New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-15
Az EXTENSION OF TIME WANTED.

High fusion circles in Washington
row begin 20 be satisfied that they can
10: redeer: their promises before the
fourth q March. and want AL extension
@. tine. .. course. this can no: be
granted. and :hey will go to protest. Po-
Utica! promises from this same source
have been the cause Of immense loss and
gi.;.: ",.,.iaty TO tie people Of this State.
Livery statement, prediction or opinion
favorable 70 The fusion interests. that
cor,d find money enough to be sent over
the telegraph wires. Las been greedy
swallowed here as the enanation :ro..
Congress itself. when !. Nttlc reflection
wuuid enable 4 man Of limited uIdec-
standing 20 detect the cheat. Bat. I'M
fortunately for their own good, the people
Of ;!l::. city 90 not indulge il reflection Is
a .u,e. Many Of them are too prone to
/, carried away by sensational appeals in
Inc :ns;dous shapes with which designing
! mer know SO we'll how to dress them. and
50 ion:; IS :: report or a prophecy runs
with their p!ejudices. it is 8: once ac-
cegte,: without regard 70 probability
O. good sense. Taking advantage Of this
We'll known peculiarly, the members OF
he volunteer committee who went 70
Washington co-operated with Governor
Ma.mo:h and his immediate personal fol-
lower, il giving currency to predictions
"nl: opinions in reference to the expected
action o! Congress that have not been
| verified. and never will be. And it is fair
to presume tina: many Of the really able
IN. ;nprincipled authors Of the ''cheer-
! ing dispatches sent here from time to
| tine knew very well that tley We're IN
true. but gave them currency in the hope
Of thereby gaining some advantage here.
, ~ discouraging the Republicans and CIV
, ing little tone to the dropping spirits OF
! TIE t,.sionis:s. Tae first named party.
! however, promptly rejected them,
while he :usionists have pas
>!ve.y permitted themselves TO be
! .pro.aise cran.med.' And now. as tie
F.: ED draws near and defeat and failure
! stare :lenl il the face. they procure the
transmission y tie reporter Of the Asso-
, ri. e, Press, OF the excuse that they lave
10: lad Zine enough. That il they could
be gwen sixty days more they would be
sure 20 Gee: NcEnery. Nothing coUld be
; sa.,H than such q promise, nor anything
more surely indicative Of the opio;!ion OF
;ne high fusion circles a: the national
CAPITAL that Congress has rather pointedly
consigned the McEnery government to tie
, position Of tretenders. For al the world
knows ira. The term Of the present Con-
c-es, viii expire in eighteen days from the
time .ney asked for sixty and TIA: there
Is no arospec: o: an extra session.
T.ls O. whole season has been los, il.
waiting :or wha: the EE?yB.-: ~ has con-
s..r.!v insisted was hopeless Of attain.
.aent. The loss this State has sustained.
directly and indirectly. first and last by
:hc attempts Of the t!sionists to overthrow
tie republican State government, amounts
, 70 more than tie whole State debt. and all
.. We have % show for i is tie lame excuse
; ina: lie Gtng mariyulators have 10: lad
; time enough. IN our Judgment they are
. night. Sixty years, instead Of sixty days
! would be required % bring the govern
: ,nent of the United states to sanction the
! strranIous frauds O: the las: election by
! letting the chief actors profit by them
! Tie fault lies il no, honestly proc,aimins
! Iii, t..ct a, soon as It was known, which,
20 Is. va, from the beginning.