New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-09-25


MIKeNAt MINI, Sept. l5.- The shameful effront.
cry Of Northern radicals and radical papers, il
attempting TO excuse and justify the New Orleans
GonEentonisEss and 10 throw the blame of thar
affair upon Tie local anthefities Of that city be-
Neye Is without precedent. Their conduct in this
matter eVnces deggees0f moral as sTeiIas ptiiti-
Gatdepsayitys thatis not without deep Significance
in these times, ard In HE tr0ubled and neFilous
times that are close ahead If there be any dis.
Qosltien 10 think and be candid it seems TO me
1hat the events leading to that unealled-ioF,
Dlo0dy, and most dApiorahle event must cause
people 70 pause and consider ItiIas been proved
bey any question that this convention scheme
Wasa Northern scheme, eoncoGted at the North
with the double purpose OF providing fuel to feed
The political fires of The North during the cam
Saign; and OF iarassngsand numbering, in time of
peaees an lunefiendifg people /; to tear open the
wounds incident to the late terrible strife-W ounds
that are not set healed but which require the
nursing hand OF peace to cure. 1t is difficult to
believe that any great number of men in this
country can deliberately act from such motives.
But 50 il is, ana We cannot deny il if We would.
uttheses Northern agitatofs who p1annedsand
are responsible for this great crime are "a brszen
and persistent in their wrong that maky good
people are IN doubt whether, after all there may
1ofspa some EXCUSE: For tile be1eft Of such, I
1eslr to state one fact connected with this at
tempted eony eations 1t is ofa piece Of ali the
Lest-one brick Of the pile showing the quality of
SheaThols. s5s 5s5 h .s.1 sis
81 0tsthe convention Of 1861 which formed the
present Constitution of the State Of Louisiana a
man by the name Of Al f. @. Hills. now connected
with one Of the radical papers Of Chicago, MAS 8
member
When the war broke out this man Hills. resided
in New ork city, and Was connected with ana9 of
the city papers as reporter He went with the
army, either with Butler or Banks-I think with
4he latter--to New Orleans. He was a hanger-br
20 the arny-one of the class Of parasites which
brsea in camps where due regard is not paid to
moral and physical cleanliness.
BY what right. or by what means, he became
legislator for the State Of Louisiana, L do not
aSnow- But he had q seat 1.-THE convention took
MS share Of the brandy and cigars for which that
bedy IS famous or infamous, shared in its reyels
In 1865 he removed ia Minnesota, and settled in
The city Of Winona. He brought with him quite
On imposing display Of goods and effects. He
0ousht real estate, opened A law cfice in part
neTghp with Mr. III Dunnel and practiced law.
IN April last, he ran for the office of justice of the
peace, on the Republican ticket, voted at the.
election, and was defeated. He continued to-
practice as before until July last. His wife still
resides here.
Tlis being Tie -arld III cannot be Disputed
one would think that Mr.. Hills, if he had the least
right to NEEDLE With tho Constitution and laws Of
the State Of Louisiana Bus this was not his view
Nor the view Of other fanatics rho were bent on
their ehenle Of treason and blood. He ana they
well KNOW, even II action had been necessary. Il
shat he conld not legally act; but he could heip
wanted.
When Tie call was made for The gathering AZ
New Orleans onthe S0t 0f July Hills efji5tflv
proposed to 60. He evidently knew he was wrong
and Wousd be nldaBger sHewelt to an insurance
agent ia this city, and took outa policy against
accidents to hfmself for two Taonths absence I4ej
stated 70 file agent that he was going to IN lew Or
leans; and might be gone two months. Thus pre- |
pared, few days before the time setfor the con!
Fention to meet, ne started on his Journey Of love
and care for the interests Of the dear people he
mad before been SO successful in & serving n a
Whether he reached New Orleans in time to /
nayssa rand e what passed, 90 not know. His
IA lfAV.n
possible his discretion kept him az safe distance
from ths, bullets. But, whether he participated |
Or npf, he Yentto do so, and is equally guilty as
Il hell!s IA hunt ten days after the riot, he came
4iorna, having been gone abonttW weeks; instead
Df two tnonths full Of wrath and madness that The
ponYent ton had been dispersed. For his partici-l
cation n this matter, Ilearn he has been placed
on one ~ The raacai papers in Chicago in 4 posi-
za0n hare onsgsa man guilty Of oftense Is san. /
posed 70 have the hardihood to persist ia IL and
take advantage nf the crime. DION