The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1881-05-27
MIR. CoNkhlNG's REslGNATloN.
INCW York Suu.l

New York Sun
The lcsia ana'ion Of the Two Now
York Senator's is highly sensational
proceeding.
There are twoargC nents which may
be Offered to jcst:Ey this mapifes' alton;
and which is the t.uer one We shall
not ait smPt to corjc-tr-e.
The FIT IS that, Of ~ four yes of
conflict with one Republican Adminis-
ira. :on wh:c he dc>p:ss i, Mr.. Conk-
ling fluids another fou" yes of similar
conflict forccl upon him by another
Republican Administration which he
especially elected, and which he is also
compelled to d'sp;se. Such a conflict,
if pursued, can only destroy the Re-
publican pity; aud for a catastrophe
SO grave he is not wing in any de-
gre to be responsible. Accordingly,
filed with sorrow and disgust, he
turns his back on active politics, and
returns to the practice of his profession,
leaving to others, who think them
selves more competent, the work Of
legislation and of party 'eade: ship.
The other crgu u'nent IS equa'y start
ling and equally original. Accord' ing
to this second View of the case, as the
Republican Administ ration and the.
Republican majority of the Senate
have resolved to appoint to that Office
in this Safe which controls the opin-
ions and the vote Of the greatest num-
Der of men, Il Diet II minc;l and urcom-
prom sing antagOrs st of Mr.. Conl. ting
and his followers, an antagonist who
is at the same me the most cun"'ng
and the most pei iinaciors Of politl-
clans and cS this Sc >ms to involve
policy of uusparing hostility towa"d
the two Senator'S, it becomrs proper for
them to return their trusts into the
hands of the Legislature in order that
it may either adopt and com mend this
policy OR, on the other hand, may
condemn the policy, and set the seal of
its appreciation upon the two Senators
by re-ctcct;ng them once more to the
offices which they have now resigned.
This last 9rsImcnt : the one that IS
made prominent in the remarkable
letter sent with the rc5igna' ion of Sen
ators ConN',ng and Plat to Gov. Cor
nell. This letter de:'s almost wholly
with tho conduct of Garfield respecting
the nom nation of Mr.. Robert son to
the Co'lt ctor,hip. Tat conduct is
regarded by the two Senator'S f.om
this Stta aS ar uIWa ant, T-srmp-
ton Of cN, -Lt.vc power, - an attempt
to ic luce tie S,r1'c to sct\ .Hty, and
IS an int rri"~tncc with the" ow 4 prC-
Per responsibility. Among is inter-
est.1g f"ntc e, = Letter of remon-
S an g s,dGieS; 4 to Ga, .ielu over the
signot.rzs of Nice Pr, aidcnt A~thr-,
PoG; mast er-Gener James, and the
two Ecpub'icGn .Sr>n'a., f:om New
York. AZ er e-:p' ssr; the F,c"ilent's
action, aad defending their own, IN
heir le- or t. Cover nor C,rne', Sena-
toij CorH::,g cnd P'att ar1ornce
thei" re si.ha, ion, laying they sssub.
NIT the whole n t.ar l., the power to
which clone VIC &c iTod ard ever
ready to Eow.'
According 70 tho =. IT'S of the law,
the "o:ing for su"rrsso,.' to the two
Senator'S mus begin in the Leg :sIaiurc
on Tu,s day of next w-c'., one week
f ONT '.Siay. The Republican major
| lily of t',ot aCG"St b. ly WI! then have
al OPP rtcN:ty cNprs ) thcmsclv >
| in the mt It solemn manner upon this
! intarl ting qu, Ion. If they approve
of Garfield and of his "or,se, they will
decline to reel; ct Mr.. Coukiing and
NJ. Plat. IF, on the othc: hand, they
disapprove of Ga: iclu and approve of
Mr.. Con''ing and NJ. Plat, they win
say so by sending them back to the
Senate in trir nph.
1t is a novel, IS wei! IS very far
reaching complication, which Mr..
Con!,'ing he's now added to the pre-.
vious u licultic5 of the Republican sit
uation and all intei,igcnt citizens viii
wait with una fleet interest to see
how it comes out.
Ho,o Tic. man whose crown was won