Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 12, 1875, Page 1

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Sheridan a Brilliant Soldier, but a Foolish Statesman. AT WASHINGTON, ‘THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. - CADINET CONSULTATION. Special Dispatch ta Ths Chicago Tribune. WasnivgroN, D. C., Jan. 11,—Tho Cabinet Theld a ppocial meeting to-day for the constdora- tion of Louisison affaits. It had been expected that a apecial messago of tho President would be transmitted to Congress tbia afternoon, but another day has beon fownd nocessary for the completion of tbo mosssgo and prop- patation of the nccompanying documents, The mossago will doubtlsss ba seut in to-morrow, ‘The scoeatiousl reporta of dieren- sions in the Cabinet are without substantinl foundation, It is woll known that thero are aif- forences of opinion belwsen mombers of tho Cabinet s to certain fontures of tho affair at Now Orleans, but thus far there is not such a want of linrmony as fo rem- der & chango in tho Cabinoct nocessary or robable. The exsggeratod roports of the ex- istenco of great diffcronces of opinion_ aro tho result either of excitement or of partisanship. Becrotaries Fish, Dristow, and Postmastor-Gon- eral Jewell do not ontiroly appruve of the use of the military, or of the recommendations of Gen. Sheridan, but inssmuch as the sdministration does not intend to adopt Sheridan’s objectiona- ble recommendations, thero is no probability of auy rosiguations on account of them. —_— IN CONGRESS. BENATOR ACHURZ ON TUL LOUISIANA QUESTION. Special Dispatch to The Ohfcago Tribune, Wasmxotoy, D. ., Jan. 11.—¥ho galleries of tho Senate Chambor were crowded to-day be- fore the Senato met, as it had boen apnounced Llat Mr, Sthurz was to speal oun the Louisiana question. Tho morning hour was enlivened by & Lrisk sparring debate on a resolntion calling for n roport by Maj, Merrill, and it was balf-past 1bofora the Bonator from Missouri rose to speak. His romarks were eloquont, and he had tho attention of the Benate and of the immonse audiouce, Roared 43 an opponent of Pruselan miltary despotism, he has a natural sutipathy for tho usa of the bayonot even to nphold the supremacy of the laws, snd & regard for rovolutionisly which time bas not oblitor- atod, Ifo spoko in his charactoristio mannor, which firmnoss, rapldity, and diedain for Loney- od srords, an occasional dash of garcasm snd 1n- tensity that fastoned upon tho attention of his Lliearers, aud held it until he had finisbed. He reviewed Con. Bherldan's ncta with severity, oud denounced tho introductlon of armed mon into the Louisiana Leglslature. In his opinfon, tharo i peace sud good feoling in the now Copsorvativo Siates of Virginia, North Caro- lina, and Georgia. ‘The colored man who votes the Republican ticket there is in no more danger from White-Leaguers or Ka Klux than the colored man who votes the Demo- cralo ticket s from the Republican colored man, On the whole, Gen. Schurz took the thor- ough Democratle ground, although he dis- cisimed boing actuated by any partiean biss, If the apeech of Gen. Betnrz was liko the keen, sharp cuta of the scimstar of Saladin, TIR BELY OF GOY, NOITOX foll like the ponderous, effective blowa of the Dbattle-ax wiclded by Rich » e y Wichardtho Liou-Jearted, Bheridan's report road, a4 & reply to the criticism of Gen. Bcburz oo that oflicer, snd then proeceded with great doxterlty and hold. 10us of Ascettion 10 degsribe tho IAmentabie phos dition of aifairs at New Orloans, He showod that througbout Loulsiaua murder and violence wero frequent_occursences, unnoticed and une checked; that the White-Loszuera had never Isid down their arma, aud that the Presidont could mot bo arraigned for the logitimate exer- cise of lua constiutions! authurity to suppross insurrection in a Btato when called upon to do so. s i T xomow onsier Howe and Gion. Logan are ex address the Senate, and the Pmflldonl': ;c‘::.‘i‘é: will Le sent in with voluminous secompanying doeuments, smbracing tho reports made by the al;eml agenta of tho Dopariment of Justice aud tho Jaw otlicers of the Government in Louisiana. IX THE HOUSE. A result of the cancus action was the complote absence of the usual Mouday buucombe resoly- tion iu the House. The Domoorsts had pro- pared a considerable number of them, but wore abliged to contcut themsolves with introlueing their resolutions for roferenco. Sunset Cox o couras cama to the front, 1o wanted to declare that Phil Sheridau had dispersed the Legisfa tura; that the Fedoral Constitution - was violsted, tho principies of Kepublican Government subverted, civil liborly en daogered, aud the country generally gone to the *‘demuition how-wowa." Hawley, of Iiii- nols, bad propared a counter rosolution declaring the Kellogg Government the lawful Goverument of Lousiana. The Bouthern Ropublican seuti- ment was represented by a joint resolution troduced by Wiite, of Alsbama, proposivg an amendment to tie Constitution declaring that citizens of tha United Btatcs owa a primiary ul- logiance to the United Btates Govoromeut, and that tho United Btatea Government is bound fogire Ly Iaw adequate protection in all the rights of citizenship, ‘Tlifs is & part of the gon- eral schomo looking to new constitutional aud leglslative provisions for the Bouch, 17 the Associuted Press,] TUB 43K OF MAJ, MEMBILL, . Wasamarest, D, 0., Jau, 31.