New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-09
The Letter OF the Rebel Omciais TO ,he Pre,i-
dent, ....... =.

Tie following Is the conclusion Of tie letter of the
Rebel officials to President Johnson only portion of
which Appeared in our first edition yesterday morning:
st noon, inlonr.9g hsyips reached The Lieut-Gov-
em0r aai IN the Third ID tret there was O. e2nmeToe-
mont % erfscence, and that large number = negroes
were coming toward Carast. from above End below 10
Immediately sent dispatch 20 the Genar conveying this
nte and urging that tho troops be without de-
Law About orc hoar aterward the riot broke out ending
in The dispersion OF the Convention, and the capture OF
the rioters, including several members Of This body
u Is not purpose 20 argue the question Of the facts
10 The actual commencement Of the collision. and hx
precisely the mode and manner and where started
will however, remark that tue collision Vas brought
about BY the ernel mob sustaining The Cor,
yenton. Suffice it say that tie civil
authorities took all the PRECAUTIONS possible TO prevent tie
outbreaks that they applied during three days previous 70
have the military preserve order at the place where the
Convention vas 10 meet; that the authorities, State
and municipal came to an understanding to act
citizens no more than the police contemplated preventing
the Convention from holding their meeting IN peace and
adjourning and dispensing unmoestedi and that me
warrant for Their arrest woNI nave peen SUD
mitfed 10 the military ss agreed upon, although
the Presidents dispatch 10 the and
tho subsequent 10 the Attorney General was mpere
tive that the military must not tAwart the GesTenon
The military authorities had been icT three Gays previous
"a tie hot IN constant communication win the Attorney
General and tho Northumberland, with view
10 prevent the impending riot. Tho efforts
were Unsuccessful and could not cOuneraet the incendiay
counsels and appeals Of those who for sinister purposes
Rad had In view this very result n order 10 reap political
harvest That the civil authorities have done their duty
in this respect is patent That moro could have
been done by them impossible, they
we're allowed 20 the of the riot by taking
proper means prevent the meeting OF the Convention
and wc doubt not for a moment that the military CON-
marder himself viii be the first corroborae these fes
aud 20 arrest all cumnious puations against tie con-
duet Of our people under these trying circumstances
As regards the proclamation Of mertie law the least
that can be said is that was inopportune, the noung
had ceased completely the police being masters OF the
The colored population body did not participate in
these sgraeefu scenes aud the freedmen N the vicinity
Of the riot we're standing as lookerson, wIhous peng
molested. -. -
wee loading them IN the affair doubt well organ
lied That they were well armed Is undoubted as -
policemen and several citizens WIRE ether killed OF
wounded by them, although the eo-het was over II less
Yyeny-seven rioters siled Ind considerable
A. dark. when ell was over, when those Of the mob
were either dispersed in prison, when anl llity AMI
order wa restored, martial Law proclaimed and the
prisons where the rioters were eonled emled by orders
from headquarters. ,-
These measures doubtless were not intended 10 revive
,h hopes OF the outlaws bat they lot calculated to
inspire them with false hopesl The very next morning
The organ OF the atatos issued containing as usual
the most nlalnnatoTy articles, and 30 the succeeding
issues.
Had the military on Monday afternoon taken stand 10
cooperate with the civil authorities instead OF pfocans
marital law, the beneficial ELECTS would nave peen
che result. 49,. 80. .
We remain very respectfully yolF otetcnt servants
ALBrRr VOORHEEs Leu,onant-GOYefno OF Lo1'eion"
4. 5. HERRos, Attornoy-denefal Of l'ouishh"
!. T. MONROE Mayor OF New-Oflcans