The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-10-20
PUH1O FAITH.


+. representatives of the Conservative Democrat
. party saw fit to protest against the retentio
of Supervisor Maloney Of the Thirteenth War;
is transparent dodge, convenient subtle
fuge invented for the occasion, which ca
neither mislead nor deceive any man of ord
: nary intelligence. From the very outset man
rs true hearted and clear-headed citizens su!
pected the bona tides OF the Republicans in th
q compromise protocol, which they saw fit
solicit at the hands of Gov. McEnery and hi
!. victorious followers.
: We knew the Punic faith of the Radios
r leaders. We foresaw that all their promise
: of fair registration and election would, ik
y Dead Sea fruit, turn to ashes on our lips; tina
Kellogg and his carpet-bag companions
: taking counsel of their fears for their heinou
crimes against free government and repubG
can institutions, would, while the phantom
dagger fourished over their heads. give tn
most solemn assurances to the Conservative
Of their determination to see that they SHOULD
receive representation in the registration
and election Offices throughout the State
moment intended to deal justly by US.
The compromise was not favorably received
in Washington. Gen. Williams knew full
well that, if this arrangement was honestly
executed, it would be impossible for Kellogg
& Co. to verify his assertion that Louisiana
was Republican by twenty thousand majority
in 1872. On the contrary, Laundaulet vii
liams very wisely suspected that, with fail
registration, peaceable election and an hon.
est count, this State would again demonstrate
the much-disputed fact that the Conservatives
outnumber the Radicals by more than ten
thousand votes. Hence it was determined
upon to violate solemn treaty stipulations,
and DR.. Bonzanos resignation, "to take effect
Immediately, was the first step in this direc-
ton. The next will be the refusal Of Kellogg
Co. to give the Conservatives the promised
members on the Returning Board.
So far as the BULLETIN is concerned we
never favored nor advocated the compromise
humbug, regarding it from the inception Of
negotiations as a Radical ruse, invented by
Packard & Co. to allay the well-founded sus-
picions of our people, as to foul play in the
registration. The Advisory Board, whose
mandates the vacillating Kellogg promised
to implicitly obey, is virtually dead, and
Packard, the boss, does not intend to have it
resuscitated. 1t has accomplished little or no
good for the Conservative cause, and hence
but few tears are shed over its untimely grave.
Our members of that body, it is true, have
faithfully performed their duty in making
known the wants and insisting upon a recog-
milton of the rights Of their constituents, but
Packard, Joubert and their colleague, DR..
Bonzano, superintendent of the New Orleans
Mint by the grace of God and President
Grant,, have steadfastly and persistently re-
fused to make any concessions, or meet any
Of their numerous demands upon them.
Even when our worthy friends did succeed in |
passing through a resolution defining some
duty or directing some act to be done by the
State Registrar or his Assistant Supervisors,
these parties invariably found it convenient to
such instructions, Notwithstanding
the opinions resolves, and requests Of the
Advisory Board, which Kellogg & Co. had
pledged them to obey under penalty of dis
mlssal from Office In support of this aver
ment it is only necessary for us to cite
ew of the many instances of bad faith on the
part of Republican officials
l. More than twelve days ago a polite re-
quest was made of Col. Wright to furnish the
Board with weekly reports Of registration re-
,eived from Supervisors of the different city
Yards and country parishes. Upon one pre-
ext after another he has SO far failed to
comply.
2. The Advisory Board directed the regis
ratio offices Of the Third, Fourth and Fifth
Yards to be moved nearer the front The
ninth te the centre, where it was first located,
nd the Eleventh Ward office to remain in the
anne place. Yet not q single one of these
easonable requests have been complied with {
y the Assistant Supervisors.
B. The board expressed its decided opinion
nat Assistant Supervisors OF Registration had q
o right whatever to retain the naturalization '
apers of foreign-born citizens, except for the Il
urpose of immediate prosecution, nor to go Il
ehind the solemn judgments of judicial tribu- t
ais, admitting aliens to enjoy the privileges +
citizenship; but L. D. Larrieu, Assistant
upervisor Of the Fifth Ward, has refused to a
'gister more than sixty naturalized citizens q
n his own responsibility, no court having the L
over under the Registration Act to interfere 1
it'll his DEGREES, which, like the claws of the
[edes and Persians, altereth not" s.
Several other Supervisors have pursued the
me Ubiquitous and outrageous method as &
arrieu in refusing to register those who have @
cen regularly naturalized. More than one q
lousand legally qualified electors of foreign
nth have been thus denied the right Of suf-
age at the ensuing election. .
L. Frequent complaints of unfairness and II
justice have been made against the Super al
sors without obtaining any relief On three
stinct occasions our representatives On the ii
,ard asked for the removal of incompetent. w