New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-15
THE LOUISIANA CASE IN CONGRESS.

is the resolution Of Senator Sherman,
which has been referred to the Committee
on Privileges and Elections; then Kelley S
resolution to inquire whether Judge Du-
rell has usurped powers not conferred
upon him by law, which has been referred
to the House Judiciary Committee; then
the Presidents message, embracing the
! report Of the Attorney General, and mai
y Gartieids resolution, both Of which have
also been referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee. 7. will thus be seen that our in
terests have for the present been commit
ted to the Senate Committee on Privileges
and Elections and the House Committee
on Judiciary.
The Senate committee IS thus COM
posed: o. !? Morton, Of Indiana: Is. +.
Rice, Of Arkansas u. H. Carpenter, Of
Wisconsin John 4. Logan. o: Illinois
joshua Hill, of Georgia: i. 6. Thurman.
Q: Ohio and Il. J.. Anthony; 0! Rhode
Island. and the following gentlemen
| compose the House Judiciary Committee ::
John 4. Bingham, o: Ohio B. F. Butler,
Of Massachusetts, John &. Peters. OF
Maine, ulysses Me,cur. o: Pennsylvania;
! J. NJ Wilson. OF Indiana; Hlilo Goodrich,
! Of New York. Charles 4. Eldridge. OF
Wisconsin; D. ". Voo.hies. o: Indiana:
! and c. y. Potter, OF New Yo.k.
The majority Of both committees are Of
! course Republican. while nearly all the
members are experienced lawyers. who
are thoroughly acquainted with their con.
gressional duties and well anforlaed Of the
relations existing between State and the
national government. We state these
PROPOSITIONS as material, because the 500
called Louisiana question has passed be.
yond the jurisdiction 0: men who are liza
bic to be influenced by ford defamation
and appeals 10 their self-interest, or TO be
cheated by plausible sophistries, in which
all the facts on one side are sup.
press ed, and all on the other side greatly
magnifed. We venture to say there is mot
Republican in this State who is no. en-
tirely satisfied with the case as it stands.
To the eminent men who compose these
two committees We may look with the ut
most confidence for right and justice,
which is all we demand. There is scarcely
any testimony that can be offered that has
not been repeated time and again in the
REPUBLICAN; there IS no. material fact
not known to our readers, and, in fact, 20
every intelligent person in this State.
Long before the committees Will be pre-.
pared to make report. :he highes: court
in this State will have rendered one deci.
sion, and perhaps Two. in cases on :hei!
merits in which the very principle a. issue
viii be passed upon. One .: the present
occupants OF GU. Supreme bench vii! nee.
essarily recpse himself, and another, j: IS !
feared by some, is little shahy a: pres. |
ent: but no: reasonable io..b: can be i.
entertained .ha: :ie majority o; che |
court VIII decide tina: the Aynch !
and Hawkins seta,ning board were
the legal 0.iice.. % ccun: and /.
declare the results OF The election: tina: /,
the boards-bo.h o: then. created srcce.e (,
siveiy by Governor 'Wa!mo.L- had no !:
color of authority; and hence tile gentle. |:
men they have declared 10 De elected 70 |
the seyera! executive and legislative pOs:. .
tons hay. 10 legal .igi: IS officers or yep. !
.essEt.t..os. IL &c aatura! course o!
eyen.s, all this Investigation vii! be come
pleted. and the :esll: declared within 9
month .-o,. this time. The coagress.0na. |.
committees %ili undoubtedly follow on!
Supreme Court IN this matter, and We
assure them they could not employ a safer
guide. Or, if anything should happen by
which the judicial decision shall be de-
layed. there is sufficient reason to believe
that the committees will come TO the same
conclusion unaided by the higi. authority
o. orr State tribunal.
With these facts staring them IN the
face. j. appears to Us 20 be the utmost
limit 0: faulty in The .usionists TO keep up
thei. snowy pageant wlici. they call
State government. Unless they are de.
ce:ved 20 an extent passing belief, the
leaders 0! that party must know they have
not ghost Of chance to reap any bene-
fits from the badly executed schemes Of
fraud. 10y virtue of which they put in e
claim to govern this State and administer
is offices. Many Of the opposition are
men who enjoy fair regulations for sense
md honesty. These must see that their
phrases Of abuse FOR the scar
Det-bagger. ignorant negroes and
Northern adventurers will not pass for
current before the impartial tribunals that
stand ready to review the case at Washing
on. In the deliberations of these com
nittees all manner Of sentimental nom
sense VIII be ruled out as irrelevant.
There will be 10 shutting: but the whole
,ase viii stand on its true merits, and the
very witnesses called in behalf Of the
'chemers be compelled to give evidence
hat viii condemn them.
But we are informed by one or two Of
he committee Of forty who were left at
Washington as iookou.s, that the recent
le.'ats il the House is regarded as an in
LEGATION OF improved prospects for their
iie. It would be interesting to know
THAT particular phase of the speeches
presents suci. encouragement to these
hopeful men. Was i the .emarEs Of
General Butler. who recommended new
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