, 1866-09-22

On tbs 97ih day Of July, Andrew johnson WA
hdvited BY VOORHEES,. tho rebel Leutcnsnt Cover
tutIoual Convention YVES Aboutto meet in New Or
leana. To thia despatch no attention wa paid.
bitterly denouneed;" ,he nanes q The speakers,
including Field, Doslie and Hxwkinf, arc given.
,as s'ea " 10 " h.2s 'ssS s. w. cse !; u q saaf e.
sSs;:s}tss ss.''st sses' ls s.
aEsaissa S SSahs hs :, The eeaT
% stnte hat pte.tousy 70 The scad.ng Of thts lat
Ssoi Gs:ne5s e@ New % o.issns. I'D
q w!!h: Io,h y tas ~! MsyeT "a d reSs, .a
ssen saxtscd Of tbs ntsaop g supptess a. the Con.
7eniion oy the police. and between whom II was
crai Baird, eoneeiving thet there was 20 danger
or any disturbance unicss It was brought about By
H. rebel city authorities themss1tcs, nlainly.
'"0! !Ss% 70 ''s s;es* As up pA' !se g Sonrsa!Ion
oa y a,'s;E 4: M ss e I'D .o
cd the Secretary Of WIZ. 80 that at the s!ine
vooiaess tent III detp.!sh, e 5enso h. ,,., n,d
vlih H. proceedings of Tho Censeniiuu-; -hsd ieea
nil 10 10 done, particularly u tie sbscnce otia:
sneta n.d s 20 sa.e1 M stsnto
0efpasrh Of eencra, Dattd remained ut'1Mawe!ca:
Ils atst dssnateh Of voorhees, 10 thc Ifes'den1 lent
rom ~ iasta!!aea sud oal;snd.os. rebel, ~.
Hw o. nc ti.on a!eh ~ nem ofieans .f o11 st ~
S a1s efim}nai hs.te t tue s..ist.nce oi ,c teSeis
u Npw Oflcane, and nut only. ca'lrsy nYcrFnlcs
ic acton 1 oyal o'ssef wo hnd s.ld io a. tfea
e Seefss' IL: $ S' SLY s. sS sst, VII E =:
IGTIc 20 sa!aim sna WI ~ onsFet Or 1hc''e'c
al y. a.. ox c''1lg% g % % scal.G l!.s, i',o tafago
inamr r. ". 9idor. le 5sbei clsfi sothohts .ta H.
COMMUNICATING sel1 aa5. ~ aamte" 70 s;set W
"a mayer l,.!'et naae sna ,5;,!or ;o, g;oes'
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pashs ahoJ 'o.so I'M 5aA5 ,sa'eq, ill., Mo
h1f,.s,enee o. ns 'n', h, ngaist g,,.i" ra5.i: q.i:
A. tsy sfkHa Ky w. ss,! ,,,s s"Gua ~ ,.n,
NgMva, - cnHSs tHas Wg"tG 1sa ~ f. 'SMi "
H, ,na ~ s 1es' ~ ~ ~ aS,*s% wi.t
H. sSw "soss y a 'e eausf sS .n.vcr s't e %
~ ,.ecvhr saanms !ins nnsy yo!nso.. " wv an
ttatI,. =. r,r nsIto y, ~ nstatEI =" * isns;i
,t es!y 70! i ia!e:ss;;. eats .a:se!a tSs:s sshs
T." nSps m Mnom May9t MSnos H. .3,x IT,; w ~,
5ssns Ss,s si,ss @ aot sply y f e s' a.; ay ,, y
sha '1sia "s1ss " ifeasonaho IL gang Who lid bitterly
eashi !a;a ioSss, Tie ,t.1 s.Iio nv saf e
men Il, ;;st whoju robel Siatc via lid prayod ior
tHe cnrInr al lle," I1nion TaldisIs. and wLo
cntnnnind iv iiis rcr1s nj jiscs}i.nf to aid .s
Mi snd snstsfn IL Hem IN iieif mSrdcrous work.
