The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-02-20
PfNCHBACK,s CASE.
WILL THERE BE RENEWAL OF THE LOUISIANA
TROUBLES?

WILL THERE BE RENEWAL OF THE LoUIsIAN
Il TROUBLES?
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-The all.absorbin
lquestion at the Capitol yesterday and to-da
has been, "When viii the Senate take vol
on Mr.. Edmunds's amendment to Morton
resolution declaring that Pinchback is not 81
titled to seat ?" This perplexing questio
may now be regarded as indefinitel pos
poned. Under the plea that there are
number of Senators absent Mr.. Morton doe
not want to press the vote just now, and 70
that reason the time will never come.
1t has been ascertained that personal can
vass of the Republican members of the Senat
disclosed the fact that Senators Morrill, q
Maine, Wadleigh of New Hampshire, Ed
imunds and Morrill, of Vermont, Dawes O
Massachusetts,, Christiancy Of Michigan
Paddock of Nebraska, and probably Robert
son of South Carolina, are unconditional,
opposed to the admission of Mr. Pinchback
while Conkling of New York, and three othe
RepU blican Senators who do not wish thei
names mentioned, will dodge the vote, max.
ing the supporters of the Eimunds amend
ment masters of the situation whenever Mr.
Morton is ready to demand VOTE
1t Is commended that the Indiana Senate,
does not wish.to be beaten thus early in the
Presidential race, and is willing to defer the
vote as long as it is expedient. The support
ers OF the Edmunds amendment are ready to
vote without word of discussion any time
Mr.. Morton asks for it, but should that amend
ment be voted down, then the Democratic
members are prepared to prolong the session
Of the Senate with an endless debate.
In this connection il is said that before Sem
atoR Thurman made his speech, expecting a
vote, Senator Bogy, who was absent, paired
with Senator Paddock, of Nebraska, then in
favor Of Pinchback's admission, but that
after Thurman's speech Paddock declared
that he no longer felt bound by the agree.
ment, but would vote with MI. Bogy against
Pinchback's admission.
This being the attitude Of the Senate on
Pinchback, another very important question
has arisen, and that ie, "What effect will the
adoption of Eimunds's amendment have upon
the status Of louisiana"
Republican and Democratic Senators agree
that it will simply establish the fact that the
Legislature which elected Nh. Pinchback was
illegal, but that it will not affect the status of
Gov. Kellogg and the other State officers
elected in 1872, and maintained in power by
Federal troops acting under the behest of the
midnight order dictated by the drunken
Judge Durell. On the other hand, prominent
Democrats in the House declare that for the
Senate By its vote to say that Pinchback is
not entitled to seat, is to declare the State
officers of Louisiana as also not entitled to
hold the offices they do, and that the Admin
lstration, in recognizing and supporting both
The Legislature and Governor, did what it had.
no constitutional or lawful right to do.
Again, to the trouble which the disposition
Of the Plnchback case has caused is added
The more serious Trouble of the Senate of
Louisiana openly annulling the Wheeler COM
promise by proposing to perpetuate the Re-
turning Board. This, the author Of the COM
promise, the committee OF which Mr.. Wheeler
vas member, and Republican Senators say
g the grossest outrage ever committed. But
here is reason for it, and diabolical one
It that. It has been done in the hope of in
sting another attempt to displace Kellogg
md Antoine and install McEnery and Penn,
hereby appealing to the sympathy of
he people of the North 10 carry rhe New
Hampshire and Connecticut elections this
pring Tor tie Republicans. Against this at
empt to involve the Democracy in q wranele
or polical purposes, warnings have been sent
o the people of Louisiana to beware Of the
mare which has been set for them. They
lave even been told that it would be better |
hat the vote OF Louisiana should be lost in |
he next Presidential campaign rather than
hat, by indiscreet acts, the passions of the |
'eople of the North should be aroused to op-
ose the Democratic party as body.
At this juncture it is said Mr.. Pipchback |
ecame impatient and declared that he had |
cen too long political expedient. and was
red of wasting time and money in claiming |
seat in the Senate which ought to have bee n |
'ng since settled. The situation was un-
'lded to Fred Douglass, with whom Senator
ruce is stopping, and the result is already
nown in the speech of the colored Senator on |
thursday last, the speech of Mr. Lynch, the
olored member from Mississippi in the
louise, and the letters of Mr.. Pinchback and
10 colored Congressman, HARRISON, Of Ala
anna, who says:
Is it not better for us in general, especially
the South, that there be good feeling between
9th white and black? IL 1t not better that the
aiding colored men take this thing in hand and
nlid up our race. build up our party upon the
ne principles OF right and justice ofrepublican-
m, and drive those who al striving to ride into
lice on prejudice into the blacklist political
oil?
All this has been done after careful consid-
'ation. Disguised with the fact that few
epublican Senators were willing to be the
lies OF an unbroken front OF Democratic
9natOrs, the leading colored men have re-
'AvOu sA"S SAACy WILL ~ AO1Sc1 Oo ZIG UOlltl. |
j slave of the Republican party, and that
their vote can not be depended
pom in the South, nor even in the North,
here, in the event of close vote, it would
} important both in New York and Pennsyl-
ME.
The next thing that perplexed the Radical
aders was whether the New England kepub-
AN Senators opposed to the admission OF
nchback would not change their mind i
aen they were told what the programme
ls. They were approached, and declared I
at under no circumstances would they sur
nder convictions based upon right to party 7
pediency and if the Republican party was /
be perpetuated by surrendering to the col
ed people, after all the Northern whites had :
ne for them as a class, it were better the '
rty should consider its mission finished and {
I'm a new alliance. II, however. the people .
the South are disposed to fight with fire,
en- it will remain to be seen how far the q
nth will return fire for fire. i
In conversation to-day, Mr.. Wheeler of New :
rk. whose labors to conciliate the people of
ualt Lx<. 4.