, 1866-09-14

soala hs yos:ion of thet Etshis q ddxe1s. ths
nesnnn.e ~ e1neeqneIc &C Eonld Be an appeal 20 re
eotese, and that would b compelled. BY The Or
Ter u Gcue1a1 Gtan. to release him. and. perhaps,
. aaIss, tae n.' shsso tnose enEsged u
begged that he Sheriff, In care be should receI1e
.nsi g 4 writ, would pot atsampt e sxeeute It.
and thai it, very ehort uae we could eonuant-
Man my 1sE 1 rsee,ys ae, ~
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sention prevented ~ would do e; II not, We
shonld permit Il to take Is cousse, anil inasnuch
don soul; hsse no eause to Complain of the dela7.
Mha tais pIopsjOD e @ r. iisItsnsnt Gorefnot
ag ed u telee'aph INN ediateiy to ,be Secretary
&c IN es
ii should bring any viii thst 10 might. reeelvs %
trouble could he anticipated seemed thu! 10 be
provided for, unless i might b tho atlaeE upon
marked thst sash disturbance, should Il call foE
t. i, Would bs hishly S''fS fia,aaoasp ~ sapp' .
t;o,s:nor yo9thses replied that i would b tatsi
!hc proposed aseenlblacu warned through lie pub
lie prinls to avtd The siree,s in the Vicinity OF
III IT, MsS e sa.e sSs
esnes !sorhse: aaa 4 nysei2 aayor :at Mes!oe max
qulcscc in all that was said by the Lieutenant
Governor tnd In the asraugcmeuis agreed upon
between him and m5eelf.
No application Whatever waA made To nc for
The ssstunce Of troops, and all that was said In
relation to tFoops on hls occasion Was my remark
eouteudinc PARTIES must BE- careful not 10 como
Into collision or wonld Intervene between them.
BY glance at Mayer Monroe's letter Of the 18th,
it VIII be seen that he makes no request for mill
taIy assistance. bul, on the cont1arJ tes,tea the
military to keep out Of he way and permit him to
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ss M as aaa T. e. fsS. aaa
@ e as 81 a6s II esssr
of thcte forces to make the 0rYe>ts aud close up
the Convention without disorder; indeed It Is
not probable Tint perrons nskin1 petmission 70
seknov Ledge tne possibility Of IL cfeatins siot
y d. a scPg sss's sara I'D
VA done without disturbance Of tic pe.ec md i
wHs aseu1 cd 1T reply that be would, In such case,
simply walk alone fnto the hall and read his war
1nnt TO The n*atmbiv, anmmonins the members to
te 'ne ne Is.ed m with these
rent popular coni.uotlon upon The meeting OF tho
be ial nrlac nnill ihc ordcfa oi hiehes authority
could le obtained, Tint l could not refrain from
exnsssttnE i 70 she Hsutsnaat Governor tho plea
soon as they Departed despatched = tlte Hon.
oAa!SSss Has.sis. e. g ~ Soss.las. as
T9 tne = Hen u. Stanton. Secretary 81 War. Wash
X Eenyen.ien has heeu called With the saaet " OF
sn S,.y sy nk &
n Eu n hutN
sss ss fssa sS Z IL 81;
rieass instruct me hy telegram.
To this, mp to the present day. have received
no reply. NOT has tls receipt been acknowledged.
nuh u the ny of Sun1a the sh Eass
otsd 1egtmeni Wa 1nastered In The nppcr part Of
rnes, at tho lower end Of the city-to hold lLc11-
kelves Throughout the day o. Monday In readiness
10 march at tnoment's Aotfcc, 10 remain, how
ever within The limits Of their respective campo.
tlenmer a tl,e BARRACKS early ii the morn
s sfe f5o! pp ] 1 o hs sf ps"9 sfa lsaa
swim tug wat kept d! the foot of Canal stroel, as
The ersssa!er:t method u conveying message 70
called for. Thyse dispos,;ioSa for keeping OIL III
soldiers ont Of The streets Of the city wers made
as much 10 prevent tho excitement which any
ducea as 10 Keep tie In readiness Tor service
For the tarle reason tie steamer .ent n Jackson
Ber1acks NM atEsetea 10 move there ut IN !onl
Mfen not nSe'y to attract the attention Of tue pub
down the growing excitement. that military pasads
il vii ie observed, as I vii! show hereafter
thu honr Of noon on Monday, lid moi, as be ln
fotmsa me. anticipate breach Of The peace. NJ
member Of the Convention, or friends Of II, II at
tack was fcated, came 10 nc to represent the faet
md ask provision fl. itk safety. Judge Howell,
| tho rresticnt. whom hnse since asked why they
did not notify me Of their danger, replied sla
the rest went there unarmed, uot sure that they
! might not be arrested Or the meeting otherwise
subjsc,e 70 Violence. = Tic large W boay of % roilce C
belonging 10 the city was amply eompclen
at any time, by thrusttns itself sbctwcen tbs
e f. e bs IT.. sn
both the PARTIES IN the st.ceta IN subsection until
come M. Indeed there was no hour during The
continuance Of the 1tot when perfect order nigh
not have been restored, By Il command to the Po.
