, 1875-04-10
LOUISIANA.
Tho Position or tho Oltl-Llllc
Wing Element.
4 So.Cnllcd Compromise Of. the Caspet--s
Coalition Between Kellogg and
Certain Conservatives.
Opposition Of Wost aud Pinohbaok to tho
0ompromiso--Al1 Hands Prepar-
ing for War.

Uompromiso--All Hands Frepar-
ing for War.
10 shs Editor n 7ht chtraqo 7fi1uot:
S.w ORLEANS, APRIL 2.-Ae Interested In her
vclfare. an tlesirouH Of sccinE sotnething likc
| : respectable Uovetnncnt in Louisiana Az n
friend and adplircr Of TnE Tribune FOR many
years, feel All inlorost In neeiHg It thoroughly
cunycssant with Tho situation ~ 1t In. In1n
moro THAI pleased at its eElortR In behalf Of tho
Conservative elements III tho South. T''cso
elements nluat somehow 10 brought to the front.
How to do 1t, is tho question.
Tha situation witt,
TIN UID-11NE WHO'S
| and thoIs descendants, here III 1,onsslans, IL
NorIc, in souo respects, than sn othcr Ssasea OF
the South. They wcro nlalo up here. tn 10 III
considerable extent. Of tho batter classes Of
1foncl Crnoles. THE element, while highly ro-
spccabin, wnB never, properly speaking. loyal TO
tlae American lag, 10 that tlloy wero decidedly
Frcncli iil their fociusa. Ttng Worc "hnow-
SothitgH" OF tho most in;ractah'o kind. Tl1nt
Is, barring tho French. tey wcse hitserly hoatio
to any nnu Al! toroennss. They wero unftiend-
iy, too GU general principles, to all not to tile
| manor born. They wero Whiss because, for
so,th, thu Whig party was tue parly Of rcs1ecta.
bility. They had o auprculo ccutcn'pt for the
foreigners, tim nlthh Whites. mud the "cannlue"
III general. Of tho Democracy. Tho samo feel
Ing, to Say nothing 0f tho natural prejudice Oh
nccoumt Of tho cclor-linot stands III tho way OF
MY aailiatinn with the Republicans. Tho Wings
OF LouisaIta, therefore, do not, as mass, pre-
| aent the Baulo featurcs--loYu Of tho Union, anil
opposition to s!ata-sovoroignty-n thoso Of
1linstasfppi, ArhaDnaH, aud otnor Southern
States. Thoro Ia aiwayH tue Creole olomont to
10 considered.
There is one feature, towover, TO bs depended
on. Tho Wings Of Leuisiata, as With tlloso Of
tho South IN general, havo ut heart tho same
! tecling Of
orrossT1oS TO THE DEMOCRACY.
III this respeet, tho Creole elotnont IT, pcrhhpr,
moro to 10 dopen,icd Upon thnn il tho American.
| THIS feeling Of opposition to the Democracy In
| far from dead. These old-ns WhtGB, however
iut,ac.asls 60 far III m available element Of OPP
| ruHtiou, ms nevertheless, at hea't. ns bittnr
aEnnrt tho npmocrncy as syor In tho days Of tE,s
| rkHt. Their prclnoices, tho color-lile. utands Ill
tho way OF tle!s failing Into tho l:epub:icau
/ ranks they ars hold in a position Of securing
subnorviunry to tho Democracy. lttllo less CALLING
to their pride. Huw TO mako tho elouent avalf-
anlo il tho question. Could tho stain bo somc-
HOW placed III their haudR, It would be
tho best Thing shat could happen.
break down the OLD label democracy. They
would shua bccomo 1cpublicans, IN tnst t:loy
1 could hot 10 anything cBe. Tho n:ys OF tho
tiacks must IN necessarily fall into Iino t,lat
| they ronll not do aUGht olso. lleconHtrucslon
would thus bo truly All accomplished fact.
| Aaa-cALLED Co31pKDattaE
| In on tho carpet. 1t H. In reullsy, an effort on
:ho pnrs Of ccrtain Conservative rulitlc!snn to
| obtain u foothoid, through which to cut looso
this conacrv1tlve element from tho democracy.
~ coulss. tho politicians aro looking out for
themsslyes. They arc soemingly little less
aurlous, or, as for that matter uukcrupnlous,
tn tie matter OF barring out tho ox:ro!ne Douo-
csata than nro tho Republicans themselves.
