The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-05-08
LOUISIANA ONCE MORE.

mind the saw dL,oayS that when man talk
much about a thing he knows nothing abou
s. he is sure to make fool of himself lla
inc never sought any other information
reference to Louisiana except such rs it gail
ers from the one-sided, partisan and dishor
; est statements of the Chicago Iater-Ocean,
I bunders sadly when undertaking to repe'
, by rote the bad lessons it has imperfect
learned even from such a teacher. Thus tn
, Republican, in Thursdays issue again aver
j that the conduct of the democrats In the Lou
; isana legislature
u Was infamous nevertheless; not becaus
they violated "side understandings which TIT
conservatives Of Louisiana were neither par
ties to or had any intimation Of" as the Ere
Trader falsely declares. But because they
violated the compromise to when tney
/ pledged themselves in the most solemn man
ner after it was put in writing and fully con
sidered and debated in their mock Leglsla
ture and caucuses. The compromise nxed
the membership of the lower House dehni'e
! ly, ana specifically stipulated that no change
should be made, except in the case of the
death or resignation of members, until
the end of the present term. This pro-
position was agreed to by the Democrats,
and vet, no sooner did they get the power
conceded to them by the Republicans in the
interests of peace, than In violation OF this
solemn pledge, they unseated four Republi-
cans and seated four Democrats in their
places, in order to give their party MAORI,
iy on Joint ballot IN the election Of United
State Senator. This pefdy, this violation OF
faith and honor, is what the Free Trader ap.
proves Of and glories in.
The Republican,, in thus pretending to state
the agreements, terms and stlpulations of the
so.caled wheeler Compromise" falsities by
wholesale. There was not word in it "fix-
ing the membership of the lower house"
not a stipulation that mo change should be
made except in case Of DEATH" &c; or that
no other than the notable five should be IN
seated All this is pure Inter,Ocedn inven-
ton, either slavishly and ignorantly or know
ingly and mendaciousy, copied by the Re-
publican. There was not word in the
Wheeler Compromise, or in any stipulation,
pledge or promise on the part of the demo
Gratis that restrained them from full, free
and umem barrassed use Of their majority in
the house in all legitimate ways.
The New York Nation, which, in spite of
its strong Republican leanings, is yet conced.
ed to be paper always fair, manly and truth
fql in It's political discussions, so fully an.
swers the Inter. Oceanic swash of the Ottawa
Republican on this Louisiana question, that
we copy an article on the subject from that
journal of April Goth as perfect settler:
A vigorous attempt to get up another revo.
luton in Louisiana has been made, but with.
out success. By the terms of the Wheeler
as II is called, the Republicans
agreed that the House of Representatives
might be reconstructed so as to give the
Democrats the majority of which they had
been deprived by the illegal action of the
troops and, on the other hand, the Demo.
Gratis agreed not to impeach Kellogg for any
past offenses. There was no promise given
beyond this on either side of the House of
and accordingly that body,
exercising its normal and regular preroga
i've, began to enquire into the qualifications
IF some of the other members. There was
10 reason why this should not be done, any
more than there was why Kellogg should not
)e impeached for future otfenses. Indeed
he excitement got up over it in some of the
Republican papers shows curious state of
mind with regard to the functions of state |
governments. If the Louisiana government
$ ever to be carried on at all, il may be by |
he usual means-by legislation, by seating
nd unseating members, by executive acts
nd proclamations, and by judicial DEGREES
+ the wheeler Compromise" is to be taken
o mean that the government of the state is to
emain to the END of time paralyzed, without
,ower of action in any direction, the quarrel
night better have been left to the banditti
nd the troops to settle between them. But
he fact is that the notion that the population
If the state are wild set OF mui derous saw.
Iges seems to have taken such vigorous
lOld of the minds Of a certain number of peo-
lie at the North, that not even the most SEN
ib!c, civilized orderly behavior on the part
If the savages themselves can force it out of
heir heads.
We could copy from the Louisiana cores
ondence Of the Chicago Tribune of Monday
again high republican authority many ex-
acts more than bearing out all the Natton
D ably says. But what use Is there in devot.
lg more space to anything the Tnter.Oceaa
r Ottawa Republican, may say: