Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-08-08

John Heuderson and other members of the
Convention were also captured, and were
wounded~by stray shots, the local papers
say, but more likely BY cowardly rioters
while on their way to the Station house.
The riot commenced at IL: Is and ended at
8 80 o'clock. At 2: As O'Clock the military.
under Ger. Baird, appeared on Canal-st., and
finally took possession of the whole city. Be-
fore night the riot was confined 10 Drayades,
Baronne, Common, Osrondelet, and Canal-sts.,
and the buildings and yards all around the
Institute. l saw freedmen shot dead on all
the above streets except Canal, who could
have been arrested uninjured. How many
men have been killed, wounded, or even ar
rested, it is impossible to say, but my estimate
is one hundred freedmen and twenty-five
whites killed and wounded and one hundred
altogether arrested.
The substantial men of the city deplore the
occurrence, but all are very violent in their
expressions, some glorying in the murder of
men.
While this account possibly exaggerates
the number of killed, later reports fixing the
number somewhat lower, it yet discloses a
little of the spirit of rebellion which marked
every step in the progress of the riot. A cor
respondent of the New York Tribune says:
~ have just visited the State House, where
the members of the Convention and Union
men were slaughtered it presents CHASTITY
appearance. the floor is literally flooded with
the blood of our best Union men. Compare
lively, quiet has been restored, but 1t is re-
garded as the calm before the storm Many
Union men are known to have been murdered
h,-
him but it is impossible for him to live twen-
ty-four hours. He is riddled with bullets,
and pierced through the bowels with a sword
cane Gov Hahn, the Hon. John Henderson,
Dr. Hare, the Hon. S. S. Fish, the Hon. Geo.
Haares, the Rev. Mr.. Hanson, Hon. Alfred
Shaw, Mr. Enhurst, Capt. John Burk and
others were dangerously wounded. When
Gov. Hahn was taken to the station-house, he
was covered with blood. Theee men were
shot while in the hands of the police. Capt.
Loup. LIST New Orleans infantry, was brutal
ly murdered by policeman while standing
inofensively on the corner of the street.
There was preconcerted plan to massacre
all Union men. The FIRE bells gave signal,
and the fremen, armed with knives and pis-
tolls, rushed through the streets to general
rendezvous and commenced an indiscriminate
slaughter of colored men. l cannot ascertain
the name of a single policeman killed. Mayor
Monroe boasts that the President will restore
him, and replace civil law within IL hours.
II he does, God help Onion men.
1t was after this carnage that Gen. Baird
declared martial law, and, without ipstruc-
ton from Washington, interfered against the
rioters and restored order In the city. Then
President Johnson sent the following dis
patch
WASHINGTON, Monday, July 80, 1866.
To ~4ndrep S. Heron, attorney General of
LOxiad ana:
You will call on Gen. Sheridan, or whoever
NAV be in command, for sufficient force to
sustain the civil authorities in suppressing all
illegal or unlawful Assem- blies who usurp or
assn ne to exercise any power or authority
without first having obtained the consent of
the people of the State.
If there is to be Convention, let it be
composed 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 Constitu ton must be sus-
tanned and thereby peace and order
ANDREW JOHNSON.
This dispatch, in fact, restores the rioters
TO the control of the city, and orders the
" boys in blue TO report for orders to the
rebel authorities of the city. Union men,
white and black are thus left to the mercy of
such traitors as Mayor Monroe and their bru-
tai and Union hating acoomplices, who have
again Redeemed the streets of New Orleans
with the blood of the only men there who do
not hate every soldier who has fought under
the stars and stripes.
These further dispatches belong to the his
tory of this massacre:
WASHINGTON, July %, 1866
Albert Voorhies, Lieut.. Cor. Of Louindna-
Tue military will be expected to sustain,
and not obstruct or interfere with the pro-
ceedings OF the courts. dispatch on the
SUI beet of the Convention was sent to Cover
nor w ellis this morning.
ANDREW JOHNSON.
Nxw ORLEANS, ]. BOP. NJ. Aug. LIST, 1866.
Gen. U. s. Grant, Warrington, ID. c.:
You are doubtless aware oi the serious riot
which occurred in this city on the Both A
political body, styling itself the Convention
of 1864, met on the Both for, as is aliedged
the purpose of remodeling the present Con
stitution of the State. The leaders were po-
litIcal agitators and political men, and the
action Of the Convention was liable to pro-
duce breaches of the pubic peace- L had
made up my mird to arrest the head men, II
the proceedings Of the Convention were
calculated to disturb the tranquility of the
Department, but l had no cause for action
until they committed the overt act.
About forty whites and blacks were killed,
and about one hundred and sixty wounded.
Everything is now quiet, but deem it best to
maintain q military supremacy in the city for
few DAYS until the affair 10 fully investigat-
ed.
believe the sentiment Of the general COM
muni,y is great regret at this unnecessary
cruelty and that the police could have made
any arrest they saw fit without sacrificing
lives. P. II. SHERIDAN,
Major General Commanding.
Gen. Sheridan, not being quite prepared to
hold himself sui ject to Mayor Monroe, or At
torney General Herron's order, has issued the
following:
HEADQUARTERS MIDpLK DIVISION OF
THE GULF, NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 4. !
General Order No. l5.
In consequences of the unfounded rumors in
circulation 10 reference to the military status
IN the city Of New Orleans, it is deemed nee
essary to announce to the public that martial
law will be continued aud enforced 80 tar as
may be required for the preservation of the
public peace and the protection OF life and
property.
By command of Maj Gen. P. H. Sheridan.
GKoRGK ASH, Adjutant General.
COmmencement OF the University
Of Vermont and state AgrAcultu-
raj College.
DEAR FREEMAN MANY of your readers