The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1875-04-24

VIOLATION OF TIE AWARD.
The xctios Of the Conservative ma
j0tity II tho House Of Representative,
il nnssating the four Republicans adj
nittcd On contest during the regular
session, was q fragrant violation o1
the compact under which the House
was organized last week. The labored
efforts Of tho Democratic press and
leaders Of the House majority to jus.
tify the movement must appear in.
sincere and flimsy to all candid men
who understand the terms Of the
Wheeler award. In the pledge which
the Conservative and Democratic
Representatives elect were required
to sign before the committee Of ex-
Congressman began their sitting as a
board of arbitration, aud likewise in
the resolution recognizing the existing
State government adopted by the As
sembly after the adjustment had been
accomplished, it was expressly provi-
iled that the House should remain as
constituted under the award of the
H0ar committee. When this award
was made, the four Republicans un-
seated the other day were bona tide
members Of the House, and their dis
placement was just Us mncl, breach
Of the political agreement entered
into by the Conservatives end Repub-
licans as that Of any other Republican
not specifically mentioned in the
award would have been. Mr.. Wheeler,
the originator and master spirit of the
adjustment, has decided that the Con-
servatives have acted in bad faith,
while Mr.. Frye, another member of
the Committee making the award,
declares that they have violated their
plighted honor BY their outrageous
action of which we speak.
While it is 70 be regretted that tho
representatives of Louisiana Democ-
racy have such little regard for their
solemn pledges, yet we feel confident
that their treacllery will inure to the
ultimate benefit Of the Republicans,
and defeat the very end the "vio-
lators of plighted honor had in view
when they thrust four members of
minority from positions rightfully and
legally held. 1t is generally conceded
that the purpose Of this movement
was to insure the election of Con.
to the United States Senate
next winter in case that body should
reject the claims Of Mr.. Pinchback.
lu our Judgment, nothing could have
lpeen done which will have more in
anenre towards securing the admis-
sion Of our Republican Senator elect.
Those Senators who would have pre-
Ferred some other Republican to Mr.. |
will withdraw their objec-
ions when the contingency Of having
another Bourbon among them presents
tself, and the sorry coup Hetat Of our
ocal Democratic solons will have an
lnsavory effluvia iu the nostrils of |
hc Independent members of the Sen
tic who give no allegiance to party |
nut love fair play and respect honor |
Ible department.
Aside from the influence they would
xert in II joint ballot for United States
the acquisition of four Dem
'cratic members Of the Assembly is u
natter Of small material Importance.
" course the principle Of bad faith
N the part Of our opponents is Us
veil defined as If the number unseated
ad been forty instead Of four, but
Independent Of this the circumstance
'ses its weight to q great extent, and
70 als glad to find that the Republi-
ans in the Senate have failed to re-
sliate for the outrage by ousting Mr..
'oode, as was proposed, or adjourn
'g from day to day without consid-
ring any bills that might reach them
ON the House. l.
Two wrongs would not make a
ght, and by the course of its repre-
'ntatives it has been demonstrated {
lat the Republican party places the
terests Of the State above consider