Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-08-09
THE NEW ORLEANS MOB.
Kts History, from the COservatIve
Stand-POInt- = Statements by Ihe
Lieutenant Governor, Attorney
General snd Mayor Monroe.
New ORLEANS, Aug, 3,

| His Ercellehcy, Andreto JOhnson;/
SIR-Your Excellency is already In pos
session of the lnan facts as regards the
conspiracy which, by reviving the Conven-
tion OF 1864 purposed to subvert the civil
government of Louisiana.
An informal meeting of twenty-niHe
membership being the whole number,
seVenty-six QuOrum-proceede to dep0se
the President of the Convention, who con-
sidered the Convention itself extinct, and
himself t,nct,ts o6icto, and to elect r. X.
Howell as President pro tenn. They ad-
| journed to meet again, and proclamation
was issued by the President pro tenn. conven-
| Ing the Convention to meet on the 30th of
July last, and directing His Excellency the
| Governor of the State to issue writs OF
election to I'LL vacancies. '.'.l.
| SO far the whole matter was looked upon
ms harmless experiment although mischief
was intended, the people being confident
that the Governor would not condescend to
notice the proclamation, and that in case
the Convention would commit any act OF
interference he would have It dispersed.
Unfortunately, however, after the lapse
of nearly month, the Governor issued
writs of election to fill up flfty-One yacan-
cies in that body. This document, to which
the Secretary Of State refused to give his
attestation under the seal of the State, was
issued under the attestati0n Of the Private
Secretary of the Governor.
1ne peoglo ..Id y 49, ho o,,tontni,,oJ 30, ~
wneH ~ t Ioot tIo;.. rhjos Wonist,.oto 90 boS y,
Cno l'0D yinao as.ioto.,nn -. s,,hna,.t +ha
8Wen mnI,uH a9'.Ssa .,oao.,,o;or ~ of ,,1b;ob ;u
@ 'M at-ip,steJ 20 he too1,;ro,
was a., Sp.iSa tha S7,b oS INV a1orga S1eet-
Ou ,,,os bSid w IN ,ba 6aiI ~ the Honae og
DIX r"santotivaa "aH nrofassedIv for tbe sd.
,,norsa,,t of n;uorSoI s,,ffrage hnt in
LIE 90 oroonize f,r the maetinO of the
ro,,,'n,, H. ~ ~ n5 tho MonSay followin0 Tho
ob;aot nS oF the meotina was to oronset6e mas.
S;n,,s md nreindices NJ tbe colored nonnIa-
ton io so @ AZ to make them the victims of a
.;ot bv ,,roino them beadlong into q CON
;,;oS "i' WV - ~.
i'I0T Sn tho otber hand ve were determined
70 nrevant riot and bloodshed, nv nursning
Sucb a course ma yonld hattie the nefarions
ooInuIat;one oC those a0itators. Our remedy.
ond tho onIv ramedv mnst no hv reconrse
80 tha usnai nrocess Law. and aven then
70 nroceed in s,Ich a wav as to faSten nnon
tban the resnonsihilitv of ali coIIision-
THO cose was Submitted to the Grand
IT,, h, tho Attornev GaneraI and in tbe
uooor fine the Iientenant Governor and
Movor called unon General Raird To ascer-
tain Tvhetber if warrants issned unon reg
Mar Indictments. we're nIaced in the hands
of the sheriff for the arrest of the members
of the Convention. the military wouId in
terfere. The answer was that the Sheriff
himself would he arrested. and that the
Convantion meeting neaceahlv conld NOT he
interfered with bv The officers of the law.
II is nroner here to state that the Mayor
Roird innnirinu whether he wonld he inter-
fered with bv t6e military in case he wouId
nroceed IN Sisnerse the Convention as an
rnnIa wfnl assemblaoe. The answer to this
WAS that the meefinO of the Convention
heinO neaceable. IL could not be SUPPRESSED
hv the Mavor. and that the military author
ities wonld prevent the interference of the |
civil Authorities. -
II was Suggested tv the IieutenantG Gov
ernor that the citv authorities. under these
circumstances. did NOT intend TO interfere
To prevent the meeting of the Convention,
but he proposed that in case A warrant of
arrest were placed in the hands of the
sheriff. the latter. before attemntin0 toex-
ecute IL would call upon the General. |
who thereupon would indorse his obiec-
tions. and the matter would at once be sub |
mjtted to the President This arrange
ment was satisfactory TO both parties. On
the same dav the Attorney General and the |
Ijentenant Governor teIegraphed tn the |
President to ascertain whether the process |
of the court for the arrest of the members |
of the Convention could be thWarted by the |
military. The answer was that he was ex-
nected To sustain the court,
On Sunday. the municipal authorities
called unon the press To advise fine neonIe |
as TO the proper conduct to be held the next
dav. go as TO avoid ali collision and riot.
and the Mavor issued his nroclamation to
the Same effect The nress of the citv with
tbe eycention of the Radical ORGANS Gave
wise sanitary councils To the nu6Iic. i5vii.
inc ali good citizens tn avoid con0reoatino
q ohont the CanitoI and tn behave themselves
with prudence. -
On the morninp Of the aoth the lien.
tenant Governor called unon Cen, Raird |
IN commnnicate In him the President's dis
match. He also inouired of the General If
he would have some troons in tbe Vicinity
of the Hall TO preserye peace and GOOD or
der General Raird answered thar annu-
cations had been made bv members M the
The suggestion was then
nnoda tbot to bova TOO 1er1a q noI;co foroa
an on the snot might he Construed as y means ,o
To- nvarewe RE members. ond thot inos9
nS,,ch os The civil anthorit;es Ala not ;,,tand
interferipG no. with the Convention. IN until Ii ip-
strnct;ons were received from The Praai-
Jant ao above o1reod on - % ,uas Suo nsoas noS -
have troops to co.onerate With q small
nolice force m nreserve nsace and nreuent
aII ,,ossihIe atteponts to hrino oho,t q coi,
Iis;6n
This suooest;on mot tbe onnro1ol of ,ho
General H6o then stated tbat hs ,rouIJ
U;ve in,noediote orderS 10 have tha troo;,s mD IN
raaS;nasS Rsfore tha ond M oftbis ;ntor,iia ~
h a was a@a;n ~ sSreed G mon betwsen ne Gapor"i