—Mr, Clayton sald C HICAGO, TU DAY, JAN he nuppoeed every Benator deeired all the in- formation which could be obtained in regard to the Lauinisua trouble, e, therefore, aeked tho unanimous consent to take up and pras tho reso- tion hieretofora submitted by him, tequesting the Bocrotary of War, if not incompatible witu the public intoioat, to transmit to the Senate tho official roport and commuoications of Maj. Lewia Mertill, of the United Ktatos army, In referenco to the Coushatta troubles, ‘I'he morning hour baviog oxpired, Mr. Clay- ton moved that the Bsuate proceod to tho con- sideration of his tewolution culling upon the Sec- retary of War for the roport of Maj. Lewia Mor- rill, “Agreed to. Mr, Davis inquired if this was the samo Maj. filxfllflll who was on dutv in South Carolins, wl ro lio committed outrages Upon inoflensisn e, and was afterwards transferred to Lon- na, whera be handeulfod eitizovw, cut tele- graph wirer, and commwitted sundry other of- 19usay, for which lio was pow uoder arress. e (Davis) would like to have the resolution amended #o a8 to have Gen. Emory ieport on the couduct of this same oflicer. Mr, Ciayton enid that ho had koown Maj. Merrill for yeair, and ail he know about him led him to Leliove that ho was an houorable man and a true soldior, a woldier who dared to do his duty in the faco of all the abuse leveled st evory soldier who dared to do his duty in the SBouthern States. Mr. Clayton tnen moved to amend the resoln- tion by striking out the concluding portivn 1 reference to the Coushattn troublos, and nsert- ing tho words, * rolating to ceriain disorders in Louiniana.” Mr. Merrimon submitted sn amendment re- questing the Secratary of War to Jay bofore the Houato Lo oflicisl letters, communicatione, and reports of Gen. Emory, of tho United States army, in referenco to any disorders, if any, con- nected with the Jate cleciions in Loutsiaua, Mr. Clayton opposod the ameudment, aod said 1f iL was Lho intention of the Seuator from North Carolina, by hia fugenious subterfuige, to kuppress iho information called for by his (Clayton's) resvlution, be wavted the rospou- sibility to” reat with his friend's (Morrimau's) party, THREATS OF ASBABSINATION, Mr, West said whilo Cougress was_considering events ocenrring in Louisiatia, it might ag well give sume attention to eveuts noar at home. It nhould not forget that here in tho City of ‘Washington, iu the Capital of the nation, yee- torday thero wus a direct proposition for the agsasuination of tho President. Mr. Thurman—Which Capital? Donn Piatt's Cupital or this Capital? [Laughter.. Mr, Wees then pont to the Clerk's desk and had read sn artielo from the Capilal of yesier- day, commenting on Tecont auonymouy leiters threatening neeaxsination, and stating thot such » courso would be deplorable. Lut Jawlesa vio- lonce i & dangorous game, ond sometinica ends in the destruciion of 1ts_ ipstigators, 1o also hod read & communication signed “J, [ sublisbed in the Now York Tribune on ast, concluding sa follows : Some one wil 1lay Jiruius to this Grant's Crsar without fail, which, by tho way, would be & great blesslug €0 the country, Resuming his argument, Mr., West said thero waB an atmospliero of agsasamation, not only iu ‘Waakiogton but in tue Metropolis of tho coun- try, and asked ir tho Beuator from Ohio (Thur- man) sould be facotious over this. 1le (West) kuew the Benator would rise in his seat and con- demn sesassioatisn, Mr, Thurwan eaid whon the Senstor (West) asked if avy Souator Lere defouded nssavsina- tiou,ho pat an impertinent and an insolent ques- tion. Tnis was not the country for assassina- tion. Thero nover was an assassination in America which the whole Americau poople did not condomn. Tho altompt of tho Nemator (Wost) to creato an impression bioro that assassi- nation was in the air was about tho airiest bub- blo et found i s empty boad. [Great laugh- tor. The amendment submitted by Mr. Clayton to strilie out the words in refereuce to Couslutta and {nsers the words “relating to certan disor- ders 1 Lountana” was agreed to. The smendment of Mr, Merrimon, ealling for tho oflicial roport of Gen. Emory in_regard to disordoss in any way conuected with the lato olection was nlso agrecd to, and tho resolution, as nmendad, ldufl9 L Tho gnllerics being orowded, Mr. Btevenson moved that the privileges of the lloor in the rear of tho sents bo granted to lsdies who could uot gain admission to tue gallertes. Mr. Hamlin objected. Bix. Schurz thien spoka in favor of tho resolu- tion submitted by bim, Ho said be sprroacued ibo sumlm 1m 0o party spirit. About Lo roiito to private life, the success of no party would beue- {it bim, nor the dofost of any party injure him, Tho subject now before tho Seuate was 8o grest that passion or prejudice should find o plice in tho breasts of Sonasors iu discuspiug it. e did not thiuk tho debato of last week piematurs or au advanco of the facts. The all-importaut facts of the case were posaessiou of Senators, Ho then roviewed the acenes,in Loulalana of Monday last, atlending tho orgauization of the Logisiature, the tvterferenco of the military, ote., wnd 8aid : Whae provision of tho Constitu- tion, what Iaws are there on tho siatute-busk furnishing & warrant for sucih proceedings ? It is said in extenuation of the interference of the military power of the United States that tle persony ejected from the Logislature by Federal soldiory were not legally eloctod members of that Logislaturo. Bupposo that had boen 50 ; but that ia mnot tho quostion, The quostion _in, Where o tho constitutional principle ? Wherols the law authorizing United Btates soldiers, with muskets in their hands, to dotermine who is s logally oloctod member of Btate Logisiature sud who not # 11 je said that tho modo of o1ganization of the Legisinture was not in accordauce with tho statutes of the Btato, Suppose that biad boon 80 ? But that in uot the question. ‘I'he question is, Where is the conati- tutiona) or legat warrant for the bayonets of the TFederal soldiery to interpret the statutcs of the State, and to decido for audon s legislative potot of parliamentary law ? It is aid that the Gov- eruor requcated tho ald of United Statessoldlers to purge the Loginlature of illogal members. That msy boso. But that is not the question, ‘The lfiwshun is, Where is tho law author- izing United Statoa soldiers to do the bidding of & Btato Governor who attempts to decide who are to bo members of the Legisioture, rog- ulaily convenod at the place and st fime fixed bylaw? It is said thst troublo was thresteved botween the contending parties in Louisiana. Buppose that had been 80+ but that is not the uestion. The questionis: Wherais tho lnw rom whick tho National Governuient, in case of threatoned trouble in a Stato, derives its powers to invade the legislative body by armod force to drag out persons seated as motnbers of a Stato Legislature that others may take their pluce ? Where is tbe law, I ssk? You will soarch