His desire that it might be as bad as possible was that it might be more easy to defend his action.
I had another exceedingly interesting conversation with the President on my return from New Orleans.

In the winter of 1875 I went to New Orleans, as Chairman of a Committee of the House of Representatives, to investigate and to ascertain which of the rival State governments had the true title.

Louisiana was in a terrible condition.

Sheridan was in command of the United States troops there, and it was only their presence that prevented an armed and bloody revolution.

The old rebel element, as it was, had committed crimes against the freedmen and the white Republicans which make one of the foulest and bloodiest chapters in all history.