New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-07-31
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In our local columns will be found On &C |
count Of the riot which occurred in this city
Yesterday, 1t is not necessary for us now to
comment on this sad event. farther than 70
implore our citizens 10 restrain the indlgna-
zion which has very naturally been excited
towards lie syil minded persons who have
,,y,,7,,ced 90 mournful a result 1t really
sos,,s mat some extraordinary hallueination
,,,,,s+ have overcome those men when they
supposed that their mad attempt to sub
vert the government of the State and
10 usurp supreme authority for themselves
could, by any possibility, be success
full The effort, even of najority Of
recognized citizens to overturn established IN
stitatons very frequently fails, but the en-
deayor of a mere handful of persons acting
on the passions of an exoitable and ig-
norant class. for the evident purpose of ac-
complishinc revolution, wss so aulacious
that II naturally aroused the5ndignation of the
community. 1t was hoped, however that the
notorious Illegally Of the proceeding, and the
utter hopelessness of its success, especially
after it was known that the President of the
United States did not countengace it, would
suffice to avert any hr 5ach of the public peace,
IF this hope mas been disappointed, It IS due
to the fact shat the unfortunate and deluded
nbqroes allowed themselves to be driven by
4 their white associates into acts of 1nprovoked
aggression. 1t IS susceptible OF proof that
no demonstration of violence was male
against the convention, or against the large
crowd of negroes, armed and unarmed, who
had assembled to support III until a few white
men, attracted to the spot by curiosity, wert
fred upon The intervention Of the police t.
, quen the disturbance which ensued was DIES
: lperately resisted, and this resistance led t
z the loss Of life which ensued The police, IL
large force, were ordered by the mayor to tn
e scene Of tumult, and they succeeded, afte
:, ogerconing a vigorous opposition, in arrest
ing a large number of the rioters and man!
members of the lso-called convention. Afte
. the riot was efeetaally quelled, the nlilitarg
n came into the city to assist the civil authori
a ties in maintaining order The mayor like
d wise issued q proclamation, calling Q
such citizens as were willing to assis
6 in preserving order, to come to Ii
d City Hall and be sworn in as extra policemen
\ In response to this invitation large numbt
.e of citizens came forward and we're enrolle
for duty last night. At the time of writin
we are unable to say what further has take
: place, but we presume that no further tunul
or violence occurred during the night. w
have, we hope, seen the last of the riot, am
! likewise the end Of the in-omened conven
] ton of '64 We presume that we shall hav
: no further trouble from that extinct body
is not, however, out of place to remind on
citizens that, for what has occurred, the poo
de1uded negroes are not SO much to blame a
those who have thrust them into the van 0
this audaeious revolt against the constitute,
authorities. If the law can reach the case Q
those persons, we presume that they will b
subjected to its penalties But, at all events
it is due to ourselves, to our cause, and t
our friends everywhere that we keep the lay
and the right on our side.