New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-10-10

The military commission appointed to investi-
nate tile eanses OF the late riot in New Orleans
have submitted the following report to the Presi-
Il dent.
fTha board having maturely considered. the
evidence would Eespectfully report asfolIows:
1le immediate causes Of this riot, which the
board are directed to Investigate, are ii their
0piiOn, to be found In the violent feeling Of hos
asli5y toward the so-ealled Convention Of 1864,
which has for SOME time prevailed In the GommI1
nifty, and which was finally. by the course Of
@yents famed into the fame of DIN actual outbreak
4gf riot DiG1dshed and massacre.
YLe board do not consider themselves called up
10 decide nf discuss In any manner the question
of The legal esisfence end powers Of the conven-
ton AZ sleh, Whether any attempt st official ae-
4ioa pn thair part would have been recognized by
SA courts as of any legal validity Is b. point adj
8nisssng Of grave doubt. This, however was not
Ssle qlaatiou ander discussion between thy civil
Apd military authorities The decision of which was,
as II appears, pregnant Of the greatest 81 corse-.
quenees to the State and to the nation. That gues-
don WIS, whether the persons claiming to con-
aftlte such convention should Big allowed to az-
sensble.
Tic boald Will andeavor ii cote briefly and
nenapTebensivasy The action of the civil and Mill
3ary authorities upon this point, and will make d
alt0Fte comparison m testimony thereon, with d
wewef deciding tho cause and fixing the Fespon.
sibiljty Ion the nansarriYal of the United States
Sseaps ID time to prevent the bloodshed which
took piaoes Hiie events OF the day will then be
considered III chronological order the beard max
iIg tho best summary in their power of the yolas
aninous evidence which they have taken, and
which, in their opinion, points with irresistible
force To Che quarter in (which the accountability
a9r crime VIII De found TO rest.
s@a M GEN. BAIRD ASsn IAyoR, MONROE.
Iri the excited state public feeling before DE-
sGTlbed, Mayor Monroe replies by letter to Gen.
Baird 10 know if he can be allowed to disnerse
his alleged lhlawfpl assembly by the arrest Of
III members by bis police. Gen. Baird repliesin
II Il rot for the mayor 10 decide that
these citizens are criminals and that he will not
Ehslnt the arrest, bat tiat II riotous attack on
he assembly be ansieipatel, which the police
mag be unable To qnell Dr prevent, Ii that case
ttla whole Of the military power VIII be furnished,
1f FaquIrah to assist Ia keeping the peace. But
iayoT Monroe makes no application for military
aia. Gen. Raifa also states us objections TO al
lowing te arrest by the sheriff, but promises to
telegraph To WaaAia on for instructions He does
10 telegraph, and receives no answer. The other
party tAlegraphss and are answered thai the mills
sIg MN be expected 70 sustain the courts. This
Apas not rarn0Fa Gen. Bairds objections to the
afr4kf I'll II agreed that the sheriff shall mot make
fha aIfssts but that Cen Baird shall indorse his
oeleatiarz on Tho warrant ana forward tile whole
easa IL 81 Ashiugtens 80 faF nothing SID of q
nls be anticipased Gen- Baird II unwilling to
&Hanua Eile attitude of protesting the assembly
anless caaed On BIZ the eiyi authorities to aid ia
preventing Or aupprsssing . not.
CHI EVIDENCE,
Let us nov compare the evidence as ID when
and by whom lie was SO called on.
Lieat Coy. Noofiies says;
. "a 4hen mentioned 10 the general whether lie
would not have troops in the vicinity Of the Me-
chanies Institute that day. to prevent any dis
$afbanee. TlilA was the key of the riot. itmnst
lave been toward 10 O'Clock when made the re-
qsseat Esn Baird seemed pleased with IL because
coming ION 0ur side. He said he would do so
Vita Eleasure, and gave liltmediate orders. When
hfffa
troops haa baen sent. / did say what tfoons.
Ionly asked for troops When made the state
1aent to the mayor, he seemed pleased with the
arrang ement. This was Aboutll ofcocksp
See, aisoY Lieut., GOV. Noerhiess letter OF July
so.
After leaving you called upon tie mayor,
'sh0 was pleased 70 hear of the cooperation he
could haye from tho military department.
Maior General Baird says
Es0en after n e'clook the lieutenant governor
sallednpon me. told the governor the dispo-
Sitions mad made Of the troops. said also, TINT
III was not afraid my actions would be Inisinter-
nreted, and thatit would be said that was guard
ing the convention Wohld ilaTe been glad to
have posted few soldiers IN the street. Governor
ToorMes expressed pleasure, mud agreed 10 this
with pleasure. and said that lie would be glad to
Aage them, and that he would see that my motives
we're not nsihterpreted. then said that would
send a few companies This was the first under
standing Between me and any one, and the first
proposition made with regard TO having troops
present. Shortly after two o'clock MayorAonroe
came III hnTTiediy DO see me. He asked me when
lie sFoops I spoke Of bringing up would arrive.
said thai expected them--that they ought TO be
n Canal street BY that very time, He then asked
me, wilt they be white troops? Wilt they ael
alongswiih tue poliee?e replied that part Of
Ehenl would he white troops The ist infantry
and tIlas / would tse them to put doWn the riot
4 NO matter who was concerned in H. 1t no time
did he ask me tor the assistance Of troops, with
te exception Of tie feluestimplied il these three
sntefrogatiyeags'
Mayor Monroe says:
t9On Saturday previous to the convention,
called on Gen. Baird and gave him to understand
/ feared 4 difficulty provided there were not few
United States troops sent there to preserve order
knowing full we'll there was bad feeling existing
between my police aud the negroes and those who
favored Ills convention, u was previously agreed,