New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-08-09
NUMBER BOG.
From the w. Nsws. Aug. u


Since the day that Butler entered the city that
was destined to be thereafter his field Of specaia
tions and spoiations, New Orleans has suffered
the presence of yndictive pititess. mercenary
olune composed mainly of men foreign to the
soil of Louisiana, and who in the early days Of
Occupation" by the assistance Of Buffers mill
tary, held high carnival over the PROSTATE com
munity In proportion as they were loyal"
| knaVery and "Ioyalty'' they villifed and Op-
! pressed the people upon they had fastened
themselves, and whom, through the assistance
given BY invading bayonets, they ruled IN conJunc'
This evil spirit, since the surrender of the Con-
/ federate armies, and the developments of the op
position to the policy of the President has become
identified with the plans and purposes of the radi-
| cal majority in Congress. In casting about for
means whereby to advance the schemes of this
revolutionary majority conspiracy was hatched,
| which was bold enough in conception certainly,
| and needed only impunity to make it sue
cess. This plan was to galvanze into new
existence convention which was assembled in
New Orleans in April, 1854, for the purpose
of framing a new Constitution for the State
of Louisiana, and which tits work being
done-the Constitution submitted to the people
and ratifed) ceased with that consummation of
its purposes, to exist. This convention adjourned
on the 25th of July, 1864, after having passed a
resolution to the effect that it could be recon
vened on the call of the president This resolu-
ton, however, never submitted to or ratified
, by the people. And SO the convention Of 1864,
It's laODrS nnlsneu anu tS volume Closed,
l by limitation and became extinct.
1t was thus miserable delusion and spectral law
e making body that radicalism invoked to work out
its plans. With no more shadow of authority in
Louisiana than have the edcts of the kalmuck
Tartars this political snare was set, under radical
1 auspices, for the purpose of entrapping the un-
r fortunate state in the tolls Of her enemies
When this conspiracy against the peace, rights
and opinions of the people of Louisiana was pro
d pery arranged, the agitation among the "loyal
o lists - of the Dostie stamp commenced in earnest
Flimsy and ridiculous excuses were advanced
4 keeping with the revolutionary work In hand-fe
u the outrage about to be committed, and the pres
y dent of the convention of 1864 was called upon I
issue proclamation summoning from its grav
the legislative body that had been for two year
detunct Notwithstanding that the governmer
of Louisiana was quietly and impartialy at
II mnistered under the Constitution that had bee
er adopted in 1864, the intention Of these revolt
tionists was to upset its own work. and to create
- Constitution in unison with the radical heTesie
7O and which should put the State under radical col
ft troll When, however, the president of the extin
al, convention was called upon to reassemble Il
d. body, he refused on the ground that the conve
ton was dead, and could not therefore be call
together again. Another member of the old co
es yention more facile than the former presideu
was thereupon invited to go through the Ger
MS mony of 'proclaiming" the convention back
life. This tool was found in the person of R.
y Howell, who proclaimed" the " convention"
Ill assemble on the 3Oth of July. This is in brief
at history of the revolutionary body whose procee
a were cut snort DY lne EIOIS.
49, One event Immediately prior to the assemble
a. of this usurpative :" convention, is not witho
+; interest, in view Of subsequent facts. Ne
Orleans Judge Abell--charged the Grand Ju
that it was their duty, as it was his, g to use
lawful means to prevent any unlawful assemb
kor assemblies, and such as would have n natnr
la tendency to create breach Of the peace"
lily For tile bloody work that followed, we cam
but express our regret. But there were eleme1
on at work which rendered the collision almost inc
Iill table There was that halefu spectacle, SO hal
ful to the eyes Of Southern men, of negroes arm
with the motley weapons Of Wat Tyer's folio
ers, parading the streets with the insolent woI
= and The more nsoent intent. There were
y terce impulses of proud people who have I
) understood yet the Northern idea OF the equal
va; of the negro race-and that race their form
%; slaves And what more likely than that the I'M
lss lence of the negro, and the moral provocation
>, lrded by his armed gathering on that day, of
~ days should have been met with the tornado ii
fe, spTang from the rage of men of the superi
L race, vexed at the attempt to deprive them
their birthright. But of all those whose g
IA springs from that days work, the most gull
irS surely are those who have fomented diseord
VII, tween the two races by heretical clamor and
~ sidious counsel to the negroes. Let the New
MI Tribune put its hand upon its heart and say
We is not that have done ths.h