New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-09-22

was made ont to-day. Among them were James
Mekibban, treasurer of the mint; VIM. Wildwood,
and j. r. Flanagan, naval officer
WASHINGTON, September IA private tele-
gram from Raleigh, dated to-day, says: The
special military commission here by order OF the
President, for the trial of civilian agents of the
freedmen's bureau, against whom charges were
brought by Generals Steadman and Fullerton, to-
day concluded the trial of Horace James, late a
captain o volunteers, charged with cultiVating
plantation while acting as an agent Of the bureau,
and with completely in the shooting of a negro.
Other cases will be taken up in a few days
JEFFERSON CRY, Sept. 17.-Preparations for
the coming enrollments are being made as fast as
possible. There seems to be an idea throughout
the wholeEState that there will be a general reor-
ganization of the militia. This is q mistake. All
persons will be enrolled, but the present organi-
cation remains asitis those already enrolled being
required to furnish the enrolling officer with GER
tidcate Of membership from their captain, while
those not ialready enrolled are placed in new or
CARNATIONS gees F5#
| MEXICAN 1pvIcEs.
NEW YoRK, Sept. 17.--Private adyioes from
Mexico state that San Luis Potosi was being eYac-
uated by the Infperialists. The I4beralists were
. tastreeeiying new troops Regular shipments Of
arms, clothing etc, were being received. AmerI-
4 cans were constantly arriving and swelling the
4 ranks Of the Liberal army.
A FROM cIEvRLAND-THE MISSOURI DELEGATION
4 GEN. wool TEMPORARY PREsIDENr-HIs SPEECH
\ NORTH AND SOUTH EQUALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR
THE INSTRUMENTATION OF GEN. EWING 4f
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept. 17.-The Missouri dele.
4 cation hail entirely from ST. Louis, and indicates
4 that the Presidents supporters in that State are
4 not numerous among those who served in the
4 Union army. Il consists of Gen. Morgan, l..
Smith, Gen. 3, B, Brown, Col, las. Peckam L. b
i Parsons, DaFia Murphy, Scion Donphan, 2and four
1 Smith for its chairman, and names Col Peekham
i forthe committee on resolutions.
i Ts4 ITO the Associated Press.l g
/ CLEVELAND, Sept 1.-THE Soldiers and Sail
4 ors' Convention in response to call from those
H favorable TO the policy of President johnson and
i the action Of the Philadelphia Convention of Au.
4 gust 18th, met in this city to-day. A pavilion
/ one hundred and fifty feet in length by sixty in
breadth, had been erected in the park for the use
4 of the convention, and O'Clock the delegations
4 entered preceded by a band of music, and were
seated, after which the crowd from the outside
was admitted and filled the tent to its utmost ca
A pacity.
a Previous to the organization quite a spirited
4 scene WAS witnessed, the delegates rising and
cheering with all their might for successfully the
4 old7fag, Generals Gustav, Rousseau, Wool and Nc
.Glel1an, the Constitution the thirty-three States
and Johnson, and, aftera brief breathing SPELL Tor
Il Generel Grant Secretary Seward the American
4 army, Gen. Steadman, and Governor Bramiette, of
4 Kentucky. As the cheering was called for and
given, in each case there wasa scene of wild en-
thusiasm, the delegates and spectators rising and
swinging their hats and shouting most vigorously.
