New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-12
THE euBCOMnTTEE.

IL is not very long ago since Re heard .
! little bantam in this city tapping its wings
and csowing jubilantly over some express
sions Of opinion given out by Mr.. Phelps
while in this city. Mr.. Phelps is mem-
Der of the subcommittee of the House on
Southern affairs, and was sent here to ob.
tain testimony. not to scatter bis indi'
vidual opinions by the wsyside. to the
great edifcation and encouragement Of
those whose misconduct has made an in.
quiry necessary. The subcommittee came
here and devoted three OF four days TO
the examination Of all the men that could
be found who knew nothing at all Of the
matter in controversy. and rounded off
their brillia Mt carees by Offering to consti-
tute themselves as high court Of srbitra-
ment to decide the two year old contro-
versy as to whether McEnery OF Kellogg
was elected Governor in 1872. II is not
at all strange that such eccentric action
has been disapproved by the committee.
We are authoritatively informed that
new investigation has been ordered, and
that the full committee will come here to
conduct it According to the Washington
National Republican. they were to have
started on Sunday evening, but the ex-
treme cold weather may have caused de.
lay.
It is unfortunate that 80 much time has
been lost by the tritling conduct OF the |
Who suffered themselves
to be deluded. BY the White League lead.
BIS. into . sort Of trial of the State admins
ration, which has not even been charged
with che violation Of an act Of Congress.
The charge that there is IN armed organ
cation in this State hostile 20 the State
government vas met by . counte, asset
ion that the State administration or some
'ars Of it had attempted BY force 70 pre-
'ent the landing Of arms imported to
ussain treason against the State. Scarcely
witness was called who kaev anything
bout the intimidation Of voters on &C.
cunt Of color, while the most elaborate
into the official acts Of the
returning Board vas allowed This
uestion was no more pertinent 20 the
,gitimate mission of the subcommittee
han would be al investigation into the
umber Of protests which have been
lade in any one Of the banks
1ring the past year. The subcommittee
lanted themselves down here and exam
led about all the White Leaguers who (
dered themselves and as few Repub-
cans as they could get along with. and
nally posted off TO Washington no wise,
an they came. There they have had
their work disapproyed and even
orse than that By coming 20 New I
rleans itself the main committee
tually discredit the action Of its sub a
ID show want Of confidence which !
MOUNTS 60 severe censufe. Our White Q
'ague friends are welcome 20 all the !
mfost they can derive from the circum- e
'nce. They may even 60 SO far as 20 P
ect the most salient remarks Of the gen c
man from New jersey, whose Repub- Il
anism is of SO mild type that we do not t
nder his constituents retired him, and O
ote it as Republican admissions against p
esaanating from the highest tribunal Il
the country, as they did rejected re. II
It OF a Senate committee in 1873. ot
We shall content ourselves BY Yenind- ! st
them that their opinions. whatever W
y may be. have been nipped in The IN
i, and the projected folly checked. We az
not informed whether Wessrs. Phelps tn
Potter will return with the committee LEI
not. Il is question entirely personal sa
h themselves, OF chiefly with Mr. tn
lips, as Mr.. Potter acted consistently IN
ugh In endeavoring TO sustain bis po- RI
'al friends, right or wrong, and Mr.. So
ter did not make himself SO conspicu- tn
in the wrong as his New Jersey COL mt
'ue did. When our White League, an
servative neighbor next alludes pleas IS
y to this matter we hope it will not sig
ct 10 inform its readers that the SO
sy alluded to has been nipped in the ne'
and an entire new deal ordered. the