The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-03-26

| III reaching and settling the Senatorial cues
| ton Of this State.
But after an elaborate discussion of NOR,
| than two yearS-tha action of the President
practically and actually determining the iega
and political questions involvedin the Louis
ana case, both as to the Executive and Legis,
Ia ure OF the State. 50 Tar that tn. latte: IN
acted laws ftv the government OF the com
wealth and the former executed them: and
| this determination being meanwhile neither
revised nor reversed by Congress Che honor.
able Senate still hesitates to Yass upua uy
credentials. and in 50 doing. falls 10 xecog-
nize the eon~ti utiona! wight Of Louis san. &,
eqnal SAnatorlt 4 representation ia the Senate
OF the United ) ates.
The interpostion Of tile President, an
order to preserve the peace and Sindicate The
existing governmental authority of Louisiana.
has proceeded upon :he supposition thai a
lawtal State government existed therein with
all the a ght5 OF q State intac.o and competent
at its pleasure to exercise the functions com.
mon to other States. Upon sucA an aesump-
tiono the righs Of the State to protection is not
more sacred than its right to representation,
nor ~ this luncture OF public Affairs more im.
portants and the concession of the ono right
and the denial OF the otLers has very natural
lys III the absence OF any sufficient eNplanae
ton, suggested other than constitutions! diff
cultles in the minds Of some OF the honorable
Senator's, to account for the singular hestancy
and de.ay IN reaching final action pro or con
on the Senatorial issue from the State Of
Louisiana
Ia this connection, as a mater os personal
Justice and rigLts and with1u: offensive ego.
tism, | must be permitted to say. that while
dlscltlmlng any purpose to PREJUDICE the con.
duet, or a~perse tile motives OF Senators.
that the action of the Senate 10 my case
seems to me as at prevent advised 20 be I'm.
justly exceptional, in thai they have not
promptly and definitely passed upon the
prima ficle case made by my credentials:
especially in view of the fact tina: their .e.
fnsal to revise or reverse the action of the
President, was equivalent so far As the ,)eog,le
and the rights OF the State are concerned, to
a practical recognition Of the present STATE
government.
That | am correct in this conclusion as to
the effect OF the non-action OF the Senate pre-
viously, in connection with the positive re.
of the President will appear by the
resolution Of the National House of Repre-
5antatives, recognizing the present State Elk.
ecutive and indorsing the past action of the
President on the Louisiana case; and also by
the following resolution adopted by the Sen.
ate OF the nited States day before Yesterday:
'Resolred That the action of the President.
n protecting the government in Louisiana !
IF which W. z. Kellogg is the executive, and
he people Of that State against domestic vo- |
ence, and in enforcing the laws Of the United |
States, in that State. is approved" I
The presentation ana prosecution Of my
claim before the Senate has been made the |
occasion of anonymous attacks of Il personal I
'haracter upon NE, my ASSISTANTS knowing
ull well that the Yon-action Of the Senate on
y
or se'f vindiea'ion. Perhaps. in the present |
cnditi0n of humanity. individut! success in
ny walk 0: lite is provo .ative of. envy and
etrectlon, AVID ! have no right 70 claim .X-
mption from. the ills tina. attach 10 ii. WHO
Iht and wiz.
He then talked about the rise AMI prog-r,s
t pinchback Told where he had started.
ow far he had got and how much surthey he
as going.
He kept this up for some fifteen minutes
nd then went eek to whore ae had LEI. Oft,
nd continued, saying:
Ia the present juncture | surrender no
ghts, abate no demands made for myself or
~ people, and, in the language of the i'm
lortal Webster, propose 70 take no step back
ard. According to the forms of law elected
Senator of the United States, and really
presenting majority of the people of this
tate; loyal to the interest of the whole COM
lonwealth and true to the trust OF my con-
ituents, | propose for myself and for the
tate to continue to press this contest to q
lccessful issue, and no matter what change
tactics and consequent change of front
lay he made by my opponents, l shall be
repaired to meet the issue and "to deliver
lttle;' and if necessary will fight it out in
lie spirit that won the victory for the Union
pom this line, if il takes the remaining four 1
lmmers Of the term for which I was elected
My people have given me their confidence {
acause they thought me worthy, and ] feel
,sUred Of its continuance, because know ]
aserye it, {
In closing Ii. consideration OF The personal .
lases Of my contest as the Senator elect from
oui>iana. | gratefully commend the band Of
obla men led by Messrs. Morton. logan,
owe and West, for their manly fidelity both
you and to nae throughout this long strug. :
e; and while not Y.eYar 1 - appreciate
admit the consistency al the course yur-
led by the dissenting Republican senator's
q by Messrs. Edmunds ard Ferry If Com
scticu, duly recognize cthe personal con c
deration conceded to nae in Their discussions
the Louisiana question and I simply rem.
r Justice TO the democratic Senator, who c
opposed my admission, when / state THAT r
'operly value the personal courtesy uniform /
&
on wagel by them against nay claim.
The result Of the Senate's action while
9ithe, entirely satisfactory to me nor to you. t
IS as little offensive as could be expected, in /
ew Of the line Of policy adopted hy the
smocratic members and dissenting Republic d
rs relative to the political complications of
3uisiana, and considering the difference a
nong Republicans On many grave questions, .
feel neither discouraged nor dissatisfied .
th tie progress have made.
One thing more is manifest ana above
estion, namely, that the msstateuents Of 6
= enemies, ascribing delayed settlement oil
g Louisiana case to personal objections to >,
IN the minds of Senators, ara groundtess
d false. 1t abundantly appears from the s.
bates in the Senate. that TIN difficulties of t!
justment grew out of grave doubts enter h
ned not only by the Democrats, but also =,
some Republican Senator's. relative to tie -
al character Of the present Safe govern
mt, and, but for the faint of Illegally sup te
9ed by Senators to attach to said govern
mt, should have long since been admitted a
my seat in the Senate. Il