the Coustitution snd statules in vain, It is my deliberato judgment, conacien- tiously formed, that ~the deed done oa the 4th of January in Louislana constitutes a gross and manifest violation of the Constitu- tionand Iaws, We have an act before us, indi- cating a spirit In onr Government which elther ignores the Constitution and laws, of b0 inter- prets them that they cease to bo & safeguard of tho independence of legislation, tho sichits and liberties of the people, and that apirit shows it- solf more alarming still 1y the instrument tho Executive has chosen to carry out his will. No Awmerican cilizon can havo read without pro- found regrot and oqually profound apprehicnsion the rocout dispateh of Gen. = Sberidan to the Becretary of War, {n which he suggests that & numorous class of citizons should by wholesale, bs outlawed as bandittiby » mera proclamation of tho Provi- deat, to Lo delivered over to the military com- mander for summary judgment by a military commission, Nobody™ resvects Gen. Bloridan more than T do fox lifs brilliant deeds ontho tinld of battle, Tho nation has delighted in honoring Lis name, aud the nation would eincerely daplare to seo the hero of the Rido to Winchoster and tho charge at Two Forks etain his namo by an attempt to overrido the lawa and lead o chargo against the constitutional righta of bis countrymen. It {s auotber illustration of bow grest s man may a8 & aoldier, and how conspiouvualy unable o undossisnd what clvil law and ‘s Constitution mean; Low glorious in fighting for you, but bow litilo fit to govorn you.” Ou all sldos we hear ques- tiona ssked if this can bo done in Louisiana ; if such things bo sustaiued by Congress? How Jong will it ba Lefore it can be done in Massa- chiusctts aud Ohio? tfow long before the cou- stitutional rights of all solf-government of all the peoplo will be trampled uuder foot ? How long before & (eneral of the Aruwy may eit in the clinir Jou occupy to decide contoated elections in order to make s mojority of tho Benate, and before s soldier will stalk iuto tho House of the nation’s Represeutatives, i to the Bpeaker's mallet, say: bauble 7" Mr. Bchurz ssid ho contemplated tho present crisle with grave apprehonsions that our timoe honored comatitutionsd princlples wmay be grad- nally obliterated by repested abuses of power eatablinhing thiemsclves an precedents, and that tho macbivery of tho Administration’ may be- come more and more & meta {ntrament of ring 1nle, & too] to mauufacture majorities and to or- ganzo plunder ; that fu the hollow shell of o~ ublican forms the Governmeot will hocome the mero foothall of rapacious and despatic factions, Ilo commented upon the condition of affairs in tho Houth, wnd said Congiesy pasecd laws conferring upon ths Nat Gov- ernment dangorous powers of very doubtful ty. The cfTect was most devlora- kevoral ways, Your partinans in the Houthern States, uni among them tho ereodient and corrnpest of the kind, began to look upan Congress and the Natioual Exzeenliva ta their uatural sllies sud “mworn protoctors, bound to meRNR. surtain them in power by whatev Liverv vagshond fn tho South & Ttepubhican thought himsel! entit] you schen rusbing on to Congrews with an out- tagantory. The colored peuple hegan to think that you wers bound to protect them in whatever they might do, instead of depending upon the Presient and lLonest tbs of their own rolitical righits to eatablish their position. ‘Ihe Federal otlice-holders i the Bonth hecamno moro than ever centrey of partivan intnizue and trickery. The Caseyn and 1'ackards carned off Stnte Henntors on a United Staten rovenne ent- ter, and rhut up s Republican Governur In tho Custom-Ilouse, guarded by United Hiates roldiers, Lo keep out another Rapublican fzetion, Nay, more than that, tho rama Packard, duriug tho lagt election camyaign, being at the samo time United States Murshal, and Chayrman of the (,'nmel;;h Committee of the Kellog: party, managed o only tho political esmpnign but also the movemént of Unitad States troops * to enforco tho laws:” to keep his politi- cal oppouents from intimidating his political triends. We have scveral Leginiatures mucli m the way of Moxican bronuncizmentos, ana rival Governwents caleulating npon tue aid they may get from the National Goverument, oud the Atiorney-Geners! of Lhe United Siates is called upon to mnke or uumake State Guvern- meuts with the sid of his baud, and the Depart- mont of Justice a4 most_appoatiog like a central bureau for tho regulation of Stats clections ; and sull mora thun that, o Iedoral Judee in Louisiana, by & midnight order, usually recog- Dized ana gross and most upjustifisblo tsurpa- tion, virwally maling s Stato Goveruor and Legialature; the Nationnl Kxccutive with ihe nroiy sustaining that usurpation, shd Congress permitting it to be dono, and now tho culinat- ing glory, Federal soldiers with fixed baronets marchiug 1nto tho logslativo hall of a Sate, dragging out by forco men uuiversally recog- ulzeu 38 claimants jor membership, and lLaviog been seated ; roldiers deciding o contested elec- tion_cage and orgauizing o legisintive body; the Lieutenant-General supgesting to the I'resi- dont to outlaw by proclamation 8 numerous class of peoplo by wholesale, that bo may try them by military commiseion, sod then the Secrotary of war informing ihw Lioutensnt- General by tolograph that the Government has full confidence in Lis wisdom, and from this tho whites of tue South are graduslly driven to look spon tho National Government as their implaca- ble and unscrupuloua enemy, and the people of the wholo country ara fult of alarm aud ausicty abiout the eafety of repubhican mstitutions aud the rights of every mau iu the land. Ho wouid bail the day as a most suspicious one for tho col- ored peoplo of the South when they threw off tho scaudalous lendership of thoze adventurers who, taking advautago of their sgnorance, made them tools for their rapacity. - Dir. Beburz appoaled to Bevstors to turn back, for, emid Le, cousider that ha who, n s placs like ours, fails to stop or oven justilies a blow at ths fun- damaental law of tho Iand makos himeelf the ac- comylice of thoss who strika at tho life of