The New York Herald Newspaper, February 12, 1867, Page 5

| i Ee F Hl 2 3 E el its ry gaz YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1867.—TRIPLE SHEET. Ss ae i bp s ges ie elf the armed police had in the work of | apd sobervess of heart sought to bo was responsible for the ter which ed ay nad the soldiers were no ‘unlawful assembly’ or of the United’ States have been | of the law, Second, having met, BO ‘with the responsibility of the act. ap act of prayer and the responses made description patron- to the Con; charged ky you will f ihe ‘The fact that the telegram from General Baird had not | of names of persons present. Third, mo act of betantially planned: “ul unger, | been communicated to the President has been the sub- | violence was committed or (cheers) that a convention was | ject of comment, and we give in this connection the | stances whatever existed whic! that matier, Mr. Stanton says: residence in this city a telegram {rom General convention, and the slaughter of me: ord Papen eres hits | com at nowt ormenet® oe ane'ts hereto | within the ball thet made the ‘riot? there within prdeeine Poe New | attached. sehegrem wen the {information com- | exact definition of J to what you are | municated to me ‘® convention was to be held at | ‘ment these citizens the speeches that were made, | Now Orleans, of that there was any difference or contro- | to do what was done by them. "Tt cann you. ‘Gad that were made, | Verey. en the subject of a convention or if ‘the act desired finally to be done was peg rtion of the | be held there. From the telegram of General Baird it | constitutiem, and if that act could not be black popalniies, 40 ares ves and | appeared that the convention was to with the sanc- Sa wen pepper. thes (baralice be ‘of Spxeic. “That's 90,” | tion of the Governor of Louisiana, that its ity came unla' in the language of cri strong! pi pm mth pg el ag qussiceet ‘by persons wo Proposed to b ft up by | cause that is not such act ay the | mn ‘ws Weples—In the hallqon Friday night) every- the fecognized atithorities in the Biante the, that General Baird bad | “act”? which makesa meeting ‘unlawful’ must be an ‘which warned C020 that be would not permit this | act of Pa rsicnl vigrenen ox Lacon, government of The United States, and every | tobe done instructions from the Presidemt, and | among whom were the authors gaged in that rebel that convention, | he to. me for instructions. There was no inti- ese of eee with the intention of superseding and upturning the im the telegram that force or violence was | stood the law. action of hich had been recognized by the govern, | threatened by those opposed to the convention, or that | tives has been referred to, for Monroe was in office Stdtes (cheers), and henge you | it was apprehended by General Baird. U; yet hedid not deem the H ‘an unlawful assembly,’? tomed to got sha nearly all outside the no has vention had been removed. > ony ‘convention sanctioned by the Governor, and in the | now excus¢s or ids the ueetion was rennet thay 1 And then the | event of any attempt ‘at arrest General Baird's inter- | upon the rebel elements of a quesiton ‘péewer), which of the | ference would bring up the case, with ail the facts, for aspects of the matter, because, twogoveramenta was to be recognized; a new government, | such instructions as might be proper, and in the mean- | tive action proposed and began to el unt defunct convertion, set up in viola- | time, under his general 7 he would take meas- | lutionary change of the government commission, or request by any Sipe Cf law, apd wine, a And | ures to maintain the peace in bis command, On | requirements of the constitution } tana ny ern then by fe do pone Ay a sae mane ta tke sovurrpoees at | lence ores rae yet mE cas dere Me pepe el Ene pte ed ER ‘and onthe same day 1 was inf of | nas not only not. been dealt General Baird tclegraphed to the Secretary of War and ‘authorities think it unlawful, and tes. I haw should not countenance or permit structions to:that effect from the me by telegraph, A. Brevet Major-General Commanding. this, and:Genera! Baird was left ‘to act upon orders then in force and according to insiruc- ‘Hons then existing, and he had Léeutenant Governor and the deemed that he was required to act unloss otherwise in- No request bad been made by either the ‘Lieutenant Governor or the Mayor for troops or military aid. No doubt had been suggested of the imnbility of the Mayo: rocess or of the Sheriff to serve bis writs. Tt was desired only that General Baird should motinterfere; and when the ée! “the President in reply to that of Lieutenant Governor ‘Voorhees, that “the military would be éxpected to sus- ‘tain and not to obstruct or interfere with the proce:dings of the courts,” it was taken to be a decision of the Pres) dent in favor of the parties who wished to» prouk up the Inst the convention itself. ; ird bad recoived no instructions, he @id not feel authorized to act in opposition to what he deemed to be the instructions then in force, When he so stated to Governor Voorhies, tt was agreed ‘that no arrests should be made without he approval of *General Baird, and “chat the convention should be per- mitted to proceed.” But up to this time it had been hoped that General Baird might be induced to interfere with bis troops to aid in the suppression of the vonvention. morning, after the preparation had been ‘made by calling the police trom their “beats” and arm- ‘ing them for violence, and at- or about eleven o'clock the Lieutenant Governor called again upon General Baird, and was with him until nearly twelve o’clock. Governor