The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1875-05-08
NEW ORLEANS CORRESPONDENCE.

NEW ORLEANS CORRESPONDENCE,
Nkw OkLEANs, Mar 9Th. 1875
The petition 1.-THE State of Lo,ais-
liaas Ipprsssatsd by Attorney Gen.
eral Field, upon the information Of
John c. Moncure, was presented in
tile Superior District Court of this
city on April Goth, It reviews the
action Of tho Retaining Beard In it's
canvass and rejection of RETURNS and
claims that instead of 95s majority
for Antoine Dubuclet, the Board
should have declared john c., Mon,
cure duly elected to the Office Of State
Treasurer by a majority of 1916 votes.
It asks for judgment in favor of Mop-
cure that he may be commissioned
and indicted into Office. This action
covers broad field of inquiry and is
beset with many difficulties. The
powers Of the Returning Board are Of
an arbitrary character, and the ques-
tions of equity aud of fact are almost
interminable. As both Moncure and
Dubuclet are fortunate in the posses.
sion Of q reputation for integrity and
the esteem of their fellow citizens.
regardless of party lines, the chief in
terest centeriDg in this suit, should
be upon the legal title to the possess
sion of the Office in controversy. If
the Wheeler compromise were final
ity of law in its decision upon the
merits of the late election, the title of
Moncure could scarcely lie questioned.
So far as any moral or logical infer
enee can be made from that stand
point, it is in favor of Mr.. Moncure,
The Republicans who accepted that
compromise must be prepared to adj
NIT this much, and to accept with
complaisance the successful issue of
this snit. But with that class of Re-
publieans whose attachment to prin-
ch'e forbade them to accept the COM
and who were keeniy alive
TO the insidious and deadly efforts of
the opposition to dragoon Louisiana
ont of the control of the. National
Union party the elevation of. Mr..
Moncure will be odious in the highest
degree. To them he stands as the
representative of the White Leagues,
and as q defender Of that scheme of
general intimidation and massacre
which rendered the ballots deposited
~ 1874 result of force, revolution
and fraud, and in no sense the declar-
alton Of the will of tho majority. To
them, MIR. Moncure's personal fitness
ls not q question-but the triumph of
fraud and violence, a calamity, and
the absorbing issue. They desire the
State Treasarership to remain with
Mr. Dubuclet, until a full, fair aud
free expression Of the will Of the ma
ority shall call him down and out.
Then, welcome Moncure or any sue
lessor. ..-
There are some delinquent taxpay-
IFS in this State who want relief, and
hey have been seeking it witt. ven
,eance. Having resisted the law, the
taxes OF. several years,
With penalties, confront them. It is
he result of a blind, un,easoning at
empt to starve out i Republican gov
depreciate its securities, and
ring upon it popular odipm. Gov h
rnor Kellogg is UNFORTUNATELY be-
eiged to sign bills which strike off
he load Of the wealthy taxpayer and
ewards him for his resistance to law.
7hile no relief is even suggested for
ne taxpayers rho have been prompt
II their settlements, and whose linn /,
Ted means prevented them from CO. {
peration with their wealthy neigh
ors. These are some of the brilliant
eforn measures which originated in
he Democratic House. The Senate {
i'll for the relief of sufferers from i
verfow is saddled with such pro- !,
ision, and House bill presents the
loposition directly. The general