Year: 1875

The Chicago Tribune of the eighth con-
tains long editorial on the latest phases of
the Louisiana 9uestion-the congressional
commi ttee, compromise, etc.-and quotes a
portion of a recent fiery, double loaded
leader in the Bulletin. The article con-
cludes as follows:


All this is very silly, and, were it not
uttered in behalf of rebellion, civil war
and strife, would be laughable. In sober
earnest, let US say to these crazy people in
Louisiana that, should this plan of peaceful
settlement be rejected. which gives the
Democrats control of the Legislature,
which is of necessity the real governing
power of the State and merely permits
Kellogg to serve as de tact0 Governor until
the next election, there will not be p
patriot of the North" Of any political
party who will EARN himself or convert
himself into a soldier, or take the least
pains or trouble to defend the idiotic crea.
lures in Louisiana or elsewhere who want
to keep up the deplOrable and sickening
controversy in that State. We say to
these reckless demagogues in Louisiana
friends they have had in their real trouble
are the Conservative Republicans, who
have stood by them firmly and resolutely
in insisting that the election frauds Of
1872 and 1874 shall be remedied,
The intemperance and tanaticism of
these New Orleans zealots have stood
in the way of any fair settlement
heretofore, and if the same intemperance
and fanaticism shall now defeat this amica.
BILE, and under all the circumstances of
doubt and fraud most equitable, adjustment
of the whole miserable controversy, then
the North will be again unit in demanding
that peace be maintained at whatever cost
and at all hazards. The people of the North
are a reading and thinking people. They
insist on fair elections. They denounce
fraud and will not cOuntenance it, and had
the Democratic party in 1872 had clean
hands and unpolluted ballot boxes they
Northern people. n


The Bulletin may rest assured that the
Northern people will take care OF their
country, their threatened liberties and the
palpable encroachments and plain intentions
of their enemies" and at the same time keep
the peace in Louisiana.


The resolutions of the fanatical leaders
at the Saturday night meeting disclosed
that the purpose was not to restore peace.
political capital for the elections of next
year. After reciting what they have
endured, they add: 1--WE are admonished
by the graves of our fathers, and by the
memories of their suffering in the cause Of
liberty rebellion and attempts to destroy
the Union), that it is our duty to suffer in
the same holy cause" This is the wall of
the selfmade martyr. The country has
heard that kind Of stuff before. It is, un-
der the circumstances, disgusting, nauseat-
ing twaddle. 1t is the cry of the sick man
who refuses to be cured, and who prefers to
exhibit his wound and sores to having them
healed. 1t is stale logic in these days of
practical sense. The man who refuses food
that he may cry out that he is starving,
fails to elicit any sympathy save for his
stupidity. These Louisiana mountebanks
who proclaim their duty to be to suffer, will,
at the North, evoke more contempt for their
knavery than sympathy for their self.im.
posed suffering.


We have faith, however, in the calmer
Judgment of the conservative people, whose
suffering trade and commerce demand
peace and order. We have faith that these
people will set aside the lunatic vaporings
Of these cheap Johns, and will sustain this
settlement, and thus re-establish civil gov
ernment, peace and order in the now un-
happy State of Louisiana.