Voorbies was aware of the position of the military force, where the troops were and how long it would take to have them on the ground. But he did not then ask for them, nor did he express.a.wish to bave them in readi- ness, according to General Baird’s statement, until Gene- joposed. as a measure of caution to wend for some of bis force, This suggestion by General Baird was satisfactory, and-an order was at once cent by ‘No reply was made to reviously informed the jayor in whet way he heard there; they were mostly negroes” there; it was a precession formed of negroes; they had come to the meeting, «atid Dr. Dostie liked to mako a de- «moustrative speach; ‘he took pleasure im doi h he ' ‘ alanis scale called thom “brethron, &c.; wear fends, go home, pemceabl: isturb wo person ;”” “but,” said which was true, too, “‘that there are prowling “to waylay you; as you separ:ae go home; if ‘you are tn- sulted by any of these bands of men, pay’not attention 40 them; go home right by them without -to them; but, if they strike you, kil! them. of last sentence, and nearly word'for ‘convention, and Charles S. Souvinel—All. the time I was up stairs (Friday night) the: meeting was orderly; I Speech of Mr. Waples; it, was only a shortone—o few remarks; I also heard part of the remarks of Judge Field; as well as I can remember the purport was that they would support theveonven tion when it should meet; it was composed, he-said, of loyal men, and:they would ex- tend the right of suffrag;e to the loyal le. dge Howell »testifie—On Saturday ceding t the meeting of men, the colored val gentleman the convention several came into my house and told me that'the general effect Of the meetg:of Friday: evening was favorable to quiet. Dr. William ‘H Hire—I heard the speaking at City Hall and Fustitete on Friday night, ‘the 27th of July; there was speaking inside and outside friends spoke in.tiee most radical way:; T will state to you that I heard Dr. Bostie distinctly say, “Now, my friends, gO peaceably home, go orderly, Dut, if anybedy disturbs you, ‘The speeches were not calculated te-excite violence on the part of those to whom they wore atdressed; on the contrary, it'was enly in the event of being attacked they were advised to remember Fort Pil Charles ‘W.: Gibbons—Called on Dr. Dostie-and warned him on Mondsy morning (30th of July) that Tchad heard one policomanssay to another, in a littl er of Custem House street, on by God, werare going to hang Dostic and: Hahn ;” Dr, Dostic mate the remark to me, “Lam gi want to take my ip; if they want : “You can do as you duty to -call end, tell meefing:on Friday bi ‘attend the convention ;7" ‘behave , White or black, ‘that- dist: poasn makes the: bell; oar ral Baird himself do not distarb anybody ; kit im.” convention did not meet until six P.M. But although two . hours would be required to get the troops, and although it was clearly impossible to twelve o’clock, nothing was caid by Lieutevant Governor Voorhies as to the true tinre when the convention met; and when the interview came toan end General Baird remained under the beliefithat the conveation would not meet until six P. M. He at once sent for.the troops. ac- cord tion to Lieutenant Gov- ve them there at or near ing at I think it a good 4 mk eay Me tiny can do | St, All hazards)” (anewer 3,009); tim in the letter they + vention, but the declared: Sarasaed ‘pacyonee sought [Dorn please; my . . ‘as in your remarks at the png EY ea be a bra But youmust go abead | scion ar ine betes ‘and he ‘subsequont ratification of ing to his own ernor_ Voorhies, Judge Howell the convention. you, it you told the:people to come out tion he said oa, that yourzel this ccnclusive statemen bold in front-of the Mechanics’ Institute,.and after Rev. Horton : had on the 4 I listened «att there was noth! againet any of the white citizens of Now Orieans; after ? ps ee marhary Bane os street to8t: Charles, and | their respective homes, and the committee {ail to dis- there to keep order, but that he had declined to allow hie ); thathe did not wiehto have the ‘troops for the of siding ‘with elther party. he made:he ‘were attacked by some white persons and mal- | bostile feeling without pretext earn that ‘i ; he nded them a aris poe Deaton _eon thabanihey ‘were | Det commissioned by par Partier in Louisiaua tocommuni- | he proposed. in ¢.tnerhouse or Senate, and being duly assailed and’their lives put in jeopardy, he recommended ith that they should defend themselves to the extent of their t mti.that time, was there anything in Dr. h calculated to excite animosity or hostile ras A, Wo, sir, there w: Q At the meeting outside of the Mechanics’ Institute did Dr. Dostie say to the men to whom he that they ali ought to fignt for their votes; that they ought to come armed to the convention, and that no cowards were wanted; that the stones of crying out for the blood of rebels, or any expressi equivaient to these or anything hkethem? A. I can swear that he made no such remarks, ‘That was just about twelve o'clock, as is Governor Voorhies stated jeans. F. W, Tiiton—Oo) Friday there was a meowes consist- ing of, as far a8 I could see, principally negrves, held at the Mechanics’ Institute; there was a meeting outside As hed the character of the meeting outside? | jaw, our Supreme Court would decide whotii»r that con- ¥ i E q i if ty f At ms i 2 f ti at z iH a : ef ¥ $ E 5 i I AE i He HH f | 5, | a8 ; i i [ | F tt i j . ! i i F i 2} # i H i i i f i ; ej i £ h i i i : F ¢ 4 q i a 5 By 3 | ty 3 § i r : Ht i iH i 8 E i ges § i 4 i é i E | if iT i i i f it 5 Ee f Tei fief i ee [ i 3 $3 8s a8 fe Hf it ae : i ie E i i | rs: re teh i iH it if ff E i Hi 5 2 i i 4 H ‘ i if H <li their names; J recollect I heard their names at the time were called by the multitude, atreet was pretty well nine o'glock when it began, and the meeting lasted till hi ten: the multitude dressed ™ posed to bring up would arrive,” aod ‘wanted “ white trope * to ‘not along with the police If such ald hed been rendered as Mayor Monroe then wanted our soldiers would have shared with the Mayor the responsibility of tbe day's work. THE MPETINGS ON FRIDAY RYRXING—THR RIOTS NOT CAUaED BY THR, ton or Half-past the spenkers a prominent and direct cause of these riate that incendiary and turbulent meetings were held y evening, July 27, Saturday morning, July 28, Lieutenant €overnor General Herron sent the following telegram to the Freaideat:—, ial ae few 0 uly 28, President Jovwweow, Washington, D. c, od wre mai pop ee ly and tem , and tl e committee of ar 6 to-night. Vislent committed against the convention, The facts proved do not sustain the truth of the tele- fore Grand Jury, but i roceAs without certainty of riot. bers of the convention arrested under feom the Criminal Court of this Ly Contemplated to Lieutenant Governor of La. W 8. HERRON, Attorney General of non whieh the ategrnn was fo wi There were three catings ape wae the ball as same t/ and one street, after the close of the former The mvotings of the Jnatit F S55$21 y He ly intothe ed facta inded. ve pon this evening. One one outside the in the 7 = pi : HE 2 erp held epee Ente of Mr. out regard to what it oke me, 1 will tall you a few | Oui been done by this of 1864 a logal right to assemble on the 30th of Jaly, | ment of the assembly. but the-high position and public character Of | Grieang denies thor right, end in bis charge tothe | purpose can mak irpones T charge you that the constitution adopted on the — uch more would the Before the 30th of July Judge Howell, President pro only proposed, but began ip any difference.” “under al! circum- bad been in office democrats and know “Union man." by ite pawere having expired; | ‘statement made by the Secretary of War in to | ple.” ‘The “riot” of the day was not the in the ‘of tbat says:—*1, Tas on the fore mombers of the convention or their friends. 2 ie. Crgantnsion eon ar | Boon of Sunday, the 29th of ay at, Trecelved, at my | purposed attack Uy th police forge opinion was given by most be safe and judigious to withdraw tbe to admit repre- ppb wwe have examined with ‘and have weighed the ve come to the clear conc! be accurate and just. ‘THE LEGISLATIVE In view of the facts pro: that the time has fully arrived wi late aa to secure 10 the and defenders of the acts | intervene apd should people of Louisiana a republican form of The condition of ig there cannot con- of Or the rebel Tebellion has assumed another form, and now controls the government through the same encies that led those armies in time of war. During mained steadfast to the government. treason they wore found loyal. were in the field contending with loyal armics and the nation, these men, at personal ¢ Union to be treason to the State, continued firm in Tose mien are. nom made 1 fee! the vengeance of unrepent although it may be par sh oo ty and life are exposed continual attack. ‘Nothing but the presence of military power at this moment measurably protects them from it does not protect them. from inanit, from ostracizm or the supercilioas arrogance of meu accustomed to own the iabor they employed. government ought to protect its constant friend» against constant enemies; the obi d enforce such legislative it | the facts existing in Loutstana require, . It is to be ex- pected that upon sueb questions there would be diverse Men whose opinions are in accord with those of the community among which the: will find it safe to express their opinions freely, speech is allowed; they wil! conduct their business without interference, and will not observe that hindrances are opposed to loyal men; they are pro- While armed traitors disregard of the ‘of 1864, which 1s convention by vio- she Legisiature formed with as filegal, but the ‘: the comm that bad passed between the Presi- | authors and defenders of the riot asa class are the au- be igno Se | $0uaroey Geom Hortons nnn | iis mpouine tosay tat the mere achat peaceably General It 18 impoasible to say e. mer "al nd every drop of that we ong ‘Stanton had heard nothing of the convention, had | assembling made the convention an unlawful one with- (cl could ‘Twill not | BO Presence in Wi " to do, It is equally im- do it here to-night. But ‘when ‘you talk about New Orlesas, | OF interviews with the Preadent, had not been informed | possible to maintain, if the purposes of a convention it the causes aud consequences that resulted | of the President’s tele; i¢ correspondence, and saw | peaceably convening can alone turn it into an unlawful Proceedings of that kind, perhaps, as T have been in- | no reasoa why General ‘should have new instruc- | assembly, that the time when the Assembly adopted and you have provoked questions of thie | tions or why conference with the President was re- | the purpose, whether before it convened or after, js at ail aire materith, If ite purposes. render it unlawful the na kata It is undeniable, tore, that Such charge from-any other source would not have been | Teagy nage Abell, of the First Disirict Court of New | the Legislature was an enlantal tase Uf s inero ter it ap to entertain the President Johnson has made it right to examine the ‘ .