The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-07-25
Revolution in Louisiana.

Revolution in Louisiana
From the St. Louis Republican.]
A knot of agitators n Louisiana are try.
ing to overthrow the Constitution of that
State, They were members ofthe Conven
tion of 1864, aud claim that that Conven.
ton is still in being. Judge DURELL, who
was its President. was called upon to re
convoke it, but declined for the reason, as
stated by sympathizer, that it was desira,
bic first to learn what Congress thought
about such project. The opponents Of
the movement represent Judge DuRELL as
opposed to it on every ground. The intri'
guers held caucus on the 26th ultimo, but
made little Roadway. Since then they have
got together in "hole and corner meet.
ings according to the Times) and INDUCED
in a few bombastic resolutions answering
as a valve for the escape of noisome gases
Judge ABELL Of the District Court, has
seen fit to treat it seriously, by giving it in
charge to the Grand Jury. He instructed
the jury that there was no authority in the
present legally adopted Constitution to jus.
tify the resembling. Of the proposed Con-
yention, and that any effort on the part Of
that defunct body to assemble for the pur-
pose Of altering or amending the Ccnstitu.
ton is subyersive Of good order, and dan.
gerous to the peace Of the State; and that
any overt act, tending to subvert the Con-
stitution of the State, on the part of those
who have sworn to support it, renders them
liable to the criminal laws of the State
for nlisdemeanor in Office and perjury.
A New Orleans correspondent of the
Cincinnati Commercial, who fayors this
movement, insists that it will be made
while he naiuey describes it as the fruit Of
"plot" he is candid enough to reveal
That the object is a complete revolution Of
the present State Government; all the work
of the last Legislature, as well as the Leg.
islature itself, to be annu)led; State offices
with the exception of Governor, declared
vacant, to be temporarily filled by appoint.
ment; and particularly the especial object
of execration, the hateful administration oil
this city, is to be swept away, preparatory
to reconstruction. Next, universal sui
frage, or something sufficiently approx
mate, to overslaugh the present predomi
nance of rebels and turn the political scale
for, instead Of against, the friends ofloyal
Union; the quick application of the RENE
dy, in the shape Of a ratification by the peo
pie and the election of a Legislature upon
an uncompromised loyal basis to ratify the
constitutional amendment proposed to the
States by Congress, and provide for such a
representation to Congrcss as it is thought
will claim the recognition Of that body, and
thus the speedy restoration Of the State to
all its Federal relations. Such is the pro
gramme.
The complexion of the constituency
which is looked to for success, may BE-
Judged of by the following statement Of this
correspondent:
Nineteen thousand black, with FIVE thou
sand white Union men, largely outnumbel
the utmost force that the rebel clique car
muster.
Of course, this call for dead and gone
Convention that is completely .funetat'
oDicio, has no shadow Of authority. Mo-
is there any pretext for the menaced revo
luton in any official acts the Government
now lawfully existing under the established
Constitution. 1t is acting within the line
of its duty, in obedience to its own State
snd to the Federal Constitution. Nor il
the conduct Of tho New Orleans authorities
more open to the charge of disloyalty.
The facts being as we have stated them
this proposed Convention is an act looking
to naked revolution, to be accomplished
by force if necessary. The agitators claim
that they have with them the Governor ant
and a Judge Of the Supreme Court, and THU
writer thus hints at the eyentualities which
must follow:
Suppose the present rebel elect-officers
of the State proposed to be removed BY thu
Convention decline to yield to substitutes
The Judge Of the Supreme Court of tn,
State, being President of the Convention
will issue his maadans,,s," upon which, i
necessary, will follow the Governors poss,
comitotus."
We cannot believe that such a plot car
ripen into the bitter fruit which these in
triguers expect to gather from it. Th,
same correspondent says
It is understood that Gen. Sheridan ha.
replied No " to the question: would h,
furnish, at the request Of the Convention,
military guard for its protection?
We think General SHERIDAN, in this re
| ply, anticipated what would be the read,
answer Of the President. The Fedora
Constitution looks to furnishing militar,
forces on such an occasion, but not to figh
on the side on which these conspirator
would like to array it. But we imagin
that. pestilent as are some of the leadin,
Radicals in Louisiana, they can hardl,
force matters to such pass as that. w,
cannot but believe that the State authori
ties are competent to deal with them, un
aided by the strong arm Of the Unitet
States Government.
va An exchange says that Gen. Bank
has offered his sword to drive the invader
out of Mexico. No doubt the French an,
Austrians would greet him as ve,com
guest, as the Confederates used to do whel
he came with his wagon train IN the van
AS Jackson's commisaary and Dick
Taylor's quartermaster, Banks has place.
many q hungry Southern soldier undel
obligation to him, and now he wishes to ado
to his laure!s by making reputation with thu