The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1875-04-02
The Compromise.

A correspondent of the Mansfield Re-
porter comments in the following forcible
terms against the Wheeler adjustment:
It would be well for those who look to
the compromise for the salvation of Louisi-
ana to recognize tho fact that the future
political condition of this State is depend
the Nation. AS long as the Republican
party is in power, the case Of Louisiana is
leaves this factor out Of account must give
false result.
Tho two great parties are now silently
Republican leaders have wit enough to per-
ceiye that unless they '.unload' their party.
and that speedily, it is doomed to sink
They believe if this is done, they will
triumphantly ride out the storm. Their
ts meM
can platform in that State repudiated the
infamous conduct of the present admins
view we can understand the anxiety OF the
FK;ep ,,adies party to smooth over their
Louisiana, and at the same time retain con-
troll of the State, they will have accom-
plished their design, and one of the lions III
the way OF their success will have been
slain. The Wheeler compromise fills this
| bill. They have given us one end of n stick
Of candy to nib 91 on, Just to keep US quiet,
eyes and suck away-and when tho candy
is withdrawn we will be very apt, like the
doctors "spoilt child'' to raise yell.
| But will tho Republicans hold to their
promises Of reform, when they shall have
obtained a new lease of power7
when tho devil was sick the devil monk
When the ,aoyii got well the devil of monk
It is fair to presume that the practices of
fourteen years are far better index Of the
future character of the party than tho prom
most imminent danger. by condonin.s the
| foul wrongs it has done u.s. We become in
strumentai in tho success of that party
l II, "A iNfr
even the sem blance of republican and free
institutions, and erect upon their ruins the
| seen.
From his prescription the doctor leaps to
the "height of his great argument" which
| is embodied i'll these remarkable words
| ''Take all You can and get all you CAM n
very fair motto truly one that would tickle
10 the fancy of Ben Butler, and would not
be Inappropriate if embossed on tho shield
of the devil himself 1 know tho doctor
does not Intentionally subscribe to any
.'half-loar' that they forget they are pay
ing the price of ten thousand loaVes.
by the compromise wo barter away Oul
right Of suffrage, tho bulwark of our liber
ties. Before. it was taken from We
did not acquiesce in the wrong-we were
not parties to this deep infamy. We have
established precedent, the most danger
Gus in the annals of Republican govern,
of self-government, and we have taken
that price from the arcll-cnemy of FREQ in
SLlLuLIonSs Inc ItepllDl1caD party OF inc
United States. To say it would have been
Tay is no RallaiiGm; There is
and the ravished maid. Seven gentlemen
two from New York ono from New Jersey
ono from Ohio, ono from Illinois, and one
from Massachusetts meet in Il law office in
Now, York in their private capacity tC
decide who shall, and who shall not be
maintained as lawful members of tho Lou
isiana legislature; and they buy on,
acquiesccnce by giving us tho slim ,lv;,n
taSe Ola majority in the House of Eepl es
entatives. This is tho t'haifioar' we got
for having tho will OF the people set aside
and the wills of these seven gentlemen
| substituted. TESAx