New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-11
A POLITICAL SHUTTLE-COCK.

gether.
A POLITICAL SHUTrLE-COCK.
The rumored proposal Of Messrs. Ellis
Spencer, and, perhaps, three or four othe
Louisiana Democrats now in Washington
to send the Louisiana case back to thi
State, is not exactly relished by the part,
here. 1t strikes many of them as an at
tempt to make shuttle-cock of it by tn.
self-appointed champions. It will be re-
membered that not long before tie meet
ing of Congress, MI. Ellis declared hi
intention to bring the whole question o,
the Kellogg government up before Con.
gress, when, he entertained no doubt, in.
slant and appropriate action would be
taken. But in order to make the matter
binding, he asked the Regent Mari to
couvoke the Estates General, which that
royal functionary did. There was rally
ing of the clans for the election of dele.
gates to the St Patrick's Hall convention.
Upon assembling, the convention
adopted carefully prepared memorial
to Congress, which 1--WE, the people of
Louisiana, requested 'four Representa-
tives" to present. Armed with this formid-
dable document, Mr.. Ellis fastened to
Washington. where he has since been
vainly trying to get hearing. Like
Messrs. Zacharie, Cavanac and Burke, last
year, he finds the national Democracy
mot at home" when he calls. He can
neither enlist the attention Of tue House,
nor obtain hearing in caucus, to
raise the Louisiana case. Though on
their chosen ground, and armed with
all the powers Of this State convention,
sour Representatives" find themselves
entirely powerless to bring up their rev.
dictionary schemes, either in the House
or the Democratic caucus. An attempt
was made to do this on Wednesday night,
out failed through the determined opposi-
ion of Messrs. Kerr, Lamar and other
eaders Of the national Democracy. The
Speaker Of the House is afraid of the effect |
which revolution in this State would |
lave on his Indiana constituents, while |
lamar is under bonds to behave himself |
Until he can get his seat in the Senate. |
lie does not want to be kept in suspense
or three years as Pinchback has been,
nd believes that much will depend upon
lis own conduct in the meanwhile.
Finding themselves sorely disappointed,
therefore,, in their endeavors to do any.
hing in Washington, some of "our
have declared their inten-
ion to write letter to the Louisiana
advising that body ''to re-
udiate the compromise and proceed to
20 impeachment of Kellogg" Their
ledge Of the support Of the Democratic
louise against any attempt at forcible in
by the President may be con-
idered in the light Of good joke. It is
ut just to Messrs. Levy and Gibson to
y that they do not join in. this attempt
change Of political venue. They were
pproached for the purpose Of trying to
ct them to assist in the work of sending
'e shuttle-cock back where it would rest
18th the Legislature, but refused positively
have anything to do with it. Il
The Democratic politicians here think
le remedy for all our woes" is in Wash {
gton, while those at the capital heartily {
lsh the Louisiana Democracy were in {
ophet or any other safe place. Thus
e sorrows Of the Bourbon Werters are
Indied from one place to the other. The ,
smocratic convention sent them all to I
ashington with an appeal "for Justice"
aich meant the decapitation of every |
epublicaa of -ial and the installation Of
emselves. Washington said, keep l
let! You disturb the tranquility of the i
t;onal Democracy. There is, there +
re, no hope anywhere except in the t
'uisiana House Of Representatives, i
lich is unable to do anything in the Z
alter which the Senate can not undo in q
g minutes. a
The best thing for Messrs. Ellis, Spencer I
d other quite poweriess and disap-
inted politicians to do is to address
emselves to matters which more nearly
ncern them than the Impeachment of
'vernor Kellogg and upsetting things !,
nera!ly One Of these gentlemen is in :
position to put in some good work for =
appropriation for the Texas and Pacific =
lroad and to get all the support he can y
Mr.. Gibson's levee bill. Let him make =
: while the sun shines and postpone his =
rsuit of Governor Kellogg until after u
} adjournment Of Congress. There will %
ample time to make political capital "
n. In the meantime, if he can show r
ID work in Congress, he will be much r
onger, even before Democratic con- d
,uency, than he would be if he sue -
ded in turning every Republican in -
J State out Of Office.
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