New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-12-16
OUR WARRINGTON COKREsPOND-
ENCE.
The Presidents AaessAge-Its Reception
What Folks Say OF It-PrOsPeetive
LeEIslRtiOn-New Orleans Lawyers at
the CRPitaI-Treasury Appointments.

The Presidents Aaessage-Its Reception
What Folks Say OF Retrospective
LegIsIAtiOn-Nevv Orleans Lawyers at
the CaPitaI-Treasury Appointments.
WAsHINGToE, December 10, 1868.
Yesterday, His Blunderness, King Andy
l, inflicted upon Congress his last message.
The House good humoredly permitted the
reading to go on, but the Senate indignant
ly adjourned as soon as the Clerk reached
this remarkable paragraph, leaving the
balance of the document unread:
"One hundred millions annually are ex-
pended for the military force, large por-
tion OF which is employed in the execution
OF laws both unnecessary and unconstitu-
tional.n
Many regarded the message only in the
light of a good joke. Its extravagances Of
language and of ideas are generally dis
cussed in good humored way; such choice
bits of figuring" as this, for instance, re-
garding the purchase of bonds: ... .r
"The conclusion is becoming prevalent
| that the amount which is obtained was in
real money three or four hundred per cent
| less than the Obligations which it issued in
| return.n
Or this more terse and unmistakable bit
of moral ethics:
The lessons of the past admonish the
| lender that it is not we'll to be over-anxious
in exacting from the borrower rigid compn-
ance with the letter of the bond"
The President, in this most extraordinary
State paper, takes every occasion to get in
his little fling at Congress and the recon-
struction acts, and all the way along, if he
does not contradict himself he runs exactly
counter to the statements and statistics of
his cabinet officers. There is another pecu-
liar fact about the message. 1t was printed
| in Brick Pomeroy's New York Degn0c9-H
eight hours before any other paper. Thus
| II would seem at first glance that Andy had
| chosen ew official organ. There are
those, however, who confess hardly to un-
| derstand whether Brick had cunningly an
ticipated the publication of the Presidents
message, or whether Andy had palmed one
OF Bricks leaders on to credulous public
as his annual message. All of the notices
the message has received from the press
seem to be ina humorous vein. Democrats
and Republicans alike laugh at its eonorous
periods and Its reckless blundering state
| ments. .-H. fll'E
A Louisiana Congressman proposes at an
early day to call up in the House a bill
introduced at the last session, providing for
the more rigid enforcement of the third sec
tion Of the fourteenth amendment of the
| SohStatutAOus AUS Jill hlbO dIQXea LlD Sc
yerest penalties of fine and imprisonment
upon all persons taking the test oath falsely
for the purpose of obtaining office. This
measure he will press through to early ac-
ton. 1T will, perhaps, cause some uneasinees
among the incumbents at the New Orleans
Custuinhouse, since 1t also involves as
accessories and as guilty of subornation OF
perjury all such officers as permit their
appointees to take this oath, knowing of
their participation in the rebellion.
A bill has been prepared and eill be sub
mitted in few days, repeating the act for.
bidding the organization of militia in the
reconstructed States. Tbs is popular
measure, and will go through without de-
lay. i-t.t
Z. @. Billings and jos. P. Hornor, Esqs.,
OF New Orleans, are hsre. Both of these
gentlemen were admitted to practice before
the Supreme Courts the United States
on Wednesday. Mr.. Hornor returns
in day or tive to New Orleans, while
Mr.. Billings repains a few days to argue
the case OF p. Tweed versus the Louisi-
ana Mutual insurance Company, which is
Colona; L. ". Pierce, of Mississippi. ia
here cpiming his seat as Congressman from
the fifth Mississippi District. The Repub-
ljSan Stats Committee of Mississippi are on
fheir way mere, and when they arrive de-
| Yelopments may be expected which win
show up reconstruction in YOUR sister State
in = new phase, and with some astounding
| variations u -
The Secretary Of the Treasury yesterday
appointed Sidney G. Brewer and Henry d.
bartlett storekeepers Of Internal Revenue
for the First Louisiana District. Roth of
these parties are well known to you and
the Republicans of Louisiana. The former
was the recent popular Deputy Controller
TIE csttT Under mayor Heath, while the lat
ter was one of the victims of Collector Ful
lers Democratic administration of the Gus.
'onnouse, - II 81 BOB ROY,
$500 tl rU IS Fa sI- -