The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-02-26
WHAT ARE YOU DoING7

Grant wanted the Louisiana matter inquire
= into.
Blaine, Speaker of the House, Republica
, appointed committee to examine into aftai
in Louisiana.
Without discussing motive or intent, Il
6 committee came; first, subcommittee, Fo
ter, Phelps and Potter, arrived here made
very thorough investigation, were entertaine
as Louisiana gentlemen know how to entertai
their guests, and in their absolute freedor
= made their report 1t is on the records {
the House; it is part Of the history of tn
d country.
Then came more members of the Blain
> ommittee-Hoar, Wheeler. Frye and Mar
: shall. They went over the same ground
They became cognizant of the same facts
The facts were few, plain, palpable. Th
Radicals put in new testimony. But tn,
evidence was of the meanest character-ras
] cally military emissaries -partisans in uni
form-base spies-all the mean scamps who
hold or expect Office under Kellogg or his
satraps. The conclusion was such as Cesar
wanted Ia condemnation Of our friends, 8
specious varnish for our disguised enemies, a
cloak and mask for those who wished to
follow erpediency rather than principle.
All this crystalized in the Hoar proposition
We have given it in full time and again. We
have put it forward until some of our readers
are really tired Of it. AS it is now adopted,
we need not repeat the Wheeler proposal
We will simply state, in plain terms and
briefly, what it says and means. The idea
the language and sentiment all come from
our enemies: .
Whereas, it is desirable to adjust the diff
cultics growing out of the general election in
this State, in 1872, the action Of the Returning
Board in declaring and promulgating the re-
suits Of the general election in the month of
November last, and the ganization of the
House of Representatives on the 18th day of
January last, such adjustment being deemed
necessary to the establishment of peace
and order in the State.
These words were written by Mr.. Wheeler
None of our friends ever thought, for a mo.
ment, of expressing any doubt whatever of
the results Of the election Of 1872 The
whole of this preamble is asserted or insnu-
ated talsehood. 50 stamped let it pass. Mr..
Wheeler, Grants agent, goes on to say:
Now, therefore, the undersigned, members
of the Conservative party, claiming to have
been elected members of the House of Rep
resentatives, and that their certificates of
election have been illegally withheld by the |
Returning Board, hereby severally agree to |
submit their GLAZING to seats in the House of |
Representatives to the award and arbitrament |
of George z. Hoar, VIM. A. Wheeler, VIM. p
Frye and Sam. s. Marshall, members of the
Congressional Committee now in New Or
leans, who are hereby authorized to examine
and determine the same upon the equities of
the several cases; and, when such award shall
be made, we hereby severally agree to abide
by the SAME.
This, as will be perceived, refers only to
such Conservatives as were elected but not
returned as elected by the Returning Board.
1t proposes to let them in if they will only
agree to vote in a certain way on a definite
proposition. Come in, says Wheeler, but
you must promise to do rs we dictate in re-
turn for this privilege We do not admit
you. We do not promise to admit you. But
you, members elect of the Louisiana House
If Representatives, solenlnly agree to abide ,
~ our award.
Remember, right here, that Hoar, Wheeler {
rye, Marshall, Foster, Phelps and Potter s
lad no right at all to act as arbitrators in
his matter. In SO doing, or attempting to {
%, they went beyond their duties. They y
'ere sent by Congress for one purpose, and i
or that only Their regency was strictly
mited to the collection Of facts. They were
olely commissioners to take testimony
othing more. Whatever else they did was
ratutous and without authority.
The preamble goes on to say: G.
And such Of Us as may become members of P
le House Of Representatives, under this ar IL
hereby severaily agree to sustain u
7 our influence and votes the joint resolution al
erenatter set forth
Mark the words, such Of you as may be- y
'me" members Be pleased to look at this - :,
ntence by itself. Translate it into plain
nglish: "You are elected members of the =,
ouse of Representatives Of the State Of Lou :,
ana; you are not retu, ned as elected; your :.
eturning Board, wrongfuliy, illegally, arbi-
irily. and by perversion Of law, with fraud IS
ent intent, has failed to return you as !,
'cted; we, committee of Congress, having !,
authority in the premises, undertake to =.
We you admitted to your seats, provided that =.
IL will make certain concessions"
But in order that the compromise may not -
to bind Senators elect, it is added
And the undersigned, claiming to have been for
cted Senators from the Eighth and Twen-
Second Senatorial Districts hereby agree to WI
omit their claims to the foregoing award pla
arbitrament, and in all respects to abide vie
results of the same.
III of this applies to Representatives and OLD
lators elected, but not returned. Then e.,
nes the pledge and promise and agreement o1o,
wy "oie otoo'eo "na cio1
lrned as elected: -
nd the undersigned, holding certificates of pa,
'tion from the Returning Board, hereby ~
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