Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-03-23

sent TO investigate, caca one more |
picked and packed than the
las, and report after report has been
submitted, till the Louisiana literature
printed at Government expense rivals
the voluminousness Of the Brooklyn
scandal And still the Senate is peg
ging away more vigorously than ever,
this being the sole question low before
1t. The matter might have been dis
posed of last week, by disposing Of
Pinchbabk one way or the other, but
when it came to a vote, the Senate con-
Guided to postpone a decision till next
December. This dextrous feat Of mas
terly inactivity Is hardly accomplished
before the same identical question,
leading to the same identical line Of
debate, is sprung upon the Senate
IN a slightly altered form. What
is now wanted is beggarly
endorsement Of Grants course
in the matter. which was condemned
in thunder tones by the votes Of free
people last fall. TIE pending resolu-
ton Is very delicately worded, to avoid
endorsement Of the Durrell order or
mention Of the election In 1872, IN the
hope that Republicans who do not
think with Morton & Co. on these mat
tiers, may be induced to give it support.
Way this anxious and pertinacious
worry for an endorsement Of Grant, if
he be not the coming candidate Of the
party? Or is it that Morton is work
ing for Grants residuary interest in
the bread and butter brigade Of Fed
eral Office holders and wire-pullers?
Tue Indiana statesman has had aspiTa-
lions TO the Presidency, and what man
once entertaining such, ever dropped
them? Looking back, he has worked
laboriously for the succession, sustain
ing the Administration through thick
and thin, never faitering. and still as
loyal and subservient as ever.
Tie indications are that, On the
pending resolution, the Democratic
Senators viii give their opponents a
prolonged tusgle, and possibly worry
them out. The Democrats decline to
pair of On this measure, and every Re
publican going home, as eight have al
ready done, is that much loss to the
majority. Among those already gone
are the bitter Radicals Cameron,
Dawes, Hamlin, Dorsey and Clayton.
Twenty-eight Democrats have agreed
to remain, and some say that each is
good for a whole days delay, prolong-
inc the session q full month. This
will seriously interfere with the private
arrangements Of their opponents, and
notably with Cameron's Senatorial in
cursion On Mexico. Besides, the friends
OF Pinchback are rather luke-waTm
about endorsing Grant, holding that
the most elfectual and only proper
mode Of recognizing the Kelloggregime
by the Senate would be the seating Of
the saddle-colored politician. Even
Senator West has his grievance, and in
opposing the confirmation Of Judge
Pardse, in lieu Of Durrel, few days
since, he openly declared that he had
not been permitted to make one Fed
eraI appointment in Louisiana. 1t
seems that Casey and Packard monop-
oIze that part Of the business.
While the debate proceeds, the pros
poets for g compromise OF Louisiana
affairz, so bright few weeks since,
become dimmsr with time, and for
some days have been entirely lost to
sight. Kellogg has called the Legisla-
ture to meet in special session next
Monday, the 10Th. but whether or not
it VIII be eorganized under the Wheel
er compromise Is still a matter Of
doubt. Grant has been understood as
pledged to enforce the arbitration Of
the Congressional Committee, but his
right or authority to do so is highly
questionable, and he may take the ben
eft Of the doubt. Administration or
gans tell us that 1t Is 5hc plain duty Of
Gov. Kellogg to conform TO the find
ings Of the Board Of Arbitration; that
if he needs help, he and majority Of
the reform Legislature can apply to
the President, who would have no al
tentative but to respond. Bat such
organs are not always fortunate IN
their Interpretation Of the Executive
mind, and the whole compromise move
ment IS at present under d dense cloud.