Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-08-09
The Riot in New Orleans.

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wounding of about l25 more
, and the killing and wounding Of
some half dozen white men. Th'
: radical cause in the South is des
perate, and its physicians are en-
deavoring to apply most desperate
remedies; but it is past cure, ant
its violent struggles are bat thu
Ipremonitions of speedy and fina
death. In New Orleans, Gov
Wells attempted to overthrow The
government of Louisiana, by Z
lawless and revolutionary meas
lure. He caused to be called to
lgether a State Radical Convention
whose existence had ceased by
Limitation. His course was pro
tested against by the Lieutenant
Governor, the Attorney General,
the Secretary of State, the Audit.
or, and State Treasurer, who were
elected at the same time with Gov.
! Wells, but their remonstrance
was not respected. Less than a
fourth of a quorum of the Con-
vention met in preliminary meet
ing at the Mechanics Institute,
and proceeded to business. The
number of spectators, mostly ne
groes, was large. Judge Hawkins,
John Henderson, Jr., NJ. Hahn,
and DR.. Dostie addressed the
meeting. Their language was
vindictive and violent. The last
named speaker went SO far as to
advise the negroes to assemble
armed at the Mechanics Institute,
on Monday (the day specified for
the meeting of the Convention)
and to resist by force of arms any
authority that dared to interfere
with the Convention. This is but
one sentence of a number of the
same character made by the vari-
Gus speakers, and is in keeping
with the whole tone of the meet
ing.
After the meeting adjourned,
the negroes formed in procession
with torches, and marched-up the
principal thoroughfares yelling and
shouting. At the City Hall they
halted, and were addressed by DR..
Dostie, and another individual,
whose name is not given. Mostof
the crowd were armed with sticks
and clubs. DR.. Dostie, in conclu-
sion, advised the crowd to 60 to
their homes, and if molested by
white men to s'kill them"
Several negroes rushed into Lo-
pez's Confectionery on Canal
street, while the procession was
passing, and struck two of the
young men there in attendance.
President johnson took man.
ly stand in favor Of the. preserva-
ton of constitutional liberty, and
the majesty of the law. His brief
order, which follows, entities him
to the admiration of the country,
and to an especial expression of
gratitude from the people who
have been suffering from a depri'
walton of many of the inestimable
privileges of freedmen, and who
are threatened with further and
greater expressions and outrages,
by fierce and formidable party,
which, unfortunately, wields i'm
portant power at the present time:
WASHINGTON, July 80, 1866
To ANDREW S. HERON, Attorney
General of Louisiana: You will
call on General Sheridan, or who
ever may be in command, for suf-
ficient force to sustain the civil au-
thorities in suppressing all illegal
or unlawful assemblies who usurpI
or assume to exercise any power
OF authority without first having
obtained the consent of the peo-l
pie of the State. IF there is to
be a Convention, let 1t be COM
posed of delegates chosen from
the people of the whole State
The people must be first consulted
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