- Me ignk tor clinexing the government, pgs ag tar pg be plo rsdn: ot b Legislature be ‘shlawfal, for it not toact; aud moreover declared peri! and despite their allegiance. Tebrls, and in person, men who were itt ‘Had the citizens who were members of the convention | is unlawful whenever that purpose views expressed. testify that free 3 omitted to ratified by eo mE éiose of | £m. of the Convention, had been at Washingtdh. | While | Oey oer de doce Moutay oF eet at the same | she government under which it met to be a fraud aud a oe people on eke Haha d sep eceetoncne te aneneal mneannes of Con {a the constitution of the State, which all her of. | crime. gress in regard to the proposed meeting of the conven. | 2oar 8 make no ve sworn Lo sup; the Republican members of Cougress. The testimony of Judge Howell discloses all the encouragement he re ceived from Congress, and full proof has been given:that | ino siate of Louisiana known to the constitution and | these questious. The at the caucus referred to no action concerning the Con | the Suite of touisiina inoue to the oeitey ion. R | was held to be ratifled “I ‘bands:out ing @ word tected in person, property and lie, aud appreciate no danger which they never fecl. And when the question itself with political differences wich di- more apparent and difficult is obvious that ences exiut. at Washington. find in port. CONDITION OF AFFAIRS IN LOUISIANA | tion. Doring his'visit here there was a calicus held by | °°" ener charge you that the constitution makes no | What is the condition of affairs in Louisiana, and what provision for the continuance of the convention of 1864; | legislative action should be had? it has been made tho and I further charge you that there is no convention in | duty of the committee to report to the House upon both It ip equally #0 nt constitution of Louisiana Louisiana» Those marked as ‘Union mep’’ aa- vocate political views widely differing from those held uffrages peo} [Apert Beep L ier jad Al citer! King Cutler, by which the defunct convention claims the | the 5th day of September, 1864, and has hitherto been that he had thought there were Congressmen who had heard the Ny { its action should be submitted to Congress for ite accept- amending the constitution, is subversive of good order | action have not been st ‘This witness.further states that by letter and person- ally the request was made for some Congressional action | UVETt act cers of tl but rt was mot done—‘Some action, some resolution, or ”* A despatch was of the convention to Reconstruction Committee, chairman of the firmly oppose factional usurpation, and stand bj the power t reconvene ‘the convention of 1864 i i United =tates, which proposes: to unite the coun- } at all time and desirmg to know if that couvention should assemble | {Any make it. great and prosperous, en abi thought it @ foolish inquiry, or uo enswerat all, they | action and all their would be open to legal inquiry | convictio. bad or chi therefore concluded not to notice it, and did ‘not teply. | SS juaicial decision.” -And if the futeution had ex-eted | amue:ty The only:ether evidence bearing upon this pomt and | to make this objection operative and avnilablé, such | pardons \ fending 4o-sustain the charge made at Bt. Louis wa from | course would have been taken as to Dring to judicial | Wie Yad Iie! Engene Tisdale, who testified that be bad-been told that | Saggment, peaceably and according to the due course of | policy wus b+ inatruction had been received from twormeasbers of the | law, the action of this convention. But the truth js, as | ment and by Reconstruction Committee to assemble the convention | we believe, that not she assi ihe night, that uvarmed; [ ity of thecon- | favor ani 4s ¢ stant vo designate. the «manner in | ¢9 be ul atiained by tbe convention throngh the | of the rebels. (8;804); that tne letter delivered his speech, standing vention. vi ‘amendment, Article 147 is in these | aud the eect of this policy became wt aithin a few fect of ir. ‘Dostie. | . Whem President Johnson felt it to:be.bis duty.to make | tynen St fuage and daporiment of the people. “At Ura wiling 0 | miliary and civil, who conducted ‘he war agnitet the ‘speech he made; Charge -above stated, the efficiat ‘report of Brevet |“ {vnr. 147" Any amendment or amondments to this consti. | yield and to return to trae allesiance, they became ing marks of Genevel Baird to the Secretary of War had been | tuuion may be propored in the Senate or House of Repre- | agsuming, bold and defiant. Under the constitution of | by the facts in prof before tue commitiee. Dr. Dostie which could be said to excite orinvite in any and the testimony taken-before the | sentatives: und if.the same’siiall be to by a majority | 1964 these men claimed to be restored to political rights ‘way acteof hostility upon the ‘part ofthe eolored peopie Se See ee evant ee ee es ea ee taleed to Fete | One to voto.as the polla; and so it came to closed stantially vernment authority, mort the meeting had adjonrned atthe Mechanice’ Institute a been made, Congress -was not in sos. | Zourualt, with the yoanand nays taken thereon. such pro; | thesia: and al lopislative and thomicipal power have proceasion lights and a band of massacre. Ite membersevere at poeple at an electioat 40 be ordered by said Legislatare, and | been conferred upon “returned rebels,” and are now within a cover greand on wi 80 graven should and after i 4 gravee cbarge ~ officers and soldiers in rebel armies, and by * the men—citizens or soldiers—who maintain that traitors, defeated in their a'tempts to break up the goverament, have yet aright under the constitution to voice and vote in Congress, and to immediate restoration to former If, then, in order