The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1867-02-15
The New Orleans Riots.

Hon. T. d. Eliot, and Hon. Samuel
Shellabarger majority of the Com
mttee, appointed at tire last session
to investigate The circumstances Of
the riots last summer in New Orleans,
: submitted their report to the House of
Representatives on Saturday This
report, which is too long for us to
print concusiyely shows that the
riots were gotten up 10y the rebels;
that the authorities were implicated
in them; and that the President acted
most disgracelully concerning them
He was fully appraised of the state Of
things in New Orleans, and yet what
a part he enacted The Go mmittco
says
The President knew the condition
of affairs in Louisiana in July last
He knew that rebels and Thugs
and disloyal men had controlled the
election OF Mayor Monroe, and that
such men composed chiefly, his police
force; he knew that Mayor Monroe.
then an unpardoucd rebel, had been,
after his election. suspended from dis
charging the duties of his Office by
military order. he knew hat he HIM
self subsequently pardoned him; must
have known the rebel antecedeuis of
Albert VOORHEES, and A $ Heron: he
knew that riot and blood-hcd were
unprecedented; he knew that military
orders were il. force; and vet without
the know dye of the Secretary of
War or of the General Of our armies.
upon whose immediate responsibility
those military orders had been issued,
he gave directions 10y Telegraph, which,
l enforced as it was intended they
should be, would have compelled our
soldiers TO aid the rebels. against the
men in New Orleans who had remain
, ed loyal during the war, and sought
to aid and support by official sanction
the persons who designed to suppress.
by arrest ON criminal process. and I'M
der color of law, the meeting Of the
Convention, and that, although this
Z Convention was called with the sane
ton OF the Governor and by one of
! the Judges OF the Supreme Court of
Louisiana claiming to ac' as President
= of that Conventions
The elect OF the action Of the Pres
Ident was to encourage the heart to
strengthen the hand, and to hold up
tho arms Of hose men who intended
to prevent the Convention from as-
sembllng
The Committee propose that I.oui-
si,na ho roor,r,r;,aa -, 4, lo,.,l. bog,s
an" ""'i' "1' - "'"e' IL sho"i" oe
protected Dy the miltaly We quote
from the report.
If thop IN or8ar To ms, dofnrnin.
alton of the question which the Conn
mittee hi, beeu. cbatir4j l., answer, mo
only moan. afforded as Ma been tb,
opinions ~ mon. tliere misbt be in ou,
: mind lu.e-f..i,t, and e,n,a ,,.is.,,,,,,,,
lest polifirI l5.soa hod airaete1 tbe
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e settled by fi,f..,.i NOT otaniou When.
men are driven from their houe. and
+ their live. Threatened and thnir prom
erty DESTROYED -vb.,, IN brsiness ma.
, arc prescribed when recent rebels
hold all places 81 trust. ana bay,no
power use III 10 oppless md uums6
loyal men because t6ey are and lave
been loy3 when tba Whole bndv 81
+ coIorad mon who have never ntnrbea
from am, asr,dir,llov,Iist. v.boo nm,
day. vor. III ,,ri.,t ,nJ,be. d.nuers
a aeates. IS iI..f.o.. .f Nm .,a 49,
cntoi III system lggntci Lkd wrd
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