Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-02-07
Full Text of the Compromise.
Emphatic Protest of the Citizens.

| the proposed compromise was Kept up
until after midnight. The proposition
under consideration was that the ConserV-
atives should have a majority Of about ten
in the House, aud that the past action of
the kellogg Government should not be in
quired into. The vote stood 3S in favor Of
this compromise to p against it. After
this vote, Speaker Wiltz, as stated, tender
ed his resignation, and Gov. MeEnery, who
was present by courtesy, said, by the ac-
tiOn Of the Conservatives, it was evident
TO him that it was time to leave the Dem
Ocratic banner, and he therefore wished to
retire.
The EUeniIsg Bulletin states that the
action Of the Conservatives last night on
the compromise vas subsequently rescind-
ed. The Conservative caucus tonight are
considering a proposition Of adjustment
submitted by The Congressional Commit
tee, as follows:
| Whereas, it is desired to compromise
difficulties growing out Of the general cleo
tiOn In this State in 1872, the action of the
Returning Board in declaring and prOmul-
eating the results Of the general election in
the month Of November last, and the or
ganization Of the House Of Representatives
on the fourth day Of January last,
such adjustments being deemed neces-
sary to the establishment CT peace
and order in the State; now, therefore, the
undersigned members Of the Conservative
party, and claiming to have been elected
members of the House Of Representatives,
and that their certificates Of election have
been illegally withheld by the Returning
/ Board, hereby seyerally agree 70 submit
/ their claims to seats in the House Of Rep
resentatiVes TO the award and arbitratment
of George F. HOar, William A. Wheeler,
| William p. FRYE, and Samuel S. Marshall,
members of the Congressional COMMITTEES
now in New Orleans, who are hereby
/ authorized to examine and determine the
same upon the equities Of the several cases,
and when such award shall be made
we hereby seVerally agree to abide by
/ the same, and such of US as
may become members Of the House Of Rep
resentstives under this arrangement, here
by severally agree to sustain by our in
fluence and votes the joint resolution here
| matter set forth, and the undersigned, claim
| ing to have been elected Senators from the
Eighth and TWenty-secOnd Senatorial Dis
| tricts, hereby agree to submit their claims
| to the foregoing award Of arbitrament and
| in all respects to abide the results Of the
same; and the undersigned holding certif-
| icates Of election from the Returning
Board hereby severally agree thas
upon the coming in Of the
award Of the foregoing arbitratOrs they
will. when the same shall have been rati-
| fed By the report Of the Committee on
Elections and Qualifications Of the body in
session at the State House, claiming to be
the House Of Representatives, attend the
sittings Of said House for the purpose of
adopting said report, and if said report
shall be adopted and the members embraced
in the foregoing report shall be seated, then
/ the undersigned seyerally agree that imme-
/ diately upon the adoption Of said report,
/ they will vote for the following resOlu-
/ tiOns:
Whereas, doubts have existed, and still
/ exist, as to the legal results Of the election
| in this State in the month Of November,
/ 1872; and whereas, L IS alleged, and by
| large portion Of this State believed, that
the result Of the election for members Of
the House Of Representatives and for
Treasurer, ir the month Of November last,
was illegally determined and promulgated
/ by the Returning Board; and whereas,
these doubts, allegations and belief have
| tended greatly to disturb the public mind
| and unsettle confidence, and injuTiously to
/
| and whereas, it is deemed necessary 10 the
welfare Of the State that an adjustment Of
| the foregoing difficulties should be effected
therefore
Be it hereby resolved by the General As
sembly Of the State Of Louisiana, that said
Assembly. without approving the same,
] will not disturb the present State govern
ment, claiming to have been elected in
| 1872 and known as the Kellogg govern
ment, or seek to impeach the Governor for
any past official acts, and that hencefOrth it
| will accord to said Governor all necessary
and legitimate support in maintaining the
laws and advancing the peace andproSperity
ofthepeOple Of this State, ndthatthe House
| of Representatives, as to its members as coz
stituted under the award of Geo. T. Hoar,
William A. Wheeler, William P. Frye and
| Samuel S. Marshall, shall remain without
change, except by resignation or death Of
members, until a new general election, and
that the Senate as herein recognized, shall
also remain unchanged, except so far as
| that Legislature may itself make changes in
contests.
This proposition was discussed in the
| caucus, but no definite action taken by the
| Conservatives. The Republicans state that
the members Of the kellogg House will ac-
| cept no compromise. A resolution intro
duced yesterday in the kellogg Legislature
| inviting absent members to return, and
pledging cooperation in all constitutional
measures of reform, produced considerable
/ disorder, and finally resulted in no quorum.
| A renewal Of the subject Of compromise to-
| day was the occasion of the greatest disOr-
der, such as has not before prevailed since
/ Jan. 4.
a mass meeting at the Clay statue, Ca
| nal street, tonight, to protest against a
| compromise with Kellogg, was presided
over by DR.. E. w. Warren. The meeting
was addressed by Judge Manning, E. J.
| Ellis, H. n. Ogden, Gov. John McEnery
/ and Hon. L. A. Wilt. The following
preamble and resolutions, endorsed By the
| Committee Of Seventy, were adopted:
Whereas, the rights and liberties Of the
! people Of Louisiana have assumed the
| proposition Of a great national issue; and
| whereas, the question Of constitutional
| liberty in the United States involve the
most sacred rights of the people in State;
and, wheareas, any compromise with the
usurpatiOn of kellogg whereby he or his
| government could obtain any recognition on
| the part of the people OfLOuisiana would be
! to cOndOne an unparalleled wrong and to ac-
| quiesce in arbitrary, illegal and oppressive
acts, whereby constitutional liberty has
been imperilled; and whereas, it is our
| duty to our God and our country to resist
| aud never to cease to resist by all legal and
! political means in our power the cOnsum-
/ nation of these OUtrages; and whereas, Tor
the first time in all the weary years OF our
struggle for the rights Of self government,
! the people Of the entire Union have paused
to listen to the story Of our wrongs, and to
/ hear our warning cries, and their
| strong voices, full of sympathy
and encouragement and support reach US
and bidus be frmer and patient, and urge
us not to yield. Such promises speedy
| and total overthrow Of our uSUrpers and
| oppressors and the restoration OF our rights
| and liberties; and whereas, We are admOn-
ished by the graves Of our fathers and by
the memories Of their sUferings in the
cause of liberty, that it is our duty to suf-
fer in the same holy cause; now therefore,
be it
Resolved, that we repudiate as treason
! able any action on the part Of any Repre-
| sentatives or Senators elected by the Con-
| servative people Of Louisiana looking TO
the recognition Of kellogg, the usurper,
either directly or indirectly, or Of any Por-
| ton Of his usurping Government, or which
in effect would cOndOne the unparalleled
infamy done the people Of Louisiana BY