The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-01-09

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WASHINGTON DEMOCRATS REGARD TIRE Ac-
TfoN OF THE LATE LOUISIANA cont
vENTrON Az EXCEEDINGLY
3A1 UNFORTUNATE.
rBsy THINK THE WHEELER COMPROMISES
SHOULD HAVE DEEM CONSIDERED o
BINDING. m
a8 Especial Telegram TO the 'rimesl
WASHINGTON, ID. g., Jan. Z, 1876.
The action of the Democratic Coh-
vention la regarded here as very unfor-
titiate. Many leading Democrats think
kthht the Wheeler Compromise should
have been regarded as binding. It IL GER
tain that tho House will not take any ac4
ton which will undo what tits generally
conceded was a compact between the
parties which each was bound In honor
to maintain. Il.
AS the full proceedings Of the Con-
vention, together with the discussions
which formed an important part Of it's
deliberations. were not fully known to
the general public of this city until Fri
day morning. ills hardly possible that
any one in Washington could have had
any accurate knowledge upon which to
base the opinion that the action OF the
Convention was unfortunate, or other
wise.
it Is not our purpose to attach any
Importance to this special telegram. "
so-called, but as "brave men lived
before Aganemnoh, and as the people
have SO often. In their struggle for tho
rights of Louisiana. been cheered and
encouraged, by just such wet blanket "
kilograms, sent by their enemies from
abroad, and paradcd III tho Kellogg
press here. we have deemed IL proper TO
notice It. and rs this Is tho age of in
quiry and investigation, the Times will
pardon us for inquiring OF its special
friend or" who Is IL that regards
" the action Of the Convention as very
unfortunate2" Is It Morton2 Is IL
Grant? Is IL Blaine2 Or Is II the thrice
illustrious Wheeler, whose modest little
scheme of adjusting the House of Rep
resentatives. and of thereby retiring
the Louisiana question, that 1t might
no more haunt the dreams of his mas
ter, Grant, by insisting that when he
adjusted the election of 1874 for mem.
bers Of tho Legislature, he adjusted
also the election of 1872 for Senators,
Governor, and State officers.
We would also like TO know who arc
tho leading Democrats in Washing
ton, who" think that the Wheeler com.
promise should have been regarded rs
binding?"
Is IL not strange that these leading
Democrats" In Washington did not nd
wise the Convention to this effect?
It is now ono month since Gov. Nc
Emery addressed to Gen. Mcmillan an
open letter. in which he told him that
the Louisiana Convention would assem-
BILE for the very purpose OF showing tho
extent OF tho Wheeler adjustment. and
Of demanding the right of the people
to govern themselves. He followed
this action by appointing Hon. Il. II.
MARI United States Senator. and the
credentials Of Senator MARI were filed
In the Senate. Congressman Ellis.
Levy and Gibson communicate
cd with the Convention. giving
their viows and the views of
tho Democratic members Of Con
gress. and the idea of all was that
gross deception had been practiced
upon the members of Congress, to wit:
that the Wheeler compromise was
finality to the whole question. and that
the Convention should disabuse their
minds, undeceive them and let tho truth
be known. Rem aiming silent when
they knew that the Convention would
act in this direction, and not being fully
cognizant OF the action of the Conven-
ton, feeling as we believe the Demo
Gratis in Congress do, every desire to
hold the Administration reponsible for
the Louisiana outrage we imagine
that the Democrats, In Washington.
who told tho Times special eorrespon-
dent "R." that tho wheeler compro-
mise should have been regarded as
in the sense that IL settled
else than tho status of tho
elected in 1874, were not
very ''Iedding Democrats.
We hesitate to interfere with the an
nouncement of the prophetic "R., )" that
at Is certain that the House will not
take any action which will undo what
tits generally conceded was compact
between the parties" etc. Will r."
or the Times, explain whence this GER
tain foreknowledge Who constituted
r." sir oracle of the Democratic
House? Were we not so indisposed to
mar the beauty Of this prophecy, we
would inquire on what information
''R asserts that the House will trample
upon the right Of petition and remon-
STRANGE on the part Of the people Of
Louisiana How can he prognosticate
The action OF the House on Louisiana's
petition for the guarantee Of al
republican form OF government,
when that petition has not
been, as yet, presented to the
House9 And what shall we say of the
House undoing what is generally con-
,eded was compact" ETC., when all Of
,he gentlemen, who were parties to the |