New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-26
BARRIoADEs AGAINST COMPROMISE.

barbados AGAINST OokPR01nsE.
| With the same activity shown in bloch
ing up streets with horse cara, tearing 81
the coverings of street crossings ant
turning over governments and thing
generally at the highway emeute Q
September IA, for the sake of secu,
ing a few Offices, the patriots, the "w
the people patriots" are busy endeavo1
ing to stay all honorable proceeding
looking to satisfactory adjustment o
the difficulties now existing in this mucl
be-Leaguered State. The uncompro
missing set, having to certain extent los
their grip on the threats of the intelligen
portion of their rel resentatives in tn
Witt caucus, thirty-four of said repre-
sentatives having been able to gasp ''yea'
to the Wheeler arbitrament in spite o
he relentless White League fingers, tn.
fingers turn back to the old trick of ma
nipulating the grocers and the potato
m Merchants.
Yesterday the emissaries of no progress,
leutenants of the white mans party, were
patrolling the streets from Bascom's store
to Bascom's barroom getting signers to
protests calculated to intimidate country
representatives. 1t was ''your name or
your life, Mr.. Grocer, sign the paper. "
1t is not necessary to publish the names
of the signers to such documents. They
have become familiar by constant use in
similar service, signing bonds for the re-
turn Of guns borrowed from the private
arsenals of gunsmiths for riot purposes
Of years ago. signing calls for Clay Statue
mouth meetings, subsc riding funds for
carrying on the White League war, sign
ing anything that shows bad sign.
The principal objections now urged
against compromise are the most unworthy
and inconsistent that could be brought
Mr.. McEnery, of whom ''the
people" have grown little weary, pro-
posed with other gentlemen who hold no
office. and are not likely to hold any, to
submit their claims to o congressional
committee and to abide by the result The
at the time was not considered
IS striking case Of self-sbnegation. Mr.
NcEnery had no Office to step down from
md out of, but he was willing to do it,
nd thu oonr;Soo l,ol co,,o h..,o,l
weight with his followers. Governor KEEL
ogg did not hesitate to submit his posi-
ion to the same test We have seen the |
esult The con gressional committe9pre-
or settlement beginning at later date
han 1872; the Tichborne claima ant is not |
ecognized. Mr.. McEnery now says that |
congress has no right to propose, nor the
of the people to accept any
not based upon the recogni-
on of himself as Go vernon. His follow
rs will not allow the election of 1874 to
Q settled because he is not considered in
s74. They even oppose measures to
npeach Governor Kellogg, as we do; but
18th them the reas ons are different They
oject to recogni zing the present Gov
nor long enough to impeach IN.
Another reason urged againsU Rcompro-
Use is put forth by Mr.. Mari. in Wash
gton, and &c hoed by the Bulletin. Mr..
arr rings the alarm bell to mar compro-
Use by saying an acceptance of the
heller proposition "will seat Pinch
sck." Mr.. Mari wishes to 'srationaiize,"
Id thinks the seating of that gentleman
Congress will be national calamity.
| that case the nation will have to stand
No more absurd inducement for a
ate to commit suicide could possibly be
Id out. Mr.. Pinchback goes to Wash
gton with his credentials as any other
would go. Congress regu-
les its own affairs, and will pass upon
Q claims of conte stants. None other
an Mr.. Mari and the Bulletin have dis
vered that Congress is waiting with
ted breath to hear from the Wiltz ,
nous. But small as it is, the lit
mess of the theory is large
minary on the motives of those who t
2 opposed to compr omise measures. t
this or that man or set of men can not |
cupy all official positions, ''the people, t
the White League people, as they say t
st. Martinsville, will oppose good gov s
lment, good legislation and all reform f
assures tending to the prosperity Of the Z
tie. If this or that man Can not be t
even if he fails to get votes S
ough to return him as such, 'we, the s
lite League people" will not be gov F
led. 1t is only this and nothing more 4
e barricades Of Clay Statue meetings O
y fence out few from the sensible Y
arse; it will, Bnt it remains for the a
elligent thirty-four to do their duty as Q
osen representatives of the people who a
cted them, and for the intimidated a
rty-three to succumb to the unreason- Il
le pigheadedness of the street lobby. s.
he ATTORNEYS OPPOSE COMPROMISE. o
Those professional gentlemen whose II
.ad and fame depend upon fighting IL