New-York tribune., 1868-11-02
TILE NEW.ORLEANs RIOTS.


TIE TRUTH IN FULL AT LAST TIE DEMO
CRATIC CLUBS CARRYING OUT FRANK BLAIR S
rROGRAMME-NEGROEs MURDERED AND RE-
PUBLICANS HOUSES SACKED.
The New-Oreans newspapers, with detailed
reports Of tie recent Democratic Rebel riots in and
that city, have hand The truthful Republican
confirms THE TBIBuSEs special dispatches and shows
from undoubod testimony tnat the ruts "cio premedi-
ta.ed by the Rebel Democracy pretext for selling tho
City Government The Crescent, a Rebel journal, con-
fessos ns much IN the following editorial paragraph:
Whatever may be the pIoXmae cause. tis is the real
some time governed by 200 800 intruder supported Dy
ope NJ tLe State are restiye under such
l. strange that Gov Warmoth finds himself destitute
that i'm bis despair he calls the United States to sup
port him with Tho bayonets of tho arnyl He might well
known and his party might have known that to this
complexion IL was sure TO come at last Inc people or
the State prefer military law odOus as may pei " lhe
odiogs rule Of ana &C. sS"sTas'
On Saturday nght at about sSO O'Clock two eol9rea
clubs marched procession througha portion OF Canast
filed into Canal from Carondeets The other colored
club Ied into Canalst fT0m 81. ChaIlesst Mhen tne
sherdlus were marching down Car0ndeet-st tho WORK
ngmcns Tenth Ward Democratic SluD were on toyulhs.
81 and each club good naturedly ana NOcdefOusH
cheered as the sheIdans were moving IoSi % tb ,ae q,
Canalst and according 10 one report OF an eye witness
a. they we're crossing Canals from Dauphlne 10 ana Oh
Canal beyond Baronne, WIN the rear near ee ~
Dauphne a white club WAS marching along tne sOuth
81 Ia q
the column Of the Republican procession aud opened
re upon the tS e%SsIs, soTasr "GS "a" BarCnnss the
dead bodies OF three colOred men ana one coiOeu pvy
were found Another cOl0red man. James Nllllams, VINO
resided AT No 336 Phipst, was PICKED up on Saals.,
near the scene OF conflict and taken TO the main station
IN dying condition. having 9een Seyeioy I oIh III
not give any information about VINO Mouhaed nn' ' Oh
wltl what the injuries Inflicted lie was not III the
procession but was standing or walking along on me
banquette We have this semloncla statement ihsue
by person holding position when renders II eeeSS1Iy
that his should be Withheld holn Tue pupnc' he
says: ,. -, .n "ro,n Obicb
occurred Canalst, near Baronne, on Saturday hsn
and hnyhg read the accounts OF the same rs given
Az . "mtiy,lv d6prent from what / observed OF the
AFFAIR wish TO give my version The oiaO
and threw IL into disorder whereupon 10 save themselves
from being down, tho colored meh sluSA M a. a so
horses with their lamps 20 turn them aside ana the nrS
then commenced from the Workngmens Clup, by whom
a yoley was poured into tho coOred proSessl9n Whch
broke and IN retiring returned few struggling shos
We have the following account from another observer
OF the unfortunate conflict M,
Leaning 5 b S pas 90 t &c sseertaDns the relevant
interest manifested by each party Passea ns be
parade About 10 o'clock observed colored Radical
procession approaching from toward the river on te
north side OF Canalst We arred awhile aud saw them
turn from Dauphne st. TO Barronne and ne up the son
side of Canast. When the head OF the column reaenea
the hall OF the Constitution Canal SIuO' making the the
form OF the letter 4 the Democratic workngmeas
Club approaching on the bouth
Charles quick pace, aud remarked 70 NY itiena S o
unprecedented trouble when he replied; You are luess
10 discern the temper OF the people, ana searve3 NV. NV
the words passed his pe the white cluD usheu .o
the center the cOlored line, when the nrlnk coI
menced. Being unarmed, ana Ia DO "S SSd Pnrrcini
lately not however, TIL seSer~ ,,su sno'' .nnor
been fred into their ranks, ,y lney ,,nIp~n apPaa
entity being unaware OF the true nature OF tnei hluon
Such wells and hurrahs as accompanies .noit tituIn
over four uparned men-black men whom tney ielt III
| the gutters ridded with bulets-eouM nhrdy Do OK
ceoded by tho warrantabe camof oi VIGOROUS @
mere child boy OF perhaps 10 summers, was struck
| with a club, breaking his neck ana hinnB ni,h lu
| stnnty Ills corpse was left between those OF Two
soorrd men, and by my friend picked up soon aite
nJ marched toward st. Charlesst In confused order
rhat n was an unproyoked assault IL certain the Demo
cratic Journals the contrary Notwithstanding Nunei
ana an xlous parties assembled as ne6r as SAFETY
! allowed awaiting the restoration or uuict, anu
| for a half hour l never knew such an eHete-
| n,ept squads OF men were hurrying TO aud fro
| firing their pistols. yelling, aud making nght hdeous
with their Wild demonstrations ana whe we were
uuon tho result OF their demonstration nfk was hetu
nj the corner Basin and Canalsts 70 wnch point tey
nil ran CRYING Kill em kill en, white men 10 tue
rescue Anxious OF course to ascertain the true result
I hnsened there but was too late as man had been
| carried from there either killed or wounded coulo
not learn which At this moment shot was nred at the
corner OF Common and Baslnsts, ana there was keh
eral rush for that point but did not go there. Five
men In citizens dress then ran back ana denberateylret
"a many bullets into the eless body and again rsoine!
fine Sentnes Of whom be t said none OF them parlicl
paed IN this horrible tragedy Twenty or 80 beside my
self drew around the spot when policeman came ui
and ordered tho crowd To disperse Then they set upo
him. diving him away aud tauntng him viii
where's your MotTOpOlitansV where's you
Yankee trooper Come back and carry hip