The New York herald., 1866-07-31
FIVE MHaRous BILLED.
The President and Other Members
of the Convention Dragged
Out Of Their Seats.
THE POLICE FIRED UPON
Martial Law Proclaim ed by q en-.
eral Baird.
&c. &c. &c.
&c.


Tho radical members or tho Louisiana Convention
which a,so,,,I.1 !. ,ss. !, -. - - ,,... !,
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the State, desired the President thereof Mr. T. 4. Durc,
reconvoke tho convention ths summer for tho pur.
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s '.,o" '" -. aa''n''n0"' - .no .o"a"'u'
uoh OF the United states which Was passed. by the pres
ent Congress- This Mr. Durcll refused 10 do on the
0roura ,h, Ma enc,,on, co.a.a -, ,,a oa,,o,,,o
s. - ~ ~ 80 ~
OF 1864 adjourned and contendng that that body could
now have no legal existence
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.Pon 'h' 'e'us' VI 'ho iics'usu' 70 rcconvoke the
convention number OF the radical members had a
meeting and elected President pro tenn in tho nerson
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y - n "o"eii' "no iniinoun'oy ssuou tho ioho"-
ing
PROCLAMATION.
Whereas by the wise, just and patriotic policy de-
veoped by the Congress, now In session. II Is essential
that the organic law OF the State Of louisiana should
revised and amended to form ciyi government
IN this State in harmony with the general goVcrnnont
esnish lmparta Justice. insure domestic tranquility,
secure the blessings OF liberty to all citizens alike, and
restore the state TO proper and permanent position
in tho great Unon OF States, With ample guaranees
against future disturbance OF that Union; and
whereas, IL Is provided by resolutions adopted
on the 18th day OF July 1864 by the Convention
Revision and Amendment OF tho Constitution Of
he y, .he cali =, shs prcaasn sna
reconyoke tbe Convention for spy c,nse And ,b,i ao
shall also, In that case. call upon the proper officers
o. " 'uo sa.e 70 cause eecuons 70 De held 70 MI
In parishes where the same NAV be pr.e,eabie and
whereas, further Il is important that the pro-
s,.,c, sn"uIa ne s.,oa a. =. W., ~ 'ns ~, th.ea .
shortest delay prsct able; and whereas at a meeting
held N New Orleans, on 'he 10Th o. June 1860, the
the cont,nrsnev provided for N "a ,eo,n,los. ~
pressed their belief that the wishes and lat rests 81 the
loyal people OF TINS state demand the reasemblng Of
Inc nnd.,s,,nsd ~ a., ~ pra.asn, So, 80 y ~, @ W. @
poee of said con, en on and In conjunction
with His EIcelency the Governor OF the State 70 issue
and orcriny hs nsscs.Sv scons =. .oan - nssshia
tm Of tho Convention "a aforesaid BY virtue of tho
s"snca ~ tho sSorssaid resol,,ans ~ adrn A.
Issue this my proclamation ong the said Con.
yenlian for the Revision and Amendment, Of The con,.
ancs, ali the dsoga:es 10 said to assmbls IN
chancs' Institute Building, IN tho city Of New
vreans on .ns n,tn MONDAY thir,o'n Gay, o. july
call upon hs Erccency the Governor Of this State 20
issue the necessary w OF election 70 elect delegates 10
,hs sr o'"''H''on ~ p~'1"e' no' NV 'sp'e''"1a
Dons and signed a. tho city Of New Orleans, this
seventh day o. July A. 1905 and Of tho independ
en'e % mo on''s' Howrfr Ts finey proa,ssn, nrss
Attest: JoHs Z. NsxLm. Secretary.
In pursuance Of tho above proo,smAuon the radical
members assembled in the hall Of tho House Repre-
sentatives yesterday.
riot had boon Anticipated. The Mayor iasued pro
ciamAion enjolning all persons refrain from commit
ting any acts OF violence, and requesting tho people to
avoid assembling groups In the during the ait
tngs Of the convention Tho police force was strength
ened and put In proper rm and all was made ready 10
meet the emergency; but, ss appears BY the following
dispatches the mob became uncomfortable and rio, snd
discord held ssyy in the city.
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fearful state Of eScitencu, prevails In this city
The police are behaving 70 inc most exemplary maa'
hs, ana uy'he 70 prevent pnchihS sh' moophs
" X fSh mas ju& oeen oaNn out OF 'he convention
ana carried 70 the lookup oy doaoe guard OF police
him"
The stcitsmsn, throughou, the entire city Is IN
bounded
NV osLsast 5uiy WI r ~
The President Of ths socaod Convention of 1904 an"
the members thsfeo' Ho oehs oho ~ one ses'oa ana
confined.
little morc order and anietneS now prevails,
HAv-pAsr osr O'Clock "
pgocezsion " nsgross, with flags flying and drums
beating vhie marching towards Mechanics Institute,
werome, ny soms whites Who wore r-pulsed after on
dv,vorna 70 dispersc them
Several shots were fred but no ono was huri
The Convention met Al twenty minutes past ono r "
| Twenty. members wsrc present
There has been Interference with tho Convention
y.l The military will be ordered out Al once.
x.S Two ocIock r. NJ
The mos, intense erctsn.ni prevails all tbs
7 city individual 1ring u goisg On 70 common tsnal
I and pryades s.reets
Three negroes have been killed on pryades ana ~o on
L Common street Two whites reported wounded.
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