the repulican hberty of tho poopla. ‘The paoriy of the South wore not murdercra snd buuditti. Thers were bad clemonts among thom, but the National Govorument itseIf wa¥ giving to theao bad elemeots u strength which they would never Lavo possessod otherwiso by 1\ anvonstitutional proceedings. It put cvery one of thepa bad men 1t: the peition of being oppreacd aud {d:nding for frendom. Mo srgued that Vugiia, North Carolins, and Goargis, wheio uelf-govern- ment was unubsiructed, were advancing in prosperity, whilo in Louisians and other Statos whero suif-governmout wus obstrucied, thero was 0o prosperity. e thought the lawlessness of power was becomiug far mora dangerous thun the laitlcssness of a mob, Mr. ischurz continued : I sball o the last man o eaith to ¢ay o word of excuse for the Houthein rullian_ who threatans a begro voier with violsnce, I know no language too seveco o condemu, but I cannot farget that the only act of terronsm sud intimidation 1 ever Lup- pened to witnoes with my own eyes was thio cruel clubbing nud stoving of s colored man in North Carohina, in 1872 by meu of lua own Tace, bocanse hu had decinied for the Comser- vatives, snd tho whole stury of tho South“wero_told it would Do discovered that such a practice had not beon infrequont, Icau- not forgot that, 08 to tho discharge of Inborers from employmont for political canses, a most seductive and demoraiizing example 1s the act by the hugbast autbority iu tho land. Whiie we Lnve o law on our satte books Imposiug o peu- alty for intimidation of voters by threatencd or actual dischargo fiom employwent, it is the no- torious pructico of your Governmont to dis charge avery ouo of its employos who dares to oppose the Administration party. I bave always condemned every speciesa Of in- tumidation or interforence with tho freedom of political action, and theroforo I am torn_goume ervico Roforw ; but whilo vour National Government ia tho champion of twtimidation fn the land you must not bo sur- prised if pertisnns on ail tides profit from its seactungs, It will be fortunato for the Boutheru States und for the blacks of the South wheu, ac- cording to their best judgments, they divide their votos between the different political par ties ; when thus giving to each party a chance to outain thoir votes, they make it the jutetest and natural policy of each psrty to protect their safety aud respect their rights in order to secuso tLodo votos., f repeat whas I ouco ssid in an- othor place, * Not iu uuion is thoir safaty, but in devislon,” “"iie Senator advinod tho poople of Lumimiaus not to allow any impulse or passion to cairy away their judgment, sod sald: Be right. I'rust to she justice of your cause, for surely the time eannot b Tar distaot when every Americon who truly loves his liberty will not fail to recog- nizo his own canse in tho cause of constitutions! government in Louisiane, when that spitof & Poacotul victory will bury the usurpors uuder o crushing losd of patsiotie ndignation. The people hinve Jost confidance in the truthfniness of thoso who parade thie bloody stories of outrages beesuse i many {ostances & wes too gluringly apparent that the blood-and-murder cry was used o8 » convenient partisan stage thunder to catehy Votus. 1 declaro it bera as my rolemn convieton that the Consorvatives of Louisiana did fairly carry the election by coumdersblo majority of voten ; thint thoy were defixuded by the Returo- ing Boazd of tho resnits of $hat olection; that tho soldiers of the United Btates, whon they jo- voded the legislative hatl of Louisinus, did not vindicate, but trampled under the foot of lawless force the true will of the people of Louisluns Iawfully exprossed at the polls. No man will bo able to obscurs tho real ques- tlon biefare the Sonato by avy tlinwy sida {asuos. He hoped his motion to insiruct tho Jadiciary Committes would not zesult in a call for & new olestion in Louisiana, with Gon. Shevidan as cluef ruler, and I'ackard to conducttho cam- nign. No measurs would syail which did not oldly vindicate the constitutiounl privilege of tho land, and proserve to the Btate the right of self-government. Benator Schurg comcluded s follows: In tho namo of that inlcritanco of poace and froedom you want so leave to your childreu, in the namd of that pride with which, a Amercaps, you lilt up your Leads smong tho _natlons of the world, don't triflo with the Con- stitution of your country ; don't put in joopardy that which is the truess” glory of tho Americal namo, Let not tho representatives of the y-oo- plo faltor and fail when the /ivorties of tlie peo- ple ara at stake, BENATOR MOBTOX'S BEPLY, 3r, Morton said be was a3 much in favor of local solf-goveruncut as the Senator from Mis- sours, 1lo was in favor of goveinment for the paople, and by that he meant ail tho poople. In some of the Bouthiern Btagos the Goverumouts wera nat of the wholo people, as the black men wore froquently duprived of ¢ rights, Tt bad beon charged ou this toor that the Prosident had violsted the Coustitution by bis sction fv the New Orleaus difliculty., Tuat was & grave ochiarge, and shoutd uot bo made without tho strougest proof. Mo spprehended that, when tlio information called for by the tesolution of Friday last cawe to tho Souate to-morraw, the Henator from Missouri would tind Limself in the sititude of the juror who Liad given bis verdict pofore hio hessd the teaumony. Ho (Mostou) thought the statexenta of Gen. Bleridan were JARY 12, 1875. short of the whola truth, and the evidonae to he sabmitted by the President to-morrow would ehow that outraza in Louirians and frauds wore moro plsring b the statement of Bheridan showol tiwm to be. o (Morton) argued that the orgaui- 2ationof a Conwervativa Leiniature nn Monday Iast was unlawful, and that the wholo thing was nfraud, and whoover tndertook to dofend tho action 'of the Couwervatises wes defending o fraud. ‘Ihe action of lact Monday i Louikiana upon the part of the Canwervatives was hut a ¢ continuation of the revolution commenced last Saplember. Ho again reviowed at soma lenggth tho coudition of affairs in Louisiana, aud argnod that thers wa murder and iawlessness prevatling in that State