Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-09-10


grown out OF fiery ordeal that we have
passed through. The time has come when il
seems 10 me that ali ought 10 be prepared for
peace, TIE ellion being suppressed, the she'd
oihg OF blood beiuE stopped. the sacrifice Of
lite suspended ana stayed, 1t seems that the
time has arrived when we should have peace,
wnen ne breeding arteries should be tied mp.
[ A yolce-"NeW Orleans Go on, perhaps
u you had a word two on the SUBJECT of
New Orleans you might understand more
about II than You do. Laughter and cheers /
And II You will 20 back lcries for Sew
ardI and ascertain the cause of the riot
at New Orleans, perhaps you would not
oe so prompt IN calling out New Orleans ~
n,,.su ~ you VIII take up The riot a. New
Orleans and trace n back 10 its source, or 10
lte immediate cause, ysu will ind out w no was
responsible for the blood that was shed there
II you Will take up the RIOS al New Orleans
ana trace II back TO the radical Congress Igreat
cheering and cries Of Bully "'l Won will find
that the riot At New Orleans was SUBSTANTIALLY
planned If you will take up the proceeding gs
then knew fcheersl that convention was 10
be called which was extinct. from f,s mower
having expired; that il was said that the lnten-
uon was that new government WAS 10 be or
ganzed, and IN the organization of that gov
ernment the intention was 10 enfranchise one
portion OF the population called the colored
population, who had Just been emancIpatsd,
and at the same time dIsfranchise white men
lgreat cheering When you design talking
about New Orleans confusion you ought 10
understand what you are talking about When
you read The speeches that were made, or take
up the facts on Friday and SATURDAY. before
that convention sat, you will then ind that the
speeches Were incendIsry in their character,
ana melting the black population TO arm them
selves and prepare for the shedding OF blood
A voice-"Thats so 80 and cheers You will
also find that the con vention did assemble in
violation OF law, and the in te ntIon OF that con-
vpntlon was to supersede the recognized au-
thorities in the State government OF Louisiana
whlch mad been recognized by the Government
OF the United States: and every man engaged
We m fIpn h.a
intention OF superseding and upturning the
civil government which had been recognized
bV the Government of the United States, saw
that he was traitor 10 the Constitution of the
United States-Icheers and hence you find
that another rebellion was commenced, having
lis origin in the radical Congress. These men
were 10 go there, government was 10 be or
ganized, and the one in existence liz Louisiana
was to be superseded, set aside, and over
thrown.
GU say you talk 10 me about New Orleans
suppose the question was 10 come up when
they had established their government
question OF power, which of the two goyerR-
ments was 10 be recognized-a new govern.
ment inaugurated under this defunct con ven
tion, set in violation OF law and without the
VIII OF the people, then when they had es-
tabIshed thrir government and ex ended uni
Versal or impartial franchise, as they called
~, 10 this coloTed population, then the radical
Congress was to determine that Il government
established on negro votes was TO be the gov
eminent of Louisiana. [Voice-nNeyer," and
cheers and huZzas for Andy
So much for the New Orleans riots, and
there was the origin OF the blood that was
shed, and every drop OF il is upon their skirts,
and they are responsible for II. [Cheersl |
could test this thing little closer out will not
DO II here tonight; but when you talk about
New Orleans and talk about the causes ana
consequences that res ulted from the proceed
ings OF that kind. perhaps as I have provoked
questions OF that kind, though IL does not pro-
woke me, l will tell you 4 few wholesome
things that have been done by this radical
Congress. [Cheers.l In connection with New
Orleans ana the extension of the elective fran
chise i know that have been traduced and
abused; know this came in advance of me
here. foa have heard that | have attempted
to exercise an arbitrary power in resisting
laws that were attempted 10 be enforced upon
the Government lCneers, and cries of hear |
That L Rad exercised the veto power
["Bully for you."l That had abandoned the
party that elected me, and that was a traitor
lcheers because l exercised the veto poWsr in
attempting 10, and did for a time arrest a Dill
that was called 4 Freedmen's Bureau bill
lCheers Yes; that L was a traitor. and have
been traduced, have been slsndrred, | have
been called Judas Iscariot, and all that Now
my country men, II Is very easy TO indulge In
epIthets. IL is easy 10 call man Judas and TO
cry out traitor, but when he is called upon TO
give arguments and facts he is very often found
wanting. Judas lscariot: Oh. yes. there was
Judas, and one OF the Twelve Apostles and the
Apostles had Christ. A voice-And Moses
IL l have played the Judas, who has been NV
Christ that have PLAYED the Judas with. Was
IT Thad. itevensl Was n Charles Sumner,
dS IL Kisses and cheers !
Are these the men who stop and compare them
selves with the Saviour, And everybody that
differs with them in opinion and tries 20 stay
and arrest their diabolical and nefarIous policy
is 10 be denounced as Judas. fHurrahs and
cheers for Andy In the days when there
were twelve Apostles, and when there was a
Christ, while there was Judas, were they unbe-
lleyers! 1es, while there We're Judases there
were unbelieyers. TCiroans for Fletcher Yes
oh yes, unbelievers III Christ-men who perss
cuted and slandered and brought Him before
tine DGl1Nn
demned Him and put him TO death on the
Gross 10 satisfy unbelieyers. And thls same
prosecuting, ciabolical, nefarious clan TODAY
would persecute and shed the blood of innocent
me- 10 carry out their purposes. helrd some
one In the crowd say we had Moses. Laugh
ter and cheers.l Yes, there is a Moses and +
know sometimes IL has been said that l would
be Moses TO the Colored man. Why. have
labored as much in the cause of emancipation
as any other mortal man living, but while I
nave stIiren 10 emancipate he colored man
have felt. and now feel, that we have a great
many white men that want emancipation
Laughter and cheers.l There is a set amongst
You that have got shackles on their limbs, and
are as much under the heel and control OF their
masters as the colored man that was emsnci
pated. L call upon you here tonight as free
men 10 favor the emancipation of the white
man as well as the colored man. The Presi-
dent further remarked AS we are talking this
Congress and many respectable gentlemen con-
tend hat the President is wrong because he
vetoed the Freedmen's Bureau bill, and that
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committed high offence, and therefore ought TO
be impeached. (Neyerl Yes, yes, they are
ready 10 impeach him, and Ilet them try i'll
were they satisfied they had the next Congress
by decided majority as this, upon some pre-
text or other they would yacate the depart
ments of the United States.
1t has been my peculiar misfortune TO have
fierce opposition, because have always struck
my blows direct and fought with right and the
Constitution on my side.
The President continued in this strain al great
length.
SUPPOSED MURDER.-We find the following
IN the Fredericksburg Ledger: The remains
OF woman, with long black HAIR, has been
found in concealed place, near the road lead
ing from Fredericksburg TO Alexandria, at the
ford OF Aqua Run, and partly devoured by
hogs. On examination, a black lawn dress,
calieo undershirt, linen handkerchief, marked
y h., and small white and blue childs bead
necklace were found. The remains were de-
Gently Inferred. On or about the 2Oth of Nav,
a man woman and child, supposed TO be