New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-03-04
GEEANkNES.

! says a Washington telegram OF Sunday
and the singular announcement kicked III
no little Of a rumpus in Fusion circles.
Nor is this to be wondered at, considering
the bad faith Of some and downright
treachery of others of his late political as
sociates. If any man ever earned honor
able recognition from political party, that
man is Governor Warmoth, and the party
the Fusionists. Without his potent and not
too scrupulous exertions they c0nld not
have had existence hardly-certainly they
could never have set up a claim to winning
the election. What they are, and whatever
of success may have attended their efforts,
the Fusioa;sts if honest, must give H. G..
| Warmoth credit for. In power, in brains
and in money he has been their main stay,
and yet they coolly and ungratefully refuse
him the recognition contained in G merely
| nominal honor upon which he had set his
heart. Sharper than serpent's tooth Is such
base ingratitude.
Here is a brief resume Of tho closing
hours of the long struggle for sen nstorship
as it comes to Us. On Thursday, in caucus
it was resolved by the Odd Fellows to elect
a Senator next day before adjournment,
| Just as previously stated in the REPUBLI-
CAN. Warmoth had majority pledged,
| and his opponents-uainly the old Last
| Ditchers-were downcast and sad. On
Friday, however, aided by dispatches from
| Washington and the Two Hundred, induced
his too confident hackers to agree to post
ponement until Monday yesterday for
the public good, OF course.
| This was the fatal step. His active enc
mics caucussed that night, recruited few
| weakened, and persuaded others to ab
sent themselves, and on Saturday, the post
| ponement being disregarded, they went
| into an election and the champion vas
floored, as the world has been informed.
We sincerely pity those who went into
the Fusion Legislature solely out of friend
ship for Governor Warm0th We hope
there is fight in them yet too!
Compromise begins TO assume q practical
form, despite tho adverse action of the
Fusion ajority in caucus. II they don't
all agree in the end. i. is to be hoped the
more sensible will see their duty and have
the manhood and mora. courage to perform
il. despite the revilings OF men whose self
ish plans may be cast down by their ac-
ti0ns.
The chief stumbling block seems 70 te
the expelled Senators, their Democratic
colleagues making it point of hoEor to &C.
~ i
restoration 10 seats. We hopo these old
Senators will carry the patriotism that in
duced them to leave their seats, one step
further. and in the interest Of the whole
people, peremptorily refuse to obstruct the
path to reconciliation. peace and renew wed
prosperity. Governor Kellogg will doubt
less be glad to provide for them in q man
ner more substantial than p mere retention
of Senatorship for sixty days longer would
be likely to prove.
The feeling in favor OF pacific settle
ment is very strong in the legal Legislature,
many members voluntarily rendering to
Governor Kellogg their designations to be
used for this purpose. OF course. their ten
der can remain open bat a day or two.
Shall we see manifestation of such patri-
otic self abnegation from the other side1
The Fusion ofice-seekers first appealed to
the people TO save them, and az the ballot
box they refused; the United States courts
confirmed this Judgment. afterward Gen
eral Grant; then tho State Supreme Court.
They then carried their appeal to what
they admitted 10 be the highest political
authority in the Countrywide United States
Senate-snd were pronounced an unmiti-
gated fraud. But, though despairinS, they
refuse 20 give up. and have gone outside
the jurisdiction Of our national government
for aid. Read what the Picayune says in
its report Of the "People'." Legislature yes
terday:
Prayer was offered by Hr. Numble, %
ConcOrdia, ono Of the members of the
House, who thanked this Almighty that the
Representatives OF the different parishes
were permitted again to meet. asked the
Almighty to take the lead Of our minds
and ENABLE US to discharge our duties with
an eye simply to tho interest of the State,
control her destinies and oHr Internal in
terests, go with us wherever VT sc, aud,
finally, sGrG &s. Amen"
If the Almighty should decline 70 take
this heavy eonttac:, what ca. they do 50 be
saved:
Putting up IA election bcoth on Gov.
ernor Kellogg's private property, without
his leave, ia q cheeky thing even for Eo.
Enery's chief election rsperyisor. Eh.
Pontiusi
The Picdy4n. learns with loathirs Rn;i dig
gust tha: some Of its " oldest and best" are
buying Kellogg warrants 20 pay tsses With.
II has NO one to accuse Of buying hcEaerX
warrants for any purpose whatever.
We had the pleasure ot social Gail from
Colonel J. c. Hays and Major Edgar seelye.
special agents of the Postofice Depart
ment. last evening. and especially agree
able gentlemen they proved 20 be.
With sn eye to utilizing sopportuni.ics, ve
extracted from them the fact shss the
money order and registered letter offices in
our Postoffioe will 10 open hereafter from
"A. N. to =. RI, instead Of eishs to four
o'clock, as has been the custom.
These gentlemen have che disssrreakle
and responsible duty Of Investigating .he
defalcations in this Office laid upon them.
Mr lowell, We regret TO learn, Giil tall
short between s50d00 and $50. .000 there
being como items Sc. cEargeable sgains:
him, with some credits the sxac: sum las
not been aseeftained. His bonds are in tie
sum OF $500 600