Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-08-08

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"WEDNESDAY oxvENiNc, j. .....AuG. s.
TssB l.oUlsaANA CoNvEN.
T1ON-GEN. BANKS.
When Gen. Banks undertakes the work
Of a demagogue be does u vigorously. IN
his letter TO the Warrington National 6e>
psbliosn, August lst, speaking Of the death
Of DR.. Dossie he says: 1.-THE unseen hand
that emo.c him was that which applied the
torch 10 the city Of New Yoss, and BY
which Lincoln fell. His desth will b
avenged, and in this, - in oil trials Of good
men, The blood Il ths martyrs viii b the
eustesanes Of The Church" The style u
this is Of The ''hlseding Kansas" order,
which Tor biz own reputation General Banks
bad better leave 70 the 7tibuss but the
substance contains . false and atsoclous
salumny, - well q significant threat, Tor
u 10 we'll known that Dostts was one Of
those insids The Convsution building Who
opened ere upon the police, end who By
that act Of the Assassin provoked an as
sassin's fate. or course General Banks
docs no mean that the same persons Who
assassinated Mr.. Lincoln, aud fred New
York. killed Dostie but he does mean
to impute 70 The whole Southcsn people,
negroes and radical emissaries excepted. .
completely in the blacklist Of csimes, and
. res"iness TO repeat those deeds Of hor-
soe from which honorable minds every.
where shrunk with dread. lie designs,
moreover. to excite the spirit Of lntoler-
ancs and persecution against the Southern
people and 10 humiliats and destroy il pes-
sibls fallen foe. Very contemplate in
Gen Banks. but perhaps natural under The
circumstances, for his 10 not mind which
can forgive, and his own Installations in
Louisiana will tester end rankls long in his
soul.
The history Of this bogus Convention is
very simple, in looking u which IL will be
easy 10 understand General Banks cham>
pionship. int, which il would have become
him 10 have howc moderation and reason
rather than bitterness.
THE New Orleans Convention Of 1854 was
an illegal gathering, got up by General
Banks himself 20 reconstruct Louisiana
under the Lincoln- Banks programme.
Il started on false prctcnccs, for il esllei
itself State Convention, when very little
territory beyond the city Of New OrlsAns
vas hsld BY The United States Cover mcnt.
and that little by force Of arms. The dele
gutcs we're mostly non residents, many pre-
tending TO represent parishes they never
saw The msjority consisted Of newspaper
c,rrcsp ondents, suffers and followers Of the
army. The sittings Of the convention we're
marked by tho grosscst dissipation and
drunkenness. and il finally broke up in
disgraccful row, and free fight. la dis
reputable character wss undesirable
This Convention, under ,ustruction from
its masters formed new constitution, which
was adopted 10y such popular vote Is sat-
lated the Radicals Of least, and State gov,
eminent was allowed 10 be organized under
IT, Thus the work Of the convention WAS
ended; il had no power TO prolong its own
existence. even il il had been more legal in
its or gin, nor to re>asscmblo two Years AZ
forwards IN contrsvention Of the very con
s,tuiion it had proposed.
This revolutionary committee, fos il was
nothing else, vas not satisfied to lay dosn
their III. gotten power, even after they haa
done their work to their own or their mas.
tors satisfaction, and so, before adjourning.
they passed u resolution authorizing the
president Of the Convention TO call il 10.
gethcr again At any time, at the request Of
its members. This he recently refused 10
do; but call was nevertheless issued. AMI
the radical revolutionary committee ass
sembled to undo its own work, And without
any authority from the people Of Louisiana,
who were getting along too well to suit
thcm, to "rc.construtt" the State again ac-
cording TO their own wishcs-with negro
suffrage, coniscation, and everything else
that was oncrous and Objectionable 10 the
people. AMI would secure their own power.
a.. a. ..,c 10,
ell; ard fairly waracl the conspirators
that the outrageous attempt 1t usurpation
would create feeling Of public indignation
which might lead TO riot. That was what
the Cenventionists wanted. revolution, and
the seizure Of the city and State govern.
mcnts. So twcnty>six Of them met-all
told guarded BY bands Of armed and cx-
cited negroes, 10 whom the promised suf.
frags and equality, and who were no doubt
infiamed by the hopes Of plumber, and
eommsncsd the Convention. That NE
white population should have bssa rosssd
to indignation BY such an attempt to destroy
their government, and place them under the
domination Of the ignorant and debased nc.
Rrocs, was but natural, and collision oc.
CURED - Vas anticipated; and whether
originating in tho outrageous conduct Of
the blacks, - stated, or not, il was the leg.
Ultimate fruit Of the lawless ssssmblage.
II 10 his band Of tWcnty>six conspirators
who Gen. Banks undertakes to defend. We
think he has scarcely shown his usual pru-
dsncs, in mixing himself up with Louisiana
affairs again. time will yet come, Ne
trust. when his own record 10 that State
will zee the light Of day but he 10 certain
y unwise 10 hurry il up. Tor . blackss one
to overshadow the prospects Of On ambitious
man Is scarcely to be found in history.
PayloG ehe Rebel Oebs.
Il 10 favorits "argumsnt" Of yadisal
speakers that the Democracy are in favor Of
paying the rebel debt. payios fos The smsn-
cipatsd slaves, and paying for Southern prop.
srty destroyed during the var. Thee rad-
leals strangely .underrate the intellig ence o.
ehc people when they seek to pAlu such
stan upsa them. The Democracy eva pssp>
ssty and pay taxes like other men. They
0nA the taxea heavy enourh. Goa kno~s