The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-15
TIfE LOUISIANA PROSECU TONS.
what Gov. Nichols aud Other Democrats SAY
about thc Returning Hoard.

NEw-ORnEANs, July 13.- Gov. Nichols,
upon balm, int rvicw 4, .piicd that hl dil
not wish to reopen ~" subject. nui intmatci
tlut hH would at without regard To- political
CONS dcra ons and Tat h. would adh re- To- his
Original d't'rminvi ON. VIII 70 WIS ~ pri1n
them = Npy shouh be- cppricied As tO IN, in
curry whether h" thought the Legislature had
nude any bargain. hr replied tnat he knew ~
nne.od which said. we win Observation-Disclosures
any attempted p"rse"ut on Tor past political
70 is might bc so construed.
Attorney G. neral OGDEN said he knew II no
bargain ever having been mnd". AMI that ~ IN.
prosecuting officer be would prustrut them If
indicted .tbHt he had nothing tO do " Oh their
political nts but i they w.Ic charged " " any
criminal offence they should be- prosecuted anu
Gcn. Fr.l. O.,lcn Of the whit, League. snid
th"y ought 10 be- punished. not pol tirHIly. but
becausr they violated the law. H. Thought tho
people Of the State demanded It, ana that IL
Ev-Gov wirElnc. who has lust arrived from
ia" country, said the news created ~" greatest
Returning Board should be pun shrd that II
n"rgsslry money would be raised to indu'o
Judg. Hln,k To- help prus"cut" them. and THAI
toN. NICHOLS W'nild not d4r I" stand IN thnMay.
md that If he did he would Suiror. Gov. Wick
Inc II AN 9id time Bourbon ll,mg rat. but has
considerable influence in middle Louisiana.
Minor T.. A. Burke said that the Indictment
was unwise aud ,in'Nprdi"nl; that II VIII TOO
construed by The North us a violation Of ussur.
Hno,s given by the I"gi-Igturc. II will
strengthen the rn"mios of thu Pr p id MT. who
arr, Jihrwisr the enemies of l.Ou -iaun. Tho
Stat" and people absolutely require rHposr from
political strife, and are cnstlng aiout o. rebuild
their impaired Industries. TO Iiuu :" now INTO
national political issues would hr io s1'rIll y
material inter- sts AN Ia strengthen tn" radical
Blaine element and open tho door again Tor
military Interference in Lou Siam.
EV-prrsia"nt John Phelps of the Cotton EN-
chnrve thought IL was unfortunate at thus time;
That nU lu W W. "Ni Anderson MNIv trVius
tosnu o't tofhe hic.r~t DO. . l.r ft tnc time uf
tn" count. and that hc I'rsonal, ,.'nn ut tl'Y
should ir pun she'd aus tlirv d .rvrb u 90 y nj
t'ntiHrv. hut hn thought il bad policy at this
timo To- stir az am uti'-.
g.. Townsend. Chairman Of tho Executive
Committee ui thc Board off Brokers. thought tie
indi' tm"ni would iniurc business and WIS it,
advised; that ngrs Nnally they should DE pun
ishnd. hut as liuy,s had don. all Tor ~ wa
should keep what might he considered the ~ t
of the rompromls which Was made with thu
| commission.
Gov. Millinery said he thought the members
| should have bDcn hanged four years ago, but
| that Il WIS unfortunate they should have been
| indicted now.
| Congres-man John Ellis said he regretted tho
| indictments had been found. b,rau-' II would
be- hard a. s"parat" the political from the cr MI
| nal OIL nee: TINT that. rs they had lCrn found.
| II WIS necessary they should Doe trird. because
| " this WIS not done th" impression would 10
| they hnd been wrongly indicted.
| Gov. Penn, upon bong approached said thar
| he thought the mere indictment OF the mon
| themselves WIS of no impoi'un go, hut that IL
WAS a grave mistake a. II stood. The state
WIS now NJ pcare and could not afford g. open
any old sores: that this would tend to cre-
| att dissatisfaction, and he WAS therefore sorry
| II had been done. Indeed. he thought Ia" con-
| scryatiNc portion 81 the community regretted IT.