The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-04-20
LOUISIANA AS SHE APPEARS
ABROAD.

The proceedings Of the Louisiana Legis'a-
tire Yesterday encourage the hope that, after
all, the Wheeler compromise may be accepted
peaceably. and carried out in good faith by
both parties, if not by all factions. The
Conservatives, weary Of striving for an
that is their right, have concluded 70
take what they can get, and the kaGlca as
that the Administration has fixed q limit De-
yond which they cannot 60, and that zen.
sheridan and his troops will support tnem
only so long as they are in harmony
with the revised policy Of the party leaders
in Washington. Gov. kelloggs message
shows an appreciation of the deplorabie con-
dition of his State, and of the causes OF It's
condition, which is far from consistent with
his own off cial acts in the past, out wnicn We
would be glad to construe as pledge OF
change of policy with view 10 tne restola-
ton OF prosperity to the people VINO" ns
party have reduced almost to despair 1t Is
probable that tho legally elected members of
The Legislature, whose claims were reJecte
nv the Returning Board, and who were ex-
PEELED by the military, will be TO-DAY ad-
mitted to their seats.-Neo York Tribune,
April Is.
It is gratifying to see that the affairs of our
State are SO much noted and SO well under
stood. From present appearances, no 1ever,
there is abundant reason to apprehend that
the unfortunate people of Louisiana will still
be obliged to wait eight months before the
process of reform can even begin. There Is
no disposition shown by our Radical legisla-
tors to abdicate the authority they have exer-
cised over the State for eight years. Re-
duced to q minority in the House. they seem
resolved to defeat all acton by dilatory mo-
tons and factious proceedings. Some hours
passed in the State capitol have led us to the
conviction that the Radical plan is to flibuster
away all the time of the session in the House
and to vote down every reform proposition IN
the Senate. Any prolongation Of the term
fixed by the Governor (ten days, ending April
az, will be voted down, even if it should
have the sanction Of the Governor.
What the "revised policy may be. to which
the Tribune refers, we are not informed. After
four.fifths of both Houses of our General As
ssmbly have, by joint resolution, quoted Kel-
logg in the gubernatorial chair, the presence
of United States troops cannot be needed to
keep him free from fears of violence in the
CITY. or to cause the laws of the State to be
obeyed in the city. Now that the compro-
misers have settled the matter, the people will
bear it with such patience. as they can com
mand, and with the prayer that in November,
1876, q fair election may be held Ii left
free in their choice at that time they will
ask neither aid nor sympathy from any quar-
ter.
Whether Sheridan and his men 60 to tho
Black Hills or Western Texas or stay here
can make but little difference. If the revised
policy calls for withdrawal of troops, it Is
very certain that oil the Radical politicians,
legislators and oficeholders will be just as
safe in their persons and property as they
have at any time been under the bayonets. II
the revised policy contemplates reformatory
legislation BY our General Assembly as reor-
ganized, We fear disappointment is in store
for tho admin stration. At the regular session
next January something may be done, but at
this extra meeting not even the Governors
lugubrious catalogue of lamentable facts (well
known for years. can induce the passage Of
the most insignificant of all the proposed
measures Of reform.