Monroe, to organize the force anew, and take about one-half of its

members from ex-Union soldiers who when discharged had settled in New

Orleans. This action put an end to intimidation in the parish of

Orleans; and now were put in operation in all sections the processes

provided by the supplemental Reconstruction law for the summoning of

a convention to form a Constitution preparatory to the readmission of

the State, and I was full of hope that there would now be much less

difficulty in administering the trust imposed by Congress.