The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1875-12-24
The U. q. SenatOrshil,.

There IA VHCAuCy IA VIC ~. 80 Noohoso IA
oneseat from this State. The contesting
} claimants were Gen. Mcmillan, elected by
the NcEnery legislature, and Pinchback
ifcolored} elected by the Kellogg legislature.
Ever since the contest began the Senate
has been largely Repu bile an but the adnis-
sion ofPinchback has been delayed from
/, soma unexplained reason, and Pinchback
!, il still in waiting. '5r't 81 .iiHs. 80.
~ "A few days ago GEN. McMillen asked
Withdrawal from the Senate of his creden-
, tials. His communication containing this
. request, recitad his reasons therefor, the
I, leading reason being that the Wheeler ad
5ustnnsnt had resulted in organizing a leg
! islaturo different from that which elected
him Senator, and this legislature had re-
ceived, at least by acquiescence. tho sane
ton of the people. Tho request was resist
ed by. the Democrats, but granted by the
Republicans, who are in a majority. Gov.
McEnery, to whom Nfcdillen addressed a
letter Of resignation as Senator, accepted
iMcMillen's resignation, having no opti IN
in the matter, and has since appointed
Hon. r. ii. Mari 10 the vacancy, whose
credentials have been formally laid before
the Senate. The selection of Mr.. Mari is
one of eminent fitness. He has been long
identified with the int erests Of the State, is
y lawyer of erueiition and extensive prac-
tice, q citizen of trreproachable character,a
3 DOl1C1Cl0n We'll V9rS0u III VA0 AAhIcEy VI iuo
country, patient worker, and an impress
sive earnest speaker. Added to this, he
has served the State with remarkable fidel-
ity and without even the hope of reward,
and is we'll acquainted with many of the
leading men In the Senate as we'll as with
the management of cases like that he has
been summoned to take in hand. The
Senate would be the gainer by Mr.. Marr's
admission, and the State. and especially
- l.:
seat to which the mu1atto Pinchback as
Ioires. So p
3P What the result of the existing contro-
versy will be, it Is not easy to determine.
The Republicans of the Senate are doubtful
q of their future hold upon power, and would
; be we'll pleased to admit q Republican SEN
. ator.y But Pinchback IN the Senate wodld
probably, in their Judgment, be worse than
Pinchback out of the Senate. And the eff
" forts made by Pinch and his colored friends
to gain his admission by threats of a deser
ton ofthe colored vote show that the Repub-
lican Senators are hesitating and that extran-
eous force is necessary. The Republican
Senators hesitate; the colored leaders OF
Louisiana threaten vengeance If Pinchback
Is rejected. This is one view.
. Another aspect of the case Is that McMil-
lens letter of withdrawal was very lilsel y
written with the conntvance of Republican
Senators who were anxious to get rid OF
Pinch, by an endorsement of McMillen's
idea that neither the body which elected
him, nor that which elected Pinchback was
legal, both bodies being merged in the
Wheeler legislature, and that body
being the only legislature legally empow-
cred to elect Senator since 1872. We are
rather inclined to beleive that under
standing of this nature exists, and that Nc
Mulen withdrew at the suggestion of the
Republicans, in order that Pinchback
should be closed out by the same reasoning
upon which McMillen was permitted to
withdraw. And this hypothesis may ac-
count for Pinchbacl1's recent departure
in high dudgeon, from the National Capital
and his return to the bosoms of his constitu-
ency, fretted with the cares of life and
dsmning the friends who uphold the rights
of the colored wards at Washington.