The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-21

was defeated by an Indefinite pO6tpo nement,
| that the Inference necessarily sought to be
drawn by Mr. Bush, TO wit, that the Legislature
| was unfavorabIe to my claim, is right; first,
| because the postponement was made under
the impression that / would be paid by the
board, and, secondly. because the inten-
ton of the Legislature was fully and
thoroughly shown in the vote by which
Mr.. Bush himself was allowed pay for
his services on this board. It naturally
follows that unless great partiality growing
out of individual esteem or Affection or .fo,
some other cause, operated on the mind of the
House, the same sentiment that developed
itself In favor of Mr.. Bush as member of
this board, could with equal certainty, have
been aroused in my behalf had it not been be-
lieved that my compensation would come
from this board. So that the Legislature did
not, as intimated by Mr.. Bush reject my de-
mand, but left it in allegiance, trusting to the
good sense and equity Of this board.
However, Mr.. Bush insists, among other
reasons, that at i'll becomes as to use the
money of the State over which we have no
control, and for claim, too, which the Legis-
lature, and especially the Democrats therein,
have peremptorily refused to recognize"
This is emphatic language. filled with a
patriotic honesty that must find it's response
in the heart OF every member of this board ;
but this language, strong as it is, high sound
ing in its ring, cannot safely be applied to
these claims without doing an injustice to Mr..
Bush, an injustice | would be unwilling to
infiict, for, ii the sentiments embodied In his
closing remarks apply to me, how can he ex-
plain the Inconsistency of his own acts? Can
he have forgotten that in @ communication of
the sixteenth of February, 1873 he respectfully
asks the Legislature to compensate him for
his services as member of this board, as well
as member of the Board Of Canvassers and
the Printing Board, and that, the Legislature
rejecting his demand, Democrats and Repub-
licans voting against him, a Republican
moved a reconsideration and the resolution
was adopted?
cannot understand how any political COM
plexion can affect the business or unjustness
of these claims, and do not understand why
the bill for my relief being introduced by Mr..
Warmoth, Republican, and voted against
by the Democrats, should prejudice the action
of this board any more than / could under
stand the improperly of Mr.. Bush availng
himself of the friendly assistance of Mr.
Brown, colored Republican, after the reso-
luton introduced by Mr.. Young, in response
to MI Bush's communication, had been de-
feated. | would certainly make no claim for
compensation unless | felt myself fully justi-
fled in SO doing; justified in the eyes of the
whole State, and, better still, in the approba-
ton of my conscience
| trust that in my remarks l have sought
only to demonstrate, first, that the law, as in
terpreted by the sworn officer of the land,
supports me, and that the sentiment of the
Legislature was favorable to this interpreta-
ton, as manifested in its action towards Mr..
Bush. ALLEN JUMEL.