The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1866-08-10
TIE NEGRO RIOT NEW ORLEANS.

The effect of the revolutionary meas
ures of the Radical party, is now, as it
always has been, and ever viii be, law
/ Iessness, riot and bloodshed. Mem
phis, Norfolk, and New Orleans are the
latest witnesses TO the truth of this as
sertion. These cities have, within the
last year, been the scenes of bloody
mobs, all resulting from attacks by ne
groes upon whites. The Freedmen's
Bureauand Civil Rights Bill have given
the negro the idea of superiority to the
/. whites, and he loses no oppor unity Of
showing that this idea has firm pos
session of his mind. Hence hisinsults
to and attacks upon the whites. In
New Orleans, the other day, a Radical
. Convention assembled for the purpose
of usurpfng the State Government, in
the interest of Negro Suffrage. A pro-
cession of blacks was marching along
the street, in honor Of the Convention,
when white man was tripped and
thrown down by anegro. A police
man attempted to arrest the negro, and
was fred upon from the procession.
This Immediately led to a tremendous
riot. The Convention was dispersed
by the populace; about forty persons,
! whites and blacks, losing their lives in
theconaict. The police finally ysucceed-
ed in restoring order and the city was
placed under martial law. Gen. Phil.
Sheridan, commandingat New Orleans,
has telegraphed Gen. L. S. Grant as
follows concerning this riot:
New ORLEANS, Aug. l, 1870 a. m
TO Gen. L. s. Grant, Washington: You
are doubtless aware Of the serious riot
which Occurred in this city on the Both.
A political body styling itself the Con-
vention of 1861, met on the Both, for,
as it is alleged, the purpose of renod-
elling the present Constitution OF the
State. The leaders were political agl-
tatoUs ard revolutionary men, and the
action o. the Convention was Liable TO
produce q breach of the public peace.
had made up my mind to arrest the
head men, If the proceedings OF the
Convention were calculated to disturb
the tranquility of the department, but
/ had nOca use for action until they COM
mitted the overt act, About forty
whites anil blacks were killed, and a.
boutUne h undred and sixty were W"un-
dCd. Eve rythiug is now quiet, but |
deem it be st to maintain military su-
premacy in the city fora few days un-
til the affair is fully investigated. /
believe tn e sentiment of the general
cOmmuni; V is a great regret at this un-
necessary cruelty, and that the police
could have made any arrest they saw
fit Withou sacrificing lives.
z. II. SHERIDAN,
Maj. Gen. CONG.
1t will be observed that Gen. Sheri-
dan promo unces the eleaderso of the Rad
! cal Conve ntion political ogitat0rs and
rel '0lutjoaa RI men, and declares that
they comm Wed the orert act Of 6reakiHg
the peace. The testimony ofGen. Sher-
idan IS str ong additional evidence a.
gainst the { .adical conspirators now on
trial before the court Of popular opin-
ion. Of cou rse the Radicals will de-
nounce and vilify him, but those who
followed his leadin the army and those
who in their ZONES admired the gal
lantry of his military services, will
support and honor him in his emphat-
ic condemna ton of Louisiana Radi-
.t,ff-st,