The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1866-09-07
NEw ORLEANS. Aug. 6. 1866.

III u. II DO ".
dea Of Tie EnHd .States: | have the hon
or to make the following reply to your
despatch of August 4. A very large
number of the colored people marched in
procession on Friday night, July 9th,
and were addressed from the steps of the
city hall by DIR. Dostic, Ex-Governor
Hahn. and others. The speech of Dostic
was intclnperale in LANGUAGE and Scntl-
mcnt. The speeches OF the others. SO far
is | can learn. were characterized by
moderation. | have not riycn YOU the
words of Dostie's speech. as the version
published wa, denied. but from what
have learned of the man. | believe they
were intempcrate. The convention assem-
bcl at II N. on the 3Oth. the timid mem
bcrs ahsentinr themselves because the tone
Of the General public was ominous OF
;rou!Ie. think there were but about
tweuty-six members present. In front of
the Mechanics Institute. where the meet
mo was held. there were assembled some
coiorcd men. women and children. per
haps eighteen or twenty, and in the Inst-
tutc number OF colored men. probably
one hundred and fifty stronr. Amono
those outside and inside there MIGHT have
been 4 pistol IN the possp,,iou Of every
tenth man. About F. NJ. i procession
Of ,1y from sixty 10 one hundred and ,Lir-
ty coIorcd men marched up Burcundy
street and acro,, Canal street toward the
convention. carving an American hao.
These men had about one pistol to every
ten. and cane, and clubs in addition.
! While cro,,inu Canal street row orcur-
red. There were MANY .p,ctators ON tine
streets and thrir manner and tone towards
the procession WAS unfrieuJlv. \ shot
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>jI,, haric3,Iy.l the door. The door w;
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wL.u nauy Of the colorrd and white pee
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! ,y.r. u,,>,d nr,t lYy the policemen in-id,
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f,r,o.I th. circle nearest the hulldni
=, fired upou them. and they were agai
fired unnn h, the citizens that formed ii
outcr circle.
Many of those wounlrd and taken pri
-, oncrs. :lnl other, who were prisoners al
- not wounded were fired upon by their caI
tor, and by citizens. The wounded We
stabbed willie living on the ground, Al
: tLcir head, beaten with brickbatS in Il
-, ward of the building whittier some OF Il
roIorel men had escaped, and partial
, .,cre,eJ themselves. they were fred up,
~. land killed or woundel by policemc
Som. men were killed and wounded Sc
:. cr.I ,u,,rps from the scene Mcmber,
:. =. the convention were wounlcd by the !
al licemen while in their hands Il, prlsonel
- some If them mortalIy.
ho The Immediate cause of this terrible ;
fair WA, the assembling OF thi, conycnliC
:. The remote cause was the bitter and {;
= t,rop;,ti,. f.cjipo which has been mrowi
-. in this community since the advent OF t
.,,, present nayor. who in the organization
o.. hi< police force selected many despcr
men. and some of them known murl
ers. People of clear views were ovcrav
by want OF confidence in the mayor, 4
nJ fear of the ssthugs." many Of whom
~ had selected for his police force. | Ii;
Of Frequently been applied to by promin
toJ citizens on this subject, and have he
on them express tear and want OF conildt
o,- in Mayor Monroe ever since the intlI
;na tiop Of this last convention | must c