Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-08-10

ed through. calling them rebels, traitors and 9th
er pet names
} Gov. tahn succeeded in getting into the hand
Of the police unhurt, from out Of the buildin!
where be had been. not as member but as on
Of the most prominent equal rights man in tn
State While be was under guard, however
some coward shot him througn the back of th'
head, iDHlcting 4 dangerous wound, and he wa
also stabbed. He then placed in hack and
carried to police headquarters where SAW hin
sent into confinement. lie was very pale and
blood trickled down his face from a wound which
seemed TO have reached his lef, temple
Mr.. Dostie, who had the reputation Of being
the most violent negro-suffrage man IN the South.
and who certainly was the most violent speaker
on Friday last, was killed while attempting to
get away. | am told that policeman shot him
in the back, and that after be fell a crowd jump
ed on him and cut him horribly with knives.
John Henderson snd other members OF the
Convention we're als3 captured, and were wound
ed-by stray shots, the local papers say, but
more likely by cowariiy rioters-Hhile on their
way 10 the station house.
The riot commenced at 1915 and ended at
$50 O'Clock. At >. IS O'Clock, the military, IN
der Gen. Baird, appeared on Canal street, and
finally took possession Of tie whole city. Be-
fore night the riot was conf Cd 20 Dryadss, Ba-
/ rome, Common, Caronielet and Canal streets,
and the buildings and yards all around the In
sutute. | ssw freedmen shot dead on all Of the
above streets except Canal, who could have teen
arrested uninjurei. How many men have been
killed. wounded, or even arrested, it IS impossi-
bic 10 say, but my estimate IS one hundred freed
men and twenty-five whites killed and undcd
anI one hundred altogether arrested
The substantial meu Of tie city deplore the
occurrence, but all are very violent in their ex-
pressions, some eloriiyitg in the murder Of
Dostie and others in the murder Of The freed
men.
NLw ORLEANS, July 27.-The people are pur-
suing their regular peaceful avocatIons to-day.
The only place strictly gusriei by the military
Is the Mechanics Iusttute
The following dispatch has Just been received
AMI promptly execuiet
WAsHiSoToS, July 80 .
To .iadreir S. Heron, .410racy Ge4eraI OF .
Louisiana
You will call on Gen. Sheridan. or whoever
may be la command. for -.-icieut force % sus
tain the cisil authorities ii -lppre-sug all lille
gal ~ unlawful assemblies B, u1 u-urp or assume
70 exercise any power OF authority, sithou, fret
having obtained the consent vf tie people Of the
State. Ii there is 90 be q convention. let Il be
composed Of delegates chosen fIom the people os
the whole state The people must be first con
suited On chan -.ug the organic Law vf the State
Usurpatiou wil not he tolerated. The lsw aad
the Constitution must bee sustained, and thereby
peace and order.
(siguei) ANDREW JOHNSON +
NJ further disturbance i arpr,heni led.
SECOND DESPATCH.
NEw Onu,Ns, July 3l-Attoruey General
Heron. Lieut.. Governor VOORHEES, ami Mayor
Monroe have called upon Gen Baird AMI lail
President Johus1n's desYa cl before him. Il
was agreed that the Military Governor should
occupy separate Offices n the City Hal, the
Mayor performing his usual functions, and the
Military Governor directing the movement Of the
rool ID css1 Of further rio,.ng
The Gnrl Jury have found ,rue bin against 7
some - members Of the Convention. but the
WITS will u9, Dee executed until the government
II the city is restored o. ,tc civil 8uihor.- ,
les.
IWcuty-tH3 policemen in all were wounded
esieiisy, two of whom have iieI Can't. Loup q
as wouuioi ir ,he beg. The S,rgttut-at-Arus u
q the convention vas also baIly wounded.
Many ot the tlnveuu0u.sts and others who !
re wouuIel viii probably de- s.
More than 200 arrests were registered yesier-
aY at the let district station. a1i proportion
te number were carried To other district stations.
u o. whom, as was lreyi. l-iy reported. have y
cen released by the military government.
Ile y. y. Iriiuse but expresses con- n
icti1n ami dread which presses upon many
carts. when it ,ays. We should attach d
title importance toa single outbreak if there h
las reason to believe 1t was due to local p
luses hu; tie conviction is forced upon Us +,