Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1875-03-03
The Proposed Louisiana Com

promise
From the Detroit free pnsr.
The terms of the compromise
which the Conservatives Of Louis
lana have expressed a willingness
to except as a means Of setting the
difficulties in that State are just
and equitable. Nothing is claimed
except what tribunal of arbitra-
ton, composed of Ave Republicans
and two Democrats, viii concede,
and the Conservatives will abide
by the decision of such tribunal.
The Conservatives so even futhcr
than might have reasonably been
expected of them in declaring that
they will not disturb the Kellogg
government for any past official
acts, and that 80 long as he is re-
cognized by the President they
will accord to the government all
necessary support in maintaining
the laws and in advancing the
peace and prosperity of the State.
The Conservative, in making their
prefer and offering this strong
guarantee, manifest their earnest
wish to restore peace and harmony
in Louisiana, and they propose to
do everything in their power, short
of an abandonment of their rights,
to bring about such desirable re-
suits. If the efforts at compromise
fall through it will not be their
fault. They make no pretcntions
which they will not submit to analy-
sis and examination they are pre-
pared to recede from every claim
proven to be unfounded in Justice;
they ask for no concessions; but
freely and frankly state just what
they will do, and that includes
everything they honestly and con-
sistently can do. 1t cannot be
dontbed that the difficulties i'll
Louisiana could be readily and sat-
isfactolily surmounted if the KEEL
loggites would go as far as to meet
the Conservatives as the latter have
to meet them. But the Kellogg
ties are not satisfied with any
measure Of compromise in which
they will not obtain some unfair
advantage. They sometimes pro-
TESS readiness to como to terms,
but will agree to nothing which
will be inst to both sides. They
will not be acquitted of blame by
the country, however, if, in addi-
ton to having robbed the people
of the State of their rights, they
place continual Instructions in the
way of their possessing themselves
of what they have been unjustly
deprived.
The Conservatives in Louisiana
are only anxious that the recent
oleotiors he asccrtained by honest
mon. They care little whethe,
these men are Republicans or DEM
ocrats, so long as they are not the
tools Of Kellogg. They have faith
that the committe Of investigation
of the House is composed of men
who would honestly deal with the
questions at issue, if submitted to
them for arbitration. Therefore
they come before the COMMITTEE,
before the President, before Con-
gress and before the nation, not
arrogantly asserting their rights,
not putting forward any absurd
pretentions, but asking that the
whole matter be put to the proof
before a committe of arbitration.
The Conservatives can well afford to
maintain the position they have Ia
ken. Itplaces them in the right light
before the people and if comprom-
Use is rejected, and the Kelloggites
persist in keeping up an Illegal
General Assembly, there will be no
difficulty in placing the response
bility where it properly belongs,
1t will rest with the creatures Of
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