toa just determina- tion of the question which the committee has been charged to answer, the only means afforded us bad been there might be in our mind un- certainty and some miagiving lest political biases had affected the judgment of the committee. But that Con- gressional action should be bad js settled opinion. When men are driven from thei their lives threatened, and their property destro; when in business they are proscribed; when recen rebels hold all places of trust, and, having power, use it to oppress and punish loyal men because they are and been loyal; when the whole body of colored men, flinched from uty as radical loyalists ya. were gloomiest. and the dangere greatest in tho time of war, are pereecuted by system, hunted ke wild beasts ‘and slaughtered without mercy, and with entire impuaity from punishment, there is né room left for doubt that some legislative remedy shouldbe ap- plied. These are matters of fact, and not of opinion; and in our judgment but one course is oper, and that should be ‘pursued without hesitation or delay. According to the judgment of all who have the presence of rébel rul have od, ly and fearlessly for ‘the Judge Howell mates that hie interviews at Washington | 514 19 reassemble, is neither a part of the constitution | accepted willingly or otherwise as the organic law of the wore not as satistactory as he had desired orexpected: | SStawe cf the State, and, furnisios no legal ‘pretext for fies, fh was the Tenult of malliary action, doomed at its pretensions, and that any effort upon the of that | the time essential vo the proper government eo suggested the reassembling of the couveation, and that | Ys Erarnoan ts awemble, for the purpoos er teciog-o8-|: Biate.. tte, Jastion or ediency of legality of that bts of inquiry by the com! Rese Veena eee etmons) SA Rete And dangerous to the peace of the State, and that any | tee. Possibly, if the general surrender of rebel arm nding to been Abel the constitution by any be - — be na Maen gre — a Rn ere ee e Stale who have sworn to support it renders | and m ‘occurred, to be bad to-enooumge the meeting of the wonvention, | Seon ‘able yo the criminal laws of the Siate for misde- | have been ‘Baintained jm loyal hands nd vanquished or in ant jury. traitors at me and pai for ‘OD, 1 something to enowerage the ma oting of the eoavention, | ™G2nioinen theae are grave considerations, and require | strength of loyalty would bave tncrcased,, and the but they declined it as not belonging to the uction of | seeat deliberation and moderation. But itis my duty, | of the people, disloyal theretofore, by: reason of public — by the President | Your duty, and that of every lover of bia common coun: pressure or moral duress or military force, would have try to ry en returned to their allegiance, and sustained with heart ting that ho had | die reconstruction policy adopted by the President of the | the government they had foucht against, but which had at ju reated them with parental ki and should sdopt universal suffrage and some other ig oe Eyl oe vel ald . Presi nies their righ states that | had yielded up the sword and political traitors were amendments which I do not recollect, and if the consti- | every man engaged in, tbat Foren and, wistee ‘vas | fleeing from the land or seeking quiet away from publle tution thus emended should be ratified by the people, | 4 traitor to the constitution of the United States.” Obvi- | life, such did appear to be the well whether Congress would admit represeuttives from the | ousiy, the question of the of the convention | loyal men in the future. But it began to be soon ap- Pinte alected sates, could not be properly raised until the convention should | parent tha: treason, defeated and d'sarmed, was to have The chairman of the commitiee stated to mo that he | have assembled and assumed to act. Under the guaran | one chauce moro io retrieve its fortunes. | Undor the bat eeosteadrthe » but sald be considered it @ | 20 of the constitution these persons might well claim | provisions of an act of Congress entitled to be and de- foolish inquiry, and that as he would have to send an | 314 exercise the right to meet. if, being aseembied, | signed as <n act to suppress rebellion, but conferring in answer which might not be agreeable, because they | Sotion in tho nature of legislation’ should ve had, that | one of i: »:ctions power upon the’ President, before or compiaint made, to grant ‘of Louisiana found that politi¢al power. ' . Union whem treason was ‘nearest to success, whose judgment given upon oath is based upon facts within personal. ¢ opinion resting on knowledge an in support | have seen and known, the presen! Louisiana, existing without sanction o! Congress and @ provis- tablished ana “io. speedy restoration to and i council . ere were at this time large bodles of ny Uda homes in Louisiana who were, | sh@®uld be saspen ‘tution of 1864 was ratified, in » conseg’ jonaf goverment ‘was written in answer to a letter sant from here aaking | 10 the Teas:embling of the delegatés, The recent pro- | of tne rebe! government. There were at home large power until the ¢ime has come when trolied by loyal men and may be restored cat relations to the Union” without endangering its secunty aed peace, * RIGRSOUL POWER IN CONGTES® TO LEGIELA ‘That constitution, fice and political favor their military and civil teade that Lovitines shall be within tne oeetaol. of, 1864. it is-eaid, provides a mode of | office pont wor their mi ci rs, 3i 16 cont and not sebject to the rale of the same rebel leaders, to the former “Go nd | vies s0.t0 sak 10) Ges ecodings | Sea