Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-08-10

- III. additional details Which have
reached NJ. though lcsscning The number Of
victims. vet add 90 the horror and enOrmIsy
81 tke bloody Outrage which has been per
petrated IN New Orleans. A rcspectable
body Of l<ading Onion t8en. ~hO @snluiiy
breasted the waves OF rebetiion. fraHned me
present State ConsfitulfiOs ~ l-oaisana.
ard pat "a motion A. wbeels "a State gov
eminent. T. set upcr ~ an sngry. iufufiat-
ed popolace. and barely escape Wholesale
butchsrr. Spared on With dsmoniac hale
aud aarv. an uugoSernabic mullitude rush
for~ard 18th the cry % blood upon a
t..aselsi asscnnbiage. AL la@l~ssness ard
ierror r. IN suprvme. The leader a The
convention - borne OF riddied Nth hailefs
sd pirryxc through tn beEels ~ifh a
s-crd esue. An ex-eossraorN shot wbile
in ile hands Of the polscc and carried a~ay
90 tie station house covered WITH blood
Tie present Governor = placed IN dsr-
anCc VIE hy The mob. While the delegates
10. AID sympA;hizcrs with. The gathering.
srC eonp~ied u Zee for their lives anid a
shower Of bullets. or % seek safcty under
the poor p-otrction Of The miiitary suihori-
ties Not ApPeased with this display Of w.
olenre. tts Grand Iury In SESSION indict
the niembers 81 the Convcation in a bods.
ard prvpsrr for their future trial ani i'm
Tsisonueuf. Ssch l. tie Substance % the
d-plorsble story ~hich corn-s 10 Ne from
New Ori~sns- Jnion nca uho. daring
tie long coutcsf. endured every per-ecgtion
for their d~rotion % TIE fs-. ar nov. ia
return Cor that devotion. subject 90 fre.h
ard 6rrc~r triais Rcbel banners arr once
naore unfsried over the Crcsr-ent Civ and
the r~bei spirit rules s-prs--re. al this ~
teen oonths alter The "a u over. an3 ~i,rn
fhe States Moth AMI South are declared %
be on an equal iooiins.
The Louisiana C0uveniion q 1855 uAs
or Antzed unsier the auspic.s sne ir ar-ord-
snc~ With the views Of Presnleaf LInroln.
The loyal PeoPle % TIE STATE PLACED ll.s
ssAl ~ apProbsiion uPon tte proceedings.
sd accrpied Tie reuo8~iied State consi,-
tu'icu rs course w.s thus recorntz,-l nv
tbs general euvernuisuf ard ~ the people
- l~gai and binding Sch being TIE cs-e
% va C!esrly nc crIme inr this Convention
60 rrssseulle ~Leu nrosssiuns w=rc eN-
prcssly snasle az The tire % sdiournnrnt
far = reconvccafron 81 % "a sny tisnc derrned
nsu--sarr. II tbe procoe1ings q The ARA
session we've legal and binding. then tlrre
~as ccrt4inly % ofcncc or cuiif in holding
q ~econi ~len u bal beer rroVi1si Tor ~
tbs closing arrion Of ihe frst Ti.e Grand
Jury ~ NcE Orleans has clearly. tiserc fore.
no right q indicf or arrest these necn. A.
suminc. q we alav. thai their Convenfion 40
logger hsd legal esisfcr-c. o. thar thew
w~re not rsli-d torether On consrfufioual
manner- 40 Grand Isry ~ouid 80 lave
anv busincss 90 interfere untu an overt at
had hven committrd- We have yet % Earn
thar re rich, 81 peacefully assembling j.
noi guaranteed 90 al
lhe oourss q lie Presi,leni slus lar ~
connUcfion With ihis outtrrak sannot rrr-
tainly merf 9Th approval a. tie North
Th- rvsuii slsoss that Lis rrpiv 20 tis- Liru-
tenant Govcruor. tbs the Iourts should IL
sus'sincd ~ tie miiifary. ~as interpreted
by til eucuics 81 t.e CouNrnfion a. 80 an
Nitaiion % 20 forward and brtak % %. lie
row. after iear-in Of hc details 81 the nlas-
sacre. Telegram h.. not O. III Gos~rfor. but
o. ihs afforuey GF~nrral 81 fhe SLATE o. u.e
suihrirrt forre 90 % snsfaiu tie civil author
tires In surpressiug az Illegal or unlawfal
asseulhii~s Who usu-p Or sssuue O. enrr.
cIse any power Or autho-itv wrhout having
Grs; ohtAin.d the consent q th- people Il
toe Siatr." Nofhing = saia abost sup
pressing ihe sngry mob. ~ho wr7- having
ronfroi - 10 rifv a. fhsf time. But viaf
~ strike ihe read~r a. most . e. if an ga
us -rfplff : b. tie utann-r In uhsCh a., ~
l.trrcr oi fhr Governor - ignorrd AR
" Its Was iieufsnart Gcscrnor ion- he-
Sore Mr. John-on was ei--,e4 90 thr Vice
Ircsldci rf and - up~ H. Governor a. tie
state. REQ ,riEed a. such througL kis elee-
ton % tlaf cihce last Novsmi.er.
II TIE Prrsif~nf o. therefo-e. a. BE- claims
csrrtInr ct ne recopstrnefisn policy -
b. prcdecessor. then ~ Wells. a. Gor-
crnor. j. che very en5oliss.nI q thai pol
-. and an - more be ixuorrl ti.an tie
Guveruor az NeE York liz oua fbeo-s
81 rrconsfrurti1n o. thus completely -
asidc ~ tie President ard 10 ats ca lie
surposlgion hat tie rvcosered STATES ar.
-in- more than conqzercd territory sub
t~c' % ~ authorify ofany p~-son o. whom
he my iorward insfrucfiors