The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-08-06

Orleans was not the spontaneous out
break of an ordinary mob, but the
execution of a re-arranged plan of
the rebels to slaughter the leading
Union men of the State; and that
there is. evidence that this plot was
concocted weeks ago.
The Associated Press dispatches
from New Orleans are glaringly false,
and are dictated by the rebel State
officials themselves.
Gen. Sheridan expresses the opin-
ion that the riot is but the commence
ment of the scheme to rid Louisiana
of Union men. M
New ORLEANS, August 3.-Judge
Abel is out in another charge to the
grand jury. His bitterness towards
the loyal Union men in this State
seems to have no limit. He is deter
mined to persecute them to the bitter
end. He makes long and labored
argument upon the illegality of the
Convention sitting again, and then
Eliminates mighty bull to his grand
jury, charging them, most peremptor-
lily, to indict any and all members,
and all negroes who participated in
the riots, and present them for the ex-
treme punishment of the law
WASHINGTON, August 1.-The fol-
lowing dispatches from the Tribune
Bureau at New Orleans have Just
been received at this office:
New ORLEANS, August Is P. NJ.
Thanks to martial law and the pre-
sence of troops, the city is compare
lively quiet The rebel press, afraid
/ Of the consequences of the riot are
attempting to shift the blame on the
negroes, when. it is well known the
police, the fire department. and things
generally were organized for the pur-
pose of massacreing the members of
the convention and other Union
men. Io
The Times, notorious rebel sheet,
says: To see negroes mutilated and
| literally beaten to death as they sought
to escape was one of the most horrible
pictures it has ever been our i'll
fortune to witness" A military com
mission, of which the gallant Major
General j. A Mower is President,
has been organized to investigate and
report upon all facts connected with
| the late riot.
The telegram of the President to
Attorney General Heron is regarded
as virtual overthrow of the Consti-
tuition of the State, superceding the
Governor, who, by Article SO Of the
! Constitution, is charged with seeing
! the laws executed. The rebel Gen.
Heron is therefore military dictator,
and, by President Johnson's order,
the troops are placed at his dispo-
sition. Union men are preparing to
leave the State en- masse, under the
impression that the Government will
not protect them. Gen. Sheridan has
returned, and will sustain martial law
until after thorough examination is
made by the commission, unless, as is
feared, the city government is given
back to the rebel murderers of our
Union men by the Presidents orders.
WASHINGTON, August The Pres
ident has placed State Attorney Gen
eral Heron in charge of the civil
affairs of Louisiana, Gov. Wells being
reported dead, and Lieut.. Governor
Voorhies not being considered com
petent. Commissioners will be APP
pointed from members of the mercan-
tile business men to investigate the
causes and results of the late riot AS
there are over thirty prominent Rebel
Generals in business in New Orleans
selection will doubtless be made
from them.
Editor King, of the New Orleans
Times, had long conference with
the President this morning, and re-
ports Mr.. johnson as fully under
standing the whole affair. The ami
mus Of his message to Mayor Monroe
of last night indicates how far the
President accords with the Ioyalists
of that city.