evana prove thartcmes'| numbers of men who had in different ways sopported you, thing manta “ same chy of power’ of illegality ‘of | the febellien. Atnong both of theee ‘classes were many Declilo opposition n'thas communtiy. Tint Logiaiature | loyw ai ite not appeared tote tt the eet execu: b sin th ture | loyal i , aot Todor the torte oft the Coustiration of | tive macistrate was disposed to pardon and to henor by ‘Spparent in the lan- government during the rebellion, is fully demonstrated rightful power In Congress toact has been the eub- that sub- | ject of so full debate and argument that we donot deem it within our province to restate at Jength the ground: upon which it rests. Among the states confederated in rebellion Jouiriany the city | assmmed a leading place and furnished her full propor- troops and means and munitions of war. of Lrast | State was arrayed against the government a nad bad oat choke ch Rev owmmenrte: her allegiance lion, and mari ‘States, was abjured ‘was pledged to engage! in war against them, The political rights and powers and privil inety days after the adjournngnt of the came, | controlled by them, Ths is emingutl was an unwarranted just expression Of! majority of volcrs Wi caid shooter’ suail “approve kad rasify | of New Onloans, where known and ai ge Do d election’ shall approve And Fatity | ‘and only such as they, ocoupy the chief or docndation ia face weet ir ike teurtitution, It more than one amendment be | sud power. ‘The ilayor, cont rocession. ‘treated; on-arriving ‘City Halt:a-sbort specch was But it becomes important in his capnection to bring binitted. time, shey «ball be submitted in such who was.elso Mayor during the rel ee oe en and’ tore that the ‘people: many voie for or against each | for véolont and bitter hatred of the government of the another govern- facta. the time when Lieutenant amendment separately. Union, and of men who loved the government, both cate with the President to obtaia from bum sid in sap- { agreed to and-eutored on the journal, must be subiniited pressing testities:—\Lteft here on the Wednemiay or, 1bursday” previous to the riots; a ington, 1 .{ 1966, a wild was imtroauced to toke the sense of the peo- think, om ‘Friday; I went to Washington ‘at. ple ou ine expedivucy of calling « convention to form a the request of members of the Legis'ature here, :| constivation.end-to provide for the election of delegates also at the request of certain citi 40 see the Prosi--) aud for the holding of the convention. Although this bill | To dent of the United States relative to the conventian of "{ was a paipabie vielation of the constituiiun, and although | fought in the Union ai 1964. (Answer 3,306.) He further states that he eaw | ayy convention calied.porsnant to ite provisions would | Prosoription of the fr ‘speaking ions ment; that the amen who wished to reawemble this cev- | and pend.ng ® motion there that the bill be read | this proscription has been impress upon the President tiny views that the civil mu the members of vinis illegal conven‘ion, and’ that, after | Speaker pro ‘em., House of Key to-day, wineh ged had issued write ot election to'} James McConacli; House of Represevtalives. Atiox an | The affidavits of severat and-that certificates of it the | are thoroughly convinced ‘that! farther agitation of the | opinions of those po 1b} Governor, ¥, Herron -gent the tele-' |" No power is given to the Legislature to submit ia any | white and black, of Southern or of Northern birth, 18 ly 27 and Juiy'25 to the Presi~'| manuer to the peoplo-the question whether another con- | now Mayor of the city by the choice of the people of were at ‘who had *} vention sbal! beveld. The specific amendments must | Now Orieaus The High Sheriff, Genora) Hays, was .an lion. ‘Ho was in service at the render in April, 1865. to the pevpre for heir direct affirmative or negative ac- | of the Mayor, the whole constabulary and polic’ force tion. Burm the Legislature at its session in January, | with almost po exception, are composed of men Pm hewe rendered efficient service toward the ubrow of the government of the Union e been a rebel is a recommendation {or aitice, ave supported the Union cause, and e-pecially to b is a Known di-quaiific of the Union har been the President and conferred with his frends in Yew | pe an “+ uniewful assembly " for the same reasons urged | carried largely into the public schools. Teachers, male Orleans by telegraph (3,342); that his ebject in geil against the conveation of 1866, the rules ef the House of | and femate, liave been removed where the teaching of was to see how the convention shouid be prever Representatives were suspended by a two-thirds vote, | the cnildron was in Union ways. Where Union songs (3,343); that his idea was to represent to,him (the Presi- | and the bil) was debated ana ordored Ww be engrossed for | have been taught the children, and national aire suug + ent) exactly the state of things here—what this con- } a third readiny-by a vote of sixty-two yeas to twenty-one | within tue schools, the teachers have paid the penalty , vention of L6édvwas; that its elfects had been injarievs | pays, The bill then went to the Senate, over wnicn | for the offevee by loss of place and employinent. This mass of evidence is materially contradicted only | to the interests of the State and the general xovarn- | body Lieut Governor | Albert | Voorails, “presided. | evidonoo berore ine commitive will shiow how completes It was deemed of sine im - vention were.a revolutionary body ; and Lendeavored to | @ third time .and passed, a ielegrapbic communi. | portanes to ascertain