Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-10-12
The Eew orIean,g Massaere.


The Military Commission consisting Of
Gems. Joseph A. Mower, s. III. Quincy
and j . Irwin Gregg, appointed to investi-
gate the late riot at New Orleans have
submitted their report to Gen Sheridan
The dispatches of that gallant officer, vii
laniously suppressed and garbled by Andy
johnson for party purposes, are fully
confirmed, aud his representations Of the
atrocious slaughter of Union men and
uegfoes by the rebels are shown by the
report Of the Commission to have fallen
far short of the truth That the Presi
deut was directly responsible for the riot
is clearly demonstrated. Gen. Baird hav-
ing telegraphed to him for Instructions
receives no answer. but meanwhile Mr.
Johuson was Ia full communication with
the Infamous rebel Mayor Monroe, whom
he notified that the civil authorities
should not be interfered with by the mil
itaFy. This was simply an assurance to
the rebel authorities who already had
their plans laid to prosecute the massa-
ere that they would be permitted to 60
on with their bloody work unmOlested.
Thus while the President carefully avoid
ed authorizing Gen. Baird to prevent the
riot, he gave his official assurance to the
rebels that they could prosecute it with
impunity. The whole infamy of this d.
abolical slaughter therefore rests upon
Andrew johnson. That this represent
alton is not unfair will be seen by the fol-
towing extract from the report The
civil authorities propose to dlsperse and
arrest the Convention. first, by the city
police, next by the -Sheriff's posse, and
request the military not TO interfere
Gen. Baird telegraphs at oEce for instruc-
tions. He TeceiUeS no Oas31er- The civil
authorities receive a dispatch, which they
interpret to mean that Gen. Baird is not
to prevent the arrests Gen. Baird S OBJ
iectiOus are not removed and 1t Is agreed
that the Convention shall meet unmOlest
ed, and that on the Sheriff S warrant
Gen. Baird shall endorse his objections,
and forward the papers to Washington.
So far, no application for troops, or des-
ire for military assistance Is made or hin
ted at by the civil authorities But Gen.
Baird thinks it prudent to have on that
day water transportation In instant readi-
ress to bring up the troops if required.
Had he without the slightest request
from the civil authorities or intimatlOn
that they were not amply competent to
keep the peace-hdd he brought up the
troops and stationed them around the buIId-
ina. the riot ac0uld hare been prcUented,
but this course would have been com
planned of as uncalled-for usurpatiOn,
sides with the Convention, and Gen
Baird opinion, a1ould nat haze yeceiUed
the approval Of has suDeriors.
The report theu proceeds to show that
Mayor Monroe withdrew the watchmen
from their beats during the night pre-
vious to the riot and that by morning he
had his entire police force massed at con
venient places and all Of them proUided
lCitb arms. The disturbance began with
the arrival of a negro procession at the
building in which the Convention was be-
ing held, Here was assembled a crowd
of eX- confederate soldiers and police
and some one insulted the negroes. These
attempting to resent the injury were i'm
mediately set upon by the whole crowd
of whites who made liberal use of fire
arms killing and WOunding feverat ne
groes and putting the rest to fight. The
police then simultaneously advanced on
the building Ia three directions and joined
the mob 10 killing the escaping negroes
Thus under the pretence Of quelllug the
mob the po ice are brought upon the
ground and join it 10 the general massa
Gre THE mob and police act In perfect
concert aud The report declares there Is
good reason to believe that some organ
izations or bands Of confederate soldiers
came by some pre-arraDged purpose to the
attack The various badges or distin-
gushing marks testified to as borne by
citizens on that day, are hrst crescent
and a star second. a cross badge, known
to be that of the Washington Artillery 4;
third, white handkerchief tied around
the neck and fourth, a blue ribbon in
the button hole, though there IS some
reason to suppose the latter to have been
the mark Of supernumaTies or ununi-
formed police 1t will be remarked that
d F7rt N
TO ASSUME THE WHITE HANDKERCHIEF
BADGE BY A FRIENDLY POLICEMAN WHO
DESIRED TO SAVE HIM. Whether the or
ganizatiou known as Hays Brigade AS
sociatioB, which was ordered to be dis
solved by Gen Sheridan, was present as
a body, or merely by the common i'm
pulse of is members, aud such express
s;ons as THERE GOES HAYS BRIGADE
DAMN YOU. YOU ARE FIGHTING HAYS
BRIGADE is ALL HAYS BRIGADE
UP2 No IF IT HAD BEEN NOT ONE
WOULD HAVE ESCAPED, plainly shO30
1ohere the strength Of the supporting force
to the Police laY Tt is within the knowl-
edge of the Board that one plan of action
which was the subject of considerable
talk some weeks previous, was for Sher-
if Hays, If given warrant against the
Convention. to call upon this Association
as his posse c0n1Jtat7ts and when Gen.
Sheridan S order was published dissolv-
ing such associations, the negro paper ex-
ulted that Hays Brigade would not, as
threatened, break up the Convention.
In regard to the scenes which now
took place around the building, and the
manner in which the allied forces in the
streets conducted the siege, the Board
cannot undertake to present even a sum-
mary Of the evidence. They can only sag
that The lCOrk Of massacre l1ds pursued
tciti q cOicdrdty fer0cify unsUrpdSsed az
the annals Of crime Escaping negroes
were mercilessly pursued, shot, stabbed
aud beaten to death by the mob aud po-
lice. Wounded men on the ground beg
ging for mercy were saVageiy dispatched
by mob, police, firemen, and incredible as
it may seem. in two instances by women ;
but in two OF three most honorable aud
exceptionable eases, white men and mem
bers of the Convention were protected
by members of police. both against the
mob and against other policemen. The
Chief of Police, by great exertions, de.
Tended in this manner Gov. Hahn.
After the attack had ommeuced, the
Police appG ared to be under ne control
as such, but acted as and with the mob.
Their cheers aud waving of hats as they
threw the mangled Dostie, then supposed
corpse, like dead dog into cart, suf-
feieutlv snow their unison of feeling
with their allies. twill sufficiently ap-
pear from the evidence of the Assistant
Editor Of The Nc1o Orleans Times, that
it was only 10y announcing his character
ms such that he saved himself from in
stant death at the hands of the Police
/ A Reporter of the same paper saved
himself ia a similar manner, but narrow
1 ly escaped subsequent maltreatment on
suspicion of having worn Grape for Lin
coin.
/ Alta little before one o'clock, a signal
| nP strnL % WINS strnck nnnn the citu fire.