The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1866-08-15
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dispatches signed Ly the tieutepans Coy
.ernor Of the State, and the Attorney Sea.
ersl ofthe State, addressed 70 The Press,
dent Of the United States, were rs!qsed To-
he forwarded, and these gentlemen could
oply get fair s..tersest tpa7bebals nt ,thst
city before the President 81 sendine It over =
ia Mobile Tor tsaasrnissi on LIED Ra1icalS
he'd had full scope fol, misrepresentation,
and truth must lag slowly behind. Is that
means, and by the superior facilities which
these gentry enjoy, in the dissemination OF
the Associated Press. who penetrate in
stantly into all parts of the country the
impression will lie made that the mob OF
Monday was mob Of citizens attacking in.
nocent negroes, insulting thefag they bore,
and maltreating and numbering them with
out provocation; that it was only subdued
by the active interpositioa of the United
States troops; and that martial law was
the means by which only order was restor-
ed and has been maintained since.
Every Radical orator will harangue ex-
cited crowds on the wretchedness Of the
bloody minded Southerners, who could on
ly be restrained BY the Federal soldiery
from promiseuous assassinations OF unof-
Tending negroes, aud the, inaamed hearers
will be taught to demand that such peo-
pie shall be deprived Of the right OF gov
erning themselves, and that the negroes
shull be put masters over them. The poor
negro WHO, left to himself, Is Of q docile,
peaceful and affectionate nature, is de!uded
into disordsrly habits, put forward to adj
vance disorderly projects, and when rudely
treated in the melee, into which bis false
friends pushed him, the best use they have
of his suferings is to make party capital OF
them. The face of one of the chiefs Of the
Radicals is said to have lighted up With ex-
ultation when be heard that negroes had
been killed in the ARRAY; saying, this viii
fix the rebels rebsl being the cant werd
by which every citizen is described who
does not share the party sentiments and
approve the party designs ofthe cabai.
Nevertheless, and although the channels
of public intelligence are sedulousiy filed
with emapations from our enemies, it is
highly important that full and aathentica-
ted statement should be made Of ell the
fact uf Mondays bloody work, for the uses
Of history, and to vindicate, as far as pos
sible, the fame Of the city and its officers. /,
An examination is geing on by the mili-
tary authorities. Its not too much to
say. from the indications which have been
plain rom the beginning, that the military
authorities are 10 sympathy with the con-
ventionists. They decided, in the first in
stance, to defend them, against the process
of the courts, end did suspend writs duly
issued against persons under Indictment.
When instructed from Washington, they
promised certain military aid, the very
presence of which would have disheartened
the schemers and prevented the, outbreak;
the promise failed at the time it was needed
and most expected, and the aid only when
it was no longer wanted. When the mob
was over, black and white rioters dispersed
and order finally established, the military
came up, took possession Of the city gov
eminent, and monopolized the telegraph
and proclaimed martial law. The only use
they have made of martial law has been to
discharge the parties the police had, arres.
ted, and take cut of the hands, of the pro-
per civil authorities, the prosecution Of the
inquiry into the causes remote and direct
of the Mondays disturbances. On the re.
port which will be made up by the com.
mission, we shall not pronounce any opin-
ion in advance, but we owe it to our citi.
Gems to say that they do ot'feel confident
that their cause is safe in such hands, and
tina they look to the Grand Jury, or some
civil tribunal in which they are fairly repre-
sented, to try TO get together the testino.
ny, which the military has done SO much to
dispense, and to make a full and thorough
investigation of all the facts. We trust
that this will be done as soon as the with.
drawal of the military pressure restores
their f,eedom Of deliberation. ..,,y
A commission appointed BY. the Presi.
dent, to be composed ofimpartial men who
have not been involved by personal partic'
ipation in these matters, and who have not
something to defend for themselves in the
community, Of one or the other ofthe par
ties, would also lie satisfactory to our PEG.
pie. They have no dread Of the conse-
quences Of q fair, impartial and thorough
inquiry.-(N. Q. Picayune.. - -