Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-08-15
THE NEW ORLEANS MAO =.

The revelations which have been made
from the highest official sources In regard
to the New Orleans riots indicate degree
Of crime rarely attempted by apol'ticai par
~. That the whole affair was Radical
plot, secretly and deliberately planned, witn
the connivancc of the leaders in Congress
annot be truthfully denied. II was not
only the subvcrsion Of the State Govern
men, which was sought, but material for
party uscs-snother bleeding Kans1al
That the plot was we'll understood in ad-
vance 10 clearly indicated W the speech Of
Gevssuer Boutwell, before the adjournment
Of Censrsss, wherein he urged delay in
the adjournment on the ground that the
rsvolulienists would need the aid Of Con.
srsss 70 succeed II was well understood
By Samner. Trumbull and Banks, when
they secuted the Convention rs mockery,
but thought little riot would be sgocd
thing for the country II anything could
make the illegality Of the convention more
apparent than il already was, il would be
Ssdgs Abelrs charge 10 tho grand jrry,
~h'en sttracts universal attention. He was
os0bsf oil the Convention Of 1864, which
the rsvolusionisis now attempted illegally
= revive. he shows that the Convention
wes called on the pretext Of . resolution in
ne Constitution Of he State ~hich is in
reality no part Of the Constitution. II was
esvss made part il. II is to show that
ne Illegal attempt 70 revive the deiunct
Coavsntiou Of 1864. was "without the
e''ghtsss legal prstsxt." II Was also with.
81 jassi6casiea on any other ground. The
o1f32Slies Of Louisisna contains provis.
bn Tor its owx amendment, through leg
Islative and popular action. The
work Of the Convention Of 1864
Vas Aniahed At that time, and every
safeguard was thrown t1oond the Consti-
tuition then adopted. There was no legal
power or right to resuscitsts the Convsn-
ton; and the conclsvs OF rcvolulionists
svinced that they understood this. when,
at the informal and illegal meeting which
produced such bloody results, they pro-
cecdsd to deposc the President (who cons
sidered the convention extinct) and 10 put
another man in his place. This was done
by meeting Of % MEMBER, oil told yet
legal quorum was 70.
II was desperate and reckless attempt
TO overthrow, by revolutionary means. III,
government Of the State. A secret con-
clave Of conspirators organized the move,
mcnt. and finally avowed their revolution
ary scheme, when concealmcnt was no
longcr possible. Then they addressed a
largo meeting OF negroes, using most in
namstory appeals. ard urging them to arm
and to fight all who resisted the revo'u' ,on.
ary Convention; promising them the right
70 vote il the succeeded
These same Radicals had full control Of
the convention IN 1854 which made the
constitution they could have given the
negro the ballot had they chosen, then hut
they would not. Nov they attenp, it by
revolutionary violence!
1t is stated by the New Orlsan. papers
that among . crowd Of negroes assembled
around the State house were many colored
women, who did al in their power to lnci,e
the men to violence urging them to "do
~hat DR.. Dostie told yom--pitch in colorcd
men and help your friends"
This is terrible state Of affairs for .
country like ours. and We fear the end 10
not yet. We pity the cclorcd men in this
matter, for whatever turns up they must be
the greatest sufferers. They are blind tools Of
40 unprincipldd faction.