The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1866-08-11
Reconstruction.


We give below chapter showing how the
"reconsructed conduct matters in the late
rebel States, where Union men have been
deprived Of power and the late rebels in
arms reinstatcd by President Johnson
The barbari,ics of those fcnds who have
been foied in their attempt to destroy the
government, on the Union whites and freed
men, made the blood run cod
ACCOUNTS FROM CITIZENNS-THE REBEL IN
STlGATuRs OF TIE MASSACRE AT NEW OR
ETC.
WAsnlNGTos, Thursday August .
Leading citizens from New Orleans, arrived
here to-day, state the condition Of affairs
there is very much worse than represented.
l'f Hare, mentioned killed. is DR.. YIN. II.
lnre al Eng.hman by birth. resident of
New Orleans for the past thirty-Gvc years,
always leading Union man. Alfred Shaw,
cx-shcritf Of the paris, Of Orleans. DR.. Hare
and the Hon. $. s. Fish, reported dead are
all active members Of Orient Lodge Of
MAsons.
| have met gentleman who on Sunday
held Il consultation with most of the men
killed and wounded, and they all agreed
that there was no violence to be feared
believing that they would be arrested, and
then the question as to their right to hold
the convention would be tested by law
The only man of the convention who antici
pated trouble was Dr. Dostie, killed. lie
did not look for such lawess action by the
Mayor. No preparation was made for this
$ ,rt of demonstration by the convention
crs Had there been, the results would not
have been so one sded.
The excitement between the loyal whites,
colore citizens and rebels through the South
is intense. President Johnson is held res
ponsible for this state of affairs from his in.
diligence of leading rebels. His instruc
tons to Mayor Monroe, his taking the gov.
eminent of Louisiana out of the hands of
the proper officials aud bestowing it upon
the Attorney General, have conspired to
shake the faith Of Unionists South in his
loyalty. There is in New Orleans but a
battalion of colorcd troops ard company
of LIST regulars, with not a single Geld-piecc.
No information of the riot is to be obtained
at the White House, the War Department,
or army headquarters. The reticence in this
quarter is taken as ominous. There is worse
news than that already made public
THE ASSEMBLING OF TIE RIOTERS.
The riot is now understood to have been
concerted plan on the part of the rebels
among whom the Presidents despatch was
known yesterday morning. At the tap of a
fire bell the rioters left their places of bust.
ness, having lately purchased revolvers, to
meet and be led by the police, who were
also armed to the teeth All rushed toward
the convention, breaking down the fences
on Barrone street, in the rear of the Capitol
which was surrounded by a force of police
THE ATTACK.
They then ran into the building, and while
the crowd outside were firing into the win.
dows climbed the "tairs inside, their leader
shouting, Rally, boys, rally" and dis
charged their pistols into the Representative
Hall, where there were at the time Int IF
teen convenioners it being during recess,
within the railing, and about seventy fy,
negroes in the lobby, all of whom in til,
hall, FRUSTRATED themselves to escape tn,
shots. AS soon asthe pistols Of the polio,
were emptied, the besieged rose and drov,
out the assailants with chairs, at the sam,
time barricading the doors r. King Cut
Ter called upon all those who had arms tc
leave the hall, and Captain Burke, the gal
liant chief of police, deposcd by Monroe
went out and fought his way to Barrone ST..
escaping with shot in the side.
THE FLAG OF TRUCE.
The fury of the besiesers increased, the