iurn ronn to request lts friends and coadja1ors il
the work of riot to desis to clear the slress ant
the chosen guardian q he "a sw 3he 1nssr
.iotef, which i did. wae no1 TO 5e ealeuiated upon
We know that there were bad mon IN that Nrganl
zatiop, and That It's feelings were hostile to the
Convention; !; but We believed them to be snbieci
TO the control of their officers, and, with all on
We could not have imaelncd them capable Of such
atrocities as we1e commiucd BY them and thef,
friends against helpless negroes and Union whit<
TIC commander who executed his movc withlt
proper supporting distance Is not to be b1amed
10 %ee and t be eae
over 10 him. This is thc solo parallel tlas nil
!ary history can afford for euch treache:y.. Had
opfepare again for similar cTcnte. with the tau1t
light upon me. would make The HAue dfSuO
sislon. Those wha contend that the violent dee.l
t6. Of nc gym ut Tefe planned; c9ntFivea and Dc
Mayor, and the orders given out from that quarter
were Careful TO give me no such Information Ii
Ws apa q e dsy II P1 M sa9SH to s
persons connected xt,h tsc BE- eRfsii Rii Govc9umcns 9 a
who assert that they called for military assist
was not given them. is sufficient to answer: tt
ask against whom could the troops hare opera
tedf Against no ono but their own organtzet
have removed from The scene and thus restore;
order. On Monday morning, the aoth ult., reat
those hostile Is tne conseaon 10 Keep p away iron
lis vicinity. This wns In accordance with GU
agreement on Saturday, and ~ did not doub
order, va much Ela.iaed; I a ai=o pI saw puSIsLs d.
.se 1 1doll9'ytne telegram pusposting to come 1on
yeors reu,eu.a: %Ss1sS gaTe1aSE qz Iss;;sas as
g sa s fGssaoss se eosssa,o g 4
ANDREW Jouxsoy.
The authority OF this deepatch saw no reaso
Of Tho Government IN relation to the .ConrentIor
The dftncnity lay, in determining Who were Ii
icgal aa,hoslles whom the pll,tsTy seIs s1pec!e
State Courts, had Int recently. In charge 10 III
Grand Jury Of bis District, denounced the Convet
tion Of 1s6a as unlawful. aud for this, as we1l a
ANf{ HRffh RN4 fU I'm hH HH$ h5h
s1rcaicd ar b. lie upi,cd staea coamssiaaer an an
bound oxcr for trial at tho next session Of III
sSs 5as ess aaa IT, nsa
ens w Rassf%a aes t. as fssiHs sesf g.. S b,ss
s',nnee that might bc required t. the civil otee1
At noou, il, o'elpck q III. day ! va arah
oy ySHrss
Wnr Department; thai had no do1bt o. to N
eouisc Of acilon. j taIa, moreover Il IN qalt
va; ;s a. u,,Ip VI; pte5s% esd hs
siep for ihc ft.cnls of Tho President to take--t
hang about his neck thu resronstblltty OF break
Ing, M Conycnt:on sanctioned ty tho Gosc!no
des!rsa t. wiiGoat Instructions s 10 SAd shat esss
| could not approve It.
Finding lid mt propose TO dcr1alo from th
course which We Tad agreed 10 take, upon Satin
dAy,ii was reiterated In III IL particulars. Al TIL
juncturr, after having explained tho disposition
which dad made Of the troorA: that they weE
rraay nt jackson Darlacks-thirc miles frol
Canal ftscct. that bad = steamer ready ~ hrln
~ IF u e
demanding their presence ssas likely 10 arise.
remarked that. weIo not afraid my motives !
1crstood, and regarded Is design to give mfli.ar
guardianship to tho Convention, lwouia be glad I
! post fpw men III the etreet OF either side of III
chantcs' inetfnte Ata distance ofone ortWo SQUARE
from 1t. Tho leuteu3nt Govtrnor seemed to b
pleased with n1e proposition. and promised tia