coustantly. Eeferring to the other Snuthern Statox, be kaid : When an eloction was hold in Georgia in the kuring of 1663, nuder Gen, Mead, the Republicans carsied the State by about 10,000 majonty. After Gen, Mead had left, aud an election toul: plazo in the following fall, Sev- mour nnd Blair carried the State by something 5.000 maJority, thus showiog & differenc ) 1) voles botween the apring olection and tinat of tho following Novembher. Tho Nuvember majority was tie resalt of jutimidation. Ar. Gordop inquired of tho Senator what tho mojonty was in thio Stato of New York Lofore the last eloction, and what tho majority was at the last oloction. Mr. Morton said ha @i not propoge to be in- terrupted now. T'he Senator would have an op- portnoity to stato all of theaa things slters winle, Coutimmung tus argament. lie savd it was shomeful o talks abont carpet-bagiers, Mont of them had been roldiers who earned the flag of their country in the lute War, They were ploased with the South, and settled {Lore_afier the War, and were denounced for that., ' Iie bhad no ob- Jection 1o colored men dividing their vote, but it ‘wus most unvatural to suppose that they were going to vote for men wuu formerly owned them 28 _elaves. Mr. ifowe obtained the floor, but yielded for exccutivo session, and the Benata soon ad- journed. LOUIBIANA NEROLETION OIFLRED 1N THE JOUSE, In tho Houso Jr. Cos offered the following resolizion 1n raferonce Lo atfairs in Lowwsiana, which was road and referred to the Judiciary Committee : WienEs, On the 4th of January jmt, officers and soldiera of ‘the Lrmy of the United ttates Interfered with and_coutrolled the orgauization of the Genersl Aesembly of the Statof Loulaus, and certain per- kous claiming seuts in onc bruuch thereof have been yrevented from Lulding the same by suet milltary foree, which acts of muitary futervention snd control resulied ju dieperaing the State Legwisture, snd have recelved the sanction and ratification of tbe Chief Exzecutivo of 1o United States ; therefore, Itesnleed, Tuot, tn the deliberaty julginent of this ‘Touse, such iuinrvention snd control wete i violation of Wlie Federal Conatitution, inssmuch ws sakl force wan ot wsed for the parpore defiued by law, and could nat Jegally be used except for the piirposy thue specificaliy defiued ; that #akd interveution and con~ trol were subversive of tbn_priuciples upan which our system of goverumest Ja founded, aud Lave bo prece— deut fn our own bistory or' in tho history of fre povernment: thal ~mid intervestion snd controiare defiaut and iosolent breachea of pariiae mentary privileges and iliecal and revolutionary fu- fractious of looal government, chartored liberty, and aolemn treaty obligations, and iberefore are not‘only unjustifiable’ outrages wpon the State of Loulsiaus, bt a megace {0 the Ntestis, righta, snd digmity of every otlier Btate, tending t0'a geueral demoralization and disorder Ly the overthrow of eivil liberty by arbi- trary power, _i¥e, thcrefare, to the nams of the people of {ifo Unlted States, whose representatives we are, demand the restoriti b of trauquility, order, ong civil Qicipline tn_sald Btate, by the immediato withilrawl of the military forco of the Ubited States from said Siate, and tha condign pupishuent of those gality of this Feckicds usurpatio —— PUBLIC OPINION IN NEW YORK CITY. MEETING AT COOPER INGTITUTE. Specral inspateh to The Chizaae Trioune. New Yong, Jan. 11,—Tho extent of the feoling which has becn stirred up by the news from Louisiana wns indicated by the nnmbers and ben-ingof the audicnco in Cooper Ynstitate to- night. A swolliug crowd fmpatiewtly swaited o opening of tho doors for & long timo befora it was given ingress, Within nino mivutes every wseat was filled, and the narroy spaces of standing- rcom which remained were quickly occupied. Many minutes before the timo got for the opon- ing of the mecting the aisles could poraibly con- tain no more. Al open mpaces front and rear wore so full that tho peoplo conld scarccly move, and one man, who was dotormined to go away, was pazcd over tho heads of tho multitule. ON THP TLATFOIM woro gathered B0 mauy that scanty room woa Jeft for the spoukers. Tho thovsauds who Buc- ceeded by dint of painful offort in gaiving a placo within tho halt were far outnumbered by tho dienppoiuted company without, whero wax held & yoltntary mosting not foreacen or provided for in tho arrangementd. Thointerest which wad felt by these who wero too lato to get within was shows by the fact that after the iron gates Lefora the eutranco had been closed. and several patrolinen had Leen placed at esch, (ho cager man outetdedid uot abandon their desiro to reuch the interior. aud whenever a gate was opened for porsons departing there wam an urgent effort mado by mauy to press in. The most heatod on- thusiasm of & sharp political campaizn whea at ita height could not call out more striking evi- dences of determined feeling, "Tho audience remainnd at the late hour when ex-Gor. Balomon sppesred on_the platform and mado an address. The meeting Was in_sowmo souwe & partisan ono, a8 the Demo- cratic cloment predominated. Among tho prominent Demociots on tho platform durivg tho evening besidos the epeakers wera William JButler Duncan, Howard Pottor, wand Cooper, John Keltey, Comnussioner Townsend Cox, Gen. M. T. MachMahon, Emanuel 5, Harl, \nr- bury, Gen. W, W, Averill, Dr. William A. Ilam- moid,Bex-Ald, Bolomav,, sud ex-Assistant-Ald, Kealoy and Kelly. ANONG THE REPUBLICANS wera the venerablo Pator Cooper, Elliott C. Cowdin, William E. Dodge, E. L. Godkin, Horace Tarnard, Arthur Bedgwick, ex-Judgo William B. Shupman, ond ex-Aesistaos Ald, Kehoo, Thero wers many others who have long been kuown es ltepublicaus, but whoso names have ot como prominently before tho public. The Liberals were reprotentod by Commission~ o18 Thownas E. Btowart, Dowitt U. Lattlejohn, of Ouwego, Gen, Johin Cochiano, Congressmun Benj. A, Willis, H. N. Twombly, Samuol J. Glassey, Asher Barnete,gand Dr. W, W, Strow. [0 the Assoczated Press.) A 1Ia CnowD, New Yonr, Jan, 11.