New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-20
Repor, OF the II. be, Grand bury.


To ne Hon. L ABEL Jadse efae Fds, District Count u Aer
TIE Grand Jurors Of the parish of Orleans have had
under consideration The subject Of the terrible riot tna oe
cured in tvs city the 3Jh OF judy last and now come into
Court and osk leave TO report, that
Der OF oz ns whose testimony they had been informed was
material 90 show the cause opon manner ana close OF he
Iody scenes of the 18th Of Juv; and in order to secure
i'm fair impaIta history Of the bloody dal as well as to
nnd justify tho conclusions - vbch they nave arrived
aud have embodied in TINS rpo they have euscd inc test
mony 81 tie wtuesg5 examined ny them % be carefully re-
drced VEr winch testimony the! submit herewith arg
Tap "a. VI Ysg last ihe.e w-s eoaa.e At qq ID
tcr tue Mrcnahcs lhsl" IN thH e! Nn ca tsie. an
the death u ano.i 40 persons white ad blch ana IN tue
wounding slightly AM severely, Of about 300 more.
The inst question paoia' pscsenng lise IS a e1sses
IN tine oil pfc;ound peace 80 teiIple egnnti " Any
aroused our usually quiet a1d paced5 Popuaoa 70 50 aug
4 community hitherto moving so harmoniousE together
Tie question however u not difficult Of solution. 49,.
Solc weeks since meeting Of about thirty persons ue'
IN rel caucus tbs city elected RUFUS X Howell riesi
OF E TO meet on 10Th OF July last ana that TIE Gov
tae State should be requested 70 isne us
ff elections 10 n The Ia the Convection lLese
claimed TO liva TIC light aud power ana very uis
gusld expressed The intention to rclod tAe COMMUNION
o. iAo fr frir pulp)sc nLd 10 take possession o
.i.., b.,e al Ne question OF the rrsensons Il this
boiy OF men S4fe o. 20 say That thcfe neYeI was moIc
iot ard au lseipus q i no to assume power tla1
=, ,t,,dcs 80 y, mot In convention II bad not the
w. st M uhsier,r evan under the resolutions o.
meet which construed together well bv tie in,errrtia-
tor al author never coatemp plated that the power Of a.
inc CONVENTION should be conferred on hel csuch
oitle body except Ia he ese Of The it stion 81 tAe O
clearly and explicitly c1Leis tue power On me Lssat.Ie 81
s fret session 20 lcc0ago1e TIE members o thi
In csse Of tie a19ruoa Of The constitution ly tie people
Again u tie collh ucol thet The lesiaen o. te Io
rcuto1 lad tie power 10 coll The C,nyenHoa W @
rect aionep1scsse that and D. u Dnffc reised
exercise IT, TIE idea II caucus Of o. o' bOoy sn9ie
quorum b. ~ undertaking % elect pf''seh y h'
etsufdry. fact ]. the whole thing FoI admitting tla
tc C,rnon Of isCi had undertaken 20 peipetaaie tier
suution would have been ridiculous pre'ension
uItlout binding effect aud necessarily nudity.
I assumption of power then on 10 FORT 81 these men &
graft open defiant violation OF Jaw II was an insoint
w.es attempt rrbvert the government snd destroy
have auouatcd 70 irtr ahd woed be puns9H9c Eih
death Fortunately .or thea ~ OILY oiease Tor vieh under
o laws louisiana sAe could be Indicted and punished for
uy meeting VITA the Object proicssed OF DESTROYING the
gosrninent Il siste 0E makine and knowingly assist
ing o. met ia onyea" snd Tor shicS oens 1hess who
net 10 convention tho ooh u Jgy have been indicted ~
Ga ne So q July then this body according to public a.
noaseeAesi was 70 Ist ~ i,cr Ssae irre.pectye Of
color place this city A. ihs meeting nhammat3y
&c ,wbers They were advised 10 cone the Conven
ion Mondny Ito come IN their might 70 come prePaIel
called helbon helbound villains and were told thal
unless rights Of loyal cit d their eoofed brethren
Rebel blood
on Monda1 morning the 3Oth early hour Se coored
peops gathering In and piece
io The meetirg Of tho Convention, nany OF them armed
,ard he une- 81 sitting OF the Convention with eoers ny
ing drums beating and these armed VITA beAT1 Ste "
and aeeorng 20 some witnesses osed and pdshed the by
ISLANDERS 90 Of The crowd OF w9e
asarbsace as ts crowd passed up made and
the procession passed on to the place wheTe tse
Daring this disturbance there were psios n'ou ''
two by negroes IN the procession -, .
senby IN session themselves Wahou esh te
shadow OF right the power TO overthrow Tue goysIns o.
