The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1865-09-09
FROM NEW ORLEANS.

INTERESTING FROM NEW ORLEANS.
Correspondence Of the Nr'o York Ti"'eSl
NEW ORLEANS, August 25
MIDNIGHT SEARCH OF GEN DEAUREGARD's HOUSE.
have to relate to YOU most extraordinary af
fair which took place in this city on the night OF
Wednesdar last, about i. NJ, at the residence OF
General G.. r. Bcauregard, on Esplanade-strcet
About the hour Indicated the family, including
the brother of General Beaircgard and number
of guests, were wrapped in profound slumbGr,
when sn extraordinary noise wGs hcaT, III the
courtyard of the house below. The ladies' were
first aroused and were suspicious that q burSlarl-
ous entry was about to be made ana accordingly
they awokc the general and his friends, who went
down to the back-doors and into the yard, where
they found some men i'll citizens clothes. OF whom
they demanded their business and errand.
The reply was the seizure OF the persons OF the
general and his friends declaring them under
rest, end the opening Of the gates and DOORS let
ting in n small hody of United States soldiers, I'M
der whose custody the prisoners were placed, sep
arntcd from ono another 30 as not TO be able to
communicate. The apparent civilians and then
military assistants then commenced search OF
from garret to ground, not forgetting the coal
hole and intlicting bsyonet etabs in the mattress
scs, pillows, sofas, etc.
Of course General Beauregard protested against
this mode of treating an officer anl gentleman,
who had given his parole of honor to the United
States, and had not been charged with q violation
OFF but attention was paid to this, except to
make tho manner and style of treatment even
more rude and insulting. The search went on,
but revealed nothing which could bring discretiit
upon the distinguished object of their attentions,
and some time after daylight it WIS completed,
and its failure to reveal anything improper made
manifest.
RUDENESS TO THE LADIES.
At the time of the alarm the ladies' had come
down and were mute spectators OF the singular
arrest of their relative and host Observing one
of them, the general, who was standing nndeT
guard in the corner, spoke to her in French, and
advised her to go to her room and complete her
toilet. The chief Of the invading party followed
her into her room and pushed into it after her.
Upon her demonstrating with him OF this intru-
sion, he made an insulting remark, and threatened
her with violence If she repeated what she had
said which she nevertheless did, without his ven
turing to carry his unmanly threat into execution.
m end to this singular donciliary visitation; the
sEg es
prisoners weary and wan but at liberty: Before
they left General Beauregard asked their leader
. his name, and it vas given him as Colonel Young.
GEN. BEAUREUARp AND GEN. SHERIDAN.
, At the proper hour General Beauregard repaired
to the headquarters of Major-G General Sheridan,
to whose presence he was at once admitted, and
by whom lie was treated with the greatest consd.
him that no had not directed, nor was he aware Of
any intention, to make any such search or to in
fct any such insult upon the former, and assured
him that he would take particular pains to see
, that none such should take place in the future.
These particulars have been furnished by eye
witnesses and subjects of this very singular and
presume, altogether correct. But whether strictly
true not think all risht-minded persons not
war-preachers, will admit that neither the time
nor the place, nor the objects Of this search were
Iightfulfy chosen.
General Beauregard, when released on his
parole, was guaranteed the privilege of remaining
Mt his home, unmolested, and his private effects
were free from surrender or capture. II there
were suspicious that he had public property in
IN aa Of hs
first act should have been to arrest him, and not
to search his premises without arrest; if there
were only suspicious of violation Of his parole
nc indignity should have been offered him, not
based on probable cause. The search could have
been made easily in the day AZ in the night, and
:, cannot easily be fed from, had there been fear
Of his escape, by one 30 wel-known as is g. L.
Beauregard.
But the whole thing was without authority, as
our chief military commander has declared, and
tlOnbt whether any other officer wearing stars will
he found to haye been mixed mp in it. 1 am sure
thoroughly investigated Whether n any @ ONE viii
be punished for 1t or not, am not 80 certain.
THE LOUISIANA STATE GOVERNMENT.
We are quite at sea as to our existing State Gov
ernment. It is understood" that Governor Wells
is recognized by President johnson as the Pro-
visionaf Governor OF Louisiana, but no direct init
nation Of this has been received by him, as far as
been issued which nominates him to such an Office
and instructs him to organize the State one
not yet properly furnished with q loyal govern
1nent or an anti-slavery constitution Of it's own
choosing
ABOUT A NEW STATE CONVENTION AND CONSTITUTION
The negro suffrage question being that upon
which the subject OF reorganization il mostly ex-
pected to hang, his remarks on this subject are
pertinent 10 the matter under considerations espe-
oially since the ''Banks Hahn constitution had a
clause which authorized the Legislature TO confer
the elective franchise others tIan white per-
SONS, and this would be dropped il C. convention
were called.
Certain it is that If the constitution of last year
wero submitted to-day to the popular vote, as con-
trasted with ono simply abolishmg slavery, it would
not receive five hundred votes within the State. Fit
were not for the expense Of assembling new con-
Yontion, that under Banks having cost elk hundred