New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-12-12

pretended the exact direction toward
which his motion led the House. Mr.. Blaine,
OF Maine. was by no means at a loss to un.
derstand the direction. With admirable in.
trepidity he seized it at the first moment,
impaled Mr.. Wood on an impertectly pre-
sented point, and in the end gained a
vantage. The result of Mr.. Woods motion
| would have been the overhauling of the
sources from which tue credentials of the
contesting members had come. This,
Blaine apprehended, would bring up as the
| question at issue the recent compromise on
Louisiana, and flood Congress with the
scandal for the winter.
| Mr.. Lamar, who hopes to assume the po-
| sition of a leader, made an ineffective
| stroke toward that end in series Of vehe-
ment but misdirected explanations concern
ing his own previous attitude in the matter
with view of convincing Mr.. Wood that
| he agreed with him, and Mr.. Blaine that he
did not disagree with him. The result was
in every sense triumph of Blaine's diplo-
macy. When the end came the Republicans
| had put the Democrats to rout, and the pre-
! cedent thus established threw the doors
| open to the admission of half dozen mem.
bers whose claims are of the shakiest, no
tably Goode, of Virginia, whose certificate
is openly alleged to be fraudulent produc-
| ton. 1t is the misfortune of the Democracy
to find their lines in triumph in more diff
| cult places than their lines in defeat. i. They
began the work of the session by hopeessly
ensnaring themselves in an untenable point,
state of things which will very probably,
as the Republicans expect, go on from bad
| to worse. Such comfort as the
Democracy at large may take in the acticu
of their Representatives on to-day will he
| but slight. The real meaning of the vt.e
| on Woods proposition is equivalent to
| party defeat and in England would break
down a ministry. The leading men are
| aware of this on tonight, and measures are
| to be adopted which shall prevent such
| break before the enemy in the future.
The Washington National Republican
says, editorially, on this subject:
The friends of the Republican party will
not regret the incidents connected with the
organization of the House yesterday. Mr..
Blaine naturally assumed the leadership,
| and acquitted himself with credit. Reflect
| ing that he was primarily responsible for
| the so-called Louisiana adjustment"
which had much to do with provoking the
| debate on MIR. Morey's case, i: seemed to
| be emnently proper that ne should take
| the lead in exposing the treacherous ten
| denotes of the "Other side OF the agree
ment." In short, he did great deal to re-
deem the blunder committed by him last
session, when he was understood, at least,
| to be inimical to square support OF the
Kellogg or administration side OF the con-
troversy. Mr.. Fernando Woods blunder.
ing resolution enabled Mr. Blaine TO entrap
the Democracy, and with consummate
adroitness he nearly accomplished the
establishing of precedent which would
| have resulted in Democratic disaster as
| regards other prima facie cases. AS it was,
the debate established the fact that with
Messrs. Blaine, Garfield, Wheeler, Hoar and
others of equal experience leading the Re
| publican minority, the Democrats, under
| the leadership of Messrs. Wood. Cox, Ran
nall and Lamar, will more than have their
| hands full.
This is the New York TERRACES view of
| the case:
The Democrats are in a state of disgust
| to night over the contest in the House to-
| day over the Louisiana member. 1t now
appears that the movement OF Mr.. Wood
| was prearranged, and had the consent of
| Mr.. Kerr. 1t was in fact party pro-
gramme, but unluckily the members, many
| Of whom are new, have not come together
| vet in such a shape as 10 be under strict
| discipline. Notice was not given to them,
| but it appears TO have been supposed that
| they would follow their leaders, as indeed
| the larger part of them did until the
| leaders were beaten. Meantime compl Amt
| is made by many of the members, some of
them leading men, that in the middle
| of the contest the Speaker backed out
now thought the movement i'll advised. aud
thereupon there was break in the
| ranks and those who had committed them
| selves on the floor felt themselves aban-
| doned under fire. The Speaker pleads in
excuse that he was too busily engaged in
| other matters yesterday 10 give the Louis
| lana question thorough consideration, and
that he took the word at tina. time Of otheI
| people. But to this those Of his party who
| criticise him say that first he ought to have
| been familiar with the Louisiana question
| and its bearings upon the case of Mr. Mo-
rey; and second, that when he changed his
| mind he should have first sent word to
Messrs. Wood and Lamar, so that they
| should not feel themselves suddenly left in
the lurch. The Republicans on their part
are correspondingly elated. They claim
that they have scored the first victory, and
that their opponents stand before the coun-
try not only beaten, but detected in very
Bourbonish attempt to revive, in an indi-
rect manner, question which was fairly
and fully settled last April.
The Indianapolis Journal says
The victory achieved yesterday in the
House by Blaine over the Democrats is
greater than would be supposed from read
ing the proceedings. Woods resolution
was the result of q conference between some
prominent Democratic leaders in the House,
and Levy, Ellis and Gibson, members from
Louisiana, and it was the deliberate purpose
OF the resolution to reopen the entire Louis
lana controversy. Blaine's vigorous assault
on the resolution alarmed Lamar and Cox,
who attempted to rescue Wood, hut were
crowded out by Blaine and Wheeler When
Holman, who had not been privy to Woods
programme, took the ioor against the reso.
luton, Speaker Kerr, WHO had assented to
the programme, sent message TO Holman,
informed him that ne had made mistake,
and that the resolution should pass Hol-
mans opposition, however, had produced
its effect on the Democratic side, and the
route followed which gave the Republicans
signal victory over the majority.
The Democratic Senators have manifested
some alarm over this defeat of their party
in the House, and express apprehension
that the minority, under Blaines leader
ship, will be able to force the majority into
many undesirable positions. Wood effort
has destroyed him with his asso states as q
leader. Randall was too wary to be caught
IN Wood Is mouse trap, and secretly rejoices
at this signal discontinue OF Kerrs leaders
on the floor.
The following is from the Baltimore
american:
Ex-Speaker Blaine gave the Democrats in
the House to-day foretaste of their future
at his hands. When the name of Merey, of
Louisiana, was reached on the roll call Mr.
Wood, of New York, offered resolution
that he be not seated, on the ground that
his credentials were not properly attested
by the rightful Governor of his State The
assumption in this case was that the admis-
sion of Morey, who only held credentials
from Kellogg would be recognition by the
House OF the Kellogg government. After
sharp spat, in which Blaine and Foster, of