By previous arrangement Governor Hramlette
i nominated Major General John d. Wool, the old.
est major general in the United States, and pro-
i badly in the world, as temporary president
4 General Wool was received with loud cheers, and
4 addressed the convention as follows:
Il Geltlemen-A grateful heart thanks you for
your most cheering welcome. A more hattermg
4 and agreeable position could not have been
assigned to me than the one just conferred pre-
siding officer although but temporarily over this
assembly of patriots and heroes. the true defend
eGs, of thersconatry and the Union. Be assured
4 that twill ever be remembered and appreciated
| as the most precious incident Of long military
i career. ~ e-s
The object of this great military convention, if
| understand it correctly, is to consider the prin,
ciples enunciated by the national union convention
Of Philadedhia, and the restoration policy Of Pres
| ident Johnson. On these subjects would simply
remark that the sooner Congress recognizes the
States declared by a majority Of the members to
pc out OF the Unlon and admits their loyal reps
resentatiyes to seats in the halls of Congress- aud
permit them to participate in the national. legis-
lation OF the country, the sooner will be allaYed
the fears and apprehensions of the people OF the
dangers which again menace the peace of the,
country and the perpetuity of the Union. With
the most gindietive feeling a war of words for
thirty years was carried on between the Northern
radical abofitionists and the shareholders of the
Southern States. Everything was done and said
to promote and keep alive the controversy 1t
finally eliminated in rebellion in the spring Of
lsGl which for atrocity,th sacrifice of lives, the
expenditure of money the loss of property, fol
lowed by pestilence, famine and desolation, has no
parallel in the history Of nations. .t@4&
This bloody and desoIating contest was brought
to close in the spring of 1865, when the rebels
unable longer to carry on the war, surrendered
to our gallant Generals Grant, Sherman, and
others. -
The rebels armies were permitted, under parole
to return to their homes and there await the
orders of the United States government, the off
GERS and soldiers Of their armies pledging them
selves to become true and faithful supporters Of
the Constitution and thelaws of the United States.
Such were the terrible results of a four 5years
war, caused BY the institution of slavery. few
days after the surrender Of Lees and Johnsons
armies President Lincoln was assassnated. This I
atroeions crime greatly mourned by the nation
placed Vice President Johnson in the Presidential /
chair. His elevation was hailed by exclamation
love and devotion TO his country and his holiness
while Senator of the United States, in advocating
the preservation of the Union, in opposition to /
every other Southern Senator.
Few men, North or South, were subjected to
greater saerifces on account Of patriotism, than
andrew Johnson Although lplundered of his pro-
perry ana driven from his home he returned
again, ana by his indomitable energy and perse-
yerance, with the otherpltriots of the State de-
Iyefed tennessee from treason and rebellion /
fhis bold and daring friend Of the Union can he /
no traitor; yet, strange as itmay appear, lie is \
denounced as a traitor, aud thleatenea by The |
radical members of the Republican party with |
Impeachment s$ s&@
Itmay be asked with prepriety, what has Pres
ident Johnson done thath ne should be denounced
as q traitor and threatened with impeaChnlent?
fsitfor anything more than the exercise Of the
most noble and generous efforts to- conciate and
bring back into the folds of fine Union a brave
people, aud make the United States what they
should be- y united great people2 1t ought not
to be forgotten that the cause of slavery, which
engendered the rebellion. has been removed
three or four millions Of slaves have been de.
elared free by an atnendmentof the Constitution,
and those Of The Southern States most interested
IN the abolition Of slavery. which deprived them
OF large amount Of what they called propertg, |
aud which they had considered at.important to |
their interests aud welfare, quietly submitted to
the amendment ~ a2ss ~ q fasa %
Those who prepared the amendment omitted to |
guard against what would follows when it was
too late it was discovered that the freezing Of four
million Of slaves would increase the Southern We
presentation in Congress some twenty-five repre-.
seRtahYes This was to be oyercome-lest the |
abolition radicals should lose their control Of the
igoyernment--by an aetof Congress or another |
amendment to the Constitution. Failing in these
efforts all that bitterness OF feeling has been re.
sviyed which existed for thirty years between the
radicals Of the East and North and Southern
Shareholders.
Another civil war is foreshadowed, unless the
freedmen are placed on an equality with their
former mastefs. If this cannot be accomplished I
radical partisans, with raging thirst for blood [
and plumber, are again ready to invade the South.
ern States and lay waste the country not already
desolated, with the sword in one hand and the I