Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-08-10


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The New. Orleans RiOts-HOw TO
Defeat lhe Revolutionary Radi-
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We published yesterday, from one of the
New Orleans papers, full account of the
origin and progress of the recent riots in
that city. The evidence of eye witnesses,
of reporters for the press and of the ne
grOes themselves is overwhelmingly to the
effect that the negroes began the disturb
ance by abusing the police as rebels. Then,
when the police attempted to make arrests,
the negroes fOrcibly resisted them. The
principal fighting was between the police
and the negroes, and every effort was made
by the police authorities to prevent the
white spectators from interfering against
the blacks. OF course such efforts were in
vain, especially when the members OF the
illegal Convention openly took part with
the negroes. 1t Is in evidence that the
blacks were armed and ready for riot.
DIR. Dostie, one of the members OF the
Convention, who was killed in the melee,
repeatedly declared that 'there was not a
negro in New Orleans who was not organ
lied and prepared" General Sheridan, in
his official report TO General Grant, says
that "the leaders OF the Convention were
political agltatOrs and revolutionary men,
and the action of the Convention was liable
10 produce breaches of the public peace -
and he adds that he had made up his mind
to arrest these leaders as soon as they com
mitted an overt, act. These facts prove
cOnclusive!y that the Radicals are respon-
sible for the whole affray; that they assem-
bled the illegal Convention under reYolu-
tionary leaders for the purpose Of provok-
ing disturbance; that they organized and
armed the negroes, and sent them forth to
pick quarrel with the police and white
citizens, and that the bloodshed which fol-
lowed was anticipated by them, and form
ed a part of the plot by which they hope to
create new sectional. feeling at'the North
against the South, to break up the Phila-
delphia Convention, to carry the fall cleo
tions, and ultimately to impeach the
President. y ,.t H.'i .' dDtJS a -
This grave conspiracy is now being car
ried out by the radical organs among US.
| So soon as the first news of the riots reach
ed the North, and before any definite in
formation in regard to their origin could
be obtained, the radical press began their
infamous work. They represented the
fight between the police and the
negroes as a rebel uprising. They
called the black rioters martyrs TO
liberty" They asserted that rebel flags
had been displayed by the municipal au-
thorities. Growing bOlder as they pro-
ceeded, these papers accused the President
~ fha nf wi N ~ h
els and being accessory to the murder of
loyal men. They forged dispatches from
General Sheridan bolstering up their state
ments. One of the radical Journals said
that General Sheridan had telegrapbed to
General Grant that the riot was not the re-
suit of a mere mob, but preconeeEted and
prearrapged plan of weeks for the slaugh-
ter OF Union men," Compare this With what
General Sheridan did actually telegraph,
as quoted in the preceding paragraph of
this article, and the full scope of this as
founding forgery will be discovered.
Other radical organs advised the negroes
"to strike back'' and "to take life for life
and limb for hmb.n Had not the radical
churches been closed for the summer yaca-
ton we should have had appeals for con-
tributions to supply the negroes with
Sharp's rifesy iCin3 the old Kansas
style. There, can be no mistake as to
the spirit which instigated the Radicals to
cause these riots, and Still less as to the OBJ
iects which they SEEK TO accomplish by
their endeavors to poison the Northern
mind. He who lends himself to q their
schemes, directly or indirectly, encourages
anarchy and new civil war. If these riots
are melted at the South they will spread,
like an epidemic, to the North and the
Radicals will be theiwOrst sufferers. Should
the President be impeached by the present
Congress, and removed from his Office Ilpr
on partisan grounds, to be succeededg BY
Charles Sumner or Ben Wade, as Vice Pres
ident pro tem., until popular election be
held, the country not quietly submit to
such an outrage. 1t seems that,theEe has
not been enough blood-letting to satisfy our
radical Chambers; but il another intestine
conflict shallI come the Radicals gthem-
selVes--who escaped seot-free during the
recent war, and made money out of the
miseries they had caused-will certainly be
the first victims. HE ~ niD N5ni Hal !
.H We hold that the best, the safest and the
surest way to defeat the Radical conspira-
tors and reunite the country is to carry tile
coming congressional elections for the Con-
servatives. To that every energy should be
devoted and everything else should be made
subsidiary. The, commercial interests OF
the country can well afford to contribute
all the funds required, sipce they viii llsdrely
be destroyed il the radical plans succeed.
The masses of the people will overlook all
Iminorissues and direct their attention to the
discontinue of the Radicals, The Phila-
delphia Convention, opening its doors TO all
true Union men, from the North and from
the South, ifFespee eetive of anteeedentso or Of
past political differences, wilfonly be useful
/ as 1t subserves That end. Owe believed that it
is toe earlyto talk about building up q new
PARTY. until this violent destructive, an
Srchical Radical party IS put down! There
are hundred issues that will yhaYe to be
regulated and compromised and arranged
befOrea new parity can be, successfully or
ganized; but there is now. only one great
| Issue before us to be fought out at the Con
gressional election. nWeowant to see anup-
bTising ,ofnthei people nagaiEst the, Radical
rebels like thatwhieh startled the Southern
rebels when Fort, Sumter was Sttackea.
There was no talk about a new party theh,
but every loyal man ranged himself ht
Once1upOnthes Ofthe Union, The, ,ef-
tremists of Massachusetts must be put down
as thoroughly and -effectually as those of
South CarollnR, but itcen be done by the
ballot instead of the, bullet If We begin ht
the fail elections Tie Radical leaders say
that fthet may lose New Yofk, p butthht
Shey are going to walkJ oven thaieeNFsc lp
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