The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-08-09
From New Orleans.

iuc loiiOwInS are the iHteSt uisPa'CheS
from New Or leans;N
"Data," the enterprising and trustworthy
corresponding Of the Baltimore Sun, sends
the following correct copies Of the most i'm !.
rortant communications by telegraph rela-
tive to thcNew Orleans disturbances:
WASHINGTON, August 2.-As showing
part of the history connected with the at.
temp! of the usurpers to hold convention
in New Orleans. and the riots that resulted
theresrom, l give you copies of the c0rrcs
pondenee by telegraph between the Pgesi-
dtnt and officials, State and Federal in
Louisiana! This correspondence has not
been published, and is now 'or the first time
printed exclusively inthc Srn: 'f''"
ExEcUrIvE OFFICE, Iuly 28
iea"s, la:
have been advised that you have issued
proclamation. convcning the Convention
elected in 1864 Please inform me under
and by what authority this has been done,
and by what authority this Convention can
assume to represent the whole State of Lou.
isiana. ANDREW JonNsoN.
New ORLEANS, July %.
To Ills E5cllency .ia}rcIc johnson, PreSi-
dent Of lie United States
Your telegram received. | have not is.
sued n proclamation convcnng tho Cunvcn.
tion of 1861. This was done by the Prcsi.
dent of that body, by virtue of resolution
adjourning the Convention subject TO this
order. and in that cnsc authorizing him TO
call on the proper officer to issue writs of
election in unreprcsentcd Parishes. My
proclamation is in response to that CALL or
dorng an election on the 3d Of September
AS soon rs vacauc cs Cnn he ascertained, an
election will he held to fill them, when the
entire $. ate will be represented.
Your obcdirnt servant,
j. MADISON WELLS,
Governor of Louisiana.
=. s@# EXECrIvE OFFICE, August /.
ABsrt Forhccs. Liewicnom Gouerncr. or .1u-
drem s. XHroH, .ittor"cy Csneral, Nt,c
Orleans, la:
Were ia, civil authorities, State or Fed
eral, conferred with by Graeral Blrd he.
fore he declared marital law? Could not
the civil authorities, State aud Federal, en-
force the law and preserve order. with the
aid of the military, and without the ncces.
sity of martini law? 1 hope 'hat order has
been ic,turcd, aud the riot not as di.ns-
trous as represented Please Show This des
patch to General Baird.
ANDREW Johnson.
NEw ORLEANS, August /.
Gen u. s. Grant, Washington
Eou are doubtless aware of the serious
riot which occurred in this city on the 3Olh.
y political body calling itsclilhc Couven
tion of 1864, met on the 3Oih, for, as ii is
alleged, tho purpose of remodclng the pres
ent Constitution of the State.
The leaders were political ngitators and
revoiu'ionary men. ard the action of the
ConVrniion was liable TO produce breaches
Of the puNiic peace had mad, up my mind
TO arrest the head men, il The proceedings
of he Convention were calculated tn dis.
tnYb The tranquility of the dep irtmeat, bat
had 10 cause for action until they. commit
ted An overt act
About iDrty whites and blacks were killed
nndone hundred and sixty wounded. Every
thing is now quiet. bur ldeem it best TO
main'ain military supremacy in the city
for few days, until the affair is fully in
ve>iigntcl. | believe The sentiment of the
genera. community is great regret at this
unnecessary Crucity, and that the police
conhl have male any arrest they saw fl,
without sacrificing lives.
p. II. SHERIDAN.
Major General Commandinm.
IN" ioil 'wlhB Is sprc!al despatch to the
New York Ueraid: ,', -
I WAsnINGroN, Aug. 1,-Despp,chcs have
b'cn received here to day. both hy IN.
President aud outside parties, Stain; tha,
Gen. Baird had refused to obey the Execu!
tive order putting his troops subject to tie
civil authorities Of the State Gen Baird
Himself sends chly colorcd despatch to
the President, in waich ho says tlni the 30.
&C were ih" prime cause OF The outbreak
and then odds ihat he has these sane po-
Ice IN hi crn 10y. e Prcsi,cnt has telc,
& "rhed asan, wing mast positive instruc
tions Iv III" military command m - restore
me control Vt affairs TO the civil alihuri i.s
ana TO use his troops 10 aid ;lIr execution af
the lay. and for ihai purpose only ~
the dcsph ch"s recuvca from Uen. Baird
III IKE The total killed and wounded thirty:
five. all told This is n wide disc. cpilcy
from The stat ment Of some of the special
sensational correspondents. ~ u
The statement that Rny and King ddsline
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