The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1875-03-27
NEW ORLEANS CORRESPONDENCE,

EDI1oR CHIEF:
In compliance with your request
will send you one letter per week from
this the metropolis and political head
centre Of the State, but must be al
lowed wide range for subject mat
ter. New Orleans is not revolution
ary at prescnt-she is q calm and
placid city. The civil rights bill and
the recognition Of the Kellogg gov
eminent by both houses Of Congress,
has not perceptibly rufled her polit-
ical temper. The sugar coated pill
called compromise is serving ~ Q
powerful tranqui]izer Of !" the people"
The people of the country parishes,
the Republicans especially, will be
gratifed if this peaceful condition
should continue, for the periodic
eruptions of turbulence and disorders
in this city, have generally been felt
by them with depressing effect.
1t is much better for brothers to
dwell together in unity and harmony
than to be at dagger's point. While
it may be very brave thing for 5000
White Leaguers to blockade streets
and dispense $50 agents Of the law, as
was done in September last, time and
experience will teach our ebellious
and unfortunate fellow citizens, that
q very little of discreet strategy will
60 farther than ton of powder, ip
promoting the welfare Of the State.
The rebellious, revolutionary phase
Of Louisiana politics has nauseated
every statesman in this country.
There is something un=American
about it, something of q counterpart
Of the street mobs of Paris that it ia
necessary to discountenapce. It has
been thoroughly discountenanced,
The Senate of the United States,
which embraces fair representation
of the independent and the partisan
sentiment of this country, has dis
countenanced it in the plainest pos
sible terms. Louisiana's rights, as
well as her real wrongs, will always
as in the past find sympathetic ap-
dience and bold defenders in the Sem
ate chamber, and at the bar of public
opinion, but they must be presented
under reasonable circumstances and
with the smell of gun
powder and bravado essays.
A movement in the right direction
was the appeal to the Wheeler COM
lnittee, as an impartial tribunal, to
act as arbitratOrs of our existing diff
6oulties. 1t is a reasonable method,
and in view Of the abundance of legal
difficulties to be encountered in any
adjustment Of our affairs whatever,
was, perhaps, the least Objectionable
aud difficult. The movement is well |
under way. The committee have de-
:ided on certain details of q compro-
mise and it awaits ratification by a !
majority of the legal members of the
Assembly. To-day Governor
Kellogg issued his proclamation con-
,ening the General Assembly on
Wednesday, April 18th, for a period
# ten days, and specifying matters
If legislation to take precedence of
III others. First is mentioned "In
citation to the adjustment of the pc
itical difficulties heretofore existing
n this State )" then other objects
Revenues If the State and the mode
# collecting aud disbursing the same;
mendment Of the funding law; rev.
nues and government relief of COM
nerce, and incorporation of the
Ioard of Trade of New Orleans.n 1t
J understood, however, that the
compromise is the chief sub
ect requiring attention, and how it
ball be met is q matter of great mo-
rent to the Republican party.
The Republicans, true to their prin-
piles, will not hesitate to make con-
essions under surety Of good faith, {
nd if the details of the Wheeler conf
as yet withheld from the !
ablic, contain q solution by equal or c
'st concessions, they will give it God Q
iced ; but if it is defective, in that it !
lould not provide ample guarantee d
the maintenance of its provisions
her than the mere pledge and word !.
willy politicians, it will be rejected.
is not to be expected that Repub- =
cans will surrender their control Of !.