New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-03-31
HOW THE COMPROMISE IS INTERPRETER

We have uniformly interpreted the
compromise to be an agreement on the
part of the Democracy to cease their use.
less and senseless agitation of the ques-
ton affecting Governor Kelloggs title,
and promise on the part of the mem
bers of the General Assembly to address
themselves to the business for which
they were elected whenever an occasion
should present itself. We claim to have
secured the first by the ratification Of the
terms proposed by Mr.. Wheeler, and in a
much more authoritive and satisfactory
manner by the action of Congress. As
the case now stands, Governor kellogg is
the undisputed executive Of the
State, recognized as such not only
by the concessions of the Corserva-
tives, but by the highest tribunal in the
world. The settlement of this question
removes the chief difficulty which has
existed between the Democrats and Re-
publicans for the past two years. The
only thing upon which the former have
been uniformly agreed is their denial Of
the legality of Governor Kellogg's title.
The Republicans, on the other hand, have
been as obstinate in maintaining the
affirmative. Opposition to Kellogg has
SO long been the sole political capital
stock of the Democracy that they are at
loss how to proceed since it has been
added to inhibited questions. Their il
depreciation of the compromise is, there
fore, different from ours. They onceive
that they have given away a valuable
right in consideration for receiving some
thing by way Of compensation. At first
they protested their willingness to rec Give
their pay in reform legislation, but that
is clearly a pretense. The price of the
recognition Of Kellogg which the Demcc-
racy has all along lad in its minds eye is
the control of the House of Repre- senta-
tives. They are anxious to realize what
they have SO long commended for, and
can scarcely wait for the day to come
when they can grasp the pr ze-the key
to the political power and patronage Of
the State. Hence, we do not hear discus
sion pro or con upon the reform legisla-
ton submitted for consideration by the
Governor. The ell absorbing question is,
who shall be Speaker? who Chief Clerk
who Sergeant-at-Arms? etc. The P;ca-
ytne gives us something of an insight to
this business by the following ex-cathedra
The exact terms Of the protocol are as
vet unknown, and will remain SO till the
Legislature goes into organization. AS
many erroneous opinions are entertained
the manner Of organization it
nay be interesting here to state how it will
% consum mated. On the day of opening |
he special session the Secretary Of State |
will furnish his list of members to the clerk |
If the House. This list VIII be comprised |
If the mem bers Of the Hahn Legislature as |
t stood at the time Of adjournment, and |
hose Conservative members who stayed |
tut and of whose right to seats there was
10 question. Under this temporary organ
zation the Hahn Committee OF Elections |
md Qualifications will retire and formally |
,ripg IN report recommending the seating |
VI those members declared elected by the |
committee. These members |
VIII be accordingly admitted, and the House |
ion.
We confess to full measure of interest |
n the statement of the manner of the
1t possesses for US all the
charms OF novelty, all the freshness of in
accent simplicity. If such be the terms
u the protocol, then We suggest they do
veil to remain unknown until the Legis-
allure goes into organization. The Re-
'ublicans have seen no such famous pro-
ocol, and being ignorant of it are con-
not bound by it.
Will the Picayuae inform us whence i.
lerives its authority to say the Committee
n Elections and Qualifications will go
trough the farce Of retiring to formally