The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-08-14
The New Orleans Riot.

gives an extended account of the causes of the
recent disturbance in New Orleans, which,
as may be supposed, are entirely opposed to
the version Of the Radicals, who are still pro-
mitigating their unfounded statements as to
its origin. He characterizes the reply of
Governor WELLS as hagrantly and auda-
ciously untrue, and as an eye witness to the
transaction, exposes the turpitude of the
Convention plot
The Hon. E. Fl. DUvALL, the President of
the Convention, this correspondent tells us, is
now, and has been for several weeks, So
journer in New England-and that when
asked to convoks the Convention he refused,
declaring that the body was extinct-and as
serted that the Governor had sold them once
and would sell them again. Judge DUvALL
is the intimate and confidential friend of
Chief Justice CHASE and General BANKS, and
a Radical of the straitest sect. Notwithstand
ing this refusal Of Judge DUvALL to convoke
his reply to the President, that the Convsn-
ton was called by authority of the President
pro tenn, R. K. HOWELL He was well aware
there was no President pro tenn, the body
never having elected one, Judge DUvALL be-
ing the last President r. K. HOWELL never
was even member of the Convention, hsv-
ing resigned bis seat because Of certain Radi-
cal tendencies of the body, and bis resigna-
ton having been accepted.
Such is the exposure of the action of Cover
nor WILLS by this correspondent, whs adds
that it was to save himself from impeach-
ment by the Legislature, and prevent inquiry
into transactions of the most damning char
acter, that Governor WELLS went over to the
Convention plot. and pledged all his honor
and influence to promote the success of the
conspiracy,
General BAIRD is likewise handled without
gloves by this trenehant correspondent. 1t
was upon the assurances of General BAIRD
that the demagogues founded their promise
to the poor ignorant negroes that they might
and should come to the Convention 1t was
unnecessary, but quite in the vein of the in
cendiary style and temper of Doste and the
other "perturbed spirits" of the radical con-
spirators, to add to this invitation the iniunc-
ton to come earned and ready to protect
their friends" They (the negroes would
never have come but for the belief that BAIRD
would have had troops to defend them His
faij 70 "a,
breach of faith to them, as his failure to obey
the orders sent to the Attorney General of the
State by the President. that the military
would be expected to support and not OBJ
struct the processes of the State courts, was
fragrant act Of characterization and contempt
OF his superior commanding officer. His de-
claration of martial law after peace had been
established, and his Jail delivery Of the pr-
soners arrested by the police for causing and
participating in the disturbances, were such
manifestations ofimbecility and helpless nerv-
business, rather than of military energy and
promptitude, as would, but for their serious
antecedents and results, have excited ridicule
and contempt.
Such We're briefly the main causes and
agencies in producing the late unhappy trag-
edy in New Orleans A body of proclaimed
revolutouists, who sought to oyerturn the
regular government of the State by the most
illegal and violent measures, and by the aid
of a corrupt and characteress Governor, and
OF an imbecile and partisan accidental military
commander, whose scheme. as openly avowed,
was to exclude the four hundred thousand
white people Of the State from all political
and civil rights, and vest the same exclusive
ly in two hundred whites Of the most desper-
ate and unprncipled character, and in the
nineteen thousand negro suffragans who had
been recently elevated from the condition of
slaves, constituted such an organization, con-
spiracy and scheme, as all history may be
searched in vain for parallel for.
General BANKS is also brought in by this
correspondent for due responsibility OF the
General, he says -sD.a
THAT he should exhibit some emotion at
the fate Of the poor crazsd barber and dentist
whom he first intamed with the ambition to
figure as mob leader in styling him the
Robespierre Of radicalism, and whom he in
stigated to force himself into notoriety for the
first time in his life, by sending him to thea
tire as tbs head of disorderly gang to inter-
fere with peaceful dramatic entertainment.
by demanding and requiring the playing of
certain national airs-the only remembered
achievement of this Robespierre; that he should
be seriously affected by the hard usage of the
partners of his corrupt and shameless scheme
to impose upon the people of Louisiana gov
eminent which his present ally, Governor
Wells, has shown, never had the sanction of
two thousand people of Louisiana, is, perhaps
the most respectable manifestation which the
career of N. P. Banks affords of fidelity to his