New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-02
SHALL THE GOVERNMENT PROTECT
REBEL MAAsACRRst

With hideous fidelity the Copperheai papers reflect
in their editorial opinions the spirit of the NewOr-
leans riot Not one has dared to say single word
against the rioters who attacked the Convention and
unfortunately murdered whites aud blacks. Their
censure is for the victims and those who suffered
death for their principles denounced as revolu-
tionsts and yrans. There ia in this apathy to aught
that ia heroic this utter indifference to truth, some.
thing more appalling than the riots.
The Daily Ne,cs, from which nothing better than
silence could be expected has not even that negative
modesty, but ridcules the murdered Dostie as "a
leech and barber" The grave is no protection from
the ghoul The Herald accuses the Radicals OF at.
tempting to excite civil war. and threatens
them with hanging to the lamp-posts. The bond
praises the blacks for their fidelity to the Re-
bellon, with shallow hypocrisy mourns over
their murder and bames it upon Northern
Radicals. With a sublime contempt Of truth It ac-
cuses the members Of the Convention with assailng
the "ordcrly administration of law with revolution
airy and cruel violence" The Express seems to be
ashamed TO caumniate the martyrs especially as 1t
quotes The Timess special dispatch as the best ac-
count OF the riots. The Times which can no longer
be considered a Union paper, has thrown the whole
not one OF these papers which has honesty enough
even 10 rebuke in the mildest way the Rebels who
committed these atrocities. Not one Of them notices
the fact that the Convention and the Freedmen were
attacked by men who carried the Rebel flag; they
unite in attributng to the Union men and the Freed
men the responsibility Of the crimes by which they
suffered.
But We stand by the facts They show on which side
brute force was triumphant. They tell thesickenng
story too plainly for any asehood to deceive the pub
lie. What prominent Rebel was killed. but how many
Union members of the Convention were butchered
Very few of the Rebel policemen hurt, but forty
loyaliss were killed and large number wounded.
The Radicals" in New-Oreans were too weak TO even
dream of beginning fight; it is mean morality, and
meaner sophistry, 10 accuse the 20 members OF the
Convention, and the procession of 100 negroes, OF
having plotted revolution. The attack was begun
by the police under order of Mayor Monroe, a no.
torious Rebel, and i'll the meanwhile the freed
men were given over to the mercies of
mob of Rebels. BY order of the President, the mill
tary were forbidden 10 protect the Convention, and
SHERIDAN the hero of the Shenandoah, was formally
made-against his will, we hope and pray-the accom-
plice of gang of murderers. Unfortunately for him.
he was absent from the city, or he might have won
new honorS by returning his sword to the Govern
ment rather than consent to stain il with the blood
of loyal men. Let the nation judge by the facts.
They prove that this almost St. Bartholomew
massacre; that it was intended to begin a Reign of
Terror in the South; that full notice has been given
that hereafter every loyal Convention that dares to
meet in the South is to be broken up by fire and
sword