The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1875-02-12
THE oPE1oUsAs JOURNAL.
0PELOUsAs, FRIpAr, FEBRUARY Il, 1s75.
COMPROMISE.

When Hon. Z. ID: Estilette received a
dispatch here about two weeks ago, to
return to New Orleans, it was learned
that there was some new plan of COM
promise of our political difficulties on
foot, and his presence was required.
The matter of compromise was submit
ted to the sub-congressional committee,
and the agreement was drawn up by
Judge Wheeler of that body. The fol
lowing are the resolutions of compro-
mise; and after debate they were adopt
ed by the Democratic Senators and Rep
resentatiyes returned by the returning
board and by others claiming to be
elected, in caucus last Friday night, by
a vote Of thirty-eight in favor, to TWEEN
ty-seven against:
Whereas, 1t is desirable to adjust the
difficulties growing out of the general
election in this State in 1872, the action
of the Returning Board in declaring and
promulgating the results of the general
election in the month of November last,
and the organization of the House of,
Representatives on the 4th day of Jan
uary last, such adjustment being deem
ed necessary for the establishment OF
peace and orderin the State; now there
fore, tho undersigned members of the
Conservative party, and claiming to
have been elected members OF the House
of Representatives, and that their Ger
tificates of election have been illegally
withheld by the Returning Board, here
by seVeralIy agree to submit their claims
to seats in the House of Representatives
to the award and arbitrament of Geo.
f. Hoar, VIM. A. Wheeler, Wm.P Frye
and Samuel s. Marshall, members of the
Congressional Committee, o in New
Orleans, who are hereby authorized to
examine and determine the same, upon
the equities of the several cases, and
when such award shall be made we here
by severally agree to abide by the anne
And such of us as may become members
of the House of Representatives under
this arrangement, hereby severally agree
to sustain by u influence and votes
the jOintTesolution hereinafter set forth.
And the undersigned, claiming to have
been elected Senators from the Eighth
and TWenty-seeond Senatorial Districts,
hereby agree to submit their claims to
the foregoing award and arbitrament,
and in all respects to abide the results
of the same.
And the undersigned, holding certif-
Gates of election from the Returning
Board, hereby severally agree that upon
the coming in of the award of the fore
going arbitrator, they will, when the
same shall have been ratified by report
of the Committee on Elections and
Qualifications of the body in session at
the State House claimingto be the House
of Representatives, attend the sittings
Of said House for the purpose of adopt
ing said report, and il said report shall
be adopted, and the members embraced
i'm the foregoing report shall be seated,
then the undersigned seVerally agree
that Immediately upon the adoption of
said report, they will vote for the fol-
lowing resolution:
Whereas, doubts have existed and
still exist as to the legal results of the
election in this State. in the month of
November, 1879 and whereas, it is al
legged and bya large portion Of the State
believed that the result OF the election
for members of the House of Represent
atives and for Treasurer, in the month
of November last, was illegally determ-
ined and promulgated by the Returning
Board
And whereas, the doubts, allegations
and belief, have tended greatly to dis
turb the public mind and Hnsettle conf
dence and injuriously to affect the ma
terial interests of the State ; and where
as, it is deemed necessary to the welfare
of the State that an adjustment of the
foregoing difficulties should be effected.
Therefore, be it hereby resolved by
the General Assembly of the State Of
Louisiana, that said Assembly, without
approving the same, will not disturb the
present State government claiming to
have been elected in 1872, known as the
Kellogg government, or seek to impeach
the Governor for any past official acts,
and that henceforth it will accord the
said Governor all necessary and legiti-
mate support In maintaining the laws
and in advancing the peace and pros
perity of the people of this State, and
that the House of Representatives as to-
its members, as constituted under the
award of Geo. r.. HOar, William Al
Wheeler, William f. FTyea and Samuel 81.
Marshall, shall remain without change,
except by resignation or death of mem
beers, until q new general election; and
that the Senate as herein recognized
shall also remain unchanged, except SO
far as that body may itself make changes
contests.
The next evening mass-meeting was
at Clay Statue on Canal street, to
oppose amy compromise and denounce
tile action Of those Representatives and
Senators who voted for it. Only six
names Of those who voted for it were
Ut the meeting, by Col. Mel
"Six members elected from the
city voted for it. They were Messrs.
Hall, SibiIisky, Blafferand Ham
mond, and MFR. Eustis made the great
speech that carried the resolutions.p
AT this writing we have n~otlearned lie
thirty eight c~ompromisers have be-
SEINE "intimidated,p as ~thesaying lis, by
he Clay Statue mass-meeting, and
: gone back BID : their action.
It would appear from an article which
We publish from theNew York Graphic,
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