The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-09-15
The President at St. Louss.

ST Louisef We make the following
extEaet. axing the blame Of the New
;e5eans riots ON the radicals, and
indicating their purposes tosdcposc
him: =
Perhaps, if you had word or two
on the subject of New Orleans, you
might understand more about it than
you do, laughter and chcers;) and if
you will go back cries for Seward
and ascertain the cause of the riot at
New Orleans, perhaps You would not
be so prompt i'll calling out tlew
Orleans. If you will take up The riot
Mt New Orleans, and trace it BACK to
it's source, sorito its immediate cause,
yor will find ont Who was responsible
for the blood that was shed there. II
you will take UP the riot at New
Orleans, and trace it back to the
radical Congress, !great cheering and
cries OF Bully you will find that
it was substantially planned. If you
will take up the proceedings in their
caucascs, you will understand they
then knew Ichecrsl that convention
was to be called which was extinct by
its power having expired; that il was
said the intention was that now
Government was to be organized; and
in the organization Of that Govern
ment the Intention was to enfrancllise
one portion Of the population, called
the colorcI population, which had
just been cmanicipatcd, and at the
same time disfranchise white men.
IGreat cheering. When you design
talking about New Orleans, confu-
sion, you ought to understand what
you are talking about. When So,;
read the speeches that were made, or
take up the facts on Friday and Satnr-
day, before that convention sat, yo,,
will there find that the speeches were
inceniliary in their character, and
melting tie black population to arm
themselves and prepare for tho she'd
ding of blood. A voice--''Ihat' s
so, and cheers. lou will also find
| that the convention did assemble in
violation O: law, and the intention oE
that convention WAS to supersede the
recognized authorities il. the Stat,
Government Of Louisiana, which had
been recognized by The Government
of the United States. and every man
engaged in that rebellion. in that
convention, With the intention
of superscdinS and uptnrninS the
civil Government which had been
recognized by the Government of the
United States ! say that he was 4
traitor to the Constitution rf the
United States; cheers; and hence
youdind that another rebellion WAS
commenced, having its origin in tl,c
radical Congress. These men We're
to go there, Il Govervcnncnt was TO
be organized, and the one in existence
i'll Louisiana was to be superseded,
Sc. aside AID overthrown
| You say you talk IT, me about New
Orleans. Suppose the question was
| to come up wien the had establish
ed their Government ! question OF
political power which of the two
Governments Was u Da recognized
! Il new Government u;,ur:,t..i nl.,lel
this defuEct convention, sitting in
violation of law. and without the will!
OF the people; thea, when they had
established their Government and eX-
tended universal or impartial fran
chise, rs they called it, to the colorcd
| population, then the radical Con-
grcss was to determine that Il Govern
ment established on negro votes w:.,
to hc the Government OF Louisiana.
Noices-''N"vcr, and cheers and
huzzas for ''.\m,ly."
SO much for the New Orleans riot
and there was the origin of the blood
that was shed, and every drop of il
is upon their skirts, and they are re-
/ sponsiile for it. Cheers could
test this thing q little closer, but will
not do it here TO night; but When ycu
talk about New Orleans. and talk
about the causes and Consequence,
/ that resulted from the proceedings OF
that kind, perhaps, as | have pro
voked questions of that kind, though
! If does not provoke me. I will tell
! You Il few wholesome things that
/ have been done by this radical Con
srrss. Cheers In connection
with New Orleans and the extension
+ of the elective franchise, know that
have been truducel and abused. |
! know this came III advance OF me
here. You have heard that I have
attempted to exercise an arbitrary
! power in resisting laws that were at
. tempted TO be enforced upon the
government Cheers, and cries OF
j Hear That had exercised the
I veto power Bully fer you. y
That / hal abandoned the party tl:::t