The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1875-02-19
HARD FEELINGS ON THE COMPRO-
MISE QUESTION.

~ SSSAAAS WV
islative caucus in New Orleans, asked
the congressional committee to submit
to them for adoption a plan of compro
mise. The committee complied, and tn
plan was adopted by a vote of 80 to 81
The following day a mass meeting wa
held in New Orleans to denounce the
plan and those who voted for it. The
proceedings of the caucus, after the
meeting, show that some of the mem
bers did not feel exactly lamb-like un'
der what they considered unremitted
abuse. We extract from the proceed,
ings, as published in the Picayune OF
the 9th inst, the following:
Mr.. Estilette rose to a question of priv
| ilege. On last Saturday morning a pa
per which has been conservative thought
proper TO abuse the conduct of certain
members of the Legislature. There fol
lowed after this TRADE a meeting OF the
people to denounce what the members
of the caucus had done previously. He
was informed that the meeting, through
the speakers, advised the members from
New Orleans not to do what the MEM
bers thought to be right. This vas not
all. The names of members were read
out, in order to bring them into con
tempt. Members of the caucus are gen.
orally representative men, and they act
ed from the promptings of their hearts,
and from q desire for the good OF the
people of Louisiana, and, to say the
these gentlemen.
He had heard since then members say
they were above public clamor, and he
hoped they would not be deferred from
doing what they then thought was right
in the interest of the people. We must
not follOwthepopular sentiment aroused
by q few politicians. (Applause.) We
must not believe because a mere clam
Orous crowd assemblies that we are to be
deferred from our duty and to consider
this clamOr the u%tterances Of the people.
Mr.. Kidd, of Jackson, offered the fol.
lowing preamble and resolutions:
Whereas, on the nightO of the 9th inst,
at the mass meeting at Clay Statue, GER
tain violent and Incorporate declaim-
ers took occasion to point out and spe-
cially signalize for denunciation and
abuse highly respectable, honorable and
honest gentlemen of the caucus; there
fore, be it
Resolved, That this caucu knowing
that these gentlemen, in common with
the entire caucus, have acted from the
best and honest motives den0unces in
the most uumeasured terms this reckless
and violent condemnation of our MEM
bers, and we will, upon all occasions,
unanimously sustain our members
against any such uncalled for and n
warranted imputations of their motives
and abuse of their action.
This caucus, Mr.. Kidd said, is one of
honorable men, and intends to stand by
each other, for they all desire to act for
the good of the people, and he felt that
the caucus should stand by those mem
bers who had been denounced.
Mr.. Bailey said that, as not only the
Bulletin, but the mass meeting, de-
nounced outrageOusly what had not
been done, themselves setting up a man
ofstraw, which they themselves knocked
he thought the resolutions ex-
ceedingly proper.
Mr.. Durr thought the entire body
should be guided by a majority Of the
caucus. He desired to represent the
feelings of his people, and not knowing
what they desired he would ask to be
allowed to vote, when the matter came
up finally, blank. Though he was not
instructed by his people, he desired to
do right, and if this was refused he felt
as if some action was necessary and he
go into the Kellogg House if
there was no other way of right.
MI. E. l.. Bower said: 1t has been in
that we have in secret caucus
voted upon some secret resolutions in
to the interests of our people, and
| therefore hope that everything will be
n n NJ
The Bulletin in it's ~utterances stated
what was untrue. 1t, by it's inf1amatory
1~tteranees, held us up to public scorn
md when at the meeting of Saturday
the crowd shouted, "hang him!n
he replied, the men who make these ut
5erances may be first there themselves.
He was not to be inundated from the
path of right. 1t was wrong in Gov.
McEnery to say he was a traitor to his
State. For thirty years he had stood
the people, in public Office here
md elsewhere, and his acts would speak
or him.
Gen. Young stated it was never the
Intention of this body to acknowledge
Kellogg as the legal Governor. The
esOlutions published in the Picayune
lad not been brought before this body.
They were amended before being pub
and are now sc amended, before
he house.
In case we can get no better solution
# our difficulties he should vote for the
offered. He does not recog-
Iize Kellogg as the legal Governor, but
70 is the de tactO Governor, and we must
something.
Mr.. Hall-We passed a resolution pIac-
ng our case in the hands of the Con-
.ressiOnal Committee. We did so; and
q response we have certain propositions.
believe the propositions published in
ne P1cayune are the same in substance
8 these offered here. Our constituents
ave objected to what we have done.
there is no other line for us to fol-
1W but to go home, and let our constit-
act for themselves.
he then spoke of Gov. McEnery as a
erson who had by courtesy been al
,wed to come into their caucus, and
AL then gone out and denounced it.
e some weeks ago said he gave ND the
ght, and as long as Grant was Presi-
emit would not claim to be Governor. !
he had on Saturday nightdenounced t
etter men than himself as traitors. /
There were there at that meeting also
who denounced them, but who held !
their pockets commissions from Gov. 4
as de tdcto GOvernorfixing them t
members of Congress. They did this
eca1se they knew there was a salary
to the office of congressman.
e., and they appeared before the meet
Y because they are mob leaders and
esired to &c with the mob. I
Mr.. Blaffer denounced the persons at
le meeting who called him traitor. Az
member of the White League. Al one
no had in every instance acted with
le people, he thought it outrageous I
lat to be denounced by men who 4Iam :