New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-03-08
POLITICAL NOTES. /.

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comed down in response to these conciliatOry
measures, the President broadly intim ates
that he will bring into play all the forceful
ones given him for maintaining the laws.
The gunpowder plot sensation of TIE
Democratic organs was teo moist. 1t wOrld |
not go off.
John Sherman, the new Secretary Of the |
Treasury, cast his last vote as a Senator for |
the seating of w. P. Kellogg as the lawful
representative of Louisiana in that Eugust
body.
All four of the Republicans, wko COM
posed the majority of the Senate investi
eating committee recently here, voted in
the same way.
The wanton murder of D. A. Weber yes
terday should break the quorum of the
Nichols Senate.permanently. 1t should be
conclusive proof that no Republican is safe
in Louisiana except by the maintenance Of
Republican rule. Let Republicans return
to their duty.
Several mysterious hints and half way
propositions have been conveyed to Gov
ernor Packard by leading Democrats that
if compromise must be m ade to settle our
political Troubles, he can do better for him
self and friends right here at home than by
permitting thetrading to be done at Wash
iagtoH. We have NO doubt as suggested,
it is true that the public generally would
be much better satisfied with an adjust.
ment reached without the assistance of the
outside Influence" brokers. But Mr.. Pack
ard is not a political trader or compro.
full recognition of this fact will alone sat
isfy him.
In the meantime may we not draw favor
able auguries from the abatement of the
i high pretensions of the Democracy7 A
short while ago nothing less than the deatl
or expatriation of Governor Packard anC
his supporters would satisfy them; but al
the Federal Offices slipped from their cage
= grasp, and long service around Odd Eel
lows Hall without pay weakens their gen
eral credit, desperate desire for Office OF
any terms is supplanting these vengefu
thoughts. The status quo has severel,
strained the Nichols claimants, and the.
have weakened under it; while the uDfinch
; ing courage and firm front of the legal gov
ernment has brought it strength and SUP
port which in its darkest hour it did no
possess.
Odds were freely given in betting circle
III
would be seated duriEg the current week
Nething so uncertain as politics except NOR
politics.
As the bulls unload their burden of bond
upon the shoulders of gallible Outsiders,
the talk about fighting, bleeding and dyin
to sustain Nichols, sensiblY diminishes so
the flags"
We feel it duty to exonerate the dii
bursing officers of the Nichols 'goyerr
ment" from the FumOrs of reckless squar
dering of the funds subscribed by "thi
people," What we regard as authentic il
Z formation induces us to believe they hav
NOT had them to squander. A few days ag
: the total subscriptions on account of ia
advances amounted to but sl9, 500, and, a
one of the suffering estate officials" pl
thetically proclaimed, all this is taken
keep the country members quiet We ar
still of the opinion, though, it would hav
given more general satisfaction if flu
statement of receipts and expenditures ha
T been made.
! Seventy.five cents was bid for Packar
police warrants ct the Stock Board, Will
! Nichols police warrants were selling &
fifty. The legal police were paid in cas-
for the month of January, 1877, while ii
: White Leaguers who held the streets got a
! average of about ten or twenty cents on th
dollar for their certificates.
t Now let rs have that document, Messr
!. Burke, Nichols & Co. 1t has been asserte
time and again that you have a pledge
recognition signed by Senator Sherman
: Stanley Matthews and Mr.. Foster. I!
Republicans emphaticslly deny that the
! men have played Judas part. Either yC
and your organs are betraying and decei
ing the people, or you have the write
= proofs to sustain the authorized public
/. tions. We deny your ability to produ
~ any such.
Since the Democrats of West Felicial
have discovered that the recognition
A. Governor Packard is Only a question
= time, it does our sOHl good co take notice
70 the number of Democrats who tell you tn
10 they believe Governor Packard's admin
D. GRAFTON will, in q great measure, restO
a peace and order to Our country. OF cOur
!, It will, gentlemen. FelieiGSla LEDGER.
The parish officials, toe, who, when t
! Democratic cock crowed SO loudly a fl
weeks ago, hastened to ''recogniE
Nichols. are burdening the mails lust nc
with assurances of their highest esteem, q
miration and support. In few days the
trimmers will begin to instruct the peOI
how narrowly they missed calamity
having General Nichols as Governor.
y OF course, there are not offices enough
Is 60 around; and as we some time since pl
B. dicted, Mr.. Nichols following begins
z disintegrate as he doles out what patrC
age is at his disposal. Colonel George
McCranie, one of the ablest Democrats
y y Louisiana, thus ''goes for him" in
y Ouachita Telegraph.
d Some Of Governor EishOlls' appoiutmeI
Q, to Office do not give entire eatisfactio
10 the Democrats, and in 4ome instances
le think the complaints are just II 1t urg
D. that 10 such Gases the claims Of hard-w0l
ing Democrats who have never refused
't answer the long-roll Of the Dem CORA
o. drum, end have lost by their party sea a
IA / and 1nunnft nroraiainC eaUraR. have lAl