The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1866-08-10

course pursued byour able and Distinguish
| ed representative in Congress, whose conduct
IS approved By an overwhelming majority
Of the people in his district.
Official Dispatches Concerning the New
Orleans Riot-Judge Abelrs Charge
to the Grand Jury.
NEW YoRK. Aug. 2.-The following
official dispatches concerning the New Or
leans affair are published:
EXECUTIVE OFFIoE, WASHINGTON, D. c..
Aug /, 1866.-To Albert VOORHEES,, Lieu
| tenant Governor, and Andrew J. Heron,
Attorney General, New Orleans: Were the
civil authorities, State or Federal, con-
! ferred with by General Baird before he
declared martial law? Could not the civil
authorities, State and Federal, enforce the
law and preserve order with the aid of the
military, and without the necessity Of mar
! lial law? I hope that order has been re-
stored and the riot not as disastrous as re-
| ported. Please show this dispatch to Gen.
Baird. ANDREW JOHNSON.
In order that the following from General
Sheridan may be fully understood, it should
be stated that he was absent from New
| Orleans when the disturbances commenced
in that city.
New ORLEANS, Aug. 80 General u.
! S. Grant, Washington: You are doubtless
| aware of the serious riot which occurred
here on the 30th. A political body styling
| itself the Convention of 1864, met on the
30th, as it is alleged, for the purpose of re
modelling the present Constitution of the
State. The leaders were political agitators,
| and revolutionary men. The action of the
convention was likely to produce breaches
! of the public peace. / had made up my
mind to arrest the head men if the proceed
! ings of the convention were calculated to
disturb the tranquility Of the Department,
but I 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. Every
thing is now quiet but l deem 1t best to
maintain military supremacy in the city
! for few days until the affair is fully 10
vestigated believe the general Sc Dtiment
of The community is great regret at this IN
necessary cruelty, and that the police could
have made any arrest they saw ft without
sacrificing lives. 2. 81. SHERIDAN,
Major General Commanding.
Especial to the louisville COurier.]
NEw ORLEANS, Aug. mo report yet
from the Grand Jury, but another charge
from Judge Abel.
Gentlemen of the Grand Jury: The riot
which occurred on Monday last has filed
! the breast Of every member of society with
sorrow for the untimely fate of SO many of
our fellow beings.
The cause of the riot has no parallel in
history.
After proving the Illegally of the pro
ceedings of the 964 Convention, the Judge
says: With these facts existing, it could
not be supposed that any people could sub
mitSto have their fundamental law altered
10 any particular without their consent, and
/ do not hesitate to say that there is not
town, city or State throughout the length
and breadth of these United States that
| could or would submit to have their char
| ter or consttut ton altered, without warrant
/ of law, or consent Of the people to be gov
erned.
Yet, gentlemen, IN the face Of these stub
| born facts, and the natural consequences
that would grow out of them, few weeks
ago it was announced by thirty of forty of
the late Convention, FIRST in secret conclave
and afterwards in the journals of the city,
that they intended to meet on the 30th of
August, for the purpose of altering the very
! constitution that they had made and under
! which most of them held Office.
| Further, by reference to the proceedings
of the Convention, you will perceive that
! these men had the power to grant the right
of franchise to colored eople. They had
entire control of the Convention, and why
not spare the blood Of these unfortunate
men, if guided by patriotic motives?
| At the time advertised for the meeting of
these men, the colore1 people assembled in
| large numbers with demonstrations tending
to riot The members of the late ConVen-
ton, to the number of twenty five or thirty.
proceeded to the Mechanics Hail. and at
tempted to organize.
To this time, it appears but little or no
trouble had occurred; and l think it most
! likely bat for a misunderstanding between
/ the military and the civil authorities, the
| riot would have been at this point sup
pressed.
After defining the riots, the Judge said:
charge you, gentlemen, il any Of these
! ofenses have been committed, all who shall
have made or knowingly assisted are guilty
as principals, and as such are liable for al
| criminal consequences. IL any murder or
| other felony was committed, all present
! countenancing, abetting. or assisting in the
1 execution of any unlawful purpose, are
! guilty as principals, and all who couneeled,
/ hired, or procured it to be d one, but were
absent at the committal, are silty IS ae-
! cessories before the fact.
THE Associated Press of this country
propose to spend si25,oOO year for Eu-
ropean news by the Atlantic cable. They
will have two dispatches day, made up in
London at A. H. and 3. P. NJ, which will
be the same respectively as 10 P. n. and
1 10 a. N. New York t:mes and reach here in
season for morning and evening papers.