How far in schools supperted | Ganon was Inid before the Senaw es follows:— | paoite expense, where white ciildren of all classes mie thorities constituted the only legal bodyto take charge | + Washington, alevcb: 8, 1366. To ihe Hom Albert | instructed, and where must be found the future rolers of of this affair, and, after proper indictment, to arrest | Voorhies, President of the Senate, and Hou J, B. Elam, | afairs—triends or foes of the governinent herestter, as | miatives We ha.e | they are taught in childhood to reverence and sum their arrest, in eccordonce with the usual-forms of civil | nad a long and agreeable interview with the President | tain or to oppose it—ellurts are made to excin de 1 as evidently pleasing’ to him likewise. | teachers because they are friendly to the goverment of vention was a legal body or not. Our coming here was opportune, apd may avert great | th» Union and teach their children to hate treason and The President was apprised when these telegrams embarrassment. We also bad an interview with the | rebellion. . It js testifled to by Mrs. N. Mara Tayior upat were Conte of grt ey beep eel New Or- | Secretary of State, and. are to bave anotver interview | about two hundred and terete art tenetiere ware em. Jeans.”” knew lon. Howell, President pro | with the President. on Saturday, by appointment. ved; that there were one hundred aud ten of them make speeches? A. Yea, sir; there | fem, of the convention, bad issued a proclamaion for‘} (signed), W. B. Egav, D. 5. Cage, J 'B. Eustis.” Actho Taziaced sur no Teqeen, hat. wen knowe or given, exor}p- of the conveviian. He. knew that | game time two other telegraphic communicasons were | in tha’ they were friendly to the Union. rev bral read, as follows:—‘‘Washington, March 8, 1866, To Hon. | ether vwachers were cxainined to the Persons connected with the Secretary Seward we | pranagement of the sohoois were received by the com- Iniitee, among which was that of the superintendent of ungion, March 8, 1480. | padlic sshools, But it ts not in terms denied Rep jundred apd ten teacbers had becn removed berause of ‘and Secretary Seward we | known fidotity to the Umion, nor 13 it intimated that the retained were not weil w enjoyed within the Union were wil- fully abandoned and forfeited. The war was waged ag ainst the Union until the whole mill Confederate States was annihilated, crashed out by the armies of the i That government then held entire.and exclusive mili- / ‘mry possession of Louisiana, Whatever the political | relations were which existed betwoen the citizens of} Louisiana and the rebel gem State ir hat been wills ing the civil war, they were sai the discretion of the conquering party, rebellion aud by the fact of victory, con country remains within the power of the United to be held according te law until the safety ef the re- pubtic shail de assured. Until such time 48 Uengress shall act and the political state shati be in full communion with the United States, the goveroment of the -tate, however established, must for the necussity of the case be temporary, incboute and forts possessed and allogiance ingly rendered dur- for @ season by confederated P Ry act of the nation's Congress such government may be reoorntzed, coutireied and sanctioned, disapprovet and get aside as the safety of the pation With.» Louisiana civil government bas been organized and a constitution framed as herein eet forth. ity of the United States virtually is time, and it must gontrol goverment is established and such oon- atitation ordained by the people of Louiefana as shall assiire savety to the republic and receive the legislative gress Of Lhe United States, hese wage) wa of uscosaity from the fect ot sue~ "y are the frutts of victory. With them the war ‘on the ot at — to this extent, waged aim; that wile victory has crowned tie vidor of our armied our goveroment would be left powerless either to impose terms of pence or ide against rebellion oF asempted secession in the These results would not follow i insurrection merely, and not civil inited States for four new convention ‘emmbarrase the P.te- | ont inqairy. This affidavit tends to prove the truth of he poliey. B. Kustia,,’? | the statement that the teachers not retained were dis- ey missed because of faithfel and honest love of the Union if the rebejvn had for they spoke | convention. He knew tbat it was contemplated to arrest he jourbal, and the Bit was iid the table subjectt and of their instructions in that and dels “Ie the military to fere to therefore, did not become a law. toa of the population n the following Monday? A. Yes, | Sroaoss of court?” the President replied ty : font for tha asthey | note, not addressed 40. Of the Staie, but to | grembers subi ‘Of its fee institutions is ‘Man- | the identenant Governor, as follows:— the ganoral tene of the public to.come prepared ( Maswor, } cial life, in theatre and church, in Ssgummovon, D.C... daly 30 se 4 home and on the street. png pee ag ty aes ny thet power of the United States and + a The ‘will be expected tp sustain and not.obstract sustained by. military did, that kind of exbortation |. o5, Date of ie couredtion ‘was sort, to, Goresnot Sewn, on meas co’ a eye Ey Wells thle morning. AND! JOHNSON. are 4 she women “ ‘The effect of this denpatch was to asseso Lieutenant alone, Dr. Dostie very’ | Governor Voorhles and thasowho were with bis from Lovisiana, They os wus tebe and ough @ 00 that they-would have the support of the in Steven Of aencesination ‘Dink it was Dr. Dostie—t heard 1 "Ite maimtaiaed. by the ‘Premdent thes Zovistana is Suave if they remained, blood. © political