New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-04-26
THE END APPROACHES.

Either the supplies have failed which
have SO long kept alive the Louisiana
question in Washington, or the majority
of the Republican Senators have become
tired Of listening to the silly speeches Of
the opposition. Bogy, Upton, Merrimon,
Bayard, ETC., have improved the occasion
to get their names printed in large CAPT
tails in the Congressional Record as the au-
thors Of long speeches upon question
| about which the only thing they are able
to clearly demonstrate is that they know
nothing at all about it. Such men have
actually talked the Louisiana case to
death, and there is every probability that
it will be quietly buried before the end OF
this week. Carpenter, by his mastery
ability, was able to make something OF it.
He could make case out Of nothing.
When he opened his mouth on his pet
case all the little Democratic sheets
around the political horizon cheerily
echoed back his utterances, and there was
pretty general return all round to the
almost forgotten habit of writing ''Gov-
ernor" before McEnery's name and "usurp-
er" before Kellogg's. Things went along
very smoothly until Morton spoke. His
position and the manner in which he
fortified it created some uneasiness, yet
the confidence in Carpenter was SO great
that good spirits were kept up until
Upton, Bogy, Merrimon, Salisbury and
Bayard launched their platitudes upon
the afflicted Senate. If there are no better
reasons for disturbing the legal govern
ment than those urged by these rural
gentlemen, strangers to logic and unac-
quainted with history, the danger can not
be imminent Why even Senator Car
penter must have been thoroughly dis
gusted with the manifestation Of powerful
weakness on the part of his allies.
The intelligent men of the opposition
have nearly given up the fight. They
openly admit in Washington that nothing
short of miracle can save them in the
Senate that the House is still less likely
to pass Carpenters bill and some of them
believe the President would veto it in any
event. Thus, the same Congress that
granted the suffering poor of this State
five hundred thousand rations within three
days after the necessities of the case had
been brought to its attention is very likely
to refuse to come to the assistance of the
political demagogues who are in some
degree to blame for our disasters.
1t is difficult to say now what will be |
the next subject of agitation. We may |
possibly escape in quiet until the next
election, when of course the
pot will again be set to boiling on new
ssues. But We can safely say that no
yood has resulted or is likely to result in
my event from the prouacted contest
,ver the Louisiana question in the Senate
Turing the past year. Doubtless some
expense has been entailed upon the
Republican party both here and in other
states, in consequence Of the misrepre-
entations SO industriously coined and
circulated. Their authors, however, have
lot yet been able to reap corresponding
dvantages. The rank and file Of the op-
POSITION has also been heavily taxed to
lefray the expenses of the campaign, and
'ay the hotel and other bills of their
gents at the capital. They are as
eriously out of pocket as their Republican
ivals and the coveted prizes are as far off
S ever.
This crusade against the Republican
arty has been conducted in the name of
he "people of Louisiana" though it is
ot probable that one-fourth of the people
yer had any sympathy with the move
lent The case has been pictured from
inc to time in the most exaggerated COL
RS, and garnished with heart-rending
tatements stricken Louisiana, "writh-
1g Lou isiana" has been held up to be
azed at by sympathizing Senators, who
ERE fortunately able to detect the cheat
nd recognize the influences which
it all. Now the chance is lost;
,e symp athy which once was possible is
and with the final vote in the
enate, which is expected before the close
f the week, the curtain will fall and the
,tors dispense