The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-05-01
Time Wasted.

lower House in being led into the
impeachment Of Auditor Clinton.
however guilty he may be, at this mo-
ment, can be looked upon only will
suspicion. We are we'll aware that
tho whole extreme Radical party
were loudly clamorous for tho peliti.
cal death of this individual, and IN.
der the spccious cry of dishonest ac'
tons, have 1T last succeeded III bring.
ing about lis impeachment. But the
honest citizens Of Louisiana will stor
to inquire if this action, which conld
only be consumatcd with the assist
ance of the Conservatives, was not q
trick of the faction now in the Gene.
raj Assembly, which represents the
remains of the thieves and robbers
that have so long and so well stripped
our fair State Of her resources and
her wealth, to deter the real men
pure in purpose, from inauguratine
those measures Of reform so essential
to the well being Of our society ana
government. In other words, cOuld
not this impeachment Of Auditor
Clinton have been delayed, along
with other measures Of political leg
islation, until the regular meeting OF
the Assembly next January, ard the
valuable moments spent in this trial
used to pass beneficiary and reforma'
tory laws for Louisiana. We think
so, and rs the question now present:
itself, We are Of the opinion that thu
Conservative members of the Legis
lature have shown but little wisdom
to say the least Of it, in allowing
themselves deferred from acting up,
on such legislative matters as tho
exigencies of our situation demand.
ed. The people at home arc clamor.
Gus for relief; bad laws arc to be
repealed and good ones enacted, anl
we cannot conceive how the members
of the legislature are to satisfy them
with such acts as the impeachment Of
Clinton. Better far We had had moth.
ing to do with our State affairs !; had
left it all in the hands of Kellogg's
crowd, than had US charged with sucl
unsatisfactory reasons for 50 much
sacrifice.
The Conservative element in Lou
isiana have suffered themselves lei
into the belief that real practica,
good would come of this compromise
we ourselves have labored to the ut.
most of our humble ability to bring
about submission and quiet our PEG
pie to trial of its virtue, but wher
put upon its probation and the mer
who were its advocates and were tc
act as the champions for relief, turr
aside from the cries of their owr
people for succor, and spend the pre-.
cious hours, which should be devoted
to them in useless and idle acts, (fo1
the time at least) of four days spent
in organizing, and four more spent il
seating members with the remaining
two fitted away in impeaching Au
ditor Clinton, it will require some.
thing more than this to answer tn,
opponents of Compromise, or eve,
decently satisfy any one III Louisiana
As the case how presents itsel
some one has been made a precious
ass of, either the people or their rep
resentatives in New Orleans, and al
We have TOD much respect for, ani
confidence in the whole body Of Lon
isiapa's citizens to charge them Will
such as being their fate, a regard a
least for these members, compel III
to the belief that the 'Conservativ,
Legislature has ''done The deed" 1
seems strange ''yet tits true" tina
our country suffers as much from tn,
imbecility Of its friends as from III.
spoliation Of its enemies, and sucl
to-day is our sublime condition. Sac
fate for poor Louisiana which leads
US to exclain, ''saye us from ou
friAndr a. S''