Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1866-08-17
VOL. XII -: NO 80.
The Now Orleans Massacre

1t seemed difficult at first to understand
the presise condition Of affairs at New Or
leans, but as the subject il more fully de-.
veloped, it looks bad and dark. The Now
York Evening Post always true to liberty.
whetl er sssailed by frieRd or foe condemns
the President. So also does the New York
Sun and all the leading Union papers in
tho country. We give tile following from
the New York Tribune, as being a. intelli-
gent history as we shall be likely to obtain:
We are beginning to understand more
fully the recent massacrs in New Orleans;
and the causes preceding it. The moro
evidence we accumulate, the more We are
convinced of the justice If the judgement
that tho President must be held directly
responsible for all that ha. been done in
New Orleans He cnsendered the spirit
which broke forth IN riot, murdered loyal-
lists, aud finally raised tile Confederate flag.
About 40 persons have been killed, and
large number Wounded, nearly all being
friendly to the. Convention ~ This is tho
result Of the Presidents policy iu Louisi-
ana, and we regard it as fitting sequel to
the result u that policy IN Tennessee:
where the military authorities are prevent.
ed from furnishing the authors of the mas
sacre in Memphis. Memphis unavenged
and unpunislicd, is fifty followed by New
Orleans.
The President began his work of inter-
florence July 2lst, when lie asked Gov.
Wells to inforn him under and bv what
authority the Convention had been called;
and also under what authority it assumed
to represent tile State Of Louisiana. This
was before the massacre. Gov. Wells was
Governor of Louisiana, and according to
tie Presidents frequently proclaimed the
ories. As MUCH IL sovereign in his way ~
the President Himself. Tho menace to
Gov. Wells was as much a usnrpation as
though the President we're to address a let
ter tn Governor Fcntom TO know ut1let xhd
by what authority he summoned the State
| Legislature. Gov. Wells disobeyel the
President and issued his procla,nation for
elections to be lield to choose aetesates h,
the Convention to fill vacancies-ail tlixt
he could do by the letter Of tlis law. There,
upon. July 2Sth. the Attorney General
and the Lieutenant Goveruor-t
to obey the law or.to permit tic matter "
go to the courts to test its coisStit t,tnDaliiy
again telegrnphed the President, stat
ing that riot was feared that the Gov
ernor was guilty Of the horrible crime II
being i'll league with the Republicans -
that it was intended to indct the members
BY grand jury. and asking whether the
President would Interfere with tile indict-
ment. To which, July 9Stl,, the President
.ep1. ;.'"' ~. "''"'' WI" DC tApected
''';.I I.,'" I ""u ",' ""s''"c' Ut ihter'e!e
wv" s,I.". '"v p1oo..""ss .,, " '"c courts. IN
3;".. ,;u. "u'"' .'',' ""; "''e'"' schte.nen; III,
o'.' d. ""''' ~" p''"Se' 10 sofuiefs shalI
,,''.s. m "". ih's was on saturday,
M",o .""'''"e ." p'ocia''hed MS purpose I"
suppress '''' E""Nele'"h. ne thereupon
s"n'"'"'r" l",sce'nen' DC ~ known: wh"
were Sriec'e'' ,,i, ,"r 'nelf 'a'or III rebel ar
''i'.s' M M p','ce i"ree ana tiie mo" act,
q" ., '"s .!"'' -. =. III pr'"' '','r'iohy' anu diu
'"r MorN v, suppression tnoroasihy.
Nnen !ho Ion'euti"h assembled INV
ilesi"eA' issue" MS @ or1er ." Mr.. Heron
,ie.''.' ' VI Ho'. !" e'is Naoinet III tmo
r's. p."o.' :n'' 9''r, uePoseo no'. y" els
''' no. o"'s'"g 'he lresid'nt In the sec
W." .l p'"..' p, i" p'ac'u "rn. oheTluan unaeI
'', 'ne o',.'I, vi o.a'e oi'ce'. !" the unra
P'"..' :.s '',s" "'S1 was NOT t3a' or calm
eAee"'Ne ,', "liIef. performing solemn NM
's'c',"' u.'! ""l VI |'"ie".' angry man.
sf"n'ns i" "'sl! PH"P,t' snrPat'on
VII, ho' "e ''e,a'co, Inc people must
&c, re "''' ,y,:''''" -,H HcS"I or un'aw
i In asSe''',''cS ,',"st DC suppressed Letn
"c re'',e''"p'eo '.at '.ese words were writ
'.n ~ " ."'""'".,. VI reoels, |" men VINO