West Feliciana sentinel. (St. Francisville, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-01-13


| that we are part and parcel of one COM
| mon countr y ?" the situation of
| Chandler and the Senate became very
sad. Chandler instantly took refuge in
the inaccessible labarynths of his own
profanity. The Senate fell back upon it's
immense dignity. And the Administra-
| tion proceeded to refresh its stock of con-
siitutioual law from the usual jug.
From that moment tho Senate began
furious fusilllade upon.
| r THE OREGON CASE. Zoo.
Enormous frauds! Gigantic conspiracy!
Monstrous outrage Unparelled offense
Treason! Now there are those who i'm
imagine that the Senate has been in dead
earnest about that Oregon matter. But
those who SO imagine lack knowledge of
the fact. That Oregon debate i'll tho
Senate has been a solmen farce. When
the commander of an army wants to get
out of tight place he begins q tremend-
ous cannonade all along his line. Then
under the cover OF the noise and smoke he
quietly moves his baggage and his heavy
columns to the rear. SO under the cover
of this Oregon debate the Senate has been
stealthily Withdrawing its material and
it's main personnel of horse, foot and
dragons f1om the front. When the
smoke rises next week you will see them
in full retreat. Meanwhile, to carry out
the metaphors they have put Grant,
Chandler and others of tho pig-headed
variety in command of this diversion
with the present intention Of abandoning
them to the enemy as soon as the retreat
is disclosed and the pursuit begins. But
the fun of it is that Grant, Chandler ct
al, don't suspect-even most family
that they have been detailed as rear
guard, and fondly imagine that they
are leading the van.
To abandon the metaphor and "talil-
United States," the Senate caucus of
Republicans has concluded that the
Chamberlain conspiracy is impracticable.
Blaine has said fatty that to inaugurate
Hayes under existing circumstances
would be an unutterable calamity. ConlS
ling has shaken his Apolline head and
murmured that it wouldn't do to kill the
mother for the sake of delivering the
child. Morton has taken an additional
shade or two of indigo upon his saturn
inc visage and growled that thoro was
no way out except to back out, as slowly
, and gracefully as time and circumstances
, would permit !; but back ont. And so on
In short and in fine, the last caucus re-
vealed that enough, Republican Senators
had weakened and abandoned the ultra
Chandler programme to place it's adher-
, next move of the conspirators will be
developed very soon after the reasseu,-
bling or the I'd of January. An offer
, will be made to compromise on the fol
lowing basis:
1. The Senate will demand the elec-
toral vote of South Carolina for Hayes,
to keep up appearances, giving the State
government to the Democrats.
, 2. They will agree to throw out the
, electoral vote of Louisiana, and thus
throw the election of President into the
, House, the Senate, of course, electing the
Vice President.
3. They will demand pledges of a com
posite admnistration-that is to say,
that Mr.. Tilden shall divide his Cabinent
, between tho two parties.
say this offer will be made. I know
that it has been canvassed among Re-
, publican Senators, because I have my
self heard it talked oves between them
And have good reasons at this writing
to cast the Drama as follows
+ DRAAIATIs PERSoNE--Heasy Tillain,
: Zach Chandler Wakiag Gentleman, all
, the Carpet-baggers, Sape, Grant.
Act I.-They wanted it all.
, Act u.-They were willing to put up
r with half.
Act III.-TLey would take whatever
, they could get.
Act IV.-They couldn't get Il smell.
, Whereupon there will be low music
and a slow curtain +; tho brass Colossus
, tumbles in a heap of clay, caused by the
, collapse ofhis own legs the carpet-bag-
gers disappear through the wings, and
make off with whatever stage property
, they can lay their hands on, while the
present Administration expires with the
0 jim-jams, amid prodigious applause.
> A FEARFUL FROG.