Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-08-17
President johnson and the New Or
leaas Riot

leaas Riot
Had JED. DAvis himself been IN ths Pres
idensial chair Ooeup, ir.g the position 81 Al
drew johnson. Nc Verily believe b. wou,l
have been sshAmed % have assumed the
grOund taken ~ Johnson "a r.,srrvnc, o.
the New Orleans not. 90 al thc dauina
bic outraces that have ever bccn committed
against The Union men 81 ibc South from
the beginning % the end q the rubeHion.
nothing exoce,ls in afrocify ths, con,iurt q
Andres johnson IN ST. connection Nth tli.
tragedy. In The srs, pla-c. the men Who
sssembled IN thr CONVENTION % iSsl. al
who had bcen called ioreth~r bv ne ls..-
fsl Governor Of the State. were che trnc
aod legal men Of Louisiana. We have th..
Testimony Of Anraiam Lrnroin iirrcflr 70
the point. who IN q felrgram 90 Gown
or Hahn. dated Nsr~h iB. 1894. dirr-sir
recoguized hes. - ssch. Then Nc have
the Testimony % General, Boiler an Banks
who from their lons connection Nth The
people Of Louisiana darins the uar. must
ADD do kno~ al about the polni-al stsius
Of the people. These n,.u Stood IN exactly
the sane position % rrfrrcncc Co 'ils rsieis
Of Louisiana iast AnlreS JoLuson. Gov.
Brovnlow. ar. Nasrarsi and their as.o..,,f,.
did % The rebels q Tennessee durin- The
rebellion Aside from The coia-~sI r,~--.f,-
ton. they we're the only true AMI i,,ar men
IN The STATE. ~bo manfaiIy stood bv ssc
government durin- The tryi-c hour- ofths
rebellion- In the uexf pia~e this con..--
ton. a. Ne reaisrked IN orr "a, -e~k's -
sue. wss = awful assembly rssuiarlv c.Tica
for the transaction oiifs legitimate tu.f,.-.
10 met in Tsaceahlc manner rot iut~rfsr-
inc a. al With auv ore. Irtherr -cre cues
tlons concerning the lawful authority 81 n.
acts and doinss. there vas proper an,l t.
gal way 20 settle them. The astoun,ltry
tact comes oct that the mob. which broke
up this convention and murdered rs mem
hers. ~as under The protection q Andre-
johnson ard governmental authorities +,
Ne~ Orleans Before fhev commenced
this work % carnage and bufrherv. fhev tel
e-rsphcd % the President and ss-e-farre5
IRON him tia' they worid b. protected ~
their riotous proceedings. one wo-d from
President Johnson would have prevented
that whole mob. That - tbc opinion q
Ten Sheridan an every loral nan ard o.
beer Of the government personally a-4s.ir,-
ed - 3 tbe iaeis. What maze. tie matter
appear wore. Il possible. q. rh- sr...-ert
approval Of he Presaieaf O. tie init-..-.
ostrAge. Il turns OF ihat between to
ard three hundred ioyai men ~cre murder.
&C. and row it - said that not orir these
geanoe Of ibe rebel SENDS engaged n the
Hct. - &C. se visited lpon chose clio ar.
we ihc slaughter, but ibc President Of ihs
Onied States q % place ibe military "a
inorities Of the corcrnuenf in fhe haaa. n
Hose engaged IN prosecuting thc SURVIVOR
for TREASON.
E'idenoe - acrumula'ing every day. ,aai
The not vas concerted fiot to bu,et.rs,l
drive from tie Siatr al Oh. truc I--,o, ,..,
vbo resided within Hs Euifs Hntote.
war Of eAierminsiion against al loyal ne.
AZ the rot. men vefe shot doun whsa b.
ging for quarters. boih IN and cot q 49,
boilding where tbe coav ertion asse,sbiss
Not ouly fbis. bu' they were huatcd do,
ard followed into their hiIing place. and
sbot AM stabbed % death ilkc dogs. Ard
no~ tn Jniou men vho have ehancsd 10
oscsPe uss vengeance ~ Joirsor-. mob.
ar heeirg from the STAT. while az ssr,ir-
ing niernbers oi the convention are BENZ
arrested and imPrisousI ior treason.
II nesds 10 prophetic hen % zee fh.t ,r
5ohnson's policy b. fo bc carrieI cor.
Fe'ga eff-rror D. Oh De- csfabh.iel IN fir
~hoie soufh. and JEFF Davis aal h,. min
ions Of ireason A. 90 br placed .n saprsa.e
eommand. Nons % fbs uost gloomy tosr.
q The rebeliion at more dark AL A..
raiins SHADOW before t',sul ttan no~ hsr-.
over or nafionai borizon. T.o,sl me, 49,,
nerve themselves ~ o. meet che eom,r-
contest. Add II smother oaaf.-. ..f -. I.
iorced upon ~ ~ the treason of tt- pea, .
dent-as Ger. Boiler truly rrnarE,s i,
recent spcech-the sprisiag q che r,,-i.
siier fhe aring Upon Fort sumpter -.
= q eircsusfauce compared 9Th 90.
NwnnfU not - - -. - 49,.