The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-02-09

ment," ETC., and then he proceeds to stat
Will Mr.. Schwing tell Us what the joint resc
luton did do or contemplate doing? H
seeks, by citing the instance of Mr.. Eli
accepting from Kellogg the certificate of hi
election, or, as Capt. Kidd, citing tn
instance of Mr.. Jonas accepting his commits
sion as City Attorney = both of whicl
instances are cited in the New Orleans Re
publican of the 7th to stimulate the compro
| missing spirit Of our legislators-to Justify tn
| joint resolution.
Mr.. Schwing is LAWYER. Mr.. Schwin,
| ought to comprehend the vast difference be
| tween the action of Ellis and Jonas accept
ing certificates of election from Kellogg ant
the action of Legislatures co-ordiuat,
branch of the State Government acknowl
edging, recognizing, treating and working
with Kellogg, and that, too, under promise
and pledge.
So also the tax payer or the lawyer cited by
Mr.. Schwing. With them it is compulsory.
1t is power they cannot resist. With a
Legislature it is not compulsory. But would
any legislator consent thus to be muzzled,
bis tongue tied and his arms bound? Could
he, IN view OF his official vote, take the pledge
contemplated in the 'joiut resolution ?'
The legislator swears CART 100, State Con-
stitution,) "to support tho Constitution OF
the Federal and State Governments and to
perform his duties as representative faithful
ly, to the best Of his understanding, etc.
Could Mr.. Schwing support the State and
Federal Constitutions and consent to tolerate
the official existence of Kellogg, when his
understanding" is that ne is an usurper and
violator of of the law?
Casuists are agreed that he who condones
crime is equally guilty with him who COM
mits it.
And finally Mr.. Schwing sums up "what
would have been the result"
First, says he, 1--WE would secure the report
OF the Congressional Committee in our favor
and the consequent denunciation of the Re-
turning Board and military interference"
Would We? Has Wheeler promised this
also?
We have too much respect for Judge
Wheeler and his confreres to believe that
their report can be influenced by anything
save the evidence adduced before them. And
IS to Recommendations" we have alre idy Schurz
md Thurman and the New York Herald and
Tribune denouncing the outrage and the
whole intelligent North echoing them. And
We care but little for the noise that would be
made by the fre-crackers whose popping
would be set off by the adoption of Mr..
,chwings compromise.
But Mr.. Schwing also promises us as sddi-
lonal results of the compromise "the Off
ers We elected and the repeal of bad laws"
We have already shown the fallacy of these
pledges.
But, says he, "Kellogg would be removed
rom under the thumb of Grant, Packard &
o., and placed at the mercy of Conservative
louise. The italics are ours. Mr.. Schwing
nd his colleagues are already pledged, by
his arrangement, not to iInpeach Kellogg in |
he first place, and in the second place they !
ave no power except to prefer the articles |
nd prosecute them. As to having "kellogg
rom under Grants thumb" the idea is rich |
nd delightful. Drunken men always ina
inc everybody else drunk but themselves.
II. Schwing and his confreres of the Legisla-
ire would find Kellogg still under Grants
numb, and they under Kellogg's.
But, says MIR. Schwing, "we would, by
louise resolution, condemn Grants military
Much would Ulysses care for
our howlings after he had Gagged you.
As to the other blissful results promised by
IT, Schwing, we care not to follow them now.
'e have noticed the principal ones, and the
lswers to the others are obvious to the dull
It intellect.
And now assert that neither Mr.. Schwing's
understanding of the proposition for com
romise, nor those published by the BULLETIN
Yesterday are the real propositions for
hich majority of our legislators voted.
The original copy is gone, was carried back
Judge Wheeler, will probably never see the
5ht. But do assert that in said original
:opositions the word acquiesce was written in
pressing the relations the Legislature was
sustain toward Kellogg's Cove rnment.
Senators and Representatives. of the people
Louisiana, pause-think!
The Congressional Committee now in this /!
ty was sent here. not so much to take testi-
ony as to patch up by some sort of COM u
omise the dreadful and terrible wound re-
ived by Grant and the Radical party in
is Louisiana outrage. Such is their mis-
IN here. Stand firm and yield not one jot
title Of your rights or the rights of your l
ople. Hitherto your record has been :
orious. Those who voted for that measure /
compromise merely made a mistake of the :
ad. Repair it. You still hold the hearts I
d confidence of your people. See that you ]
ain it. LOUISIANA.