New-York tribune., 1877-05-26
MORTON TO THE PARTY.
NO WATERING IN THE RANKS.

Senator Morton publishes long letter 10 'no
Sortbcrn Renuilicans to-day giving his views on
southern hePu'"'"'' 80 - ..,.,.,,,1s tbe
the political SITUATION lie warmly co'ill'""o ''
aims "a l'S'''' ~ -, ,,, ,cIo,,lodge its suc-
the first mau 10 observe anu 'Oh"'N''"H' -,
cess He dec lares however that he has no ialth III
- - ~ o.+bo,,, l,.d,rs anil be believes
the honesty OF the southern iV'"oi'' az" u"
tbot tbey intend to compe the Government TO pay
'''' ~ -, . NJ Marian so,.s
tlero never WAS greater need of a solid Republican
80. 81. H.. 80 +c lov
THE LETTER
tt...ot co,.o,.ol ,roel,s oco
. . ,,.'..ol to mo written oi, bebalr
of more than 100 prominent Southern Republicans, stat
i thcir views on the political situaou and inviting
iso ,co.i,e cd many letters from different
mime have also Icee',e' uy M com,',on Of be
a. S,', l'.,,'' 81, ' ,,, :. .,',t,
At the meeting OF t"e senate on nc ',1 =. If "t
n,.h', 49,, '., l'r,,as tigt some weeks Dr. fore
h"o nrrn re .u '' o. A. WIZ tbc creIcuiiais To- the
= ES",,,,'. "" ." pr'y,io,es ,od Elections. rms was
3boI u,,I ~ ,n. ,' ccrtif,af~ Of iIs election he
m. signed by = b. Packard as Governor Of Louisiana,
IA no., d,,' el.. rl bv Tie I4..la,urc the question
whether thc senate woud laNc nG.Icc l"aL a. - & 3D.
I-,tS.u va, ~ & prh IN ,S urlor Inc
ot t in tic .,ct, entitled him 10 iaye the
gcnci"l wa, ,c '1 , l' i ~ 'rti"u to ,ub,cqucut
te@, ,i, IT, gS~,l,Snt n wa. shown by me our-
.t-"1 a. .,r t,,t c,ci hons, d; the Lr.i Ia
nas ci '"t l. l,l" i l'' ',i' '" '",,,', g ,,.,,..r.
v,t l..... q.
t'l'''', '',...,d a ~. .l,c io,rs M Iou.i1p, - cN-
va, empowered uF IT, NV ." .t J...,,,,,'. VIM
had been chosen mtwn.s "i 'ay r Z, ~ ', ct,c
Iausiml lnc 1'.,,'I'J Ji,.i to rale = list of the
members returned a' elected by IN" beard "at e N"S
10 transmit ~ ne ~ccrciil 1l me inc S|,i, | 49, ~ t,,,
%" House oi thr i'tmI '.o, '. @ I -, ,,.,.i
was 10 hc org'niI'9 Cif nN slcn l,., .. - W., ,i,,
h thr ltt lu. ."HH'" ,N 'u' ., .tiS a .. ci.rfcj
mrt tc day liked by law. ahd oI-t"/cu t' I''' ul
the y -'stiurc, AMI tuc h"uS,s Il' 't utN ~ il r
convention lu accordance WIN lh' I!"' 's',' ~" % ,
etitutOn and otuvt>-td the votes Ion N'NtIu" ana
Ilcuteuant-' Governor aud declared +, H. t.' N, ~ ,,
been clcc'rt ',"r'i,'I I'm an" % d fxcd , oct of con
t , IN, ti,,. ,f I-tucd Stsf,s senator, uI-
io,fy of thc Whole number o. members rcUuci clcced
mt IN JOINT convention ana g. G.y,eU W - %''h.l i,rms nv
n't'tJ"@ T,tttJI"@ ~ ~ NJ, ts--
ON motion to refer iorr's cred initials 10 COMMIT
tee the Drl', u, t p,,l,.,,rs and ii was
@donicd Tre Committee ou P1yic-cs aud Election,
met soon attcr"ard, ano i.c hiu4ch ~ @ i' ,,vN -
Si I'1.i,i,rr and tHti William I. kellogg had been
cuutird 90 bee sworn ana take ms seat A~ a u"",l
oI members Of the senate yerc absent, aud thc sab
ject would lead 70 "a long debate ana u,,ic
was general anxiety 70 aJ"HIa' lle l, "rtt.,. 20
not ldd hfioiN We ''",t.. ~, 'i'.y H.. al
the senate shan Al ue h,@' st''.'t 'i'.''ti u y ~
Itur, of oni-isn he viii bc entitled to his seat E
WithstJrding events ihul nave since "''"I'' y" o""
Eclucit breaking UpoI tndt LrE-lalGc' c'hh'' 9. o
,rrpt ,, affect hs title destroy jhc legality oil
I'r ,i,. m tiat fiur Though tiC very members
who proc. ufI TIE election Of Packard ana midt tt
Of Krlor. Lold b-.qUcutly dcclre that OF Nichols
aud take rl u Io ,lc,ou Of slonorI. is too clear
ful al-uui,t th.t could not take away 'Il-0 Nu.n
had vested, or make That uulayiu which lad brcnhct fore
lawful Unless Kellogg voluntarily wtmrtNs the
Senate W, have to Oh tt ihe du .'' "l i7 ''''"" 81
II stood af tuc time az 90 !iuIfur' ut .
The Republican t"Eelnln ms "i '"'i-''u" 'l'" r
before an AIMED minority. whose tr,ls OF futHrc ro-
lcucc were guaranteed hy long thn "i h",H} HfI'I I'
thc past regret tlat the ,' cia tcltl "i 'H' I">
ton should ZEE obscueI IN thc least hy Pretended ln'ct
T- . D.