New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-06

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SPRAoY TO aURDER-GEs. DAIRD's RESPONSE
BLrTY.
FROM Our Own Correspondent.
NEW ORLEANS July 70. lsG6.
Pursuant TO public notice the Convention OF le6i,
reassembled by the call of the Hon. Judge Ruus R'
Howell, met in the Mechanics Institute on Dyades-st
between Canal aud Common to-day at Il o'clock Much
excitement has existed the city in relation to the hold
inc of this Convention which excitement had been greatly
increased by the public meeting held two nights ago.
II had been positively asserted that the Convention
woud not meet, and # 4, did tina, the members would be
arrested as Revoutionss under the charge of Judge
Abel for which charge Judge Abel had been himself ar
rested under the Civil Rights bill
Nevertheless the Convention met At IL OF clock u was
called 10 order BY President Howell, and opened with
PRAYER by the Rev. Mr.. Horton .
The roll wa, then called and the following members of
the old Convention answered to their names ,..,,
Robert W. Bonnie Terrence Cook H. King Cutler Johh H.
Davies. James Duane James Ennis. " X foh g. a. fIsg3
Edmund Flood EdEsad h, y.AI M.. % r. Sor%.na
PIX 0conpor Beg II or, 1gAn JosS sosicS C. W
Staudsr W. H. waers-in all -.
IThos NJ. Wells j. j. Hesy and one or Two otnel. eho'e
names remember serSsrd made their appearance
A quorum bot being present the Hon. r. King Cutler
moved Of half al hour mat absences "sn' DE-
brought IN. . -. a.. TO-, L. i,
During tho morning the excitement IN me street had
grown 10 be intense Angry dspntit0n might pe hsard
Al the corners aud br the tune the con'entoh hai as
sembl.d business pretty much suspended ahd tue
people had be,aken themselves 10 the streets
Shortly after H. o'clock procession OF cooreu men
crossed Canil-s the way 10 the Mechanics ins,nie
At Canal and Burgupdysts two bocssroui the institute
the procession as,aed b. few whNe men, QUE OF
two OF whom rushed upOu the black mea 20 ,sle ,le
dag they carried The white men were fePu'eu D! NV
IA. bearers and immediately shots were nsei ~ ne pro-
ce.son By the assssns. These were fey.I"ou y! the
ne ,ro.s Their sSsasnt. dispersed LOT ums
and the procession marched on 10 thr 'h'u.u'e 'N
crowd gathered IN the streets adjacent W rne ,nsu'e
and shots were tired in apd snceesNon inc s"ioN an"
all buildings oD taDssi, and % Tue slpo'' go ~, y
the mob were ueklv closed. The BLACK men hs'd Dry
das., AZ A. crossing while the WINE msh held
the corner AZ csna,t Between these points, on Dry
,d.s-st stands the Institute. Through ths space along
Drvade., the opposing forces skrmishe some Que o.
either marty falling At each onset The tOnFelton was "
session IN the second story OF The ml'svs building "he
m, CROWD srrsd and booted beloE Ihe space lmm-di
tey NJ front of the building Wa clear except whefe me
Alternate combaispt, broke along T. upto % clock the
olord nsn who stood wholly on the defensive evidently
b,d the best the contest although tour "i Their humble"
law beedu and dyng 90 thu scorchins sun on the pave
u,n,. and others severely wounded were lying ont d"
b sight. ..t,st.1:.
The colored men composing The procession d hrd ni'
tina alleys on either side OF The building, ahi we're There
,uietlr awaiting the action of thc Convention.
Al This tine the whole tunlut could have been gneHri
hv inv velLdi-posed and resoluie men,
Al Tins moment ihe police n force, entered DrVHd'
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