New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-12-04
A StTTLED QUESTION,

AAe iteoiueHt mas SAID nothing about
the Louisiana question, and al Fusion
dom-we beg pardon-s'la population
blanche de Ia Louisiana" is distressed and
mortified. We do not know how many
there are Of them who expected the chief
magistrate to lengthen out his message
and occupy the time of Congress with a
dissertation on post mortem subjects; but
evidently small number looked for some
thing OF the kind. Probably the Picagu,se
expected that the antics Of our Fusiouists
during the past year occupied as much of
the Presidents attention as they do of its
own, and that he could not write dozen
sentences, much less a dozen columns
without touching upon the subject which
engrosses all its thoughts to the exclusion
of live matters.
There is a decided difference between
the President and the Picdyune The
former thinks the Louisiana question
settled and the case closed, while the
Ptcdyu'te insists upon treating it as a
running sore The President has no sug-
gestlons to make to Congress on the sub
]ect, nor any information to lay before it
IN our case. All that remained to be done
before the House passed Buffers resolu
ton was to decide upon the claims of our
members to seats in the two houses.
and the constitution does not specially
MT he
advice in such cases. He, therefore
wisely RETAINED. His own action in the
premises has been confined to enforcing
the laws. In case any member of Con
gress is so ignorant as not to know what
that action was, and cares to be informed,
he can easily ask for information, which
will doubtless be cheerfully furnished. At
present there is no controversy of any
kind pending between Louisiana and the
United States. The warrior statesman
who now holds The helm found her wan
dering about il half demeneed condition
few years ago, but he secured her at
AppomatsoX, and she has since been com
AAii''ou ~ eAo Sdle VI Lex HiGQuS-tle
staiwart sons of the soil, Che free voters
and the producers VINO belong here.
There has been several attempts on the |
part of q limited number of lunatics to |
break out again. These have been hap
PLY defeated, and their frantic but i'm |
potent wri8glinSs do not constitute 80
case"
We are as loss TO know what The Plea !
yt"e would have the President say Oh the
subject chat would be appropriate on such
an occasion and would be truthful and at
the same time satisfy the irrepressible Flu
sionists. II he were to inform Congress
that he had taken measures to Sustain the
kellogg government that would be a sire
some repetition, as he has already done
this. If he were to ask the Legislature to-
reverse his decisions and try the McEnerv
government for year or two, chat would
De inconsistent, and hardly in accordance
with his executive duties. Il be were % !
intimate the 2ropriety of admitting Nc
lllllen to seat in the Senate OK Nessrs. I
JIlbson, Sheridan. etc, 20 seats in she
House, it would be dietation, and afford
he Picoyloe fine opportunity to yeyive |
is little sca:e about 'Gasarism.'' IfAe
we're to ask congress 20 order q new cleo.
ion in Louisiana he would disregard nuo
nerous decisions OF QUE Supreme Court
hat sufficient election had already been
held ard the result .roperly proclaimed
~ State authority. In short, we know of
lothing he could say on the subject that
would please che Picayu,s and 90 che
anne time nos be ridiculous.
But it is little hard CD our FUSION.
SITS that shey have aoe been able 90 bully (
he President into giving them even a !
asslng notice. Their importance Aas : ,
cen SO much exaggerated by themselves .
nae they fondly hoped it reached OUT 20 ! 3
ashhngtou, and pervaded the executive {
lansiou, che halls OF Congress, ana
'rmed the staple subject of the President. 9
'editaeions Hence their disappointment @
pom discovering their own insignifcance. .
they will make up their minds to ac- +
ept the silence Of the President as q hint ! 6
lat their case is closed, and che Louisi- Y
Ia question settled for this time al least,
ey will find it greatly to their sdvsn-
&c. as wei as for the peace ssd kappi- b