Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1866-08-09

a diadem. And in return we have our
brothers and frionds--more than brothers,
indeed, by reason Of their devotion durins
the war-butchered BY q Rebel mob. In
broad noon, with Rebel Mayor inspiring
che massacre, Rebel soldiers acting ss "po.
lice, and Union soldiers, under Union off,
GERS, compelled 10 stand silent BY order Of
Andrew johnson. The hands Of the Rebels
are again red with loyal blood; Rebel ar
mics have ence more begun the work Of
massacre, and the President, who has sworn
to deiecd the laws and protect the people Of
the United States, is silent. Isit too much
to say that this silence is crime9
WHAT A FRIEND OF THE PRESIDENT rHrNKs
OF HIS POLICY"
The New Ysrk Evening Post, q leading
johnson paper, comments upon the re-
sponsibility Of the President iu the New
Orleans massacre, as follows: E3i
In the first place, according to Mr.. John
son's theory, Louisiana is State of the
Union; .,ohy, then, does he interfere ,c,th the
INTERVAL a6a,rs Of LoujsidnaP A conveu-
tion wnsto be held ia Louisiana; this convcn.i,
tion was either aleRtimate or an illegitimate
body. Iu the first instance il had q right
70 sit; in the second, il was an illegal body,
whose acts would be void and of no force,
and whose members would be subject 10 ar
rest, If at all, under the State laws, by the
State officers of ofjustice. As they numbered
only 26 their arrest, whenever their acts
made them liable, could not have been diff.
cult by the great State Of Louisiana. We
do not see on what plea the President bad
right to interfere or what business he had
to issue any order in tho matter. 80.
Next, we find this order addressed not TO
the Governor of the State, but to the Attor.
neg General Why is this2 Does the Hes;i-
dent surperSeCle the Gouernor? z.
| But, after all, it is not tho Governor. hsr
the Attorney General, nor any State ofioer,
but local city officer, the Mayor Of Now
Orleans-as it happens, fragrant and def
ant Rebel, who seems to think that tho
Presidential pardon in his pocket not only
condones his crime, but justifiss tit is this
person who takes the matter in hand Of ar
resting the convention. Under his skillful
management considerable percentage of
the members were assassinated before they
were arrested
We do not see how all this can be explain
ed; wo trust the President, BY Publishing
the whole correspondence, efwhich We have
now only his order, will be able not only to
justify the manner Of bis interference, but
the act Of Interference ITSELF For the present
we can only say that his order appears q
hare had as nnfortunqteaa effect az his Ed
of February speech; instead Of comforting
and protecting the la,o-abidiao and loyal
citizens, 1t seems 10 have encouraged bloody
minded and vindictiues. nab ofmen lately
all illegal or unlawful assemblies" in the
words of the order, the effect seems to have
been to give full rein to most lawless and
law defyiDg mob, and to secure complete
immunity from punishment to the rioters.
Whom made the President the judge OF the
legality efd State conueation? When did
hehedr evidence upon the matter? Where
does he get has authority .for interfeingf By
the Constitution, ''tbe United States shall
protect each State against invasion, and on
application of the Legislature, or Of the Ex-
ecutive (when the Legislature cannot be
convened), against domestic violence. -
What was the 'invasion?" where the .de-
mestic violence?" where the application Of
the Legislature, or of the Executive p
Where was oven the danger to the public
met in a hall in New Orleans ~Wasit faar,
ed By the murderous meb or 6y Moyor Nom
roe that these 26 would rise and put the
whole order of Thugs to the sword pg'sss
Suppose the convention was illegal; sup
pose it had passed an ordinance, no matter
to what inteut-what then r Its orders
could have had no force. There had been
doubt upon their Legality, thev ought to haze
been taken before the State Courts, WHOSE
providence it is to decide such questions. =
If civil government is restored in Louisians.
according to the Peace Proclamatipn, II
Louisiana is State, with constitution,
laws, officers, courts and judges, then, slf
such matters must be settled and decided in
the State, by the State officers, and BY the
courts, not by a mob. @'I'YV M
1t does not escape the attention Of the
Union loving. people that every outrage Ike
the New Orleans riot, in the Southern
States, is done in the interests of oppros-
sion, and against equal rights and impartial
justice, by men who were but latoly sealous
and fragrant Rebels and whe cohtinuei 70
boast of their crimes against the county
and the fng. Whether at Memphis or New
Orleans in Richmond or in Georgia, where
, ever we hear of mob violence, it is the vio-
lence, the brutal lawlessness Of men lately
engaged in an attempt to destroy the Unien;
and their victims are men, women and chill
dren whose loyalty to the Union was 30 60
tive during the var that no history. of the
war can be written without recording their
courage, fidelity and self-sacrifce. II % not
pleasant to Union .loving people to see tAs
TcNUSWt " tHc ACVNcct no WuttcT W
sohat accident or iaadpertence, placed h. tie
position of giving encouragement to such laso-
lessness, and making less endardble the ssy-
fciently hard position of men ,vho, ,oith hins,
are hated and repiled By the late Rcbels as
Southern lOyalsts. !" i. iaa. .s.,,'11eS
The action of the President in the New
Orleans business has lost him many friends
who hitherto supported his policy. The
N, Y. Sun, formerly . paper ifVcrable to
the President, revolts from sustaining his
instructions TO Mr.. Heron. Mr.. Johnsou's
objection to the Convention, thSt II i1H0t
composed of delegates chosen from the pao-
pie Of the whole State, is we'll disposed Of
by the Sun, which reminds him that, ..at
the time Of its election, threefourths efahe
said psople-ofthe able-bodisd class wsrs
fighting to destroy the Union, and hnptips
down such men as Andrew Jobnson." !"
tRrom the N, Y. Trbnns. Aug. Al 1..s.h Al
II is impossible to resist the legisoft fthiD
whole proceeding 1t was commenced July
2, by menacing Gov. Wells, aGoyernsx 81