The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-02-13
The bloody New Orleans Riot.

The majority report, on the last New Or
leans riot, was spread out, In all Its huge
proportions. In yesterdays Cincinnati Ga
eette, filling about ten and half of It's coli
,t,ans with ine type. II any person pro-
poses inhicting the reading upon us, We
trust that he will delay his intellectual re-
past till we are "tucked up for sound re-
pose. As the commission was-as Rndi-
cal senator once said Of Military Commis-
sions, such as hanged Mrs. sURRArr ban
ished General VALLANDiGHAM and sent
Others to penal Islands and dungeons for
life-''orgdnised 10 coRvict;p and as it was
given out by the consplrators, long before
line OF testimony was taken. that the
whole responsibility that bloody tragedy
In New Orleans was chargeable upon An
DREW JOHNSON, Of course-Rs matter of
course-thc Gazette would not say less
than
Among It's many startling features, the
most noticeable Is that which reviews the
relation of the Acting President 70 the con-
spirators and murderers and II viii be OBJ
served from this that Mr.. Johnsonis directI
ly responsiblaAfor the massacre. lie had
been advised Uf what was intended. lie
had it la Ills power 20 prevent the riot, but
he used his influence to encourage the
rioters. This much Is settled beyond ques-
tiOn.
The report of this New Orleans massacre
will occupy the darkest pages of the history
of the rebellion, and no actot Mr.. Johnson S
official life will prove more damaging. In
the estimation Of the civilized world, dian
those committed IN this connection"
SO much for the Judgment which the
Gazette, after but one side of the argument
has been heard, has rendered up against
the President. "Oh just Judge! oh, up
right Judge"
What the character of the other side OF
the argument may Represented by Hon
Mr., BOYER, of Pennsylvania, the only
Democrat on the commissiOn--mRy be
readily inferred from what the regular as
sociated reports to the Western Press, OF
yesterday, gave us; a report by the way,
which the Gazette, singularly, suppressed
We quote it;
WASHINGTON, February 1.-THE mi
nority report of Boyer on the New Orleans
riots argues the illegality of the COnven-
ton, and states, in reviewing the origin OF
the riots, that ii was the acts and deliber-
ate Intention of the Conventionists that
produced the excitement ana brought oul
the cOmmotion.
lie dissents from the opinion of the ma
iority, that the riot was deliberately
planned by Mayor Monroe, and refers tC
the evidence to show that the first shots
were fired by Il negro at policeman and
gives credit to Lieutenant Governor Noor-
hees for having originated timely aud pre-
cAutiOnary measures, which, II carried out
would have prevented the riot, and which
failed from no fault of his. He says IN,
Presidents acts exhibit him as Il Chief Mag
istrqts. dctadted by sincere desire 20 pre-
serce the public peace and uphold The ldp,
In no degree. whatever, is the riot attrib-
uted to the Governor of Louisiana. 1
there be any members of that Government
in whose act the remotest cause for the rio
is TO be traced, they are Judge Howell, whC
headed the conspiracy to overthrow tn,
State Constitution, and Governor Wells wh'
lent his official sanction to the conspiracy
but on the day of danger deserted his pos
without an effort to restore the publ,
peace; and if there be any members of thu
Federal Government who are indirectly re
sponsible for the bloody result, they ar
those members of the present Congress
whoever they may be, who encouraged
these men by their counsels, and promised
to them their Individual and official sup
port.
So much for both sides. We care hut lit
tie about either.