New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-12-15
THE DEMOCRATIC FAUX PAS,
Scoring Wood for the Failure.

The New York Times OF the eighth says;
Mr. Wood, with his eye on the new lead
ership of the House, sprung on his party a
motion { reopen The Louisiana ques tlou by
referring 10 the proper committee tine cr'
dentials of two l. Iuislana claiu,a u, one Of
whom held credentials from MeEutsy only
1t did not make any difference To him hat
Congress had formally recon zed Kellogg
as the de tacto vernon OF LOulsi ,na. Here
was cnaIc for u sensation early IN the Sea
q sion. Wood did not neglect il, and Messrs.
Cox and Lamar ably, but mistakenly, sup
ported him in his bold stroke fUr.eadei ship.
As the bulk OF the new maj jrlty in the House
is very raw, the veteran Wood has gondly
following and carried all before him until
wiser head than his Game into The conf CT
Mr.. Holman. of Indiana, sided with the
Republicans in tn, If as ertion thai Cuugrt
hau once tUr all t'led this Louisiana bust
ness and that Nc Emery : certificate was III
more than SO much waste PAPER. The force
OF this daWned on the d mocraiic mind
when the members were partly through
voting. Mr.. Woods resolution was sum
marily extingu ID He had received his
first check, but he had succeeded in divid-
Jog bis party.
The Washington correspondent of the
Herald, December 10, writes:
The Dlunder of the Democratic leaders at
theme that does not die out of public dis.
cussion; in fact, the chance of another mis-
take before this one shall have been for
gotten is 80 dreaded that the House will
dodge holding any session until line of
policy shall have been laid out tor the Dem
Ocratlc majority and the committees are
made up. Hence it is understood that on
reassembllng tomorrow all ADJOURNMENT
will be taken for another three days, which
will carry the recess over Monday
1t is sad in explanation of Fernando
Woods resolution that he offered il at the
suggestion of the Louisiana delegation
whose interests he found himself bound to
champion as soon as he had been asked to
be their spu kesman. The Democratic lead
ers wish TO discourage the belief that they
or any portion of them had decided, at a
preliminary conference, upon the policy OF
defending the McEnery claimant. Iu an
interview this evening with Mr.. Fernando
Wood, he was asked II he had anything 10
explain about his introduction OF the Louis
lana matter at the opening sessi of the
House the other day. He assumed the look
of q French General at a cOurtui artial, and
said that he did not know that he was
bound TO give an account of his acts nor
his motives for them. He had done nothing
that he was ashamed of. He WAS IN in
dependent man, and under no obligations
to any newspaper or party.
Il want the press and the public" said
he, rising to dramatic and Imposing DOS
ture, ITO understand that l shall do as l
please, and make no explanations of my
conduct. l am aocoun able only to my con-
stituents. IL they wish an explana ion |
am ready to give it. The record of what
have said speaks for it's If. have nothing
to add, nothing tn re1 act l can assure
you there 10 nothing in this whole thing; D.
far Ne l AnOw there Was, nor lis there. any
infanflOn M n tho
question. Certainly not on my part, And |
know that neither Mr.. Lamar nor Mr.
Cox had such intention. My action was
solely my own, for which l am solely ana
entirely responsible. / AM governed BY no
party clique or caucus, and of all the 1856
members who voted aud are OF my views |
don't know that any of them had any in
tentlOu or wish TO touch Louisiana stf airs
II the press wish to make sensation over
it and say that the Democrsts wanted 10
have more blood and slaughter down there,
1t il their look out, not mine. / am not re-
sponsible for what they may say nor for the
sction of designing men who don't care
ernor SO long az they Can accomplish
their schemes These are the men who
make dupes OF the reporters and lead
them to disseminate impressions which
will some way further their designs.
see no reason for this cry over the
simple fact that l made a motion Tor
an inquiry TO be made concerning The val
idity Of Mr. Morey's erejentisla Papers
were presented to the Clerk, claiming 70
come from the Governor OF Louisiana /
merely moved that they BIZ examined or re-
ferred 10 the proper committee, which
would have taken, perhaps, two days. II
the committee has Questioned the Legality
~ Mr.. kellogg's official position ne Gov
ernor that would have been another thing,
but even that il supposition. repeal
that had NO intention TO reopen the Lou
tsiaps question, and there ia no found alton
Tor this cutlery. 1t only shows ts what
depth of imbscility the common 10 rlligenc,.
~ the country eau reach. This attack on
- and ny frieuds 10 the sppsllest exhibi-
son a emsll mind that this ANAL age cal
produce. IL y too damned email 70 laugh It,"