—The indignation meeting helit in Cooper Iustituto to-night to donounco the outrages againat tho political rights of the yeople of’ Louisians mas onoof the most re markablo events of the kind ever witnessed in this city in poiut of numbers and enthiusiasn, The doors were opeucd half-an-hour be- foro the wusual time. The rush was terrific, and At a quarter pist T standing-room could not bo bad in tho grest hall, The confusion became uprosrious shortly Lutore 8 o'clock, repoiturs at ‘Lhe sides of the stege having to boat 4 1etreat bolore overwhelum- fugs numbors on either flank. The ontiance of Mayor Wickham aud a crowd of friends was tho wignal for applauso, which soon becamo lost in yelly sud Jaughiter at mon clambering into_the organ-gallery. 'Tha pialtorm was througed, so that thore was baroly room for hittle space around the chair. Thoso on the platform ap- peared to be MOSTLY DEMOCKATS. Mr, Bryant and Peter Cooper wero smong the last o arrive, aud were Leartily checred, “Auguut Beliwont callod tho meatiug to order, and proposed Mayor Wickbam as Chairwman, Mr. Wickban took the chair and said he h Junt been Landed a dispatch from our sufferivg brothiren in tho South, aud he esked their atieu- tion toie: Loufsiana sends greetings to-nlglt. Her peoplo will nob bo gaaded futa contlict with the United Btates pe. A comiuiiten in prajaring evidence to refule anders of Bheridau, We roly upon thy moral rb of our siier Bates to reslore its Awmeticon freeinen our #ight of scl{-yovernment, [Tmmouss apptano,] Tha dispatch” wus signed by John McEnery, Governor, aud other otiicials, WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANS thon addressed the mueting. He naid the Prosi- dent had no right to intermeddle iu the affairs of a Btate 8ave lo two cass: Fust, to pro- toet the Btato from juvasiou; _and moo ondly, ou sppheation of the Legslature or Lxecutivo when tho Legislature canuot o convened to protect the State wamst domes- tieviulenieo, Tho wroug done lias na possitio extonustion, 1 regard this quostion sololy us a £olewn question of constitutional law. No ms- tor who desirod the iuterforencs of the military, it should not Lava boou given, bub i tuo way of the constitutivn, oiherwise it is an sct from which . uo citicen hay & right to withbold bLis sondomoation, 1t muot Lo rebuked the tnatant [t is porpotrated, The i evil must be crushed In fta Infancy, while its bones ara vat In gristle, and Leforo {t bocomea formdablo ms n rrecedent. Thems practices \vhlchcnnlcm[&hlu tho mubjection of locsl polt- tica to Federal authorities by the exerciso of the military power munt be denouuced,~muat be stopped.—must bo broken up foraver. A LIST OF VICE-PRESIDENTY was then read, amonyt whom were William E, Dodye. Whitelaw Heid, Simon Nterne, teter Cooper, William Cullen Brgant, Charles O'Con- or, and about seventy othera, A long series of resolutions read, military _in were denouucing intorferenco of Htato affairs. and condemning the diapatchos of Gen. Sheridan, Loud and long-continnod applause followed each elause which denounced the conduct of the military suthorities in the State of Louisiana, Mavor Wickham put tho question on the adoption of the resolutions as read, and they were carried amid the loudest nproar and a perfect storm of ayes. TIT ON. WILLIAM M. RYARTS, wans 1eceived with cheern, Ho crvoution of Federal authority withun the provines of Stato authority i to sup- press violence, and that oftice even it shall not assume excopt when invited by the Legislaturo of the State, And is caro the Legislaturo is not 1n session the (Jovernor cannot govera ur repra- rent the Legislaturo in tho dsmand, oxcoptin the event that they cannot Lo convened. Now, thon, by the Constitution of Loulsiaus, tho Legivlatnre was in messlon. and the Governor had no power, had no right to represent that State In & de- mand for the Intervention of the Federal authority. It ia only mnurrection, or that degreo of violenze which mpproaches’ in- surrection in effoct, that tho Constitution of the United States han provided for this interven- tion, and it i8 onlv in support of such jutervea- tion that the Congresses of 1793 and 1808 armed 1o President wish the uutbority. Hethought tha eohetitution of the $tate set forth that when A sint wag imminent & proclametion kuould bo wsued. 1f, when the Louiniana election was Deld, armod bands intimidated voters. then was {ho timo for the President of the Uunited Sintes to_interfere. This ef- fort to control the Legislature struck st tho very moul of the Icpubliean form of government, The peoplo should know aud teach their rulers that all their otlicers were only in their positions to act in accordunce with law, AMr, Evarts was followed by the Ilon. James 8. Thayor, tho Hon, Williams L. Dodye, George Tichnor Curtls, and ex-Clov. Solomon, after which the meeting adjournad. —— IN NEW ORLEANS, OREAT REPUHLICAN XESTING. Sneciat Duateh to The Chicago Tribune. New Onveass, Jan. 11.—Notwithstanding the inclemency of the weatbor Lo-night, the meeting of Republicans was a very large and enthusisstic one, Uuion Chapel, s very large building, being crowded. The meeling was o representative one of tha party in the State, most of the men of prominence beig prosent. Bpeeches wers made by tho Hon, Charles W Lowell, J, Sellamarter, Gen. Hugh J. Campholl, aud the IHon. William G. Brown. Every refer ence to Sheridau’s name was received with loud applause, Tho resolutions were as follows : iesoited, That this nieetiug is fully aksured of the truthfulicis and perfect reliability of the telegramu and statements mado by Gev. Sheridan; that this meeting most heartily tudorses the same, and that the represcntatious of Gen. Shecidan bo the Lxecutive at Washington are ouls deficieut iu that they do not exprers oue-balf the outrages to which Lepublicans liave bo:n ubjected for several years past. Praolred, That the hearitelt wid eincere gratitnde of this meetitig 8 dae to Gen, Sueridan for tho interest e hay matfested in behalf of an oppreseed and Jong~ suffering race. and for Bin expresved determinutiun thiat Jusiico aliall bo meted out to all withan even Liand, and that the fllegal and rovolutionsry orgsnize- tiona'ehiall Lo suppres: Jtesalted, That & covy of theeo renolutions be pre- scuted io Gen, Phil Shertlan, aud tlixt