New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-08-14

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a hundred or hundred and fifty negroes, with
drums and fife and flag, reached the same point,
i coming up Burgundy street. The first disturbance
saw was negro step out ofthe procession and strike
white man. The procession was in the middle
of the street. The white man struck was on the
sidewalk, / heard no remark made. After that
another white man cotared negro belonging to
the procession and struck him 1.-THE negrol in the
face, Immediately after, pistol was fired from
the procession of negroes, and the white men on
the banquette Immediately scattered, when saw
police officer, whom | afterwards learned to be
Lieut.. h. Creyon advance and rush into the pro-
eesson and arrest the negro. This accomplished,
the police officer blew his whistle, and some four
or five other police officers appeared, and the ne
groes scattered to the neutral ground or center OF
Canal street, where the longroll was beat, ana
l cries of " Rally around the flag, were uttered,
and they (the negroes) reformed their procession
and marched towards the Mechanics Institute on
Dryades street without moestation l crossed
Canal street to the corner of Dryades street, and
was standing there in crowd principally OF white
persons. crowd of negroes came from the di-
rection of the hall, and without provocation Tired
r upon the crowd in which / was, some seven or
g eight shots. Thereupon our crowd scattered, and
d / went into Dr. Meux's house for protection. At
the time of the above mentioned attack, saw no
: police officers about. When / returned to the
corner of Dryades street, saw two or three cit-
Zers firing in the direction of the negro crowd
$ and there were several police officers and
! an U. S. officer present who were acting in CON
/ cert. / then left, and returned armed in about
nan 'l1 lVuA. W So ~
egres house, opposite the Institute, to protect the
: family, Win WhOm was acquainted, When was
: fred upon from window of the Mechanics Ia
suthte' Two Wmte persons ana a negro were
standing at that WINDOW. PREVIOUS 70 my attempt,
: ing to go to Mrs. Denegres house from Canal
street, saw man standing at one OF Inc Wiz
dows of the Mechanics Institute wave a white
handherchie1' me ponce some tIrty OF Iofty III
2 number, advanced in line. when they were fired
upon from vacant lot adjoining the Institute. A
u number OF shots were nfed, Whereupon the ponce
: wheeled arouhq ana charged tne fence Ill lFoItV oi
the lot from winch the firing had come, and hred
4 upon the party IN the LOT: saw several wounded
negroes pfeughg ohb OF Ll19 lot alUeF the renee
was partly pulled down. saw several sA9ts Hfeu
from the MecAa,Mes, lhstlute anu from Jug lt9hl
= OF the same. these shots were answered ny
Il the ponce. sa" no more violence USED oy tle
ponce IMAM was necessary, ana 10 Iaet ul4ug n,
uhey were 700 lenlehU 10 the Wihte ledaers VI lht
negro crowd. me ponce mace que eIorts 10 pro
tect IneT prisoners, ana 10 Keep Ihe cltZens IRON
/! the neighborhood Of the Institute. Before LET
there IHe ponce were masters OIL 1ne stuauoH ail'
ne military were around l saw many hgSfoe II
y aooh1 Nle stteGts' VINO were not connected "lu
: the crowd at Meehanlcs institute, ana they Wef'
|, not molested by any one. ,t,,r,yox
u Sesheu' "a D. eiAAA1At'"t'
E NJ. B, BRADY SWORN.
IN ~ 'ose The Ma
er chanics' Institute, The riot on Monday, 30th
q July, 1866, was the result of the meeting on Fri
III day night the 9th July, 1866. AT that meeting
q N u
g titude of negroes and some white persons, oppo-
e site the Mechanics Institute All Of the speakers
2, whom heard used most violent language, partic.
e larly a man named Dostie, who suggested to the
crowd that unless the rights of loyal citizens and
e his colored brethren were conceded that the
y streets of New Orleans would run with rebel
Y blood. Further on in his remarks he urged, fol-
n the same reasons. the determination of the peo.
N pIe-meaning those who were not of his way Of
+ thinking. In reply to those remarks of Dostie
{ the negroes yelled, We will! we Wilt" The
e remarks of the other speakers whom heard, were
z pretty much of the same character as those made
by Dostie. l eonsiderIthat that meeting and those
g harangues, were the causes of the bloodshed thai
t6owgo On m9nGay Durg tne [los u MiG ,
j. Wessrs Hahn Rowan shaw and many otber
r, Nov, ala not racoanizn o1oy, n tba nari ~
< their own lives Sneaking Of Dostie's speechN
I Altar exbortino the NEGROES tn The extermnatio1
7. of the whites and in fRe same ztroi, and avaion
1t inc he aTnroan4s he csiIa5 flarn x az,
Is beII-honn3 Villains or scnnndrals Goa dam
ut tban1 II He ended Nv axboTtino tbe negroes +,
st $3.50 - ~ ,t;y T4b;S; u II IL ~ NJ
e dor arma5 ma he ugantaS no cowards amnngs
4beD,, ISrinrr az noatincr of EsriSa ni,bt 81
INV 1896 vas on the bs1copv of NV b61se on
nasita tbe Mecbsnieej TnstItnta' - "
e-' tS;1,a5N - r-
n n. j. f. HARDY sWoBN.
" am secretary of estate of Louisiana @
! Saturday, the 18th of july, the procamatio
~ Of Governor j. Madison WeiIs-wbich was after
Y wards published with the attestaton Of the GOV
u ernors private secretary, Mr., Snethenea ling a.
election to fill vacancies IN tile convention of 1861
= was presented to me By the governors privat
Y secretary for my signature. and for me to attac
~ the seal of State to the same, which decline
e doing. recognized the governors signatpr
y thereto. saw the riot going on on Monday, tn
u seth july 1865. Was not present at the CON
y mencenient. do not know how it began. Mi
y Dame and Mr.. Waters, members of the CONVEX
~ ton said to me in conversation, during the wee
q before july Goth 1866. that thew expected til
y convention#o be sustained by the military autho
- tiles The governor wag'in his Office in Mechanics
y Institute, as late as Ii O'Clock on the Both Jul,
lie LOUD lolgheel d. L. HARDY
lie JOSEPH pENEGRE SWORN.
~ Resides in New Orleanss No. 20 Dryades stree
IT Immediately opposite Mechanics Institute-mel
y chant. Onfhe 9th of July, 1866, there was NEE
"a ling in front of The Institute composed in large pan
y ofcalored persons. This meeting was addressed b
ol several speakers and not giving my attention
le the time to the meeting am unable to testify
a tomuch that was said by them. heard one of til
liz speakers sey that the 'rebels" had whipped us
" Bull Run. and Manassas, and had kept Whippin
us until sthe native citizens Of Louisiana Il thin
e. he called them) with the dark skins, had bee
Y called on, when we had succeeded in saving tn
e Union, the colofed men thereby emitting then
e selves to the right to vote or words to that efec
ID did not remain .onthe gallery until the end of I'll
meeting. ,.stg9 -gs..h.sa.ss s,-t Raj
On Monday, the 30th July, 1866, hearing thel
= was disturbance ia nv neigborhoOd about OF