The Placer herald., 1866-08-04
Rloodshed in New Orlea no.

Tho farce enacted 10 Tennessee, TO secure The
adoption Of the amendment to the Constitution
OF the United States, proposed by the Radical
Bump Cong ess, has bad it's opposite, tragedy,
in Louisiana. in a revolutionary attempt to in.
| dorse the same amendment.
The latest dispatches furnishes an account OF a
riot and Lloodshcd in New Orleans, consequent
! upon the design OF body of men, sty ling them
selves u Convention, 10 pass this amendment,
and call it an expression Of the popular will OF
the State Of Louisiana.
To an intelligent understanding Of the matter,
it is necessary to 60 back to period iu the late
war, when Gen. Banks was the Federal command
er in tba, State. BY military order he author
izcd the election OF delegates to Il Convention to
form State Constitution. In the city Of New
Orleans aud a few Of the Parishes, held by Fed.
cral bayonets, elections were he!d-the aggre.
gate Of votes pclled not exceeding 10000. The
Convention was held, Constitution adopted.
and an election for State and Legislative officers
ordered. The Convention adjourned after pro-
vding that the Legislature to be elected mi ght
assir convene the Convention. il they deemed it
necessary; thus putting IL out of the power OF
the Convention to perpetuate its own existence,
but to exist only at the will OF the Legislature.
The Legislature met. transacted it's business, and
adjourned. without providing for the re.assem.
bling Of the Convention Without stopping to
discuss the legality Of the power by which the
Convention was called into existence in the first
place. We wish to point out the revolu: :ionary dc.
signs OF the Convention against the State Gov
ernment they had themselves org ,nized, and
which so lar has received the recognition of the
Federal Government both under the admuistrl.
tionS of Lincoln and johnson. The Legislature
having failed TO provide for the re-assembling Of
the Convention, the latter body was dead; but
doubtless, at the instgition OF the Radicals of
the Congressional Rump, the former President of
the Convention, called upoa the body to meet at
New Orleans, on Ihe goth of July object to
be, the ratification Of the Congressional amend
ment. and to disranchise those citizens OF the
State who bad taken part in the rebellion. The
excitement following this revolutionary move.
ment was intense. The Sheriff swore in posse
to prcven; the assembling of the Convention, as
revOlutionists who intended to subvert the State
Government. The Convention assembled, 26 in
number, aud surrounded themselves with negroes
as II guard OF protection. The police surrounded
the building, riot began, and the members Of
the Convention were arrested. One of the mem
bers. Dr. Dostie, was killed, beside 81 negroes.
How many of the police were killed is not stated
At last accounts martial law had been pro-
claimed in the city, and quiet was restored.
This aftiir will be used by the Radicals as an
other COUNT in their indictment against the Pres
ident. and as IN argument to show that the rebel
lion in the South is not yet subdued. And yet
the Radicals have been the prime m ,vers in thi.
business. They are ihesmen who caused the call
ing together OF this handful OF usurping villains
who were endeavorng TO overturn the Govern.
ment OF State, and ratify an amendment to
that sacred charter of liberties, the National
Constitution. by the grossest frau |. The people
oil New Orleans, attempted through legal chan
nels. to arrest this villainy. and were met with
resistance by Il misguided and ignorant rabDle of
negroes. whom the vicious leaders of the Con-
venton had assembled about them The natural
result was violence alld bloodshed, for which the
Radicals are wholly responsible.