suother copy be forwarded to tho Presklent of the United States, and another to this Becretary of War, SHERIDAN RENDERING THINGS BAFE. Froquent declarations wero made, during the spoechies, that befors Sheridan camo it would havo becu uusafe to have held a meeting like the ono to-night. There is no doubt that there is & very goneral fecling of reliof among Republic au, biack and white, occamoned by Sheridan's prosonce, and to-day ho is n_romarkably popular man with the calored people, Gov, Relloziz informy mn that the Republicana havercceived overtures fro. ocrats who hava locked themaelvesoutol ' .. zisinture looking to_their return oa cordiuun of certain offices being acconl>d to ceitein mes. They prom- ised that, if Wiltz cau bo mado Speaker, they sre wilhing to rotwn to thew seats, 'Tho Governor sy that Lie has unitormly told thom that the Republican party can promiso noking farther than this ; tuat, if they desiro reform, auy measures lacking to that end will receive the gelive eupport of the Executive, Democrats wiato to wmo that some of them would like to go in, but dare not. At a cancus of Democratlc membery to-night it was deetded that they should menrt to-morrow s & Legislature, aud, without trans- uctmg auy busitess, adjourn, their purpose be- ing to mako tho' point that they aro the lezal Legisiatore. Of couras this will not provent mombers from going to the Legislature ot tho Capitol, though it is & common expression that 1t would not be o for any ouo of thom to do ko now. In re- apopse to a dispatch sent to-dny to Senator Wost, ivquiring what _the policy of the tiovernmeat would bo in tho Lowsiana case, thd followiag ro- ply was received to-uight WasuNazos, D,0,, Dee, 11, wili be dealt With Iess with' refer McEnery controversy thi ructed Bates, 1o with Congress ow fo ow to pratect lifc, ezreute tho laws, and preservo the per-e i the South, Thero will bo o clection ordered in Loutslana, 3.1 War, Tl Loulslana cxso co to tho Kellogg- po of the recot- —— QTHER MEETINCS. PREPATATIONS FUR THE LOSTIN HOWL, Svectat Diapssteh to The Chicago Teibune, Dostoy, Jan. 11.—=The call fora public meet- jvg in Yanew Uall, to give voice to the scuti- ments of Mussachieotts cunccrumlz the recent tsin Lowiwaus, and especisily to protest nst tho uso of armed forcos of the United Blates 88 a part local party machiuery, 14 rocoiving gignatures ot the roows of tho Bosrd ‘of Trade, tho clubs, It s intonded that the meeting ahnll Lo withont partisan character. Amoni tho names already atiachod to the call are Cuarles Fraueis Adams, Alexander 1L Bullock, Franklin Haven, Jomea F'rceman Clarke, Willium Endicott, Jr., Henry Les, George O. Shaituck. William Gray, Tuoodore Lyman, Marun Brimmo, aud other well-knowa citizens. AT BALTINORE. DaLTIMORE, Jun. 11.—Both branches of the City Councit unaunimously adopiod resolutions to- t chiaractorizing to’ milita1y tuterferonce in a8 a0 srbitray aud uulawful oxercise -, threstening tho existence of republic~ au institutious, —— WENDELL PHILLIPS TO SECRETARY BELKNAP. BNERIDAN'S COURSY CUNMENDED. Wasmxatoy, D, €., Jan. 11.—The following lotter was reccived bere this morning : Boszon, Jan. 10.~51n : Tiotrude on your iime to thank the Adninistration for the courye ‘taken (s Lo iviana, Bheridau’s Sudgment is eutirely correct, st fisve, or eastly obtain abundant evidence io sus- foin bim, L trust the President will suprort him prompily and vigorously, Do sure the Norihs will rally arouud draus fu such circumatances, 1 wish {0 e3- Preas to b iy gratituda as o citizen ' for Lis decision sud sagacity in dealing witn the White Lesgue, Una firm, decisive bour will seatter the wholo cousplacy, Tat'to itsolf, 1t will keop tho South fn n tarmoil, wid Iand ber in Bankruptey, if not {u_rebeilion, lwspoct- fully, WENDLLL VHILLIFS, Yo' Grx, BrLxxar, Washingto, D, U, folit st ARKANSAS. TOE BROOKS-DAXTER CALE 1N TUE AUPREME COURT, Lirtie Rock,’ Jan, 11.—Tho Suprewe Court to-day decided tho Lrooks-Daxtor cass, on ap- peal from the Circuit Court. Tho docision be- jow 18 ovorrulod, and tho suit ordarad €0 ba dies missed for wans of jurisdiction. The Court holds to tho opinion auonuced in thie quo war- santo decision of 15873, that tho courts bave ua jurwdiction of & contest for the oftice of Gov- vrnor. i A $15,000,000 MORTCAGE. Gasn Haves, Mich., Jsu. 11—The Michigan & Ofiio Mailroud Company Liave executsd and ru- cordod unother important mortgage at thu liep- joter's oflice. It iv » bond-murigage for & 000,000 o the Farmers' Prust and Loat Company, of Now York, as Trustecs for the foreign capital- 1bts, wha eos & good investiment in this now rosd, Which is o bo » great trank through fino 300 wiles Jong, from bere to Porwmouth, O, NUMBER 143 WASHINGTON. Detailed History of the Sugg-Fort Swindle. iy The Blindness of Department OF ficials Aptly Illustrated, Bill for the Resumption of Specie Pay- raents Introduced in the House. THE SUGC FORT STEAL, HISTORY OF THE RWINDLE, Special Disvateh to Ihe Clacaon Tridune, WasatxotoN, D, ., Jan. 11.--In rosnonss to yesolution of tho flouse, the Secretary of the 'I'reasury Las sent to that body a lotter in rela. tion to the Bugy Fort claim, in which he aays : *' As appears from the records of this Doparte mont the papersin the claim were filed in the oftico of the Third Auditor on the afternoon of tho 30th of June laat. They were forwarded from the oficc of tho Commiesary General, rccommendod by that ofiicer, who is especiaily charged by thelaw of July 4, 3364, and tho joint resolution of July 23, 1368, with tho investigation of this class of claims. The claimants, Suge Fort aud tho Hon, R, R, Butler, membor of Congress from Tennossao, ace companied the paper, sud, as sgown by the aflidavit of the Third Auditor upon tho urgent reprosentations of Mr. Dutler reapecting the validity of the clalm. the pecessity for immediate action and the peculiar hardships of tho delay, Aftor somo hesitation, the accouut was mado wecial, and stated by tho Auditor, ko that it miglit o to the Second Comptroiler that afternoon., 'Fao papers were trausmitted aceatd- iugly to tho Bocond Comiptroller, and were fol- Jowed by the clumant and Mr. Dutler. Such representations wero again