Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-08-10
Ny Policy Demons;rAted--Eew Or
leans Riot.

Ny Policy Observation-Disclosures Or
leans Riot.
The reccnt riot and whoirSaie brtcherv
81 unconditional Unioa men ~ New Or.
leans. = another evidence Of ,he horrible
working Of IOisnson' srecoa-tructioa polirv
The Looisiana State COnvrntioa Of the real
Union men offhAt Sfaie m 1854. vas reeoc-
nized By Prrsiien; Lincoln a. an eubodi-
Hent q the loyai ciemeGt Of that State.
That Convention bad been .usnusoa~a 70
re assemble and "a met Ia was an orieriv.
Peseeabls gathering. composed Of unconsi-
tionai Onion men. ~ho had stood by fbe
government and the Cd Gag during tbe
Periis OF the whole va. Ia was cencraur
believed that ifthe CONVENTION me, "a wouli
r.fiiy the Constitutional amenlnert. d.
franehising the late rebels Ani enfranchis-
ing The olarks- The rrbels we're deter.
mined 70 prev~af fhis At al hazar,ss The
Presidrnt had given ilem assuranc-s tlai
Judge Abers Cogrf-uLo bv tie way = an
un~asbed rebel and traifor-should 40, he
iHterfrresi wi'b ~ The military sufbo-i,ies.
ard the Aavo--one Monroe wbom G~n.
Butier foGnd holdiag the sane place -her
b. took New Orleans froa The rebeI,-i.-
sned an indtm-nAtory Proclamation virtual.
u inviting a mob 70 pat dowu the eouv.n-
ton Ju'ige Abel IA The mean tine lad ~
strueted his Grand Jary to indrsf the a., ~
bers Of the Convention AZ an nnlawfsl A.
senbly TIE Convention net and vas rre-
sided over by Ex-Gove-uo- Hahn.
drunken. bowling mob. composed a. Joh--
son's reoonstrocted rcbeh. catered the
boilding ~bere they we're peaceatlv holding
their session and made 70; onIv = violent
ASSAULT With The weapons o. death IL their
hands. upon the members OF :he conven-
ton. bot al true Union men. specially vent
ing their rage ani f-ry spon The freedue,.
About one hunared and thirty loysI me,
are nov known 10 have been batrberea ~
this mob. got uP on the ASSURANCE - IL.
President is.f tbey sbouid NOT l.e nodded
With by the military. The following cor
resPoudenee ell explain itssE.
Wan DEFsHTNESr. Jaly n. 1896.
TO hIs Excellency Governor Wells:
have been advised thar you have i.sr-.1
prociamafion concerning the Cons.rtio-
Elected IN 1854 Please inform ro5c- -
~ rhat suihority fhis has been done. .rs
BY THAT authority ihs couvenfion a, a.
so'oe 10 Iepresen; tie whole people q fb.
StAie q Louisiana
(Signed) ANBrrw Jonxsox.
The Governors reply q, a. follow.
STATE % IOrrsrs~a
Executive Dept. New Orie--..
Juiv Psi. 1886
To He Exeeiienrv Andr~~ Johason. Pre-
dent Of thc Inited States.
Tour Telegram . received have not
lsspea any order concerning lie Conven.
uon ~ l-os- The convention vas cor
sened ~ the President Of siaf bosv h,
virtue ~ = resolution .ufhoriring hin 20 AZ
80. AMI ~ that event ~ hirn % caH On a..
proPer Officers Of tn State n i.sue ur5ts 81
election Tor delegates In onrepresrnfed rsr-
ishes- Ny proclanafion as issusd !, .
spouse 10 thar call A soon a. $500.
can b asceriaired they viii BE- fueH. .nl
then The ~hoie STATE Ill D. represented IN
the convention.
(signed) J. Marrsox wrtts.
GoFcrnor.
Gov Welis' Telegram explains kqs fbe
convention cane Together. thar - net bv
a~ful suihority. and jet tbe Pre,iien,
places The military forces Of Toe dena-,.
nen' 10 The hands q To- nee -bo eos up
The mob.
Zen. Banks. IN q recently Published Iet-
ter says ' Oue sori from fhe r,.e-,.
ment -ouid have secured The peaceabis "A.
Ionrnment q tbis convention and trul,
hcds. A" thaf the object Of che r~iei, -.
no. o"'y 70 brehs uP TIE convention. BOT
- n''aer ID. Dost'e snd other Iesdirr
Is'on men vho stood ia t,eir -sr.-
4 more damnabie osfrsge ns,er.s. con.
"itied.-ihe leg'iimsis fruit. o. 49,,
~hich Andres Johason - rsisisr 80,
sd earth 10 force upon thc Ameri.an g..
PIE. We cannot close tbis article b.,,.,
thar By copying TIE foiiosing ertraet ron
IN \ y Commercial AdTcrtiscr. q paper
thai hiiberto las been disposed 70 sos,a.a
Prssideni Johnson.