The Portland daily press., 1866-10-05

W. II. hoDlnSOn has been nominated for the
long term, and j. D. Hunter for the short term
by the Democrats of the third Compression
distrlct F., l.-.
Z = l,
The New Orleans NHassaere-ReDor, .r,he
MiIitarv G.a.,,;.s;om -
n
Inc report of the Military Commission ap-
pointed to INQUIRE into the circumstances of
the New Orleans traoadv bo. OF ,ost h.o,,
s,a,a I'M. -. - aa' a. iaS' peeh
p'D,o' io' 'nfoaen 'he orders OF Mr'
johnson who can hardly be supposed to relish
its terrible exposures, but through the washino-
ton burean of tha Na,v VOL, r.;h, m.
=. 'Ao om iA iriDuhe, Ahe re
por' hAes the responsibility ofthis terrible crime
Enthusiastically upon the city authorities, sup
ported and backed NV the pres;dant We rive
s,,oh ,,ou.;o,- Sc 49, ~ CIV
sum Poi'ionS VI 'iie report az we nave space
Tor to-day: . e :. gE....sfa
The immediate causes of the riot. which the
board are directed to investigate, are in their
hostility toward the so-caIIed Convention Of
1864 which has for some time nreva;led in the
community. and which was finallv. Inv the
course of eyentsa famed into tbe Asme of an
actllal outhreak of riot hloodsbed and masso
ere.
The hoard do not consider themselves co,laJ
upon to decide or discuss in anv manner the
onestion of the IeoaI eyistence and -nowars of
the convention as such. Whether any attemnt
hanT
recogpized nv the courts as of anv legal valid
itv is a noint admittino of Grave dorhf This
however. was not the anestion nnder discuss. ~
between the civil and military antborities the
dec;sion Of which Yyos os - .nnaa.s - -, -t o,,t
of tha greatast of consa,,,anoap =, thS StofanI
to the nation That nnast;on was I wbothor ~ q
nersons claiming to nst;tnta sncb onnnar+;n, ;l,
sbonld he alIowed 70 ossa,,,byaS 9"'n 0'n'on''on
Tho boorJ Ill, o,sd~ra. ~ ~
comnrahsns;v"u tha aot;o " " sba'e pIieay anu
;tarY onthor;t;:s ,,no az "a .no anu NH LII,
,~aIo shnrt oo,,,,apy;s 'nts ~ poan., anu VIII
with a vin.r Of dap;Jino +I y, "',a tlieleol,
tha rasnons;h;Et, c. t, .no oauSu anu ~
Wo;+oJ S4o. ~. .no non-arrlVaI Vi tne
hlnn.ishaJ .nh;oh t"Is =. sio M M preven1 'ile
tho d. Iii tla, JooA ~ paaoI. no esents u
col orjor tho harJ ~ ts d ~. onronologi-
Sai uruSi Slie Dore naaAniS Ine pest summary
h;nh M .Iet power, VI Ihe "oianin49s evidence
o,,;,,;o,, nave 80 anu w4cn III tneir
o,om ,nnto po,nS MIN ~ irlesns.pis ~ rorce 70 tne
,4r;iI ho fn',nJ ~ noS4 Sto "oo'i'S i'i oiiiio
- i'" ~ FH
T., 4ho o,,o;.o, s+o., IS ,>,,,,,;o eo,..
descr;hed Mavor ' Monroa anni;as nv ottar 70
Gen Ra2rd 81 knovr If be aan ha sI,nnad ~
d;Snarso ms "l,anaS nIaf,i fi es",,s' "
thap ,.rost e ot "a. sa,ta.a Nv. u; ,:a ~
Pa;rd ro,I;a. @ =, ete'ot az. =. ponoe' uuu. ~.
