The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-02-28
A POLITICAL CRISIS.
Blindness Of Republican Leaders-Volent Meas.
ure> in the Senate and the HOuse-Gen. Grant
Anxious to Have the Louisiana Question Kept
Open.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-The violent action o
Congress, manifested on several occasions during
this winter by protracted and heated night SEES
slons over questionable measures, indicates the
throes OF great political crisis. The Senate has
just been following the example OF the House
and sat two days and one night continuously, fol-
the purpose of seating Pinchback. But the ma
IJorIty broke, and the body had to adjourn with
out accomplishing the object.
! The curious thing about it is the want of sense
| exhibited III forcing such violent measures. 1t
may be contended that once embarked on pol
Icy, whether right or wrong, there is a sort OF
fata necessity for going Oh. The whole Louis-
ana business has been shocking fraud from the
| beginning, as was admirably shown in little
| lifte minute speech of Senator Ferry of Con-
nectlcut, on Wednesday. He made it manifest
enough, however, that 1t was only to make bad
matter worse to seat Pinchback as Senator The
Administration has assumed an alarming respon-
sbllty III what it has done and approved already.
FOR tne Senate to add voluntarily to that weight
seemed superfiuous act OF folly, and notwith-
standing the heavy Republican majority in the
pody, IL Is to their credit to be said that if vote
colid be Sot 1t IL still doubtful if it would carrv
IL mas been ted that the Ncc-l Presidents
voice might be needed on the decision. Ii it
sh9hld, am quite sure that It will be on the
right SIDE. Mr.. Wilson has too much sense and
TOO much conscience to have any hand In adding
20 he long record Of criminalitv.
And now it comes out incidentally. I can only
infer with what truth, that Gen. Grant himself
stands IN the way of settling the main difficulties
III Louisiana. 1t Is said he Will not agree to a |
compromise that the pprtes at home wOud be !
wiling to make If he cannot have the question
settled his way, he prefers to have it kept open |
The statement is a damaging one. but consid |
erlnS his third-term aims, and his acts and m
1imatons in regard to other southern States. if
Is not unlikely it is wel-foundcd 1t is not to be
that the whole conduct of the Southern
question by Gen. Grant and the Administrator.
has been based on party and personal grounds
solely, and that this is the present fountain Of all
the troubles down there from first to last The
question has never been treated from a judicial
Or statesmanlika point of view, The inn1irv has
always been, what would benefit certain individ-
lals, and What would benefit the party The Adj
has been party to quarrels where
very dictate Of patriotism and every sucges-
ION OF wisdom demanded it should be an UNI
pre-.
In tins way 1t has lost its moral control over
he situation. his Is bad government wicked
government, and is the source Of the disorders
md Ills now prevailing. The reason for such ,
1nduct Is now Intensified III consequence of !
len Grant purpose to obtain third nomina-
ION 1t Is for his interest to become a partisan .
order to enlist the support of the men who are "
iElhS 10 rule ny force and fraud It Is III everv
'ay a dlscredtabe state Of things. and the Won !
er Is that more leading Republicans do not set j,