The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-06

The Reassembling OF Congyoss-The
Louisiana and Arkansas Dimcultics-
The Mexican Border Troubles.
From the enjoyments of their Christmas
and New Year festivities the members of the
two houses of Congress return to their legisla-
tive duties to-day. The days proceedings in
both chambers but particularly in the House
OF Representatives. we conjecture, will be in
teresdng. Resolutions of inquiry or PROPOSE
tons for Legislative action will doubtless be
introduced on a variety of subjects including
perhaps, the Louisiana State government diff
6culies, the Arkansas imbroglio, the Mexican
border troubles, as revived or threatened to be
revived by that flibustering and cattle-steal-
ing Mexican, General Cortina, and the 'mani-
fest destiny" of the Sandwich Islands. The
immediate regular business before the House,
we believe, is the final passage of deficiency
bill, embracing something over million of
money to the District of Columbia toward the
expenses of improvements in Washington
made and being made by the Territorial gov
eminent
At New Orleans, as it appears, two State
governments will be inaugurated to-day-the
Warmoth-M cEnery government and the
Durell-Pinchback establishment The War
moth-McEnery party do not expect to get
control of the State Offices. Their object is
simply to make the legal point of the organ
ization of their government in order to carry
their appeal to Congress. Their sub-commit-
tee Of two hundred have reported that the
President in their late conference with him,
recommended the submission Of this whole
matter to Congress, and that both the Presi-
dent and Attorney General assure them that
such an investigation by Congress will meet
with no opposition from the administration,
ment, affording such aid as Congress may see
fit to recommend The Warmoth -McEnery
party, in this view, anticipate that Congress
will promptly appoint committee to investi-
gate the subject.
Acting Governor Pinchback, however, pro-
poses shorter method of settling this vexed
controversy. He has issued proclamation,
in which he declares that if the parties OPP
posed to the government of which he is the
head attempt to-day ''to organize govern
ment in direct conflict with and in violation
of the peace and dignity of the existing gov
ernment," and so on, ''such parties are revo-
lutionists and guilty of treason" and that cit
is my duty as the Executive not only to quell
mobs and Instructions but to prevent, by
the prompt and vigorous execution of the law,
the inception of such riotous and disturbed
conditions" He says further, 81 do not
propose that such state of things shall be
inaugurated in Louisiana as will make it
necessary for the national authorities to
declare martial law therein" In short Act
ing Governor Pinchback says that if by force
of arms he can prevent it, emo pretended
General Assembly shall convene and disturb
the public peace" He evidently relies, too,
on the national troops to sustain him in this
resolution. In any event, here is clear case
for the Intervention Of Congress, in compli-
ance with that provision of the constitution
that 'the United States shall guarantee to
every State in the Union republican form of
government" form which does not exist at
this time in Louisiana.
Meantime the Arkansas case in the form of
bill of complaint from the democrats and
Greeley republicans against the Grant repub-
licans holding the State government and
against those declared elected to the State
Offices, and charging the State officials with
various fraudulent practices in the late cleo
tions for national and State officers, whereby
false returns have been made, is before Judge
Caldwell, United States Circuit Judge for the
Eastern district Of Arkansas. Here is pros
pect for an interminable investigation. But
while this legal appeal is under discussion
HERALD correspondent at Little Rock informs
us that by singular coincidence the report
Of an apprehended coup d ftat Of the fusionists
on the 4th instant was quickly followed by
the appearance in Little Rock of the Fourth
United States infantry; and hence this, too,
becomes proper subject for an inquiry on the
part Of Congress. The fourteenth amendment,
in the next place. touching the rights of the
people to vote, and the duty of Congress in
the premises, carries with it the power for
full investigation into these alleged whole
sale election frauds in Arkansas.
The Mexican border troubles have assumed
new phase under the irrepressible border
bandit, Cortina. 1t is believed that he medi-
tates pronunciamento within few weeks
against President Lerdo that Lerdo will not
be able to put him down, and that the border
people of Texas are apprehensive of renewed
depredations upon their horses, mules and
cattle by this audacious Mexican raider and
robber. In order to extinguish him a Washing
ton HERALD correspondent informs us that it is
the intention of the Texas delegation in Con-
gress to urge upon Congress bill to raise a
volunteer force of Texan rangers, to be organ
lied under United States officers serving in
Texas, and to give them authority to cross
over into Mexico, in order to hunt down Cor
tina and his banditti 1t is conjectured that