The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-03-23
A GRAVE ACCUSATION.

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tor the place claimed by Pinchback. His az
fruits Of promising speculations, but kellogg
is dying to get out Of Lousi ana and bac
4 into the Senate, and his election by the Con
Z sentative Legislature, when it is organized
y very probable.
50 says a Washington dispatch to the New
York World There has been word Of tall
about the probable action Of the General As
: sembly Of Louisiana in the event of specia
8 session with Conservative members elect il
their proper seats. Scores of names are men
toned in connection with the United State
Senatorship, ranging from thoroughbred
: native Democrats downwards through al
} and gangs.
These speculations are nauseous to US, be
: ing always based upon the notion that Con
} servative members are going to engage in
more bargaining after they get their seats, il
indeed they ever suffered to take them.
We differ much in opinion from the majority
of the Caucus and all who favor the sur
render, but if Conservative members con-
sent to pass with bowed heads under the
spear of Cesar into the Hall OF Repre-
scntatives, when they take their oaths again
as administered by Speaker Hahn and
ans yer to their names as members, we fancy
that they may once more feel as if they had
rights which State Senator's and Radical poll
ticians are bound to respect. One Of the
rights of majority of the House is to 90 into
/ ,,1n Ca
| they find a vacancy existing or appfo aching
| The Senate has the same right, and when
| both Houses have elected, they may 90 into
Joint session. If agreed as to choice, the
election is complete. If not agreed, the cleo
ton takes place by joint ballot, quorum OF
each House being present, and a majority of
all votes electing. Thus, if there is Con
seryative House, United States Senator can
not be elected without its consent and CO.
operation.
What, then, will Conservatives do? An
obvious duty will be to declare Pinchback
not Senator elect of the State of Louisiana.
and to make an effort to induce the recon
strUcted State Senate to join in the declare
ton, coupled with a formal request ad lressed
to Mr.. West that he resign. But what next
Will our Conservatives, the representatives of
the people, constituting the first honest
majority in either branch for eight years.
60 into bargaining and trading with the
enemies of the State? Will they consen.
to go into an electisn to result in the choice
for United States Senator Of Radical tenant |
of fat Federal office, or of one who has long |
he'd by foreign force State office against the |
will of half his own party and ali of ours
Will Conservatives bargain away seat in
the Senate for any favors or advantages which
politicians may reap here in exch .nge? The
loss to the State, by being partly unrepresent-
ed and in part misrepresented in the United
States Senate has already amounted to
many millions and "worse remains behind"
Can it be believed tina. Conservatives will so
ar forget the wishes, rights and interests of
heir constituents as to entrust this response
Dility and bestow this honor upon one of
Louisiana's enemies? If our Conservatives
toop to conquer, and take their seats by a
will they add humiliation to de-
0 or conniving at the election to the United
,tates Senate OF any one Of those who have
. grievously wronged and insuted them and
heir constituents? We know them better,
nd in their name protest against the imputa- >
ion OF low, mercenary and groveling motives
q their anticipated action.
Our State needs representatives u the !
enate of the United States very much, hav- y
,g had wcs7o than none at all since the close =
tho war. She needs the services there Of :
yo experienced, able, influential, high-miri-
l, pure-handed men, identified in interest
Id history with louisiana who cherish her
onor with the love of patriots, anf who will
persevering wise and daring II defense Of
sr rights. Such men can be 4ound without
UGH searching, not, perhaps in the ranks of
and politicians, nor in the haunts
those who expect to be heard for their much
eaking, but among the better class who
ways wait to be found on. and called out. -
It among those who hunt wildly for posi-
'ns, but rather among those who take Office III
r duty's sake alone. We call no names but IN
II readers know very we'll that Louisiana va
8 men worthy to sit in the Senate as her 81
lbassadors, and who would there be the nc
'rthy compeers of Goldthwaite, Eaton, u'
ulsbury, Bayard, Jones, Norwood. Cor IN
n, Mcdonald, Stevenson, McCreery, WI
nuis, Whyte, Christiancy, Randolph, ker- M
n, Klnsom, Merrimon, Thurman, Kelly, III
alace, Cooper. Johnson Mlyey, Johnston, vi
lthers, Davis, or Caperton, or any Of the pl
norable Republicans. We have men Of ial
ION Louisianians visiting the Federal CAPT
could reasonably be proud. Let not our &c
be longer accused of an nten. co
n to send to that important body any 100
envy of their State. WI
A GOOD EXAMPLE.
Hon. Abram S. Hewett, member of Con- 1ai