The weekly Louisianian., 1874-06-13

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Commonwealth OF the South from the
fearful state into which they have
fallen. The contest is not between
races, but between honesty and d,s-
honesty-besween patriotism and
crime" 80 ''-@'.
GOVERNOR BE-
FORE THE HOHSE" IL -
The telegraph dispatches from
Washington Of June 10Th, lst, give
the following account OF the action
Of the House Of Representatives, on
the case Of the contested election
of Sheridan W. Pinchback:~
Tm Houm-The votes On the Lou
isiana election case were as follows:
l. That Pinchback 10 entitled to the
seat prina 1acie. Lost without division.
That Sheridan was elected. Lost by
q vote Of II to l45.
8. That Pinchback Was not elected.
Lost, vote 81 to 121' ,
4. That the. testimony does not show
that either WAS elected. and that they may
take further testimony; carried without
division.
The dispatches mean, II they
correctly represent the action Of
Congress, that: r.
Fra-Out Of ZIG votes cast, only
IL members believed that Gen.
Sheridan was elected.
Second-O Out Of 216 votes cast,
only 80 members believed that Gov.
|Pinchback was not elected.
Third The msjoity Of a Repub-
liean Congress, who had previously
seated Messrs. Sheldon, Sypber;
.white), ON th>prsz,af acie ground,
though returned by the same board
with Gov. Pinchback, and though
their seats were contested, as was
his, now declare that Gov. Pinch
back is not entitled prinsa facse to
his seat
EourM-A majority vote to take
further testimony. before they can
determine a question which they
have already determined in other
and similar cases, and which they
have had under consideration for
two years. The New Orleans Re-
publican, Of Wednesday, says, 1ela-
tive to this equivocal and enigmati-
cal action Of the Congress upon the
case of Gov. Pinchbaok;
Mon TESTIMONY WAH1rD.-The House
OF Representatives has imposed q most
and Sheridan. The resolution that was
finally passed declares that the evidence
before the House does not show that
either was elected. This is equivalent to
q demand upon the contestants for more
testimony. When w consider that in oil
probability every fact which it was posi-
bic to obtain has been marshaled on one
side or the other, this demand for more
will seem to be . little burdensome, As
everything connected with the election in
this State has been published and repub-
lished in every leading paper in the coun-
try, q Congressman ofaverage intelligence
ought not to set up . plea of ignorance
nearly two years after the event. nlooks
as though there has beena pretty square
case Of lodging.
We do not know what latent
wisdom may underlie this proce-
dure; nor what purposes Of patri-
otism, unsel6shness and equity may
be supposed to vindicate this hard
TO- be-understood and questionable
treatment Of the colored leader and
his Louisiana constituencies; but
to our unsophiaticated Judgments We
can see neither sense, manliness or
fairness in the discrimination made
in this case. against our aoknowl-
edged and tried leader, Gov. p. B.
8. Pinehback, but. as we have done
heretofore we can continue to do
still-wait-vait. for Developments
and abide our time, with the full.
conviction that the right must and
shall ultimately prevail
TEE AncH4NT Pam3-A. T.
Stewart does q business Of forty
millions = year, and yet he is one
among the largest advertisers In
New York. Out this way when .
sesures . pretty heavy
run 81 custom he concludes he can
do without advertising, but, A T.
never does; he still wants
more customers and he advertises1
for them. He believes with