The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-03
Tuesday. Apri, .. 1877.
rAe emlce Of the new orleans DEMO-
unAr has been Removed fr"m Z Camp
street 90 lWn Gravier street.
wAe Osly Authorized Soliciting Agents OF the
De~ecrat for the City are nse'srs. II. II.
RAKHu esa y. d. DEvEZIN.
AN ImrRACrICAnLE SCHEME.

AN IMPRACIICABLE SCHEME.
Dispatches from Washington and
Northern papers are constantly telling
M that Mr.. Hayes Commissioners are
coming here with view, II possible. OF
cffeeting reorganization Of the Legisla-
aure upon the basis Of the returns OF the
votes actually cast at the election OF
November. This may be Mr.. Hayes
wish and the real purpose Of the visit Of
these Commissioners, but such scheme
partakes of tho nature Of compromise,
and these gentlemen will find that we
Aro i'm no humor for a compromise OF
amy sort.
IL may be said that no serious objec-
tion can be raised against this plan OF
bringing about a harmonious adjust
mcnt OF the differences existing between
the two political parties In Louisiana.
because such d reorganization OF the
Legislature would lead to the declara-
tion of the election Of Gov. Nichols;
but that Ia not the point. We know very
we'll that the election for members or
the Legislature resulted In giving to our
hide a majority on joint ballot suffl-
ciently large to enable us to control the
government. and we know also that the
Federal Administration expects and de-
sires that the Nichols government re-
main In undisputed possession OF the
State, bat we do not propose to be sub
jacted to increased expense and to the
confusion which would result from the
doubt and uncertainty which such an
arrangement would raise respecting the
legislation OF the last three months.
This suggestion Of a reorganization OF
the Legislature is simply scheme de-
sised by the friends Of Mr.. Hayes az an
easy mode Of relieving him from the
embarrassment entailed upon him by
the peculiar relation he bears to the
Louisiana question. They imagine that.
II they can induce the Democratic and
Republican members Of the Legisla-
ture who were really elected to meet In
D body, 60 through the form OF count
ing the votes and declare Francis Z.
Nichols Governor, the Radical element
Of tho Republican party at the North
will be estopped from denouncing Mr..
Hayes as traitor to his party and the
latter remain master OF the situation.
No doubt such would be the result. but
it Ii not our business to extricate Mr..
Hayes from the predicament in which
ne is placed. II he is sincere In his
ssSouthern policy" let him show 1t by
that boldness and independence of
spirit without which no statesman
Hike policy can be successfully carried
out. II he wishes to enjoy the glory Of
uprooting and destroying the evils Of
nrantism, that system which has made
n dreary waste OF the fairest portion OF
tho country and Slapped the foundations
OF American liberty, let him courage
Dusly take the risk involved In the at |
tAmpt and not ask us to crook the preg- |
nAnt hinges of the knee that thrift, for
him, may follow our fawning. The halt |
ing methods and slow processes OF Mr.. |
Hayes, who seems to have allowed him
xelf to be bulldozed for awhile by Blaine,
the tricky purloiner Of the Mulligan |
letters, has already occasioned us meal
rulable damage, and we should be
worse than towards IL we consented now |
to add to the measure OF our ills the |
shame OF standardization.
Mr.. Hayes commission must be made |
to understand that while, as gentlemen |
OF honorable repute and personal dis
finction, they will be received here with |
the courtesy and hospitality which have
always distinguished the people of
Louisiana In their intercourse with WIS.,
itors to the State, we shall regard any
proposition on their part looking to a
surrender by us OF any Of our constitu-
tioual rights as derogatory to their
character as gentlemen and statesmen.
and insulting to US. When they come
here they will find. sitting at Odd
Fellows Hall, q body Of gentle
men lacking in none Of the
elements OF legal Legislature and per-
fectly competent to attend to the legis-
latiye business OF the State without |
tiictation or interference from persons
slien to our soil and customs, however