Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-08-01
THE MOB IN NEW ORLEANS.

The kilograms which,we published yester-
day prepared us TO anticipate those which
We publish this morning, containing the
outlines Of the bloody result Of Monday.
That our readers might have clear percep-
ton Of the events and causes which led TO
these unfortunate ends, we gave yesterday
brief editorial synopsis Of them. To-day
We give further details from the editorial
columns Of the New Orleans Pioautae, Of
Friday. These statements are entirely reli-
able-pfesenting the facts precisely as they
occurred.
We cannot refrain from an expression OF
sincere regret at these unfortunate occur
rences. For the misguided negroes, prompted
70 turbulence and violence by dastardly
whites, we have the proioundest sympathy
Besides, The facts will be perverted and dis
tortod throughout the Northern States TO
the prejudice Of the white people, not only
Of New Orleans, but of the entire South, and
viii be accepted in the minds Of many as
eyidencing a settled and bloody hostility
between the white and black races Of the
South. The monstrous and mendacious
Congressional report concerning the unfor-
tunate riots at Memphis will be repeated
with additional coloring and still fouler
Misrepresentation, and our entire white
population included in The general charge
Of cruelty and oppression towards the
blacks.
The facts in the New Orleans affair so far
as developed, conclusively settle one great
truth-and that is that the revolutionary
spirit and teachings Of few leading Radi-
Gals, operating upon the impossible minds
Of the negroes, have impelled them TO vio-
lenee and slaughter. On Thursday night
last. DR.. DosT1E, one Of the leading spirits
in this fierce and bloody enterprise, openly
counseled and appealed to his negro hearers
10 arm themselves and repair to the Conven-
ton on Monday snd protect by force and
blood lis sitting in violation Of the Consti-
tuition and laws Of Louisiana. They did so,
and he ana many Of them met an untimely
fate. These must necessarily be the conse-
quenoes oftho reckless union Of radicalism
with the negro to overthrow existing
governments and laws, not to substitute
better but to place a political par
ty in power contrary to the wishes
Of the people. Similar scenes will
occur throughout the South wherever
this system Of atrocious violence is inaugu-
rated by a few desperate Radical adventu-
rers, II Il is persisted in, there is no place
in the Southern States which is not at any
hour, liable to be the theatre Of like and even
worse exhibitions Of outrage and blood. In
our own State Capitol, we have escaped,
within the past two weeks, by unusual for
bearanoe, and an appeal to the laws. We
mean. as law-loying and law-obeying peo-
pie, 70 continue to do 10. But wherever as
wrs4he case in New Orleans, iactious and
blood-thirsty few, in open defiance Of the
laws. leaguing with negroes and iniaming
them by the most brutal appeals, seek to
override and beat down the popular voice
and the laws Of the land by force, resistance
is inevitable, and upon the heads Of the
guilty be the blood and the crime.
The Mayor and civil authorities OF New
Orleans, in this trying emergency, have
shown great fortiiude and forbearanoe. Not
single unofficial citizen, so far as is known,
was engaged in the riot with the exception
Of the negroes and radicals. The Mayor
and the police were only engaged in main
tanning and restoring order which had been
broken BY the infusion among the negroes
Of the mob spirit that rules and sways the
Convention. No biame can attach 20 them.
They haveonl asserted the paramount force
q law, and iti protection from violence and