New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-09-17

from the Upper Post and from Jefferson. How
reliable this news s-oT NJ least to what eXtent-L
cannot say positively; at all events would sug
geat that an inquiry be made. The colored popu-
lation Is not answerable for these things, for,
Egoaded as they are by infammatory appeals to
their passions and preudices, tits astonishing that
they nave not already fallen into excuses. After
leaving you, | called upon the mayor, who was
pleased to know what Cooperation be would have
! from the military department. AS measure Of
/ prudence it would be welI-should you, however,
concur in this view--to have military force dis
seminated throughout the city, to act in concert
with the city police but by all means in the VII
cinfty Of Mechanics Institute. At this very m o.
ment my messenger comes i'll and brings the in
formation that a large number of freedmen are at
the Mechanics Hail, and that great number of
white people are in the vicinity. The excitement
IS Increasing. The appearance of soldiers with
| policemen at this moment, would be very bene
| hciai. remain, very respectfully, your obedicnt
servant, ALERT VOORHEES,,
T. Lieutenant Governor La. d
In delivering it he remarks that the Lieutenant
| governor was not sure Of the correctness Of the
| reports which he made, since they were founded
on rafnors broughtin to him yet he thought it
well to give me the information. Inreply, stated
thatf had already sent two messengers for the
troops, and that expected them every moment
From this time forward messengers continued
constantly to come in bringing news of the re.
newal Of the riot, of the arrival of fresh bodies Of
police the ground, and finally Of the attack on
|
Mayor Monroe who came in burriedly little after
2 o'clock, and inquired - when the troops pro
posed to bring up would arrive? replied that by
that very time they should be on Canal street. He
then asked, rather auxiously," " Will they be
| white troops?' . VIII they act along with nv
| police g replied that | would have some white
troops, and that l would suppress the riot no
| matter who We're engaged in it. The interview
lasted but few moments, and these three interro-
| cations together with my replies to him, cOnsti-
tuted the substance Of the entire conversation
| which passed between us on the occasion. They
furnish key to what was passing in his mind at a
| time when he knew his police had gone beyondall
bonds that could be justified by people of any
| party and felt the heavy weight which responsi.
billty for their acts would impose upon those ac-
couutabIe for them. The statement he has since
| made, as to telling me then thatr,he held me re-
sponsibe for the boodshed Of that day, is entirely
| erroneous.
The error may have been worked up in his mind
| BY the excitement of the occasion in confounding
subsequent thoughts with the events as they
TRANSFERRED It is not probable that would have
received such an accusation without resenting it,
nor would he have neglected, in stating his re.
| marks, i'll giving my replies, had | made any. !
| Immediately mounted my horse and rode to Canal
street, where the soldiers then arriving. This
was about 2:40 o'clock. The troops were at onca
moved up Canal street to the City Hall, where the
assembly had met, but on the way encountered a
| large crowd of white men and boys, generally
armed with pistols, and many Of them drunk aud
prepared for further disorder. These We're dis
/
various streets and warn people to retire to their
I homes. The Mechanics Institute was already in
| the possession of the police, most of those who
| had been within its walls having been either
killed, wounded or captured and sent TO prison.
| ltWOuld not be proper in a. report of this char
acter to state positively and Intimately what did
occur during the riot The testimony Of sworn
Witnesses, which is now being taken by board
| appointed for the purpose will establish these
facts beyond doubt. Its enough for our pre-
/ sent purpose to state that, according to the
information we receive, the tirstactof disorder oc
CURED as procession of about 80 colOred men
was moving through Canal street. These men We're
generally armed with clubs or sticks, and
| perhaps one in ten had pistol, The procession
was preceded with music and the American flag.
1t was fired upon, and the most trustworthy evl-
dence goes to show that the shot came from a
restaurant on Canal street. Another account
states that the shot was fired by negro in the
4pr0cession at some one who attempted to take the
flag from them. rush was then made upon the
procession by policemen and citizens, and, per-
haps, a few more pistol shots were exchanged,
but find no evidence to that effect In a few
moments all was over and quiet restored; the
police made three arrests and carried off their
prisoners, while the colored men passed on to the
Mechanics Institute. There were very few per.
sons injured in this encounter, probably not more
than two or three. 1t was very trifing affair
, and was suppressed easily.
After this the colored people who were moi
inside the Mechanics Institute were assembled il
! front of that building in Dryades street. occupying
/ that position between Common and Canal streets
AT the same tune the hostile cltlzens were collect
. ing IN Canal and Common streets, but slight
separated from the negro gatneflhg ihe ehtf
number OF persons, including the convention an
those friendly TO it, both inside and outside of tn
), huilqing, estimate at ABOUT hVe hundred OF 81
0 hundred men ~
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