Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-02-24

and Phelps think that popular belief,
taking both the Conservative and Rsdi.
cal circles, inclines, on the whole, t.
justify kellOgg's and Penu's claims, no
that as kellogg il and has bean acting
governor of Louisiana for the past two
years, to deny his right and install
another in his place after this lapse OF
time, might involve incslculable mis-
chief to the legal and political interests
of the State.
To avoid the mischief and confusion OF
a change, the msjority OF the citizens OF
/ Louisiana seem willing to accept as a
! compromise Kellogg's recognition and
a restoration to the conservatives Of the
/ contiol OF the lower house. For these
| reasons Messrs. Foster and Phelps do
not wish to oppose the recommendation
| that the administration of Governor
Kellogg be recognized; neither, in view
of the fact that they know nothing of
the merits Of the case as Judged by COM
petent evidence, do they wish to be un-
derstoOd as urging IL. They only wish
to record their agreement with those OF
their associates who believe that such a
compromise might, by making a ter
mipation of uncertainty in Louisiana,
be on the whole less intolerable than the
present situation Of that distressed peO-
pie; but - any resolution recognizing
Kellogg Messrs. Potter and Marshall are
utterly opposed. They find nothing to
justify the belief that Kellogg was
elected. That he seized the government
by the aid of Federal troops, through q
void and fraudulent order which pre-
vented the counting and return of the
votes. should be standing presumption
against him when the people were out
ragged by the abuses of his government
and had successfully regained office he
had usurped. He was again reseated by
federal power through the forms of the
constitution by which he had intrenched
himself. He once more sought to nullify
the choice of the people at the late cleo
ton, and to that end called in the fed
eral troops to break up the meeting of
the legislature, and for congress to
recognize the usurpation so gross, so
oppressive that they think to establish
a precedent by which under pretexts
that can readily be found any State gov
ernment my be Overthrown and the
will Of the people be nullified, and fraud
and violence made permanent, and re-
publican forms perverted to destroy
liberty. In their judgment all that is
needed is to Withdraw the Federal
troops and leave the people of that State
to govern themselves
CHARLES FOSTER,
WILLIAM WALTER PHELPS,
CLAEkSON y. POTTER,
RUMORED ACCEPTANCE OF THE CON-
PROMISE.
New ORLEANS, February % This
evening Governor Kellogg received a
telegram from United States Marshal
Packard, new in Washington, stating
that the compromise proposition sub
mitted by Congressman Wheeler
bad been accepted by Messrs.
Buck and Leonard, representing the
Louisiana Conservatives, similgr in
formation was telegraphed to the Con-
servative caucus in session here. 1t is
probable that the Wheeler proposition
will be accepted tomorrow. Tonight
msjority Of the members expressed
themselves in favor of 1t. kellogg is
exceedingly anxious that some plan of
adjustment be agreed upon before con-
gress adjourns.
ANOTHER VERSION.
W AsHINGTON, February 23.-The
proposed compromise between the Con-
and Republicans at Louisiana
is not yet settled. The President to-day
bad an interview with Representative
Wheeler, and afterward sent for Mar
shal Packard requesting him to confer
with Wheeler, as the legislature will ad-
iourn GU the fourth of March.
MI. Wheeler telegFaphed Governor
Kellogg, asking him as preliminary to
a settlement whether he would call an
extra session of the legislature. A pri-
vate telegram to representative from
received tonight. says Kel-
lOgg is reluctant to call an extra session.
The Conservative committee, now here,
are still anxious that an accommodation
may be effected, though the prospect is
not promising.