mauor TO dao;da ,hat th.sa ";+n 70 nos n, ior une
nc, 80 u IL. Uiia. yieo oie1ons are crii
h,t ,at anu ;f ..: ne WI, mI' pett 1ne arrest
nt;o;ma+aa ,nh;nh tLe LII, ~ 'no 10 I So
=. s.,,am "r 'ro,,o,,t ;e ,iaS oo unsDle y
tbe i;tar nil, ha s
ed To assist IN Rsen;na tbe neacn Rut 4b Wa1y
- 'oI ~ -. - - t;33; ~ s :I:4 ~ S.io 10y
Gan. Ra;rd alsd ptstas his oh;ent;nns aiio;r-
M. 80 asr.st t0 bS .ba hor; ht W ~
taiegranh to \vaShingto,, f,r ;nstrIat;ons IL
does 90 telerranh ana raca;ves no answar Tho
other Marty teleoranbs. and are Answered that
-tha ri,;I;tsrv MI bo ovnoo+ad 80 ss+; a.
,courts TI;s does not re,nove CO. Ra;rJ; "b1 ~
;oot;ons 80 tIa oSrast r. ;s o..nod that ~ ~
sheriff shall not make the arrasts INIT that Cen
Baird shall indorse his objections ~ on the the war.
ton o. f 'otL; o so;d f ao+
Ra;ra,s oon sd,,1d aTS
Cen Rard ia nnwII;nn to assm,no o tha ott;t,'da
Of nrotsct;ng tha ossa,,hi n'ass oaid ~, I'I
the civil artbor;t;es 70 a;d in nraTant;na ~ ~,
Sunnrass;nr ! r;at ~ "-1 - y, u
fFbe civil author;t;as nronosa 70 a;snorso md
.arrast the convent;on frst hn +ho ";tT ,'oi;na
,,avt bv tha shar;ffs, nnSsa "a ao,,apt oy FL AZ 3
nniIitary not to interfare Cen RairJ +eIa. sIs
rranhs at once for instrnct;ons He race;vas
no answer The civil aY,tbor;tias roco;xo q as
natch which thew internret to mean that Can
Eaird ;s NOT to nrevant the arrests Gen
Raird,s objections are NOT removed. and Il is
agreed that the convention shall meet unmo.
1ested. ami that on the sheriffss warrant Cen
Baird shall endorse his objections. and forward
the papers to 3yashington. So far. no annica-
ton for troops on desire for military assIstence
is made or hintaS at hy the civil authorities
But Gen Baird thinks II nrudent To have on
That daU yyatar fro f,rta nt
mess to bring nm the troons if reonired Had
ue. without the slightest reouest from the civil
e,uthorities. or intimation that thew were MOI
amply competent to keen the peace-had he
l9onght up the troops and stationed them
around the building, the riot would have been
prevented but this course wouId have been
complained of as an un-called-for usurpation
would have been construed into taking sides
with the convention, and in Gen. Baird's onin-
ion, would not have received the approval of
So
On the morning of the riot Gen. Baird is
under the impression, shared by members OF
this commission, and known by them to have
to be %. M. Mayor Monroe states that in his
application for troops he stated the hour Of
meeting to be 12. but the commission have al
ready given their reasons for discrediting this
witness and for believing that such alleeed an
DlicatiOns were never made.
At last at some time hetween IN and 10 on
Monday morning. Gov. Voorhees, assents to
or Cen Raird nrnnoses the send;ng Of troons
r. ia assented tp and now far the first t;ype
Gen. Baird has the REQUEST or SANCTION of the
does not wait for fnrmai raons;t;on pnr does
he ask whv the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. acts in
fine nlace az the oovernor He sends a messen-
GER at once for troons and tells the Iientanant-
Governor he will have them in the street an hour
the governor noticed this remark he must have
seem that there was an error abont the time as
| it was nearly twelve O'Clock. From that time
| it cannot be denied that Gen. Baird used ey-
| ery effort to hasten the arrival of the troops.
who did NOT unfortunately come nm until the
| Slaughter was over. and the riot had ceased AT
| that noint.
On q review of the evidence. the Board can
| not but decide that no blame should he attach
ises Under the ;mnress;on that the bdmr y,
| meetino was six the troons had not nnitted the
| barracks and shortly hef6re 10 the General 70.
ceiyes for the first time The reouest or ction
| of the civil authorities for their annearance =
| r. was then foo late - -
| * -
| II annaars tbat the convention mot oal,od
| the roll. and adjourned for an hour to nrocIre