The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-02-24
THE ODIOUS WHEELER COMPROMISE
AGAIN,

1t is clear that Grant treated Messrs Zach
arie, Burke, and Leonard with scorn, or some
thing bordering closely on it. A grea
many OF our sensitive fellow citizen
would have preferred that the worth,
and Jealous young gentlemen who rep
resent the caucus and the Conservative part,
(by what authority we will not inquire at thi.
tlme), had stayed away from the palace
pardon the slip Of the pencil; it is a veal
or SO too soon to call it the palace 81 from
the Executive mansion at least until theil
diplomatic labors had ended
| They were accredited to CONGRESS- and the
| Louisiana Committees, but not to his Excel.
lency. They were expected to employ their
influence with such friends Of Louisiana as
| they might find they were not expected to
apply for favors to one who has never given,
who never expects to give any favors to this
State or any of her inhabitants, save such as
adhere to him and his party. The President
hates every thing in or from Louisiana that is
not Radlcal, and even every thing Radical that
IS not for him and his political for
tunes. This hatred in man who
seldom changes III sentiment, opinion or
purpose will not be changed by any amount
OF clyilty or courteous attention. Some of
our people, by no means few, consider it
humlllating to ask or to appear to ask favors
from that source Grant, through his officers
proteges, emissares and soldiers, has dealt
very cruelty with our State and people He
has done us no good. He has done or suf
tered to be done to us all the damage his
wicked advisers could invent. He will per-
slst in doing all that Congress will permit him
to do IN prosecuting Louisiana, if by such
he c N benefit his friends and the
Grant party.
His declining to hear Mr. Burke read
the counter proposal Of adjustment, and his
reference to Mr.. Wheeler for an expression of
wishes IS proof enough that the committee
net with rebuff. This ought to prove to
he Conservative members of the General
Assembly, as we'll as to all other good men,
hat nothing can come from the Radicals
Which can be safely or honorably accepted.
lr. Wheeler was the chosen agent of the
sadical managers in Washington, whose in
tructlons were to grant no flyors except for
Ill equivalent in the way Of CONCESSIONS
The Wheeler proposal was fashioned in &C. {
ordance with these instructions. T. is full
dupliclty. 1T was intended to entrap and
len to bind up the hands Of the Conservative :
laJorlty. 1t was meant to wax over the past |
lfamleS OF mlsrtl!e with coating Of parlons c
ltorted from Us through the fear Of the ex- =
uslon OF our representatives from the Gen
al Assembly. 1t bristled with dangers and y
as full OF mischief for Us. When it was re-
cted it was thought to be disposed of. Our
sople are alarmed a. the manner in which il, /
again thrust upon them as tle Radical ulti y
q UNI ct Grants dictation. +
II is really time that this entire business Of Il
r8aining with our enemies, with the cne d
les Of the State, with the foes and despisers i
home government. and with the wickey, az
ents Of desperate party, should come to n
end. II the caucus vii! adjourn sine die, ii
d all Conservatives hold aloof from the d'
neutrality-suspicious., they viii earn the appro-
ton OF their constituents, and do far more ST
the relief of the State than by joining the
n9 which they can not control after signing
} bond OF concession. condemnation and tu
basement SOL