The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1875-02-20
the Danger we Have Escaped.

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the Danger we Have Escaped.
From The New 0rleats Bulletir,
Now that tile piifall prepared by the
Republican members Of the Congress
5fonal Committee for the unwarv feet
Of the Conservative members Of the
Legislature has been nnmasked and ex-
posed now that the text Of the adj
iustmenf' has been published, the peo-
ple 81 the State viii Judge whether
there was not ample cause for the
dr1azement and disgust that SO agitated
this community on Saturday last as
soon as 1t was ma 6 known that the
representatives of the people had fallen
into the pit and had agreed to the
insidious arrangement The popular
INDIGNATION Was what might have been
expected from q people who have suf-
fered So long end endured 50 much,
rather than acguiesce ia a hatefulu surp-
alton Of their State Government, when
they saw that all the fruits of their
suffering we're aboHt to be bartered
away without their consent Chat all
they have been SO long eontending for
was about To be tamely surrendered.
that they were to be pledged by their
agents hereafter to wear the g,tlling
yoke of the usurper without o murmur;
That the high prestige they had won ia
the eyes of their couptrymen by their
fortitHde III suffering, by tile sacrifces
they have made and the c8nstancy they
have exhibited IN the defense Of their
rights, was to give place to the SCOTS
and ieers and contempt Of mankind by
q capitulaTi0n .at the moment when
their cause had been esponsad by the
great body 0f their countrymen Is
strange fatuity must lave blinded the
eyes Of our representatives not to have
forescen that q thunder clap Of public
Indignation would follow such humil-
iating contamination.
The scheme was artfully contrived
by crafty politicians to extricate Grant
and his Radical Congress from diem
ma in which they can neither advance
nor retreat without disaster to the
party It was intended not only to ex
tricate Grant from his Louisiana com
plications. but to secure the triumph
; Of his military Intervention in our local
afEtuis, and to quiet Kellogg in the en-
i0yment of all the fruits of the usurpa-
ton. Such were the real objects of
the adjustment" And these objects
are bur ill-coneealed under q giitteang
and, deceptive preamble which connects 4
the elections OF 1879 with that of 1874,
as iii they we're not separate and distinct
events entirely independent Of eaeh
other, each standing upon its own
merits. These two elections were thus
linked together as a prelude 70 the
Joint resolution which the Consery-
atives, who might be admitted to their
seats were required to pledge them
selves to support is a precedent con-
dition Of their seats being awarded to
them. This joint resolution was
the Sat il the meal tub the facial
thorn concealed id the rose the ser
pent coiled under 4 bouquet OF flowers
Who can road the resolution he
tached from the hypocritieal preamble,
and not see that it contained the whole
gist of tile adjustment, and exhibits
the eleven foot Of Grant and his Attor-
ney General, Williams.
Resolved by the General Assembly
.of The State Of Louisiana, That said
Assembly, without approving the same,
viii not disturb the present State gov
yernment, claiming 10 have been elect
Sed in 1879, known as the Kellogg gov
eminent, or seek to innpeach the Cover
nor for any past official acts, and that
henceforth If viii accord To said Cover
norall necessary and legitimate support |
in sustaining the Jaws, and in advancing
the peace and prosperity Of the people
Of this State, and that the House Ct
Representatives as to its members, Us
constituted under Che award of Geo. n.
Hoar, William AT Wheeler, VIM. Z,
Frye and Samuel S. Marshan, shall re-
main without change, except by resig- |
nation on death Of members, until q
new general election; and That the |
Senate, os herein recognized, shall also
Remain unchanged, except SO far 81
that body niay itself make changes On |
contests
This was the resolution which our /
Representatives were about ~ pledge
their honor t0 supportl This was to |
be the laioe and inpotent conclusion /
of She two years Struggle which our /
people have made to free themselves /
from hateful despotisln.
We have made d marrow escape and /
should profit by II. we have been I
saved as hy Il miracle from acting IS
eatspaws 9ar the very men who have
fixed tho odious usurpatlon upon MS
ana 0f beng cnllea upon s0 apltak ~
toiH eV3lA without even the Door prlXAs Il