The tri-weekly standard., 1866-08-04
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RALEIGH. II. O..
sATURDAK, AUGUST a. 1856.
The Riot in New orleans.


loyal people of Louisiana was authorized to
| be called by Gen. Banks. to form State
government. Some six or seven thousand
| persons voted. The Convention was held, a
| Legislature was authorized and elected, and
the machinery of loyal civil government put
in motion. Mr.. Hahn was elected Governor,
and the present Governor, Welles, was elected
Lieutenant Governor. Soon after Gov. Hahn
was elected one of the Senators. and Welles
succeeded him as Governor. The govern
ment thus established was recognized by
both President Lincoln and President John
son ; and Gov Welles was in Washington in
May, 1865, to receive instructions from the
President as to his duties He was then a
Democrat, and was regarded as somewhat in
sympathy with the secessionists, but subse-
quent events have changed his views in this
respect, and he is now in favor of the pro-
posed constitutional amendment.
Recently a movement was started to con-
vene the Convention referred to, with the
view, not of establishing negro suffrage, as
has been charged, but to take steps to ratify
the constitutional amendment, so as to re-
store louisiana to the Union. The President
of the Convention refused to make the call
for that body to re-assemble, and a portion
of the members met, appointed a temporary
President and he issued the call. Gov
Welles seconded this CALL by ordering cleo
tions to fill vacancies. This greatly encourage
ed the Unionists of the State; and the color
ed people, hoping that good would result to
them from the movement, began to take an
interest in 1t and to hold meetings. The day
was fixed for the meeting of the Convention
Muth excitement was occasioned and in
fammatory speeches were mace on both
sides. The Mayor of New Orleans, a par
doned rebel, to show his opposition to the
movement, but under the pretext that it
would endanger the peac, of the City, ap-
piled to Gen. Baird, in command, to know
if he intended to protect the Convention,
and informing him, if he did not Sc intend
that his purpose was to dispcrse it. The
General replied, that if the Convention was
Il legal body it had a right to meet; but if
not legal, its assembling could do no HARM
He further stated that no violence would be
permitted.
The Convention met. Professions of col
ored people were on the streets, colored peo-
pie were mixed with whites in the lobby of
the Convention and around the building;
and, might have been expected, collision
took place between the two races, and gen
eral fight commaaeed The secessionists
fired indiscriminately on the negroes and on
the Union men, and the latter returned the
fire. The police eXerted themselves to restore
order, although many, if not all of them
deeply with the secessionists.
The members of the Convention were arres-
ted, brought out, conveyed away, and locked
up to save their lives from the infuriated
rebels. Several of them were beaten, shot,
and badly wounded; Gov. Hahn was shot
and otherwise injured while in the hands of
the police; and DR.. Dostie, a leading Union
st was riddled with bullets and run through
with sword cane. The New Orleans cor
respondent of the New York Times says:
THE riot commenced at 10 :15 and end
ID at 80 o'clock. At 2: 40 o'clock the !
military, under Gen. Baird, appeared on Ca
and finally took possession of the ,
whole city Before night the riot was con- /
ined to Dryades, Baronne, Common, Caron- !
lelet and Canal streets, and the buildings /
tnu StruS all around the institute. L saw !
freedmen shot dead on all of the above
streets except Canal, who could have been
lrrcsted uninjured. How many men have
,een killed, or wounded, or even arrested. it
5 impossible to say, but my estimate is 100 :
freedmen and % whites killed and wounded
md 100 altogether arrested.
The substantial men of the city deplore
he occurrence, but all are very violent in
heir expression, some glorying in the murder
f DoStip and Others in the murder of ha
reedmcn." j
The following dispatch was received from
President johnson: !,
WASHINGTON July 80. 1866. !.
To Anozyeoo S. Heron, Attorney Generuiof (:
Louisiana: /:
You will call on Gen. Sheridan, or who :
yer may be in command, for sufficient force :
o sustain the civil authorities in suppressing .
llilegal or unlawful assemblies who usurp
r assume to exercise any power or authority
without first having obtained the consent of
he people of the State. :,
If there is to he convention, let it be COM
osed of delegates chosen from the people of :.
he whole State.
The people must be first consulted in
hanging the organic laws of the State
Jsurpation will not he tolerated.
The law and the Constitution must be sus-
aimed, and thereby peace and order.
(Signed0 ANDREW JOHNSON.
The people, in all portions of the country,
ave right to assemble together peaceably
o consider their condition, and to devise
neans to improve their condition. The
Convention referred to, if unauthorized and !.
legal, could have done no harm which
ould not have been remedied by the Courts
f they had no right to meet, any assump-
ion of power by them as against the State
government would have been settled in due
ime by the Courts, and their action would
AVE been null and void There is no evil
ience that the object of this Convention, So
allied, was to establish negro suffrage. The
,biect seemed to be so to control the suf-