The taea body OF usurpes eonsping Tor ths snoNoh OF
me Copuiion and sate and thy surrounded
crowd Of negroes, brought there by pret'Hs
aud armed FOR the protection Of the unlawful assembly IN
their laWlessnesS.
Cnder what the legal hight as wen
st papable duty q ts AZ ,s e voator
II the law and TO arrest and hold them Tor ta ih oene
ne minister OF the law we're no, compelled TO a~a attack
10 made them by the diStnrfers "i the pulo
inc them They authorized 6y the law 70 take to niti1
t1e using such force aswas ue 70 Of he
Offenders punishment This however wa" no' "O' ""u
appears that tho authorities found that tbs ultsy
les would not only cooeaie with the IN making
d with by either the municipal authorities MAYOR
Monroe informed that he woad not be allowed 10
al the time explicit m asserting ssss '9s aa
parish after Indictment found n sn sss onVe
tor Unwilling 10 bring about eohisioh De,wcen .ae s
@ of aresng the members ard was sgreed ard
distinctly understood between the General a. @
should indct the members Of the Convention that me STERN
instead OF making the Arrest Te,si Directly to tbs General
who would indore thereon his refusal TO ALLOW the e5eed
Ton would the w
~ lie United States fsr direct and specific astructios IN
ae " IL the mean while the Convention was 10 re-
Mir and 10 order TO secure peaoo ana qe'
ary force 20 be used In copJuncuo wits some OF
~ ce IL evident 20 this Grand jury tha-in pursuance
80 i am roment-he, munieipAi anhoel anu
70 III svoed everything kat could possibly lead to col
betweea police and ,he Armed i9tce
o. a. the usurping Convention appears ne
81. Of these views, al the request "a bum
- cltiSsasthe Mayor issued pfoo'amaton
oer e,sps so TO behave themsclEes as to avert oil
~ rot and acy which they appear TO have needed
- sSiasretd by uninterrupted passage uieusn ho
80, -, ,he noisy yarbulanf menacng and heuslhs proecr
sa negroes on their 70 the place OF the assem-
bsS rne sse promised to sssIs in maintaining order
e. L.s ease or osher not forEeominsza net much
aiis.,sntsd "A there % NO uoeoe i,s timeH MLsa
Z. $50. rave syerted all dsurbacce and The dFsadnB
80, ,es1ss OF The dag vord thesnJ na3 Dssh Sesae
~ y;,s,v never IA rrse unfn the net wss estrey
- n - lance fhs crfspss showa that the ccnaicf
49, ,yymi 20 fsial themselves WA hsSuA tte
IN sart AZ the place where the Corvsnton sat Arer
Est ,hs rrsoss fea hack. snmay Of them tA4ng
ssyS The Hecbsuic Ipstitute ne tgnf was sonnysa y
sSSs hs buildine and i.e gSn's nses 70 into
IN sns ~ h .,rursithey win be found In the accom-.
VIC xee 10 to ssy, the police succeeded 10
psn rsny nsrsons-white and blaek-who were placed
IN IN ccrsremepi and 10 entirely quelling the riot
sneafs 10 have been some unnecessary sacrince OF
Wy "n ferocy and brutality In the clos
oil This nmenabe tragedy by persons N the CROWD
until now unidentified Some these pesons Neie Misseu
W. ,Ser Of the MAYOR and Chief OF romeo Oh, were III .t
her With ali the other persons arrested W WY poev ~ ny
me OF the riot discharged as lar hs VIC Law ns S ~
sssmira1ion by the military Autsores mho nan on
% yeninr on The roth July taken possession OF tne oty ~
9gc o deeiarafon OF martial law hehee the
,fiaentifving parties engaged In tns NV % IT,, 20 ~
Vim were guilty unnecessary cruelty ~ ~ ~. ~
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