The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-16
The Louisiana Compro mise.

The Louisiana Compromise.
The proceedings in the Louisiana Legisla-
ture yesterday remove all doubt as to the sue
cess of the compromise; and we congratulate
the people Of the State on so suspicious re-
suit. They have not, indeed, secured all they
thought they had a right to demand; but the
compromise is great improvement on the
state of things which would have resulted from
an enforcement by the federal government of
the decisions of the republican Returning
Board IN respect to the claims of the conser-
vative members to seats. The compromise
gives the conservatives the advantages to
which they were entitled by the election Of
1874, but it leaves Kellogg in possession of
the Governorship 1t is q great deal better to
have Kellogg for Governor with Legislative
check than without legislative check BY
the compromise he is reduced to the position
of mere executive officer, who can do
nothing important without the consent
of Legislature Of which one branch
is opposed to him. His powers for
mischief are curtailed and nearly de-
stroyed, and it is a great deal better that
the State be tranquillized on this basis than to
keep distracting controversy open. The
election Of 1876 will make everything straight
by the election of new Governor, and mean
time Louisiana must endure Kellogg, as the
country is compelled to endure Grant although
il has no confidence in him. There was
pleasant incident in the Louisiana Legislature
yesterday, which reflects credit on the good
temper Of one of the unseated negro members.
Mr.. Poindexter, colored member from the
parish of Assumption, was ousted by the
award, and, like man of honor, he ex-
pressed his satisfaction that it was given to
his former master, to whose justice and kind
ness be bore testimony. Such generous SEN
timents have a strong tendency to eradicate
the old preiudices of race and to raise colored
citizens in the moral esteem Of the country.
ANOTHER MEDICAL MYSTERY is furnished
by westchester. The doctors give man
dose of morphine to set him asleep, and sue
coed so well that he never awakens. Now
the Coroner will have to find out what killed
him.
PARENTS RIGHTS. BY the decision Of o
New York Court Of SPECIAL Sessions q man
has been sent to prison for boxing his sons
ears. The youngster, who is about nine
year, of age, objected to having his ears
slapped. and applied for a warrant for
his fathers arrest. The warrant was
granted, and, though the dutiful son failed to
appear in court, the father, on his own adj
mission that he had slapped the boys ears,
was sent to Jail for five days. there to medi-
tate on the beauty OF parental relations as
established by statute The decision of the
Court is somewhat startling. and we hope the
small boys of tho community may refrain
from pushing their advantage too far. But
parents in future must dispense with that ter
ror Of boyhood, 'ths rod in pickle other
wise they may find themselves in the jug.
AMERICAN REyryALIsTs. people are busy
in looking out for religion in England and
apostles in the persons Of Moody and Sankey
If we can trust the telegram the success Of
Paul wns nothing compared to the American
preachers, who seem to have fairly taken Lon
don by storm. Even royalty troops 10 hear
the famous revivalists, and there seems pros
pect that the people Of England viii find all
the religion they may need before the energetic
preachers have brought their campaign against
the Evil One to an end. Some unconverted
heather, who owns a seat in Her Majestys
Opera House, objects to the carrying on Of
religious services in that establishment and
has brought the machinery Of the law to bear
on the preachers. Reinforcements are, how
ever, on the way to join the praying band.
What pity we cannot induce Beecher and
Triton to emigrate What band they would
make