The New Orleans bulletin., 1876-02-22
THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK.


THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK.
The impression seems to be gaining grounI
chat the National Democracy proposes to ig
more. Louisiana in this the hour Of her ex
tremity proposes not only to ignore her, buf, j
necessary for the good Of the party at sb'
, North, to strangle her if she daTes to uttel
another forcible protest against the grea
wrongs which she has borne yith the patience
end heroism Of q martyr.
The Speake2 of the Lover House Of Con.
gress, speaking. as We must assume, author
, tatively for the msjority in that body, has
announced that in the event Of any violence
in Louisiana, growing out Of an attempt, by
impeachment, to overthrow the usurpatioD,
the President would interfere with troops, and
the Democratic House would not only be
powerless to stop it, but would actually have
no desire to stop it, would in fact pat
the President on the shoulder ana say:
"Those are troublesome and violent people
down these; put them Gown. sis. put them
down"
We do not wish 10 misfepfesent Mi. Kerr,
or to Aarshly PREJUDICE the Democrats Of the
House, and SO We give again an extract from
an interview with MI. Kerr, which vas pub
lishe0 in the New Rosk World. ef 3he 10th
inst:
Mr.. Kerr vas asked what the Democrats Of
the House would do if, driven on by the par
tisanship of the Senate and the enactment of
law He.establishing the infamous Returning
Board, the Lower House Of the Louisiana
Legislature should impeach Gov. Kellogg,
Lieut. Gov. Antoine, and Secretary OF State.
Such action would, according to the law Of
the Commonwealth, suspend those officials
from the performance. of their functions, and
McEnery might be restored to the authority
TO which he was elected by his fellow-citi-
zens nearly four years ago. The answer was
prompt, vigorous and decisive, and may be
summed up substantially in these terms:
Such action would be virtually revolutionary
The ousted officials would appeal to the !
President fov assistance, and aid would be |
granted to them. The Kellogg government
would be restored, with eeaewed powers for |
evil, and the burdens of the people would be |
multiplied; the contest would be put in such |
q shape that the House would not only be |
poverless to interfere, but would be obliged |
to approve OF the action Of ahe Executive in |
maintaining order.
This is cold comfort, truly; IL is we'll nigh |
exasperating, but unfortunately for us all it is |
hard, solid and irrefutable fact q fact
which, rs sensible men, we can not afford to
blink at or to idly whistle down the wind. 1t
won't be blinked at, and forty thousand horse
power locomotive can't whistle it down the
wind. Buster wont do, brave words wont
save US; worse yet, brave deeds will not avail
There is no sort of use to talk about it; We are
in very critical, very annoying a2d very
serious dilemma.
Well, what's to be done about it? Are we,
as has been suggested by some, to do moth
ing, or, as has been wildly suggested by
others "to take up arms against the sea Of
troubles and by opposing them end them ?"
cay, there's the rub, for the very moment
We take up arms We increase the troubles q
hundred fold and rush headlong upon certain
disaster. We have all learned something by
experience; We have learned the power and
he will Of the Federal Government for
wrong doing; We have learned that the Gen.
sral Government regards Louisiana as q con- /
luered province; and saddest lesson Of all,
ve have learned that the National Democ-
acy, the friend upon whom we leaned for
uppozt has pot, for Us, even the cold comfort
Il sympathy. :
What is left us to do but 70 accept the situ- +
ton, and leaving the National Democracy to I
AXE care Of ITSELF leaving the Presidential r
ontest to interest those States which are free :
Q vote as they please, untrammeied by Re a
urning Boards and unpinioned by bayonets, Q
roceed go far as Louisiana is concerned to a
o Whatever may be necessary to place the 4
overnment Of the State in the hands of our i,
wn people.
With an honest and economical home gov a
rnment administered by people Of our own .
hoice, We could afford to regard the result of i,
,e Presidential election with something like /,
'mposure, no matter what the result might il
Q. We are not willing to sit idly down and q
. nothing. We are not in favor of revelation; i,
Ut We are in favor and urgently advise such q
telligene and wise action as may become q b
Fave ana struggling people thrown absolute d
upon their Own resources. Those resources o,
Foperly used-and they are by no means 0,
eagre-will. in our opinion, result in giving is
} the government OF our State as the .,
80 stands, ne are shut out from taking any es
sy active part in the national straggle. is
@.@t @-.@t lii
GRAVE RUMOR. ju
II is said that Gov. Kellogg holds in his pos Sc
ssion bill, which was passed at the last ar
gular session Of the Legislature, and which fr
8 become law, whereby the Speaker of the ad
,use is removed from the line of succession be
9 have taken some trouble to learn if such be