Year: 1875

/ conferences between the Conservative
committee and Mr.. Wheeler. Nor was


he present even when the committee
waited upon the President. And while
/ having every faith in Mr.. Wheeler's
/ promise that the full committee should
act as arbitrstOrs, Mr.. Burke last night
| telegraphed Mr.. Zacharie to ascertain
whether there was the slightest founda-
ton for the Packard dispatch, in order
that he might to-day officially DENY the
assertion before the caucus when he pre-.
sents his report to that body. He has
also much information, as well as sew
| eral important papers, to present, which
will doubtless be heard in secret session,
and during that session will inform the
caucus what influence was brought to
bear upon their committee TO change
their views from bitter opposition to an
advocacy OF the adjustment; and after
hearing his explanation, we shall be
much mistaken IL there is not q
visible change in the sentiments of
those who, during the past few days,
have sought to defeat that measure.
Mr.. Burke may also give the names of
prominent Republican and Democratic
congressman other than those men,
toned day or two since, who urged
the committee to use their efforts to
have the Wheeler proposition accepted,
ard he may explain, too, to the entire
satisfaction OF the caucus, what benefits
are to be derived from the acceptance of
the proposition in the way Of legislation,
and will undoubtedly prove to the eau
Gus that if the acceptance is carried out
in good faith, President Grant will see
that there is no opposition made on the
part of the Republican State officials or
members of the legislature to any mode
of legislation that will be for the inter-
ests Of the people of the State. This as
surance was cOrroborsted some days ago
by the IGmeS's special telegram from
Washington, stating that the President,
having been deceived, was now an earn
est advocate Of adjustment, and this fact
was stated 10y Mr.. Wheeler to Messrs.
Zaeharie, Burke and Leonard.


Jackson (Miss.) Clarion.I


We would state to the Vicksburg Her
aid that the point in Governor M'Ene.
ry's Interference against the adjustment
of the Louisiana difficulty is not so much
in the fact that his vote fell twelve thou
sandshOTt of that of OtLieutenant.Governo
Penn's, who advocates the adjustment,
as in his personal interest in the matter.
1t will be remembered that Governor
M'Enery's objection to the settlement is
that though it will restore to their seats
in the legislature the members who were
elected, and will give to the Democrats
and Conservatives their rightfuI control
of that body, it will leave unsettled the
gubernatOrial issue of 1872, with Kellogg
as the dc fdctO governor. This is hard
condition, and possibly no settlement
embracing it ought to be agreed to.
But we submit, in view of Governor
M'EDery's direct personal connection
with the issue, it would be in good taste
for him to leave the decision to Others.
We do not concur in the HeTaJoJ'S init
nation that the advice of the Democratic
congressman, Messrs. Gordon, Potter,
Lamar and Others, to the Louisiana Con-
servatives to accept the proposed adjust
ment, is intermeddling with affairs that
do not concern them. The case of Lou
isiana is the case Of the whole country.
The question will enter into the Presi-
Dental election, and will involve the re-
suit one way or the other. National
parties have divided upon it. Besides,
if the Conservatives of the State send
their appeals to congress and expect the
Democratic members to champion their
cause and TO bear the brunt of the fierce
struggle, and to go down with them il
they should fail ia the Presidential cleo
ton, it is the right Of those congress-
men, representing the party at large, to
have a voice in the deliberations for the
settlement Of the question.