hz &C.. IL. W. Y. sHERnAs
i e Ns 'o'es' punished is from
ii GEN. HANCOCK 70 GEN. sHERxar
dated New York, January b M
follows y
Gen. w &c. Sherman. MI
I Washington, DC. ''''S
General--An anonymous co,n,,,.
cation T. the secretary of war IL.
Louisville, Ky, December Ia ~ ~
reached my headquarters on III s ssa
aof thai month from the ofliee 81 81 y Y Z
adJutant general Of the army. Il !, "
resents that in the contemplated w Y,
rising OF the people to enforce n. Y
anguration OF Iilaen and Hsua,; Il
the depot OF JefersonViIle 4 u 's =
seized, and y is expected TO arm .as
clothe the Indiana army Of Demoa.s "
i The endorsement ON this ,oa,,,,ra,'
cation made at United States bes%
4 quarters, dated December 26. 1g7s !.
as follows: official copy referred !
Mayor General w. 3. Hammock a.
lmandlng division Of the Atlantic ,ssr
draw company from General Rue.s
commanding department Of tho SousS
and post at 5etfersonNille aepot w;a III
orders TO protect it against An
danger.
The terms @ endorsement ;p,ulv
exercise % Discretion on my r,ari
winch leads me 70 write Won before
taking artlon- ~ my Judgment there
is no danger ca the kind The anopF.
nous communication sets forth n
other Kinds at l.tefiefsonSillle depot n
Justfty the movement lof troops "
that place. Such movement, n
seems to me, would involve unneccs-
sary expense and would create o. m
crease apprehension, tor winch there
as no real foundation.
There are no arms or ammunition
at the Jeftersonyllle depot, and If sucl
force as Is referred to can be raised
for rebelhous purposes, II i likely
that 1T would begin by Selling q depot
OF army uniforms, and theFefore Ii
there are grounds Tor action Of the
government ! see no danger N d delay
which VIII result from this preseuta,
ton O ifhe subJect TO you.
III, however, an Your better jnds
meuf, a company should he sent there,
1T shall be promptly done as soon a
You 7notrfy Inc 70 THAT elfect, as 4 have
already SAID, I DO not act at once, bo-
cause, 70 Your instruction, goli said
! may send q company there, Which
i construe as leaving II somewhat dis
'cretlonary with me. ! returned On
the Slst on Decembar 1876, ifoalSt
Louis. am very truly yours,
MMsFIEliD p. HsSooog,
Malor'General Commanding
On the 18TH of january Ganen
Hancock Wrote 70 Gencra hleraaA
that he mad been 80 busy thatllle 9'si
not yet WRITTEN as ne intended, "
reply to acknowledgement q ny et
ter from 'Carondelct, l'e says Y wish.
ed to notice simply Your reference y
the Revised STATUTES, and one q Avg
other points Az brief way; IVY 60
SO yet, but not to-day, as AN liolse
hunting. The pfopositionfor
THE JOINT COMMISSION
lnsures q peaceful solution q itae lles
idential question if il becomes 4 lax
and in my opinion gives " lGeaea
Hayes, chances lte did not have l,.l,
4 have considered that alt lllusss
chances were impregnable, Noise ~
Hendflcks. Now II seems e lne laa'
Governor Hayes has something more
than an equal chance but definite ~
suits cannot he foresllatlewesl' fs ,1,
nately trouble need not Ne pFosleea
agalnstEDs the use 81 ltile army NlVah
the bill become q law u tle wv ~
passes, and Cen. Grant setoes ~ ~
TlLpEa's oHAsoEs
will he stronger tlanibefore. Ges'alu
lV IL ihn and His frinn1a summarized tle