The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-01-12
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.. 9,. NhW ORLEAN5,flanuaryv y.
The Congressional Committed appointed
to investigate the New Orleans riots have
completed their labors, aud in short time
the report maybe expected The duties
OF the committee were enlarged at the
suggestion Of Mr.. Washburne, by directing
them to 'inquire also into the appointment
of eX-Confederate soldiers to positions In
the Custom House, to Tho exclusion Of good
Union men," This failed of It's effect, for
Mr.. Bellogg, tie Collector OF New Orleans,
testifies that very few ex-Coufederates
have been appointed in his department,
but that nearly or quite all the subordinate
places are held by men as "loyalr as Mr.
Washburne, or The men IN Congress who
got up the investigation.
Mayor Monroe was brought before them,
and took occasion TO remark that he was
not an original seceeionist, but a co-opera-
ZIONIST though he believed then, as he did
now, that the Stateshaye rights separate
and apart from chose of the General Gov
ernment. That at the outbreak of the war,
In his opinion, there was but one Union
man in the city of New Orleans. and that
was DR.. Dostie, for he was the only man
who left the city under the proclamation
of Jefferson Davis, leaving all he was worth
behind.
In conclusion, Mr.. Monroe stated that
the first secession speeches he heard made
were delivered by Messrs. Michael Hahn
and r. King Cutler. and that the most
prominent States Rights man, at that time,
was Mf. w. Il. Fish, whose name was Sec
ond on the roll of the Southern Rights
Association OF New Orleans. During most
Of the time Mr.. Monroe was giving his
testimony, but only one member Of the
committee remained In the room, Mr..
Boyer, of Pennsylvania.
The Times. in an article on the doings of
IN u
the class of men sought out and examined
by the committee, mentions the. fact that
they are the ont-casts Of society, and adds,
to strengthen the position, that "a distip-
guished Senator of the United States was
recently received and deluded into the pre-
sentation of u petition inlfavor of reducing
this State to. a Territory, Which he declared
was sigued by a number of the most in
fluential citizens of New Orleans when
some Of the most prominent names
signed to said petition consist of dis
charged policemen, with q sprinkling
of criminals and eX-felons, who have serv-
ed their time in some penal establishment,
and when not single name is given which
this people recognize as that of a we'll
known and respected citizen" This class
Of witnesses were examined by tho COM
mittee. and hence, when the report Is pre- !
sented, the public will be able to determine
how much credit should be given to the
testimony reported.
The evidence of Mr.. Jacob Barker !
well Unknown and highly respected citizen
OF New Orleans, was forced upon the |
committee, and he declared that
the people of New Orleans desire to full |
ill all the duties and obligations of good |
citizens, and yet they are arraigned as dis |
turbers of the pace, as promoters of riots |
and disturbances, and unfit to be trusted |
with the elective franchise or local govern
ment. The committee could have had the |
testimony of hundreds of just such men as
Mr.. Barker, If they had desired TO arrive at |
5he truth but they preferred to listen TO |
lhe stories OF men "notoriously unworthy |
IF belief and their report will be judged |
rom that standpoint,