The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-02-23
COMPROMISE ONCE MORE.

1lr. "A. ii. Leonard, IN his special dlSpatc!
yesterday evening to the New Orleans Picay
a,ne, says
:" 20 terms can be had other than Wheeler
propositions. The President is in favor Q
adjustment of some sort, but defers to Wheel
er's views
"Our people should adopt the Wheele,
propositions Immediately"
TO this our people answer, with every en-
pha5i5 known to our language, MOI.
The Wheeler proposition has been present
ed in its original and amended FORMS in the
| BULLETIN. Our comments upon it have been
full, free and candid. We have opened our
columns to its discussion. With all practical
bic patience we heard the few who urged its
acceptance. Others defended while we de-
| nounced it.
Others showed, or tried to show, how its
acceptance would bring comfort to our people
and alienation to our business, while we tried
to prove, and did prove, that its acceptance
would Justify Kellogg in all that he has done,
pallate and excuse the crime of Durell, white
wash the iIlimitable scoundreism of his
forcible intrusion into Office and turn the
stupendous and unparalleled tyranny of the
9TH Of January into mere bunder Of a sub
ordinate military officer
Our readers will bear in mind that the
BULLETIN has advocated no compromise what
ever has approved Of none-has desired
none except such an understanding as might
avoid collision and violence The thrustinc
out from the legislative chambers of the State
by the soldiers of the United States army at
the point of the bayonet, of five eminenty |
respectable Representatives elect, and the |
subsequent experiment to compel the House
to have its roll called by a person not an |
officer, thereby inhicting an insult such as no
American legislator can or ought to endure.
was such an otfense against the laws and con-
'tltutIon OF the State, against the rights OF
citizens, against the privileges and dignity of
legislative body, against all the powers with
which the military can be endowed il
ime of peace, that we can afford to accept as
eparation and apology no terms but such as
We may in the spirit OF justice dictate
1t is our settled belief often heretofore ex-
ressed, that our Conservative members have
o right whatever to ompromise with the 5
surperS who have thrust them from their I
eats. 1t is equally our belief that we cannot d
afely and honorably bargain with them at all Il
II the subject We know full well that b
lembers of Congress, either as committees Il
r as individuals, have no legal right to in
rmeddle, as arbitrators or otherwise with m
without invitation, or for or against anv I'll
use or party, in the Legislative affairs of a la
ate. NJ
This is good time to put an end to debate oy
questions of expediency, the catch-word of co
ose who would cover venality with the man he
of policy. Let us have done with false stl
hts, that lure Us to rocks and shoals. and las
guided by principle, by truth, md by vi
nor In any great emergency we may be his
re that there is eventual safety and the nj
est gain in what is consonant with honor. Oh
conceive it il not honorable for our no
lSlators to peddle out their privileges and
yer away me rights and functions which ey'
y hold at the hands of their constituents. "
t Louisiana is a province and not State. HI
us cease to claim and c!amor for the rights no
privileges of State but if she is a sis
te, let us who are most concerned treat as
as State and not as province Let US of
nothing which the majority in Kentucky or it
% would scorn to do. Let us neither set in
sanction precedent which tyranny may dis
eater turn against us. Let us leave moth tina
on the records of our State to bring and
n and shame to the faces of our children. exa
he control of the State is not in question hea
only e-half of one Of the three great mu
lches of the State Government that would II
ours under the most favorable adjust this
t. Congress, next autumn, will have a boa
: Conservative majority in the House, but ton
ne supposes that they Will thereby con lect
the Government. And we. by having OF L
! majority in our House, cannot expect ing
'ntrol legislation here thei
member that on the ith Of January the a Sc
he OF Louisiana, through her Legislature, ham
most grossly and outrageously irsulted III
e Kellogg regime through the orders of bic
t and by his minions. What reparation mus
We accept Tor that insult? Why should Leet
and talking, pickering and huckstering sunni
terms OF reparation Why should we show
nything whatever as favor or as a con the
N when we have the clearest possible 1t
and motive to demand satisfaction? no d
-- The
OUR TRUE POLICY. p9he