New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-12-18
LOUISIANA IN SUSPENSE.
WAITING FOR THE RETURNING BOARD.

GRATIFYING RESULTS Vi HE Nioii VI iHh
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR.
rron An OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT or THE rEiBCNE.l
Nrw-OR1EASs. Dec s-Within the next four OF
five DAYS the Returning Board must show its hand.
The affair has now reached stage of development
which renders further conccalment impossible AT
present the case stands about thus Omitting Car
roll Parish which is contested by both sides and
Vcrnon which has not yet been heard FROM and
Ne So+o the returns of which are secreted some
where in the CITY, the known majority for Moncurc.
Conservative candidate for Treasurer is IN the
nerhborhood of $500 and the Conservative strength
in the House about Is against 40 or IL Radcais-
Nearly every Conservative parish however has be"n
protested by the Radicals. and Is consequently sub
ject TO a rchcaring. II the Board should promui-
gate the returns day after Tomorrow, leaving Out
those which are liable to discussion on these pro
tests. there would be Radical quorum for the
Iec;,lature. These parishes. held in reserve num-
Der some - or &C. and involve at least - Conserve
tive members of the Legislature. The protests are.
with one or two exceptions, merely pro lorna but
of course the Board can make them the pretcxt OF
DELAY and procra ;tination until the Legislature
assemblies when that body might pass law giving
itself the power Of counting and deciding on the
returns and so throw out the Conservatives. This,
in fact is what the people fear, and what they have
reason TO believe is the programme. Whether Pack
ard will carry it out docs not seem TO be so clear
Only time can decide that.
The public feeling IN this matter runs very high'
although it is not shown III any marked demonstra-
lions. can conceive of nothing more unfortunate
and disastrous than would DO the result OF any
ottemnt on the part of the Returning Board at this
time to detraud deprive the people Of theriights
And next to that III dang is the continued delay in
"A ot of no plp
ton. There is a growing sentiment of discomfort
and indignation Oh this point. The people very
naturally conceive that after lapse Of thirty-fve
DAYS they ought to know who is elected
The truth is that whether they be right or wron"
these people believe their brethren nj the North Will
not stand by and see them oyerrddcn again
certainly not assist the proceedings and 1t - also
true that they arc fairly resolved 70 resist with force
anv eudeavor H. that direction. should not like 10
be Kellogg or Packard Of the Returning Board
in case the Conservatives detected aud undertook 70
punish wrong against them. OF course the lresi-
dent could put down the rebellion ~ he face
tiouslv terms it, after while, but several persons
would be injured III tho interim.
noDrHATr rIANs OF TIE CONSERVATIVES.
II would be premature AT this time. 20 say nothing
of its being unauthorized and untrustworhv To pre-
tend to give any outline OF the probable action Of
the CONSERVATIVES, far as concerns Kellogg aiteI
the meeting Of the Legislature. Many % the rcnorts
which have been sent from here are visionary and
absurd You MAJ rest assured thai beyond the re-
peal of the various oppressive cnactmentG now ey-
isting and the abrogd.iOn OF the laws comforting
such dangerous powers and prerogatives on The Gov
crnor. there are 10 settled plans among those who
will in reality control and mold the action OF the Con
servatives / have no doubt there has been vast
amount OF loose and exaggerated talk on the part
Of noisy and uninfiuentIa people and newspaper
respondents from the North have inn0ceutly ac-
cepted 1t as representative and authentic; but AL
this is mere talk signifylng nothing and AT present
forming no part of the thoughts and deliberations
OF the Conservative leaders These people are TOO
rnch in earnest and have been BROUGHT too low for
ANYTHING like experimenting IN politics until their
material burdens have been relieved There VIII be
ample work requiring incessant industry ana supe-
rIor Intelligence in the removal Of the oppressive
md outrageous legislation under which the State Is
grooming; and until this labor Is achieved neither
the sense of the Legislature the sentiment OF the
nublic VIII permit the smallest deviation. II Is very
well understood that Kellogg, stripped oi the I'M
proper and unconstitutional authority he now en-
lows would be harmless and the better Intelligence
Of this community will suggest the prOpricty and
necessity of atta king the evils themselves before
giving attention to their instrument and vehicle.
kr1LOGG's IMPEACHMENT or DOUBTFUL E1PEDI-
ENCY.
Kellogg no doubt deserves punishment, though
not as severe as that which Is justly due 10 Packard
and others. and he will uIquestlonably meet his
deserts in time but think 1t beyond all perad-
venture that not until our statutebOok purged OF
its unceanness and the people freed from their bur
densome and oppressive loads, Will Kellogg and his
tools lie taken into direct and personal account.
The statements which have been disseminated as
To plans of Impeachment and violent aud wholesale
election of the present State officials were Intended
am sure TO create prejudice against the Conser-
NATIVES by indicating that their first thought
gettino into power Is revenge rather than material
redemption. Those statements. Us they stand, are
certainly incorrect and unauthorized. The i'm
peachmept Of Kellogg is no doubt probable con-
tingency, but not a paramount idea. or one which
under any circumstances will take precedence Of
pubic interests and substantial reform.
lam sure these views are faithful representatives
of the solid. influential and prominent Of the com
mupity. The deeper current Of opinion holds gen.
eral prosperity and redemption a consideration
far above the qualification Of resentment even
tho reproof of wicked and corrupt oppressOr who
has at last happily lost his power.
TWO DEFEATED CANDIDATES WHO ABIDE BY THE
VOTE.
Itisa curious and remarkable circumstance that
Dibble and Svpher, Radical candidates In the LIST
ond IJd Conores ual Districts embracing this city,
ara tho only uusns." essful candidates Of any
n,ominence in the Republican party who have not
entered protests resorted TO some dodge Tor the
purpose of fighting the result of tho election. AS
soon as they heard of their defeat they acqueSced
phar m il nj fioH IL.
Mary to look after sugar making and Dibble re-
suIned his law business. Neither has offered any
objection or pretended that his opponents tn
umph was not fairly achieved. / do not
know of another defeated Radical of any
rzau,inence nj all yxhn is not endeaxorinr he.