The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-10-07
NO COMPROMISE
BATON RoUaE, Oct. 3, 1874.

BATON RoUaE, Oct. 8, 1874.
! Nr. Eiitor-The dsapprobation with which
the recently effected so called compromise has
been met is not confined to the citizens Of
New Orleans The friends of that measure
! claim that while the Conservatives yield
1 nothing, they have gained a substantial con-
! cesslou. 1t seems to some OF us that the re-
verse is the case. Kellogg. in consid ration
:! of al agreement on our part to keep the pesce,
allo rs u, an equal representation upon GER
tain nondescrpt arrangement dubbed the
Advisory Board, and minority vote in =
! board vested with real, detnitive and decisive
powers the Returning Board Let us weigh
we'll what We have given and what We have Pc
telved. We have agreed to keep the peace.
/ oer'ainlywe lave always claimed to cherish that
intention; but now We occupy the false position
I OF being upon our good behavior II qsid pro
quo. e'Be God boys" says the usurper,
! ana on shall have far play" Before the
! world eur ease stands tnts: kellogg, k.>
yielded something worth having, or tne on
ervatves would not have aceep ed it. sald he
has done Ii tor The sake OF ,.n orderly eec
ION, which was not otherwise to be sXpecieA.
: In putting us III that attitude shs usurpes has
mlde strong point. We have, them cone
ceied something In setuln we have che
privilege OF giving 0dcice, which will be tax q
II MIR. Kellogg finds 1t consisten3 with lav
that is TO say, with the interests of himself
aud OF his party. | do not forget thas W.
have also acquired the right OF casting eve,
votes against three i'll the returning board
t . cold comtort Of beng made hel pies, eye
"itnes es OF that corp de grace with which At
u prop 'Sed to Con,uIIm,le our destr elton.
Fraudulent registration has already nv
advanced tntt amy change tor the Hetles sould
now be too late to save ~. Complaints Gase
been raised III THIS parish, y, they Aa,s btsn
raised III Your PARISH, and no Auan can cell %
what extent they have been jus;iGed III ever,
parish III the State. The just demands that
MAY be III Gle by eaO memDess Of the Advisory
Bos r3 will "s opposed ~ swo other ,uemHes>,
aud the decision of the umpire will be en-
barassed and delayed by lGe presentation OF
conflicting evidence. In such circumstances
VINO suppose~ that complete and satisfactory
revlssA Of registration can be had III the ten
days ali we'd by la~s Bus when our case
comes before Congress it will be said, ''These
people We're badly beaten in an election held
under conditions Of their own selection they
are, therefore, III hopeless minority, and
could never htvs elected McEnery and p. mn,
as hey claim. Our case. very strong before,
was greatly strengthe. ed by the revolution of
September l4,h, but this unlucky compromise
mas weakened it, Let us then. repudiate it,
as it has already been repudiated by the Il adj
"a s through tier organ, the New Orleans
Rtpubticdn- After all, 1t is not binding upon
anybody, and may tall through. il for otner
reason, by the refusal OF the u,urping Legis-
hature to fill the proposed Vacancies i'll the
returning board in accordance with the terms
agreed upon.
Mr. Kellogg mas made promises before !
After our experience do We stIll expect HIM to
KEEP one which could prove detrimental to
No. hos To.
winch we can safely accept. Oar relief Will !
come from another quarter. The next Cou-
gress, under pressure OF an overwhelming |
popular sentiment, will do u. justice. In the
meantime it becomes rs 80 keep out OF bad
company. CONSERVATIVE