National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-01-03
THE LOUISIANA CONTEST.

The recent disinfection by Louisiana
Democrats of their own ACKLEN was osten-
sibly in the name Of virtue, but really TO
commend the KENNER interest in the Leg
islature of that State against the EUsTIs
interest Messrs. KENNER aud EUsTIs are
competing for the United States Senate, and
the latter gentleman, in company with
Others here, having recently pronounced by
certificate in favor of ACKLEN, the former
gentleman and five other Democrats, who
constituted the original committee of i'm
quiry at New Orleans, have seen
proper to disclose the reasons for
their adverse finding during the October
canvass. These reasons, it must he admitted,
arc not ilattcring either to the judgment or
to the motives of those who declared virtual
absoluton upon AcKLEN. The Federal Off
cials first essnyed this uninviting expert
mcnt, and were recently sustained by the
finding of certain Congressman here. We
do not discover that Mr. KENNER, who has
an unsavory record as an old SLIDELL lieu
tenant, especially demonstrates by his de-
served Judgment against ACKLEN that he
is filter person to enter the Senate
than is Mr.. EUsTIs, who, although he
seems to have erred in finding
with others hero in favor of
AcKLEN, is clouded by no dsrcpute as TO
his political practices, and is highly-es-
teemed citizen OF Louisiana. We leave
these two gentlemen to wrestle as they may
in their Assembly for the coveted prize, and
have only to regret that Louisianians, who
usually announce such jealousy for their
honor and the name Of woman, should on
one side have been cordial to vindicate a
man and not his dead victim, and on the
other should not have hesitatcd to forget
the victim, save to utilize the unworthy
finding for the man MS resource against
| tue finders.
The immediate point of interest to us is
the relation of this matter to ROBERT o.
HEBERT, ESQ.,, who has begun his contest
for ACKLEN's seat for the third Congress
sonal district of Louisiana. Mr.. HEBERT
left for home several days ago highly grati-
fled Mt the consideration and encouragement
which his project Of contest had received at
both ends of the Avenue. A native of Lou
isiana, u member of an honored family, and
q person of talent and unclouded reputa-
ton, he is certainly far preferable repre-
sentative from Louisiana to ACKLEN. He in
sists and, through his counsel, offers to prove
that he holds an earned title to the seat
which ACKLEN encumbers. That the latter
is an unwelcomc member many Democrats
frankly admit. That he stipulated in pur'
chase of his Republican certificate of abso-
luton that he would cooperate with Re
publicans is, we believe, susceptible of proof
That he employed this certificate in his
canvass rs q token that he was the Gus
tom-house candidate. can also be demon
strptcd. If Mr. HEBERT shall be able, as
we trust he may, to establish his claim, We
are inclined to believe that the Demo.
Gratis in the House will be grate-
full to him. They can thus rid
themselves of ACKLEN without the tedium
Of an inquiry by II committee, avoid bring
ing wronged girls name from her quie
tombstone to the public eye, prevent thu
recurrence of social stencil, with whicl
the prints have too long been redOlent
grant ACKLEN the charity of dismissal 70
another and not dishonOrable reason, ant
, assure Louisiana in his stead worthy ant
reputable representative.