New-York tribune., 1875-02-08
OPPOSITION TO COMPROMISE.

NO ACTION TAKEN on THE COMMITTEES PROPOSE
TIoN BY THE CONSERVATIVE CAUCU--rIE MEM
BERs OF THE KELLOGG LEGISLATURE OPPOSED
TO A sETTLEMENT-SCENEs OF DIsoRDER-MAsS
MEETING OF CONSERVATIVE RESOLUTIONS PRO-
TESTING AGAINST COMPROMISE WITH UsURPERs.
NEW ORLEANS. La. Feb. THE proposition of
the Congressional Committee discussed in the
caucus, but no definite action was taken by the
Conservatives
Republicans say that the members of the Kellogg
House will accept of no compromise.
The resolution introduced Friday into the
Kellogg House, inviting absent members to return
and pledging cooperation in all constitutional meas
ures of reform, produced considerable disorder The
final result was that there was no quorum present.
The renewal of the subject of compromise yesterday
was the occasion of the greatest disorder such as
has not prevailed since the 4th of January.
There mass meeting at the Clay Statue,
Canal-st last night to protest against any compro-
mise with Gov. Kellogg 1t was presided over by
DR.. f. Warren Brickel. The meeting was addressed
by Judge Manning. f. G. Ellis II. N. Ogden, j.
McEnery, and the Hon. L. A. Witt. The following
preamble and resolutions, indorsed by the Commit
tee of Seventy, were adopted
Whereos Tue rights aud liberties OF the people Of
Louisiana have assumed the proportions OF great
Bhereas The question of onal liberty in the
United states Involves the most sacred rights oi 'he
people In "A State and
Whereas. Any compromise with the usurpatlOn OF
Kellogg, whereby he or Ills Government cOuId OBTAIN
any recognition on the part OF tie people O L1uslIha
would be to cOndone an Unparalleled wrong ana 10
acQuiesce in the arbitrary, Illegal ana oppressive
acls whereby constitutional liberty mas been lmperllcd
aud
whereas II duty to God and our country 70
resist aud to resist by ull tga ana pO
zeal means in our power contamination vi these out
RACES; aud
Whtreas For the first time in all the many years OF
our struggle for the rights OF sclt@oVeTnmvht the
peop Tue eutire mon have paused 10 listen o the
story of our Wrongs and hear our warning cries. ANA
tnelf strong voices iu o. sYmp4 thy, ncou'agcnebt
and SUPPORT reacn and BID Us Dc nrncr ana patient,
and nrgc Us 10 VI ld and,
Hhe,eIs We are adIluuisIcd 10y tne graves ~ our
fltAcr ana the iueIUrcs Ot tIct eyp 'Flus Ia the
cause OF nbefty It duty 10 sufr IN the same
holy cause now Therefore bc IL
EeSOiced, I.l.t We TcpUGate AS beng ueasOnabc any
action Oh tie pIr auy R-IrvseutauNts or etna
elected by the Conservative people OF Il u 5ni, look
ing 10 tle recognition u Kellogg the usurper rltEcr
directly OF nairecty. or Ot any portion Of MS usurpag
Government which would In IL ct condOne the an
paraleed infany done 10 the people OF Louisiana on
Inc IN OF January, 1875.
Rts0lred, Tuat III entering INTO anT compromise, bar
calu cement, adjustment with TIE usurPer X
logg and those who uphold or Depend upon nm Repre-
seutavc senator's or others elected by the COn-eFYa
tive people OF Louisiana have forgotten thht theY are
eeryans with limited functions and nave no" boldly
usurped the and prerOgafyes OF the peO
vle, iber masters and that no such bargain, compro