Washington telegraph., 1865-02-15
A MODEL STATE G GovERNMENr.-The L,

islature and Executive of the State of Leuis-
lana appreciate the true relations of the Gov
ernment to the citizens, and the duties which
devolve upon it. They rightly look upon
themselves as standing in a parental attitude
towards the people, and in times of extraordi-
nary difficulties and danger, bound to resort to
extraordinary means to relieve their sufferings
and sustain them in their trials. This is the
true use OF Government-to promote the COM
mon veal.
Gov. Allen by his activity and energy in
rying out the spirit of the Legislature (often
without express authority has relieved the
members of the vexatisn of seeing their be-
nevolent acts standing mere dead letters upon
the record. He has entitled himself to the
lasting gratitude of his people, and the frank
and honest admiration of the sister States.
By his wise dispositions, and unremitiing at
tention he has caused medicines to be import
ed and distributed amongst the people, at rea-
senable cost to these who could pay, and graf
uitously to the poor. Also cotton cards, have
been largely distributed. He has promised
every woman in the State pair, and is fast re-
dseming his pledge He has caused laborato-
ries to be established for the manufacture of in
digenous medicines. He has purchased siren
works of sufficient capacity to supply the
whole farming population. He has establish
ed State stere for furnishing clothing to the
poor at reasonable rates. He has even sub
scribed State funds to charities. He earnestly
believes the theory, that governments are es-
tablished for the gsod of the people, and that
the best use to make of the pesPls money, is
to expsnd it for their benefit
There is ne picayuneism about Allen. He
believes judcious iberality in the use of mo-
ney 10 be the best economy. He finds much
for his hands te de, and keeps at work doing it.
He looks even beyond the physical necessities
Of Fl aa In iaka ~ fhaa fart aud
the importance to healthy public sentiment
of newspapers. He is supplying all the papers
of his State with material.
The beauty OF it all is, that the treasury is
deriving benefit from his operations The sale
OF medicines, clothing, cards, paper, &c., ere
ates demand for the State paper, and sustains
its vaas The expenditures are reimbursed.
The report of committee OF the Legislature
to audit his accounts shows that the State has
actually made over two millions Oi dollars by
lis OPP IaIioHS--aEd this notwithstanding the
graguitUUs distributions ~ the INDECENT
Houui ~ Gov Alien and the l. gisiature
vino backs him! Ii Is good thing ~ i've Ill
tnat STATE Ine people can see some use in a
~t"te government.
~ Experience and reflection have caused
rs TO modify very considerably our views cen
csrning the cotton trade with tn enemy We
have feunu out IN the nrst place Ihat tue scar
city OF cetton has not hurt The enemy as badly
as the want of uIedcines, clothing ana ordnance
has hurt US; and IN the next place, if il did,
they would get it anyhow, through traitors and
unprincipled traders We new inclined to
think that our Government, through loyal and
| trusty agents, might very well authorize the
exchange of cotton for certain specified articles
of prime necessity or military utility. This
properly guarded, might put stop to elandes-
Line trade in mere articles of lHxury which our
people are better without, and tighten the bur
dens and privations of the war without any ma
terisl aiminution OF our martial spirit. The
cotton famine notion, it affects the North or
Europe, has been pretty much OF delusion.
1t is not King, but still very useful servant,