The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-08-22
The President and the New Orleans Riots

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As the radical papers come to us with accouts OF the
New Orleans riots We find them filed with comments,
abusive of the president, and charging him with COM
plicty in the affair From the beginning to the END
of the whole affair its history will show that the pres
dent was only connected with it by responding to APP
nicatons made to him officially, by and in behalf of
the civil authorities who found their jurisdiction
thwarted In answer to this application on the part
of the euenantg and attorney general OF the
State the president replied that the military would be
expected to sustain and to obstruct the pro-
ceedings of the court" This believe, is the whole
foundation of the radical attack upon the president
The real motives, however, of these attack are to
divert the northern mind if possible from the GRIM
nal completely of the radical leaders of congress in
the outrageous transaction which resulted, and was
Intended to result, in bloody riot. The Washington
Integencer says the history of the events connected
with the reassembug of the convention Of 1864 com
pei the conviction that it was for revolutionary pur-
poses, and was planned by the radicals in congress.
; This is plainly shown by the following extract from
the remarks of Mr. Boutwell, in the caucus of the rad
ical senators and members of congress, held on the
4th of July
Mr. Boutwell, said he thought it very desirable that
than those which had been suggested. He would men,
i ton distinguished gentleman from the south
was in town. from whom lie had learned that the Lou
iSiana convention would meet the 30th for the re-
vision of the State constitution, and that amendments
would be adopted DISTINGUISHING the rebel and enfran-
chisng the loyal inhabitants without distinction OF
color If congress should be in session when this con
. sttuton should be adopted, it could in accordance
) with the precedent established in the Rhode Island
case, accept it, and thus give it validity the const
NJ = H. G. T., II, l.. IL.
supreme court decided that it was for congress de
Il eide which the constitutional government in any
State i'll which doubt existed If congress should not
{ be in session, long time must eapse before action
{ could be taken; the government of the State
. might fail to get foothold and the country woult
Il experience very serious calamity
The Washington InteIligencer, in publishing thu
al above extract remarks that several of the persons
c from Louisiana in favor of the reassembling of thu
{ convention of ga, frequently in consultation Will
~ Mr. Boutwell, and other leaders of the radical cabal
lie The fall elections approaching, and the radical
in imminent danger of defeat, the reasons givel
by the Inteigencer why these Louisiana tools of thi
If reckless radical faction must be used to create blood
$ riot sectional fury firing of the northern heart
81 This must be done, all lost This must be
- complished matter at what cost. The result
!, known to our readers.
ii, The lnteigencer, in closing long article on Til
subject, apply remarks
u From all these details it appears eonclusivey, tina
this riot was, with full knowlege of the consequences
- originally planned under the supervision and with tn
cognisance and connivancc if not at the nstgatior
of the radical leaders in congress; that it ope
- and fragrant attempt in violation of all law, and i
- defiance of an overwhelming adverse public opinion
to inauguratea political revolution and premedtate
w and deliberately planned effort to execute unawft
- purpose in open and armed resistance to the legal
:. constituted authorities OF the State and municip
governments.