Kellogg desires, naturally enough, to look out
for Kenvgg. lis wanta to cut loose, III .
n'casuro NJ least, from tho control 81 the Pinch
bac:s ele,nent. IIc wishes, Il possible, to raily
to his auppors tic Conservative white element.
Ile III willing. na inr ~ no eaa. to throw tho
E:p'n into shsir hands, to tia. sud. The would
ius: 10 muet him halfway in tho effort. Kellogg
| IL afraid Of the .larkoys. Tho Conservatives
aro afIuitl VI The 1lre.oatlnE democracy. kel-
loEs and tho Cousarsati pol,iclans, therefore,
arc seaking, tn nseaHurc. 10
! Tho ono IL to throw over tho darkayn; tln
| othcr's to throw oGor tho Democrats. Tho
proposition III to xet IN Is many Conservatives,
! ard keen out az many Democrats, Al possible.
Tho .irns understanding was, that CaAyy waa to
bc elected to tho boua.e. Casey In understnotl
to DO tic medium, III fact, through winch tbs
President wus induced to fali in with tia pro-
| EEMtHf04+ AellUhK lUHGtSlt uHtuIAllJ C{tuHkRs
iosit ed 10 loun ols Tor Llmself. A fow carpet.
pasgers controlled III ills interest would votb out
fow refractory hlucLs Tbs sanlo lnlluence, III
conjunction with the Coukurvatiyea, wouid COIL
| troll JOINT ballot. Tho original retutlb Of 1874
woro lin, Or legally csnvauaed. Kellosg i'as ,ay-
or been afraid OF count. il properly supervised.
lie individually looveu. In fact, tlsat . count
would r"s.lt r. 1,s,aroins himself md
led, xsd'' could al coust thsso re!nrna. Tha
returns ,roua count IN Kellogg aud peun. and
count Autotne, Desonlo {sectc.ary OF Stato),
urowu {5apurutondtu, OF luolic lustructon),
clccted to the Cnltol states seuato In place Of
piuohtacl, and roen and tho Conservatives
1 WOULD TAKE TUE STATE.
This, ~ claimed, waa Quo programme. War
WaEnlot,, uH UNDERSTOOD IN now thu virtual own.
er and manager ot tho Ficayanc. lie is playing
tho Conservative harp In the intesost Of War
moth. llis bold championship Of tho blacks
%thGaa oes '' derees
pinuhbaos, ,s clai,uod, would haye turn
oil h!a supporters Tor Warmoth. Th,s
element. fuW of the Conservatives nlBo 40
Un1tod states Eonato. Warn,osu ~ certainly
playing uosp hand. Tho democrats, on the
other Aand, relying Oh thlr previous control
osur tlso Conservatives; aud his pnraauH popu'
pohiug tho p1ncnhac2 cAHc pns out TIC Hhulo
Mast il playing Tor Tho n.xt uovelnorhhip liz
piAys with rlch1ack for tho suppork Of the
blaeka. West nlsnzl,torcf rarlcs fur two 1ea'
gtrous oppouont OF Kellogy In thu
Socl,natng Convention Of ls72, Ito may
aud p;oSably viii, IL not ot!,crwia'
provided fur, re-cntcr tho field In 1876. Tnt
i.ominas,n,. III billings III plaro al purull wouIt
tako him out Of tha way. 1t would do mose
Tlo C.crksup Of Tho Court IL considered wortt
somu s23tb0 per year. billings it III uudes'
atool, would coufcr thu ,poaitaon OH uou. =. Mor
tngu and Chester would thus 10 mado war1
suprortcri OF Weas. Casey, in advocating Fas.
dco, was Atler tho Olerlsntp for luz broshor,
Who ~ undar1tood, waB 10 divide.
Wcst, t4nchlmck Il Co. low propose to move
on Aeltosg's vorka, Thoy propuae to
| fioNr TItN coIrK0alNE
to tho bitter c;,a. KollogE proposes to carry Il
into effect. It will 10 question ~ to wnolLel
Kollo;s can carry enough III tbs Republicans Il
| unsoat thu ueeed.asy humber III thu IInuso Ia,
t..oae it III proi'oaaA sllah coaa in West l. Co
will defeat tho move, II tl1oy eau. Pxing Ii
t4lB ltle l!epnhlican neMbcra OF tho Heuato. u
| i,,tn RI "oat F7,~v prf Mi,