The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-02-09

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siderably. The fight on last Friday nigh
r did not prove to be as lively as was expected
8 Ladd's crowd cleaned out the Antoine boys
boilers and all, and elected their Presiden,
Pat Creagt, and from this time out Ladd run
the club. 1t is said that Ladd is being con
, SANITY reinforced by deserters from Antoine
wing, and that the defeat on Friday night
unless Antoine and his leaders are smart, viii
prove Waterloo.
The fight, however. was only the opening o
! the campaign and lively times among tn
faithful of the ward, which will result in fl,
for disinterested spectators, may be expected
ANALYSIS OF MIR. SCHWING'S ARGU
MENT.
!, Dear Bulletin-I read in this mornings
Picayune the argument of Hon. w. f.
Schwing, Of iberia, in favor Of the PROPOSE
ton that passed the Conservative legislative
caucus last Friday night, and which has
called forth such loud and bitter condemna-
ton. I was charmed, but not convinced by
Mr.. Schwings argument
Regarded as sound argument and states.
man-like views, it was failure. But as pre-
senting rare instance of freshness and
credulity and child-lke trust, it is positively
delightful Mr.. Schwing says:
The proposition We understand to mean
| this:
| l. That we should accept the Congress
sional Committee as judges Of the election in
those parishes defrauded by the Returning
Board, which amounts simply to the assump-
ton by ourselves and that committee of the
position that the Returning Board was
fraud, whose action was to be ignored, the
members Of the committee having expressed
the opinion that we had elected Conserva-
tive ma ority.
1t is unfortunate for Mr.. Schwing's ''undar-
standing" that Judge Marshalls cardappeared
in the same paper that contains his argument.
The committee has never consented to act
as ridges in the case--so says Hon. S. S.
Marshall, and he ought to know.
Judge Wheeler alone is acting, and if Mr.
Schwing will remember the report of the
Legislative Committee that bore to Judge
Wheeler a substitute for the compromise
that passed, which substitute was offered by
Mr.. Schwing himself, he must be convinced
that Judge Wheeler's position in the whole
negotiation is that of mere intermediary be-
tween Kellogg and the body TO which Mr..
Schwing belongs
Again says Mr. Schwing:
90. Those Conservatives returned were to
enter the Hall of Representatives and join
with the body over which Hahn presides, not
for the purpose of recognizing him, but SIM
ply to compel that body to assist us in seating
every one declared elected by award Of Con-
gressional Committee, and then to reorganize
by electing the Speaker of our choice, and de.
claring the previously existing Hahn body
illegal"
Has Judge Wheeler power to put out sin
gle man who sits with the Hahn Legislature? |
Has Kellogg such power? Will that body con-
sent to this adjustment? Kellogg says it is
the Legislature; Grant says SO, and who has
the power to unsay it? But grant that
Kellogg or Wheeler have the power, and do
seat a majority of Conservatives, will not that
so Then what need of compelling
Hahn's body to assist in seating" anybody !?
But how would claims body be compelled?
Has Wheeler or Kellogg the command of
Sheridan and the army? Has Mr. Schwing
md bis compromising colleagues assurances
IF that sort? If so, let the people of the
whole country know it. It is most import
mt fact and bears directly upon the main al
egation Of Louisianas terrible Indictment
Igainst Grant and the Radical party.
But again says Mr.. Schwing:
"3. Kellogg was thereupon to commission
throughout the State the officers really elected /
8 consequent upon the committees award, {
including Moncure, of course" Ii
This depends upon kellogg's promise But I
oppose he should keep that promise and {
commission Major Moncure? Has Dubuclet I
onsented? And if not, does Mr.. Schwing,
rho is lawyer, remember that the same {
supreme Court still sits that decided in Colin /
S. Knobloch, and Bonner vs.. Lynch, and /
Temp vs.. Ellis, that the "decision of the Re !
trning Board acas .fnat,' and courts could not I
Q behind it? How long would it be before 5
he docket of Hawkins Court would show an i
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|ibble and the Attorney General for plaintiff. | h
low long before Hawkins would decide "Du- v
uclet holds the certificate Of the Returning r
oard-Courts cannot go behind it. Judg- O
tent for PLAINTIFF" How long before the "
still small voice of Mr. Chief Justice Ludel-
lg, or the voice of the still smaller Howell,
ould pronounce in the case of Dubuclet vs.
[oncure, Judgment affirmed? ?" And would G
t Kellogg laugh at the refreshing verda ICY =
MIR. Schwing and his trusting confreres2 =
ut again states Mr.. Schwing: i
T. Kellogg to pledge himself to unite with =, =.
10 Conservatives in eifecting good legislation, :,
le power or impeachment remaining in our !; i
ody for any shortening of his hereafter. g. g.
This is delightful kellogg to pledge him -
IT." Yes he will pledge anything. What? +
body Of representative men of Louisiana . .,
aveiy basing their strange action upon the :
edge OF Kellogg? There is not a decent .
'ntleman in Louisiana who would believe :
eliogg under oath. He is living lie, y
alking, breathing falsehood His friends !,
he has one in the world-mock his words ~
I'd call him William Promise Kellogg He ~
proved the pestilential habliments of woe q
stricken city, to wrap and mask his hypo- " ',
itical falsehood, and in the name Of Heaven al
'ly charity he lied. u
But could Kellogg and the lower branch Of %
ciY, wi |
yislation? Does it not require the Ssnate p
concur before any law is passed? And will
Senate composed Of such as Allen Greene. III
I've Young, Brewster, j. Henri Burch, Her t,
6, Stamps and ct id onsne genus, concur in Y,
y good Law? Are they not Kellogg's mas he
s? Is not the trial Of every impeachment bl
Sc before them? And yet Mr. Schwing II
rusts" Kellogg's pledge and the Senate's Oh
tue! Refreshing innocence? Delightful tn
,dulity! Amazing faith. ca
But, again, Mr.. Schwing states as his "5th 4" Sc
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