New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-02-12

Policemen.
BsaT S S bv me Killed and wounded Of whom could
not get absolute facts: killed coored TO- wounded 'coi-
Very respectfully. your obedient servant,
A. HARIsUFF, AssistantSuTgeOn L. :. a.
official conv: GEORGE LEE, A. A. A. g.
One remaTEable fact should be stated this connection
only one citizen was RTd or YonNg
he was killed. it appears in proof by accident ana not
nv any of the friends OF the Convention only ten police
men we're wounded and none of them severely ana nome
OF them were slain. -, .-,, u.
liens had called upon In advance to come armed 10
protect aud defend the Convention this could not nave
Oee" '"0 O"' PRFMrpIrArEp BY THE MAYOR.
This riotous attack upon the Convention with It's terri
Bile results Of massacre and murder ~ls not "a & %
IT the determined purpose or NE Mayor q We oHg
Of Ne1- Orleans 10 break up ms C0nre""'" W ""'u
We state one fact in this connection significant both as
bearing upon the question OF preparation ana as ln1ca
ing the true and prevailing esg on I'm. re o ronvent1on
assembled when the massacre was perpefaed ana more
than 200 men were slain and wounded ms was gone py
City officials and New-0reans citizens Bm h2r orc o
those has been punished, drTested or oolHP,gea o.
These officers Of the law, living IN the Guy ana 70
that community acting under tho eye OF supettiois,
clothed with the uniform of office and some Of them
KNOWN as the proof shows to the SneI oGe Oh I'm
lice, have not only escaped punlshmeht DuS hano Deea
continued In their office. The gentlemen VINO conp2sed
tho Convention have not hSMeNei peer Pnder an og
law passed IN 1906 at once commenced ana are now
pending against them for breach o. de Pe aee;, ~ ~
tragedy Of tie day mere ne agents 81 more ern,n'o. s
and demonstrate inc genera sNlhpdthg VI
people in behalf Of the men who did the wrong against
those WHO suffered IL. 49,,
to suppress the convention ana io tScr
upon the members and those friends whoever tncy
might be- that should attend It's meeting 10 uor'eu Hou
Before the day arrived there general denunciation
of the Convention In different circles ana m casual meet
ings on the streets; wishes were eAheu ''u
tons declared that II should he dispersed hhoy
several Of the members and their friends funeral notice
Announcing advance tie death OF the convention was
posted the streets sunday; declarations We're madss
That the niggers and halfniggers' should De wiped
OUT members Of one Of the fire companies absent from
the city on Sunday declared that they must return ana DE-
ou hand the next day they said HaySs brigade VIII
an De thereund will clean ont those damned 1ahkees
one man remarked ~ - soltod bo,' m ,n ana No.
II was freely said We ar gns 70 hpss 49,, Liai u H.,
tir' that should come out oi me convention
,iot Won vii sec fun to-day That 10 j. sin kill
Niger" Fire engines were brought out on" Oh whl' h.p
pistols in the box fire companies gathered near the ls
tuir M the same time from different parts or the city; III
the early morning man was nsceTtaihg me hhi'S Oi
school Dismissed because tcre Wa' 10 uc i,V',
yea of different kinds worn 10y cllll'hs on c
citizens encouraged the riot IN different ways teo Neie
crowds Of citizens ut different paris OF tnr ett y
Cheered and shouted Tor "Jei Davis aia ,rd dDi
Nlr. Johnson when the Nounu'a nv, NV, WI
brou CHIT In the clock up members Of the cl council
cheered the policemen "ih their bloody work." aud
finally one of the rioters, either policemen or clzeh
has been complained Of or punished. ON sunday night
the police were withdrawn from lne si%hs Una, .NeS
might rest ml Monday morning, Whcu t,y NJ o,
dered To report ~ their different hcadqultc~ larry on
the hole police force, humitilhS h.iN''l s''
ana 600, werr Masscd M th'it dliicitut slalos'
wcrs ordered to armed, aud arms were Ibthsntd
TO those who were without the Inc Gt pa , vS .
police Kept NJ the staionhou'es uhth Ihe to ai
lived when their work should begin. soon aiitf h0O an
unusual alarm was gwen suca hs nau n' H., W.
