The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-08-07
From New Orleans.

From New Orleans.
The following are the latest de-
spatches from New Orleans:
NEW ORLEANS, August Alarmed
sentlnels have been withdrawn from
the municipal halls. and martial law
withdrawn. Many arrests of armed
negroes have been made since the
riot. A street car was fred into by
negroes last night, and one passenger
killed.
'Data, the enterprising and trust
worthy correspondent of the Balti-
more Sun, sends the following correct
copies of the most important commu-
nications by telegraph relative to the
New Orleans disturbances
WASHINGTON, August 2.-As show
ing part of the -history connected
with the attempt of the usurpers to
hold convention in New Orleans.
and the riots that resulted therefrom,
1 give you copies of the correspon-
dence by telegraph between the
President and officials, State and
Federal, in Louisiana This CORES
pondence has not been published,
and is now for the first time printed
exclusively in the San:
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, July 2S.
To His Ecceuency Governor Wells,
NeW Orleans, La:
L have been advised that you have
issued proclamation, convening the
Convention elected in 1864. Please in
form me under and by what authority
this has been done, and by what au-
thority this Convention can assume
to represent the whola State of Louis
lana. ANDREW JOHNSON.
New ORLEANS July 20.
HIS Ercellemcy Anlrer Joknson, Pre-
Sident Of the United States:
Your telegram received. I have
not issued proclamation conveninc
the Convention of 1864. This was
done by the President of that body,
by virtue of resolution ndjourning
the Convention subject to his order.
and in that case authorizing him to
call on the proper officer to issue
wrlts OF election i'll unrepresented
Parishes. My proclamation is in. re-
sponse to that call, ordering an cleo
ton on the Sd of September. AS
soon as vacancies can be ascertained,
an election will be held to fill them.
when the entire State will be repre-
sented. Your obedient servant, =.
J. MADISON WELLS,
Governor of Louisiana.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, August /.
Albert FOrheeS, Lieutenant- Governor.
on Andre,o S. Heron, ANo,-aey- Gen.
eral, Ne1o Orleans, La:
Were the civil authorities, State or
Federal, conferred with by General
Baird before he declared martial
law? Could not the civil authorities,
State and Federal, enforce the law
and preserve order, with the aid of
the military, and without the neces-
sity of martial law? I hope that
order has been restored, and the riot
not as disastrous as REPRESENTED.
Please show this despatch to General
Baird. ANDREW JOHNSON.
NEW ORLEANS. August /, 1866.
Gen. u .S.Grunt, tVusAiaqon:
You are doubtless aware of the
serious riot which occurred in this
city ON the Both.
A political body, calling itself the
Convention of 1864, met on the 3Oth,
for, as it is alleged, the purpose of
remodeling the present Constitution
of the State.
The leaders We're political agitators
and revolutionary men, and the action
of the Convention was liable to pro-
duce breaches Of the public peace. I
had made up my mind to arrest the
head men, if the proceedings of the
Convention We're calculated to disturb
the tranquility of the department,
but had no cause for action until
they committed an overt act.
About forty whites9nd blacks were
killed and 100 wounded. Everything
is now quiet, but deem it best to
maintain Il military supremacy in the
city tor few days, until the affair is
fully investigated. believe the sen
timent Of the general community is
great regret at this unnecessary cruel
ty, and that the police could have
made any arrest they saw fit without
sacrificing lives.
=. H. SHERIDAN, :
MajorGeneral Commanding.
-. The following is special despatch
to the New York Herald:
WASHINGTON, August 1.-Despatch-
es have beeu received here to-day,
both by the President and outside
parties, stating that Gen. Baird had
refused to obey the Executive order