MI IT. III iana tned ,ntrjrE. faiin iends nf The
gns1 "a :, saS ss soSs I
wos % toia t he must u4sist lis I'D and hs Present ]
iepas. FeeIlps n sssalcS of ii lie ' ae,Ise ssi
% paly Of The rIesldcnt, tic plan Of Of snnpressins ]
slo tonssn:lca y y tls s!st. eiits @e@Lsfs, ,wl!s6
eser % eeey,n. liz II istser II 10 ihc tisne when ths
Convention was to meet, 20 thai
tnt IL e% sse a3sasis I sss af Gfas s
ii anee to ral It mo execution. The naanuer II
s s,s was ssDa ease Me ~
passed into history and will take ~ place aloog
aide tl,e horrors OF the Fort Pillow massacre
Whic The slaughter Of unotentlng Union, mc1
| was going on, Andrew johnson ltlcgeaphs te
The Attorney General ai New Orleans 10 call or
General Sheridan CT the o,lecI q Il commantl f9r Or
WINS moi through ans assistance rendered them b.
the soldiess ofths uHion: Long before the mill
ary could Eeash the sc Eeena 9f tne th
no assistance; Squared o. encouraged
directed md. and snstained Is IN ,,,, tnsl sna
no;ody sn wo.s 1s",, And1eM ;.6a yGntson ion
vention ond tht1s ssacnds lay ~eltef1a9 IN &nei
blood: v,.,, 7,-.-,.,-
nostse, ond Field, and H. m1tawkins, had M patd th
win ,keis lives. TIa friends OF Andrw join
Eor, gathering IN hundreds around Tho a,ui'tin,
tue n1 t" ~s ~
indiscsimInste drc Oh tle building through Ii
windows. The bearer Of q while hsg from u
ihis eir.,ai of nrace tn ,he jnfnriatcd snnnnyter
ofsmy or % policy." E Wnite dacs were then displaye
s"n III .h eiosi .hns 1 @ H. .sir Ts
exn[ st tSa rrnte eera;n ra 1esea a. ere
pe be Suidnn and bont word
,;rin A's" ~ esh sp'n ~ tns
tso1 ,ha ag 1e;nro5 ,ho,r autn hai'Is
..on. o9 'asy H. .ae's nents ~
auo taG iElenas suecseosn Ia nars
t1e1f escape, tne pollcsmen. eays A.. Nsne's 5.I
s upon he aa sy %ere abn ss eas
nron ~ ahs Citizens tna formed the outer e!Isl.
Msny , weanesa aaa sksa S
while Iy,ng on The ground, aud their teads bsate
Wtn bt1cKbais: IN nc aasu q 5nc oui'aine
paltaiiy fo neerees .semsess . .heS KY Wos n1e
Rsa aHd
were were wounded BY lie policemen while in ,sc
|, hnnds Ms prisoners, come of them MORALLY"
This. my fcliow.etitzens, ie the simple story {
this gtcat crime. i ts the blackcst page in on
liffory. The men thus eavassly murdered, !! b
friends Of our common country. It was bccaua
thcy we're our friends. and cur country's friend
fhnt they were murdered. 49,.
II the people OF this country snt:er Ibis at1s
cions crime to 70 unpuuIshed, they do not descr,
, 10 have county.
7 II the nation tamely submits to see its trues
and tse best friends slaughtered IN cold blood Y
: Its most deadly and malignant enemies II
7 does not visit The full measure Of tts wrat
I upon thr ins1igntors and perpetrators Of th
,, / havc said that tho ccot1su,, the vanity, Il
| 1naflcnEly, the fallhlcssnees Of Andrew Jollnso
: I were ali overshadowcd by crime greater tl,a
. shonl all For Of ali the EnIty ones engaged
!, that work Of mAzsacre, Antrcw Jehneon was Il
! euihicst Of Them sll. -,
For before he Ind sanctioned #, the rebel Nay
= anu llGutcnAnl 1iOSeEnOf uhH hb4GdQhcc The