The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-02-11

crime.
There should be no compromise. Justice
should be demanded and Justice alone &C
cepted. The liberties Of the people were in
volved, and there should be no compro
mise against liberty.
Hon. j. B. Mcconnell was the next speaker
He took the floor in response to a unani
nous call. He did not propose to say much
after the forcible and eloquent speech of the
gentleman. He Endorsed the views the gen
tleman had expressed, and he would move
that the gentleman's views be Endorsed as ar
expression Of the opinion of the meeting and
that they be printed
He then spoke strongly in pposition to the
compromise There should be no compro.
mise with the usurpation, he said, even il
there was not principle involved. 1t would
not be policy. There was nothing to be
gained byit; everything to be lost He did no.
see how, with the facts staring the people in
the face from every side, it could be for 9
moment considered. We had had Congress
sional Committee, composed Of two Republi.
cans and one Democrat, who had thoroughly
investigated affairs, and had made report
that had rung through the land.
The people OF the United Sta tes had taken
up the fight of the people Of Louisiana, and
he would tell the members of the caucus that
the member who compromised compromised
against the interest of the State and would
ring his death knell. ......
Capt. Kidd interrupted and requested per-
mission to ask question. Permission being
accorded he said he wanted to know if after
Gov. McEnery had submitted his case to the
Congressional Committee (the Conservative
caucus had done no more) if the committee
had decided in favor of Kellogg what would
Gov. McEnery have done then?
He had pledged himself to abide by the
decision Of the committee. If he had retired,
would that not have been recognition of
Kellogg as Governor de j,tre and de facto.
Mr.. Mcconnell replied that it was impossi-
BILE for him to tell what course Gov. McEnery
would have pursued after Gov. McEnery had
been inaugurated in the presence Of thirty
thousand people, when it was considered
advisable that there should be an adjustment,
and it would not have dishonorable to have
made an effort to effect compromise, and
he (the speaker) knew personally that John
McEnery was willing and ready to retire.
In conclusion, Mr.. Cornell moved the
adoption Of the remarks of Mr.. Hunt as the
sentiments OF the meeting. The motion pre-
vailed.
Judge T. G. Hunt took the floor and made
a vigorous and logical speech against the
compromise, dwelling at some length during
his remarks on the character Of the crowd
with whom it was proposed to enter into a
compact.
Representative J. A. Blaf1er .wanted to
know if the acceptance Of commissions from
Kellogg by the officers Of the city govern
ment and by the parish officers was not viz
tual recognition Of the government. He
appealed to Judge Hunt for an answer.
Judge Hunt-It was forced recognition
a forced submission on the part of the repre-
Of the people Of the city. Where
was Kellogg on the 14th of September
[Cheers and laughter
Mr.. Blaffer seemed to think the 14th of
September business settled the question of
and displayed the difference be-
tween voluntary and forced recognition, for
he pressed his question no further, but con-
tinuing, said that he thought it unjust that
his name should have been given to the
crowd, and publicly execrated before he had
been heard.
He protested to represent the people who
elected him; he asked for instructions, and
he pledged himself to carry out the instruc-
tons. Applause
Representative G. w. R. Bayley was called
on and came forward. He said he accorded
the right to his constituents to give him in
structions and he would accept and follow
them.
He had determined to yield to the genera,
desire for information, and he would go in his
explanation of the terms Of the compromise
little further than perhaps he ought to. The
in caucus were not kept secret
through any desire to keep the people from
knowing what their Representatives were
doing, but it was deemed imprudent to let
The enemy know what steps were being taken
% secure the rights of the people. At no
lime was there an intention to recognize KEEL
ogg as the legal Governor, or to recognize the
Hahn House.
Col Patton-I would like to ask the gentle
nan if the terms did not bind the Con-
sentative members to return and recognize
,he Hahn House and not to impeach Kel
ogg.
Mr.. Bayley-Those were not exactly the
terms.
voice-Pretty near them, though.
Laughter
Mr.. Mari called the meeting to order. The
gentleman must be allowed to proceed with
but interruption. He did not refer to the