| American periodicals - 1866 - 848 pages
...the 2nd of August, General Sheridan said simply, " It was no riot, it was an absolute massacre by the police which was not excelled in murderous cruelty by that of Fort Pillow." This was very unpleasant for the President, who had himsell positively telegraphed to the real agents,... | |
| Henry Boynton Smith, James Manning Sherwood - Presbyterianism - 1866 - 686 pages
...excelled in murderous cruelty by that of Fort Pi/low. It teas a MCRDKH which the Mayor and Police of the city perpetrated without the shadow of a necessity....and every indication points to this. I recommend the removal of this bad man." In passing from the New Orleans massacre to the Convention which met in Philadelphia... | |
| Edward Howland - Biography & Autobiography - 1868 - 670 pages
...30th in this city, the more revolting it becomes. It was no riot. It was an absolute massacre by the police, which was not excelled in murderous cruelty...Pillow. It was a murder which the mayor and police of the city perpetrated without the shadow of a necessity. I recommend the removing of this bad man. I... | |
| John Townsend Trowbridge - Reconstruction - 1868 - 792 pages
...affair, and on the 2d of August reported to General Grant, that " it was an absolute massacre by the police, which was not excelled in murderous cruelty...Pillow. It was a murder which the mayor and police of the city perpetrated without the shadow of a necessity ; furthermore, I believe it was premeditated,... | |
| John Townsend Trowbridge - Reconstruction - 1868 - 796 pages
...affair, and on the 2d of August reported to General Grant, that " it was an absolute massacre by the police, which was not excelled in murderous cruelty...Pillow. It was a murder which the mayor and police of the city perpetrated without the shadow of a necessity ; furthermore, I believe it was premeditated,... | |
| John Townsend Trowbridge - Reconstruction - 1868 - 774 pages
...affair, and on the 2d of August reported to General Grant, that " it was an absolute massacre by the police, which was not excelled in murderous cruelty...Pillow. It was a murder which the mayor and police of the city perpetrated without the shadow of a necessity ; furthermore, I believe it was premeditated,... | |
| Albert Deane Richardson - Generals - 1868 - 640 pages
...returning from Texas, dispatchedf to Grant : — "* * * It was no riot. It was an absolute massacre by the police, which was not excelled in murderous cruelty by that of Fort Pillow. It was murder, which the mayor and police of the city perpetrated without the shadow of necessity. Furthermore,... | |
| Albert Deane Richardson - Generals - 1868 - 664 pages
...Texas, dispatchedf to Grant :— "* * * It was no riot. It was an absolute massacre by the police, hich was not excelled in murderous cruelty by that of Fort Pillow. It was .urder, which the mayor and police of the city perpetrated without the ladow of necessity. Furthermore,... | |
| Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1881 - 210 pages
...massacre by the police, which was ov^ excelled in murderous cruelty by that of Fort. Pillow. It was murder which the Mayor and police of this city perpetrated,...premeditated, and every indication points to this." The outrage was investigated by four brevet Major Generals, selected for their integrity, independence,... | |
| Republican Congressional Committee - Campaign literature - 1880 - 240 pages
...city [New Orleans], the more revolting it becomes. It was no riot; it was an absolute massacre by the police, which was not excelled in murderous cruelty by that of Fort Pillow. It was murder which the mayor and police of this city perpetrated, without the shadow of л necessity. Furthermore,... | |
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