Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1866-08-09

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NEW ORLEANS, July 29-Yesterday the Attor-
ney General of this State and the Lieutenant
Governor telegraphed the President, informing
him of the violent incendiary proceedings and
speeches at q republican negro meeting the night
before, stating that serious riot feared that
the Governor had issued proclamation calling
an election to fill vacancies in the bogus conven-
tion and was in league with the republicans, and
asking if the President Intended that the military
forces of the United States should interfere to
prevent the execution of civil process, to which
the President replied from Washington as follows
| 10 Albert W. Voorhees,, Lieutenant-G Governor
of Louisiana: The military will be expected to
sustain AID not obsruct interfere with the pro-
| ceedings of the courts. 4 dispatch on the sub
| Ject of the convention was sent TO Governor Wells
this morning. ANDREW JOHNSON.
| The Mayor issued the following procl, nlat4on
| New ORLEANS City Hall, July 80, 1866.
| Whereas, the extinct convention of 1864 pro-
pose meeting this day and, whereas, intelligence
| having reached me that the peace and good order
of the city might be disturbed:
| Now, therefore, I, John T. Monroe, Mayor Of
the city of New Orleals, do issue this, my pro
clamation, calling upon the good people of this
city to avoid with all disturbances and COLI
sions and [ do particularly urge upon the young
er members of the community to act with such
calmness and propriety as that the good name of
the city may not be tarnished, and the enemies of
the reconstruction policy of President Johnson be
not afforded the opportunity, much coveted by
| them of creating 4 breach of the peace, and OF
asitying facts to the great injury of the city and
State.
dc further en- DIN upon all good citizens to re-
frain from gathering in about the places of
meeting OF such extinct convention, satisfied, from
recent dispatches from Washington, that the de-
hberatlons OF the members thereof will receive no
countenance from the President and that he will
sustain the agents ofthe present civil government
and vindicate it's laws and acts to the satisfaction
of the good people of the State.
JOHN 7. MONROE, Mayor
In an interview with the Mayor yesterday Gen
eral Baird stated positively, :" 1 would prevent the
81 erlf or his posse any State civil officer,
from interfering with the convention"
The following dispatches were received Monday
by Mr.. w. III. c. King, editor of the New Orleans
Times, now in Washington
New ORLEANS, July 30.-The Convention met
at noon in the Mechanics Institute There are
thousands OF negroes around the building armed
with sticks and weapons. The grand jury will in
dict all who answer to their names. General
Baird says he will not permit the sheriff to arrest
them unless he endorses the indictments. hope
instructions will be sent to General Baird. Gene
raj Sheridan is absent from the city. The stores
are being closed on Canal street. q difficulty is
feared.
Shooting has commenced between the negroes
and the police at Mechanics Institute there are
several wounded. There were thirty convention
alists present
SECOND DISPATCH
New ORLEANS, July 30-The riot is quite seri-
Gus the negroes have commenced to shoot the
police. Shots are being fired both inside and out
side the Institute perhaps twenty negroes and
white men are killed, and many wounded. Among
the latter are ex-GOvernors Hahn and Shaw. DIR.
Dostie is killed. The negroes cut the throats of
white men with razors. Some OF the members of
the Convention still remain in the hall barricaded
Some have been arrested and locked up. The
military have not interferred All the business
houses are closed.
New, ORLEANS, July 3O-1:l5 P M-The most
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discriminate firing is going on in common, Canal
and Drya1ls streets. Three negroes were killed on
Dryalls street. and two on Common street Two
whites are reported wounded
An immense police force is out, and using all
efforts possible to que the riot. A large number
of negroes, armed in every conceivable manner,
but principally with clubs, are assembled in front
of Mechanics Institute. The Mayors proclama-
ton IS being well observed by the whites.
THIRD DISPATCH.
New ORLEANS, July 30, 3.15, P. M.-The out
side riot is suspended. The police have surroun-
ded the Convention building. An immense crowd
is outside. The building is full of the members
of the Convention aud negroes. The police are
trying to get them out, but the populace is very
belligerent. DR.. A. P. Dostie and John Hender-
son, Jr., were brought out dead and carried off
IN carts 1t is doubtful if any will get out
alive.
FOURTH DISPATCH.
New ORLEANS, July 30, 3.25, P. Mon the
meeting of the Convention the populace surroun-
ueu Cut AL luluelSo QumDef OF ne
groes are inside and outside. The police and peo-
pie soon became masters of the situation, and the
building closely beseiged.
The inside party hung out flag of truce, where
upon the police ascended the stairs to protect
the members. No sooner had they reached the
room than the parties outside opened indis-
criminate fire. The flag is no longer respected,
and every visible head from the building is fired
upon.
1t is not yet known how many are in the build
ing. Arrests continue to be made, and the crowd
continues.
The police are behaving with the most exem-
plary- conduct, trying to prevent mobbing and
lynching
The president of the Convention and the men,
bers thereof are being one bye arrested and
confined. A little more order prevails.
LATER.
The Times extra says the riot was occasioned
by one of the freedmens s p1 ocession this morning
showing white man, tripping him. The police
supposed the white man had been struck, and ad-
vanced upon the assallants, when they were met
with q vOley of pistol Shots bricks, &c. which at
once induced a general alarm, and hence the
bloody tragedies which have been enacted. The
crowds on the different thoroughfares and at the
new convention building were ali dispersed at the
point of the bayonet, and the artillery planted at
sweeping range.
New ORLEANS, July 3O.-General Baird has is
sued proclamation declaring martiallaw.
Richard Cerus, the only child of DIR. Cerus,
killed accidentally, and was the only white person
killed. All the rest were negroes.
All is now quiet, and every citizen is at home.
THE NEW ORLEANS RIOT.
What Led the Riot-The Latent Spirit OF
Know htngism-.Preyious Political Meet