State within the Union, in the tame and removed, wit! Jy wy of the riot 1 | 20a 1m which Masachuestis and Ohio ar. | But their hone in mate an the Brien proved be knew that the Governor.of Louisiana was at bis when rewarn w on the Priday preceding | heme in Now Orleans, thet the Legislatare was not in lam oF violence, ‘Wochanie’ Tet! op | session, and that his own power under the censtitution amination ef t! sod. qqeaberenatressed 26 wras.apon the application of the executive to protest tbe ee ee committee State against violence; and yet he overlooked fares toe comemnbiagn wae Caen? She Governor of the State, kaowa to be loyal, and corn; ness may be secured and.it they did not municated directly with the Lieotenant Governor and dive and £9.48 20% 10 affisad the is, ne ne, Sad hey Attorney General, known net to be in sympathy with page army, r jn Fon line charactor; | (@,Gevernor, and by his setion gave such directions Ee eee language of similar ; if carried out as understood iy the ‘who ro- pe pte , ere et th one ceived them, wouid have arared “power of Northern men rankes rule, See actor ta aad that | tHe United States.on the side of Mayor Monroe's police nice men, Enewn.an § thelr blood she rights in their propoved arrest of the members of the con- i allanen or tay ‘The President know the condition of affairs in Louisiana @ national Jou hear make use of such | in July last. He know that ‘rebole”’ and shops” and enemy, in fact, by the leaders who cos Andy » disloyal men had controlled the election ror masses iy 3 1 do not know aaything Monroe, and that such men composed chiefly And, thus regarded, he is subject to just go much attack, him; [have forgotten | police He knew that Mayor Monroe, then an annoyance and risk of injury to unpardoned rebel, hed been after his election suspended the presence of military power makes it cafe to attem; ‘hat kind of @ awe here? A. from discharging the duties of his office by military order; or to be course there are many men, and aa aie eee een, he knew tbat be himself hed subsequestiy pardoned him, among igh #, and perhaps thousands; the | must have known the rebel antecedents of Albert Voor” angot peroniye at + it was about cight oF Pp a a lh ong feo oe Became excited a8 | ‘ore In. foros’ and yet, without the Knowledge of the io speak reoly their private opinions “and from the platform, and | Secretary of War or of the General of our that, s0 fat an they can Judge, there « will Ke a ae whose immodiate responsfbility those mili ‘orders feeling faces anf, convens.srneng Tien ents | ice ee ecbene mee eee seas Sone oe ey ot oon nee Noonan, ane, so fae an” he could | cnforoed seit wae they should be, would have he army and entre’ non-ja , so far as he could | gompelled‘our soldiers to ald the rebele the men eng goepenmens to ‘ing that the policemen | jn Now Orleans who bad remained loyal the war, condition of loyalty and ie not | 04 t to aid and to support by official aanction the Snape alane glee bene bows worthy of credit; and the proof, taken asa whole, iscon- persons who designed to by arrest om criminal [penn | en ‘on FP process and under color of the ‘mesting of the con- BH som Aone der. | vention, and that although tia eonvention was called we: earnest atid emphatic, there was nothing said that could | Sith. ,t0e "ane" crrGase Court of Loulslaze, elsinning to peyton yt od excite any just appretionsion of violence from any quar- | 20:45 Precident of the convention, and of those ter, or coud .excuse of palliate the crimes that were ‘The effect of the action of the President was to en. courage the heart, to strengthen the hand and to hald eat mp up the arms of those men who intended to prevent the pay nvention assembl follows In a | “IT their disclosed intention to arrest by police or who testit; the 8th of Bep- the members of the convention they wore asgured Toyal ‘sentiment charges | hia su State, bave PRewaa believed, with good reason, that formed from "opi wth Mitvor tabula, en, Sa in'ouiee ond wnoee from “ opinions ‘ite color of the law, to suppress the meeting of the Conven. facts ‘the would have the of the President, examined. There have i wo? the Of General Baird vo the Becretary of withesses examined, who go on.”) | War, of July bad been communicated to the ‘affaire in Louisiana and of ‘word or two on the of 0 dent, we know from the le he treatment of “Union men, S sent on that such directions have been eommunity where they live. of bask (: fiven as would ‘n fact bave required General Baird to called at the request of the Fou would fot be cn meoept te | sustain by military force what were called the civil aa- ‘who desired to vindicate the character 79° will tang op the rit on F MDeribiee—ibas fe 10 say, tbe Mayor and hie polion if, 4 emabiieh the loyalty of the view of war, and our soldiers gave “during the war.” Tf, then, it waa wor, and the powers whiet the bie! of duty compel us to yse. Bat the war was net citizens know! a and dist. derations corneee by the United States spectfally abmie the bail ‘eccompanying thie. THOMAS D. RLTOt Horse or Reraeeeytatives, Feb, 7, 1867. MINORITY REPORT Wasnewoton, Feb. 11, 1867. Representative B. M. Boyer, of Pennsylvania, wo dissents from the conclusions of his colleagues, that the avowed object of the convention (uenemetmens of the existing constitution of Louisiana in such a man. ner as to secure: their party the absolute contro! of the offices in the State, negro suffrage and the disfrancnise- ment of a sufficient number of those who had been con- nected with the late rebellion. These were the jeading measures by which by wi the desired ascendency B