The national Republican., 1866-08-07
The Presiaens,s Disu.tch,

ToAppreciate the exact lerce of tkeP Presi-
dents dispstch TO Attorney genersl Herron
we must understend the circumstances in
which II itorfginatod, and the objects for which
II was written. 81 ~
Among the plans Of the orderly portion of
the community for putting down the schemes
Of the revolutionary cabal, was that ofhaving
them indicted by the grand Jury Of the FIRST
nistrict Court, and arrested by State process.
, In the management Of such case, the At
tofney General h the proper officer Of the
State, and is more proper in this case, be-
cause he is elected by the people of the State;
and Is a fixed part 6f the Stste' Nsafhinistn9
tion, as its legal adviser, % the Governor 10
as the executive. Mr., Heron. in common
with all the other members Of the State ad.
ministration, is opposed to the radical move
mNnt, and TO the countenance given 10 it by
the Governor. To the fact Of this prominence
as the Attorney General, and The, Presidents
evident approval Of his course, II is due that
communicationis addressed to him directly,
which, in the ordinary forms Of intercourse,
would have been sent through the Governor.
In taking the contemplated step against
the knot OF conventionists, twas important
TO know what course would be taken by the
commanding general. Would he permit the
ctAtC YtVCCon W uo beTNout VI WOttiu no U96
his military position to protect the members
Of the disorderly body from arrest Z II a.IT
iU We cannot give the details of the CORE
spondence and interviews in which IL was
sought TO obtain an assurance that the mill
tary would not protect these persons against
the State writs, and to learn whether it would
assist in preserving gprder against the organ
lied resistance which began To be ANTICIPATED,
but not to the degree in which IL developed
itself on Monday. II is sufficient TO say that
it was thought Of the highest expediency to
obtain an assurance from the President of
the United States that the military should
hold themselves in readiness to aid the civil
authority In enforcing law. rgl,lg .roi,t J |
q This Is the Specification Of the Presidents
dspatch--not conferring, as some have in
considerably imagined, any extraordinary
authority upon the Attorney General, but
simply pledging to him the support Of the
United States in the execution Of the func.
tions Of his Office against riotous demonstra.
tions. ...,rD0a.lri qfu. rlilig Hgip,fr,y'r .
The dispatch has it's chief importance in
the determined stand taken by the President
against the whole radical scheme of extern
porizing fraudulent constitution by force
Of the obsolete convention of 1864. All that
the people Of Louisiana desire is contained in
the Presidents urgent counsel, that the lpeo-
pie shall be consulted before any change is
made in the constitution Of this State, and
his warning that every change shall be made
only by delegates fresh from the people.
1t is fortunate that the President can find
besides, in the military character of the dead
convention, the authority to designate its
functions as closed, and all attempts to give
them vitality to be acts tending to usurpa-
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there is no possibility Of successful appeal
to the projected lawlessness, and it extin-
guishes forever every hope which the leaders
in this conspiracy may have entertained of
pushing their mad schemes through, before
the regular action Of the State Government,
through its Legislative powers, could come
into play and disarm them. 1t is deliver
ance for which we have o new cause of thank
fulness to the energy and fidelity to consti-
tutional rights Of President Johnson.--Neo
Orleans Pcaylne, August 1. .alamEn>