The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-08-08
General News.

Iota says: The details of the New Orleans
riots, and their causes and consequences, will
continue to engross public attention, at least
until after the fall elections are over We are
much enlightened in regard to their origin by
reference to the radical, revolutionary and
despotic programme adopted by the radical
leaders of Congress, and intended to be car
ried out by Congress Mr. Boutwell, disclosed
the plot in speech on the 18th July, but it
had been known before.
1t was intended that Louisiana should in
form, by bogus convention, ratify the con-
stitutional amendment, as we'll as Tennessee,
and also disfranchise the ex-rebels and enfran-
chise the negroes. AS soon as this was done
the validity of the action of the convention
would necessarily be tested, and the Supreme
Court would decree that it belongs to Con-
gress to decide which was the constitutional
government of the State, if doubt existed
In the expectation that the convention
would act in accordance with the programme,
al effort was made to prolong the session.
The radical leaders were in favor OF it, As
the plot failed-though it was deep plot,
and full OF xpectation-the radicals made
out of it an issue for the political campaign,
accusing the President and the ex-rebels of
having caused the mob, by breaking up the
convention.
The President on Saturday last addressed,
by telegram, to Gen. Sheridan certain inter
rogatories concerning the late New Orleans
disturbances, with the view of obtaining a
brief statement of the material features of the
affair, commencing with the meeting of the
revoutionists on the 9th of July, and ending
with the riots of the 30th and 3lst of the same
month. To-day telegram in answer to this
was received from Gen. Sheridan, informing
the President that the required statement
would be speedily furnished.
We have information here which makes it
appear almost without "a doubt that Gen
Baird, who was in command at New Orleans
during the late disturbances and from their
inception, was in full sympathy and had a
perfect understanding with the political agi-
tators and revolutionary men, 1t may be
shown toe, that General Sheridan, who was
largely dependent on Gen. Baird for the has
ty account of occurrences contained in his late
kilograms, was mistaken in many of the opin-
ions he gave of the conduct of the civil au-
thorities in New Orleans. Whatever we shall
hereafter receive from Gen. Sheridan will
doubtless be based on the testimony of others
than Gen. Baird and the officers Immediately
under his command, and probably from eye
witnesses, and generally from a more legiti-
mate source than he has heretofore been de-
pendent upon.
Those interested in the success of Capt.
Clark's voyage to Europe in yacht of TWEEN
ty-eight tons VIII be gratifed to learn that
the Alice arrived at the Isle of Wight on the
29th ult., nineteen days from Nahant.
The Germania aud the city of Boston
bring files of European papers to the 26th of
July, and fuller account of the prelimina-
rles of peace proposed by Prussia The Or
ganization of South German Confederation,
to embrace the States south of the Main, is
stated to be optional Austria is to join the
Confederation, on account of its German pro-
vinces. Bavaria was unable to obtain an
armistice, and Prllssian troops were at once
to advance into Wurtemberg and Baken.
The Princes who had been dispossessed of