mado by tho lattor gritleman as added to the FATORALLL ACTION OF THE COMMISSATY GXNERAL, and the Auditor mduced the Comptroller, after alt exLiination of the papery, to adlirm the re- port ot the Third Auditor, carrying into effect the recojamendatiou of the Connnissary Gous oral. A requisition fiom tho War Departmout was thon btamed, which was counteraignerl b{ tho Sgcond Comgtrolloer, rogistered by tha Thir Auditor, and such further procecdinges had in tie presence of Mr. Butler, aud oo hus roquest, a8 secnred the prepasation of the warrant. Ale though the alterioon was thet far advanced, tho warrant was signed about 6 o'clock by J, F. Hartley, Assimanc Secretary of tho Tressury, and countersigned by tha Acting Comptrolier in accordance with the usual course of business. Mr. Hartloy rtatos that there was nothiog what- aver to arouac Liis supicions in performing what after tho sction of the accouyuting ofticers he re- garded a8 on ordivary minsterial duty, The warrant thus oxecuted was pressuted 10 the As- sistaut Treasurer, Mr. Tuttle, without delsy. Ils DREW I11¥ DRAFT POB TILE MONEY, £23,723.00, on tho Asetstant Treasurer at New York, The draft way rogistered tho same even- ing by the Reguter of the Treasnry, and was paid by the Treasurer of tho United Btstos the next uay, July 1, 1874, Tho draft is indorsed Sugg Fort and K. R. Dusler. the money bavivg been received by the latter. Bubesquently the attention of tho Becretary buving besn called to the fact that tho claim had been re- jocted by a committoo of the House, and other circumstances haviog been brought to bis knowledge, Lie, on the 21at of October, requestad Hleury H. Bmith, Clerk of the House Committes ou Clo: and Charles Banjamin, Clerk to the Cummissioner of Claims, t0 ISVEJTIGATE THE CLAIM THOROUGHLY, charging them to inquire into ite validity and bListory, The roport wus submitted Dec. 5, 1874, aud oatablishes, fn their judgmeut, the fraudus leut character of the claim. 'The report waa submitted to the Bolicitor of the Trensury, who, on Dec. 23, informed the Secrotary that he had comploted’ his inquiry, and, being of the opinion that tho facts developed by the in- Toutigation. on the wholo establiahed — the frandulent character of the claim, he hod directod an action of assumpsit to be broughé ogainst the claimant in the United States Circuit Court at Naubvilla to rocover the wmonoy. Furthor civil proccedings will also bo iustituted against other parties if it shall appear ueceesary or advisable. “Tiro Bolicitor has also invited tho attantion of the United States At- torney of this District to the case, with instroc- tions to causo tho samo to bo brought before the Grand Jury at the earliest day for inquiry sud action, —— NOTES AND NEWS, ANOTHER FINANCK DILL, Wasurxeroy, D. C., Jan, 11.--In the Houss to-dey, Mr., Kunseon introduced a bill supple- mental to the bill to rostore specie payments. It was referred to the Committos on Ways and Means, Section1 provides that on Nov. 1, 1875, and for fivo months thersafier, any person may pre- seat, at the sub-Treawucy of tue United States, legal-tonder uotes in sums of $50, or anymultiple thereof, for excliango for gold, and recaive gold in oxehango at the rate of 50 for &100in notos, and for oach period of four mouths thereafter, tho rato sbsll bo successively advanced 1 per cent in gold until July 1, 1678, aud on and after Jan. 1, 1879, oxchanged at par, Sec. @ provides for prescutiog gold st the. Treasury to be exclianged for notes. Boc, 3 provides for the issuing of Treasury cortiticatod for eithor ciass of funds, it suck funds shall bo at suy time Insutfcient to mect tho demanda, which cerilficate suall ba soceived for all payments due to the United Btates and psyable ia tho funds represented by such certiticates, . See, 4 provides that the notes redeemed under the third section of tho act * To provide for to Resumpion of Specio Payments,” ehall not La rewnued, but be cancelled and aestroyed. NOMINATIONS. Tho President sent the following nominatioos to the liouso to-da; codoro Coryisinio, of Illinois, Consul at Bristol ; George Manley, of Tepnowsee, Minister Resident at licusdor i Ed- war Stanton, of Illinois, Consnl at Dremen, Postoiasters--J, B, Marshall, Gold Hiil, Nev.; Fayetta W. Crano, Maquoketa, Ir. NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED, The Senate contirmed tho following nomina- tions : John AL Thatcher, Commiusionor of Pat~ ents: Maraus 5. Hopkins, Examiner-in-Chief ot tho Patent Ofiico; Albert G, Bdwards, Assistant Unitetl States Treasurerat 8i, Louis; 8.8, Farwoell, Collector of Internal Ravenue in tho Nocond Towa District ; U. B. Lines, Tocoiver of Publio Monoya ot Topeka, Kan.; E. J. Jenkins, Ro- cerver of Public Moneys for tho Lepublican Land Districs, Kausas, Postunsiers—Nelson D. Shirwin, Cleveland, 8. A, Epporeon, Bushuell, Iil,; Nothan Gal- 3 uume.bom 1, Iowa ; 8. B, Webstor, Mon- 8 P ticello, Jobn M, Twmbuit, Monmouth, Iil.; , Wincboster, Ky.; L. K. Jotns, Bew- aid, A ., A, 1'ran] City, Neb; W. K. McAlnwtor, Grand lsland, Neb, THE FOMTY-VIRST PARALLEL OAD, In the Senate to-day Mr. Bhormau introduced a bull chartering tho Forty-fret Purallel Hailroad Compauy of the United Statos of Amorics, from Lake Iiie to the Missouri River, snd to hmit ratos of freight thereon, Reforred to tho Come mttee on Transportation Rontes, M. Sherman said he introducod the bill bm quest, but ho waa very far from committing o self toita provisiona, e e S THE WEATHER. - Wasnivatoy, D, C.,Jau. 11.—For the Lake Tlogion, bigh followed by falliug baromater, ris- ing temporature, winds shifting to north and oast, generally cloudy weather, and anow. For the Upper Mississippl sud Lower Missouri Val. leys, aid the Northwest, falliog barometot, north 10 east winds, cloudy weathier, aud snow, follow- od by rising barometer, winds sbifting to ghorth aud northwest, cleariug aud very cold wealber, _____ Sl IMPENDING STRIKE, apectal Dispateh to The Chicage Tridune, Forr Wavxe, Jau. 1l.—Rumors are current o an impending etriko of employes of the "Toloda Wabash & Western Railroad all along the lize fncluding train-wen nod eugiueers. luformation coucesuing tho samo is ult to obtaime