The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-03-02
OPEN LETTER
To The Representatives Of The Tenth
and Eleventh Wards.

terence to the proposed adjustment Of til
existing political difficulties in this State
1t becomes every man calmly and dispas
sionately to deliberate upon the present crisi
in our State, and believing, as We do, tina
whatever action has been taken by the chosc1
representatives of tie people. has been die
tatcd by their convictions Of duty, and witt
the sincere desire TO promote the interests and
general welfare of the State; and believing
that should any Of these gentlemen find that
they have erred, that they would promptly
and unhesitatingly reconsider their action we
present the following for their consideration.
There are only three considerations upon
which those who favor compromise can base
their action
l. Tie aid the execution Of Justice.
9. To preserve the public peace.
3 To benefit the financial condition Of the
State.
These embrace everything that can be
brought forward in support of the measure
no matter II what shape presented.
Execution Of Justicc.
The government of this State is composed
of three branches, namely the executive,
legislative and iadicial. The legislative is
composed Of two parts, the Senate and the
House of Representatives Now, gaining pos
session Of the House, in the manner proposed
our Representatives, arc powerless. They
merely neutralze the legislative branch,
without being able to influence or control the
executive or Judiciary, ON the contrary, they
surrender to the enemy all hope the people
have had or may have Of getting control Of all
the departments of tho government As
House exercising their constitutional preroga-
tives as such they would possess some power
Fettered and trameled as they are by the
terms OF the compromise, they would be able
to do absolutely nothing. And for limited
control OF one-half of the legislative branch of
the government they are willing to surrender
the executive for t,ro years and the judiciary de-
pa1fnc,t for lie space of Ten gears. Art 7G of
the Constitution prescribes that the Gov srnor
OF the State, previous to his retirement from |
office, shall appoint the Justices Of the Su-
preme Court, for the term of eight We rs.
Mr.. Kellogg recognized as the legal Gov
ernor OF Louisiana would have the undoubted
right to appoint these justices, and rest as
Sured that, if the Conservatives, in 1876,
should elect their State ticket, Mr.. Kellogg
would appoint the Supreme Bench the
most determined and radical Republicans
How would the case then stand The Con
ServatlveS would have the State Offices and
the House Of Representatives, while the Radi-
Gals would have the Supreme Court and the
senate, Tor by the proposed adjustment the
Radicals are given a large majority in the !
Senate and as only one-,hird of this body
is elected every two years, our people,
even i'll successful campaign, would be IN l
able to obtain possession or control of this .
body All acts of the Legislatures from 1876 .
to 1881 would be reviewed by the Radical
Supreme Court, and the judges of the same I
could not be removed, because, although the
House has the power to present articles of +
impeachment, the trial of the same would de- .
volve upon the Senate Of which it would re- /
quire two-thirds to convict Il
Life, liberty, and property depend upon the
proper administration of justice, and while our b
Representatives,, acting, as they think, for the a
pubuc good, may compromise or, rather, s,,'- J.
render, the results Of the elections of 1872 and
1874 they have no right to foist into power an +,
clement which will be adverse and inimical to E;
hose elected in 1876. 1873, 1889 and 1882
Pence. @,
If the gentlemen CT the Conservative Can
US think that it is absolutely necessary that pi
peace should prevail throughout the State, is
yell and good 1t certainly is desirable and
an be obtained without single concession pc
'r surrender of principle. 1t is a fact, which til
annot be denied, that the Kellogg adherents
will not seek to disturb destroy the Kellogg ca
overnment. Any resistance to the same st
you'd have to come from the opposition pr
low let the Conservative members draw up VA
esolutions, and state therein, that while not or
the Kellogg government, yet ac
eslrous that the commercial interests Sc
the State should not suffer
rom apprehensions of violence and alb
loo1shed they pledge themselves to make to-
o armed resistance to the Kellogg govern di
lent 50 long as it may be sustained BY Fede- no
Al auth orlty reseryng to themselves all legal aft
nd peaceful measures to overthrow the same fol-
his would accomplish the object and would At
e surer guarantee of peacs than if they re- to
ognized and acquiesced in the Kellogg gov ito
rnment. For each and every constituent pu
ould feel in honor bound to preserve the an
ledge inviolate. And peace would reign. dif
ut would the people remain quiet under din
oyemment which majority of the voters ter
,ndemn, and in subservience to IN action, an
y their Representatives, which they repu-
ate? 30
For there can be no doubt that a majority
the real rote,s denounce and condemn such He
tion. Many respectable merchants, not Sta
oking beyond the superficial aspects of the CT,
Sc, and thlnklng-and enormously think
g that their business interests would be Ger
omoted by such action, support the meas MOI
e, great aiority of them lot really caring of
whose hands the government might be- for the
any Of them never registered or cast vote, )
II some never naturalized themselves But pro
6 people, the voters embracing leading pri
erchants and others), the men who elected a
csc members to office, the people who, by pla
CIR votes, subscribed TO The Baton Rouge
atiorm, the very cmbdimet Of r. and
%encf to the kellogg government the
IL never abate one jot or title fur
resistance TO a government which by the
ton OF our Representatives nav become o.
af-d but can never becomes legal govern ~, ,no
mt Would there be more peace, prosperity 40 = :
d happiness under kellogg tyali-cd than Of
der kellogg as usurper? No, no, Under - ~;
, compromise there can be no peace. moth l pii.
but anarchy. riot and oppression AS has 70 -.
N truly said by Tully. "rhe worry name of IL