The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1875-12-19
syERMY 1 SAY .UNfO roc, rHEl
HAVE THEM REWARD."

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The President has Nominated and ths
senate Has confirmed by strict party
vote, J. Madison Wells, Us Surveyor Of
the Port of New Orleans. We are com.
PEELED to say that this appointment Is
one eminently proper to be made by
Cen 0rnnt and to'be confirmed BY the
Radical majority in the Senate
II is we'll known that j. Madison
Wells, as Governor Of Louisiana In 1866,
by lawless attempt to reassemble the
defunct convention OF 1864. prccipitated
the July riot and the blood that then
was shed, while the unfortunate recon.
struction and consequent dragooning
and robbery Of the Southern States
were, In measure. the direct results Of
that attempt.
The Radical party then obtained a
new lease of power. Gen. Grant an
nounced to the world "Let us have
peace" and he aud his party made Of
the reconstructed States q desert -
and called 1t "peacc." In 1874. when
tho people Of Louisiana, by means Of .
peaceful election. overthrew Radical
ism, J. Madison Wells, Us member Of
the Returning Board, Counted out"
the elect Of the people, and declared
elected defeated Radicals enough to
turn the lido and maintain In power a
Radical Legislature. This eminent ser
vice to the Republican party Gen. Grant
promptly supported through Gen. De
Trobriand, and the Democratic victory.
fairly won at the polls. was dashed 10
the c0rth by Federal bayonets.
Tho Congressional Committee de-
nounccd tho action OF Gov. Wells
Returning Board, and declared that tho
Conservatives had elected twenty-nine
majority Of the House, OF which ma
jority the Wells Returning Board had
wrongfully deprived them.
Them Con. Grant rose to the heighth
Of his exalted position. gave to Gov.
Wells, chairman Of that Returning
Board, the appointment Of Surveyor Of
the Port, and now the Radical majority
In the Federal Senate add their plaudit,
"Wcll done, good and faithful servant
These are bare facts.
In 1879 Gen. Longstreet, III member
of tho Lynch Returning Board. rem
dered the same effective service to Gen.
Grant and. his party, by counting OH
the elected McEnery officers and legis-
lators, and counting IN the defeated
Kellogg candidates.
Gen. Grant supported his action with
Federal bayonets, and the Kellogg
usurpation was tho result.
Then Gen. Grant appointed Gen
Longstreet Surveyor of this port, as the
reward Of his partisan service, and thus
we see that history repeats ITSELF"
Therefore. let 1t be understood, that
the Office Of Surveyor of the Port Is the
peculiar reward for the faithful Return
ing Board official, whose dcxterity in
counting can enable him to count out
the elect OF the people, and install In
their stead usurpers. And OF such ia
the kingdom Of Grant and Radicalism.
Now, let Gen. Grant and the Radical
Senate that follows SO meekly at his
heels, rescind their censures Of Judge
Durell, "expunge the resolution" OF
impeachment, and lot Gen. Grant ap.
point him Judge again OF tho United
States District Court, with Norton az
universal assignee In bankruptcy, and
tho ever faithful Packard as executive,
for his midnight orders. II Durell will
not accept, and wants promotion, then
let Billings or Shannon be the judge.
Aud then let the "civil service re.
: form " begin. Let Geo. II. Williams
and Delano come buck to the Cabinet
Let Attorney Henderson, OF st. Louis
be dcbarred from his attorneyship FOL
daring to arraign tho President. Lot O
nol'e pr0seqWi be entered in the Bah.
cock prosecution. Let crooked whisky
be taken straight, and above all, "let
not a single guilty one escape" and
give us third term.