Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-08-06

order hat our readers may understand the
causes which led to the recent deplot able riots
in N aas, we Nd IKE the following state-
meas. The Convention which formed the
constitution OF the State of Louisiana, in 1884
uoder the projection of General Banks, passed
q resolution authorizing the President thereof
to convene the members Of said body should
aay emergency arise to require it. Acting
under this authority call was issued for the
rs'AssemblinR of the Convention on the soth
Of July 1t was the design to organize advise
an election 10 he held in the districts not re,
resented, and then adjourn to meet in Septem-
Der. The Radical Union men held MEETING
approving of the call, the course OF Congress.
and Universal Suffrage. The rebels denoun-
ced the call and declared the Convention
should never assemble. The Mayor determined
TO arrest the members of the Convention. but
1t having been reported that General Baird
would use the military force under bis com.
mand to prevent such action, Lieut.. Governor
voorhees, telegraphed to President johnson
stating the facts of the ease and asking if the
President Of the United States intended that
the military forces should interfere to prevent
the execution of civil process2 To this An
drew johnson replied that "the military will
% expected to sustain and not obstruct or in
tsrfere with the proceedings of the Court"
The Mayor thereupon issued proclamation
calling upon the people to avoid with care all
disturbance and collision, that the good name
OF The city may not be furnished and the enc.
mics oil the reconstruction policy of Andrew
johnson be not afforded an opportunity Of crea.
ting breach of the peace and fAlsfying facts
to the great injury Of the city and State; and
further enjoining upon all good citizens 10 re-
rain from gathering in or about the place Of
meeting Of said Extinction Convention, as be
was satisfied by recent dispatches from Wash.
iHgton, that the deliberations of the members
thereof will receive no counteuance from the
President, and that he will sustain the agents
OF the present civil government, and vindicAte
Its laws and ects to the satisfaction of the
good people of the State.
The following telegraphic correspondence
explains ITSELF
WAH DEPARTMENT, July 81, 1855.
10 his Excellency Gov Wells II have been
advised that you have issued q proclamation
cohVenlng the convention elected ia 1854 -
rlsase inform nae under aud by what authori-
tS this has been done, and by what authority
THIS convention can assume to represent the
whole people of the State of Louisiana.
ANDREW JOHNSON.
Inc Governors reply is as follows:
New oaLEANs, July 2sth, 1866.
|
dent Of the United States Your telegram is
received. have not issued any order conve
ning the conveAtion Of 1864. The couven lion
was Convened by the president of tuat body,
oy virtue OF resolution authorizing him TO
90 SO. aad IN taat event for him to call on the
pr per Off ers of the State to issue writs OF
election lor delegates in unrepresented parishes
NY proclamation was issued in response 10
mat Call As soon as vacancies can be ascer-
tanned they will be filled. aud then the whole
State Will be represented ia the convention.
j. MADISON WELLS, Governor.
WASHINGTON Monday July 30th, 1866.
To Andrew 8. Heron, Attorney General of
Louisiana You will call GU General Sheri.
| Ian, or whoever may be in CO nmaad for suf.
hcent force TO sustain the civil authorities in
| suppressng all illegal or unlawful assemblies
VINO asurp or asaume &c exercise any power or
authority without first having obtained the
| consent Of the people of the State
II there is to be a convention, let it be cam
posed Of delegates chosen from the people OF
the whole State. The people must be first
consulted-no changing the organized laws OF
the State. Usurpation will not be tolerated
The law and the Constitution must be sustain
ed, and Their eby peace and order.
ANDREW JOHNSON.
The result is known to the world. The
Convention was attacked, about forty whites
and blacks were killed, aud one hundred aud
sixty wounded. This is the effects Of e'My
Policy" Had the President directed the Nil
itary to protect the Convention q. the point Of
tho bayonet, and preserve the peace at all haz-
ards, there would have been no disturbance
whatever