New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-28
POLITICAL TOPICS.

prominent Republican yesterday told
of little episode in the compromise nego
tlatlons which is quite interesting. Il ap
pears that Messrs. Burke and Zacharie,
upon receiving notice from the Conserva-
tive legislators of their acceptance Of the
Wheeler compromise last Thursday evening,
thought they saw a way to do something 9
Notwithstanding that would give them a
little temporary fame. They accordingly
drew up the "letter of acceptance" in which,
after stating the conditions upon which the
compromise was accepted, they INDUCED III
most lugubrious lament, declaring that
the acceptance was given under protest."
that"ln the name OF a once free people they
solemnly protested against the terrible
wrongs which had made that acceptance
necessary" and much moro which was in the
same bad taste. Not only did they thus
add to the business of other parties,
which was intrusted to them, their own
melancholy views, and might or might
not be shared by the gentlemen whom they
protested to represent, but they caused it to
be transmitted by the Associated Press to
all the newspapers in the United States tho
same night. Accordingly, when the gentle
men of the Louisiana committee perused
their Washington and Baltimore papers
Friday morning they were astonished to
find this grave diplomatic intelligence,
together with the accompanying "protest,"
blazoned to the world through the public
press instead of being conveyed to them in
the usual manner. They were, to say tho
least, disgusted with what they believed a
breach of courtesy and good taste.
When the Representatives Of the people,
called on Mr.. Wheeler that morning in the
hall of the House and proffered an impor
tant looking envelope, containing the wordv
acceptance" that gentleman very politely
declined to receive it at their hands. He
stated that he could not recognize them as
representatives of the Conservative caucus:
that in so important matter he should feel
constrained to deal directly with that body,
and not through third parties.
Mr.. Wheeler Immediately telegraphed to
parties IN this city to the effect that he
could make no arrangements through
those gentlemen, but would only deal with
members of the caucus over their own
signatures. Another telegram from the
same gentleman says that the agreement,
if accepted, must be accepted as originally
proposed, and he will require strict
fulfllment of it in every particular.
Mr.. Leonard does not appear to have
been regarded in the same light as Messrs.
Burke and Zacharie, as in the same tele-
gram it was stated that Mr. Leonard
would reach New Orleans last night, and
understands the demands IS regards de-
tails
All this, of course, is Of 40 very great
Importance to Republicans, and our only
reason tor publishing it is to place the in
formation in possession of our Democratic
friends, who would never probably have |
had an explanation through their own
papers of the reasons why Mr.. Wheeler |
took sach stand toward the representa- |
tives Of the people," although the Bulletin, |
in it's evening edition of yesterday, broadly |
hints that they were snubbed by that gen. |
5leman. Of course, if gentlemen 20 to |
W Washlngton and deal with the President |
and honorable members Of Congress in the |
'ame way as they would conduct the |
diplomacy of a ward club, they will be sure
o find their mistake very soon.
The current Of political discussion yestrr-
lay naturally run in the direction of com
'romise. The st. Patrick's hall meeting of
friday night had a somewhat depressing
influence upon the compromisers, bu. it by
% means produced so marked an effect as
he Clay statue meeting of three weeks
ince. That meeting acted somewhat like
plunge bath, and having been doused
nee the Conservative legislators WHO
avored adjustment took the second wave |
7ithout evincing such disposition to dodge
le issue as characterized them on the pro.
ious occasion. 1t must be said. however,
lat the orators at st. Patrick's Hall did
OF handle the gentlemen who vote!
'r the Wheeler plan in SO rough manner .
) did Messrs. McEnery, Ellis, Ogden and
onas at the Clay Statue meeting. Indeed,
ley were characterized in most gingerly 6
rms as "misguided friends who had lett ! =,
10 councils OF 1.-The people, but who would :
time return "salder and wiser men,! G
+. Bruins corrects the Bulletin, which @
lper had made him say that "a body of
.ntlemen for whom he had a high re-
the compromising gentle
Ell in the Conservative caucus-were | ,
ravens and traitors" DR.. Bruins de- !;
ares he did say that, 'feeling and think g
g as he does upon the subject, if he were q
lend his voice or hand 10 the compact
own as the Wheeler compromise, he
lst be either a craven or a traitor 1t is :,
little difficult for the ordinary mind to =
mprohend where the difference comes in; :.
t as a means Of toning down the indigna .,
n which might be excited in the breasts :;
honest country gentlemen by the use of a.
,h language, it may serve q very good g,
rpose an An explanation. .,
Cha meeting really, ho wever, has had ;,
y little effect on the gentlemen who i,
ted for the compromise. In case of ',
other vote tomorrow on the same ques- =,
n, We are assured that not vote would 6
changed. The fact that Mr.. Wheeler :.
l require the signatures of gentlemen to ~
agreement does not strike them as
ng unreasonable either. Upon elancing
the protocol it will be seen that the form TT
the document requires that 1t should be tb
ned, as it says, "Now, therefore, the a,
iersigned, members of tie Conservative tn
ty," etc, so that can DO no great sacrifice K
ere does not now appear much reason ps
the belief that they will "back down"
flpE did An ba / --