Federal armies were investing the cry ana thch ne .o.
bned police, headed by Officcre ana iienFn WIN lhsr
Companies rushed nm one WI, ron u;icen, Pl,sso t'
city toward the Institute QUO nc @oih 81 uu,Oh'St
mGnced. In these acts ~ violence, police ana htmeh
ard citizens acteddn concert Diieret H. ny
bands reversed that their numbers could not be de
Chief 81 Police 20 control or cheek thesc men, p't n
slaughter permitted until the ed was gained fAc|
OF TITS description Here put ON PIooi MN ~ l,r
Of these men determined ON by the Chief executive
officer Of the city, and was prepared Tor Dy MN On the
night before the meeting was held.
10 h IBado the duty Of the COMMITTEE 10 inquire ara
report 10 the House whether ahd 10 Nhat eklchl we
members Of tho organization claiming 70 be the Govern
IncLt OF Louisiana are responsible Tor the hrOco acts
that end brief statement Of facts which occurred De
fore the Convention met is necessary 10 Was detd TMed
assemble The lieutenant Governor OF lons ANA and the
AttSrneyGeheml Of the state united with the Mayor In
that determination.
On the 2sth OF July the Mayor notified the Commune
ing Officer that the proposed Convention was an I'M
1f asscDbiage" that It's object N meeting was TO
subvert the state and Municipal GoyerBmens and that
he INTENDED to dsperse by atrSs.ns 'as ngs ,
ncpal law, provided they met without the saneon OF
Che military authorities" No request n made for mill
tary aid hut notice Is given that The Convention rs 10 DC
suppressed by the arrest II its members unless Tie Con
ycntlOn sanctioned Df tnt nlliaIJ
III reply 10 that cOnmunicauOi zen bhru Staten lnat
the military commanders had he'd themselves Strictly
aOO from interference vain ihe sOhoal uiol el'S VI
the citizens Of Louisiana, and be proceeded TO say
II the sSsemblage IN question has the IeK sht 10 TO
model the state Government II should De pt9eS.ed 80
doing ~ has not, then IFS abors must De looked upon
simply harmless pleasantly To when no one oughto
your oath OF office. regret 10 differ with yon entrey
cannot understand hOw the Mayor OF cty can uhuer
take TO decide 80 important and delicate Question as tse
legal authority upon which Convention claiming 10
represent the people Of the entire state bases Tvs hcto
hThs doubtless viii, IN duo time, be properly decided
upon by the legal branch OF the United states Govern
ment. At all events tho Governor OF the state would
seem to be more HEsSd SaeI upon 70 t and
What We most want at tho present time IL the Inhlnte
Of perfect good order ana tho spprdSsson 81 VIC
one calculated 10 disturb the public peace ana Tranquility
am 70 understand that you regard he h9per OF r
IL large and the lawlessness OF their chaacter 80
wen established that yon doubt the abty Oh SCi sn
force Of police TO control them yon have III hue case o
TO call upon me- and will bring to your assistahce not
only the troops nov present In e ey Due ~ assens
either upon the land or ON the water awess violence
must be suppressed and IN this connection the or
der OF the designed Tor inc protection
OF citizens Of the United States deserves careful con
tideration ltimposos nigh obligations iql iaa,y tGT
nance OF the state engaged la psaceful ayocaohs
On The 2sth Of July the Mayor acfolpalsu ny nna
Gov VOORHEES,, called upon Cen Baird To INFORM MN tilat
the design Oi an nterfeIenceDy the ponce hau MAN
doned. and that indictment by the Grand jury OF
the Parish process wOuld Issue TO the Sheriff to make the
arrests Upon objection being stated TO this course ana
understanding that each should COMMUNICATE WIN inc
authorities AT Washington the interview closed. Cen
Baird was informed that any wrt or arrest tht hghtb e
issued would be submitted % him before service Ana II
was believed by him that an danger OF violent iBerle
ence with the Convention had been removed.
Gen. Baird telegraphed u the Secretary OF war, ana
said .
"a Convention has been called with the sancuon OF
Gov Wells TO meet here On Monday. The Lieutenant
Governor city authorizes think II unlawful ana pro
pose 10 break IL by arTcsting The Delegates haNt
given orders the subject hut have warned the par
ties that should not cOunenanee or pelnt bnoh action
without instructions 10 that effect from tue lresluent
Please instruct Inc by telegraph - ,, a..
No reply made % this, 1Hd Cen Brh was iclt 10
act upon orders then in force and according 10 ihstro
lions then existing and be had previously informed Tie
Lieutenant Governor and the Mayor III What may be
deemed that nc was required 10 act unless otherwise IN
structed No request had been made by either The Lieu
tenant Governor or the Mayor for troops or military ald
No dnnht lad heen snrnesiel of the ImnhLlY OF