New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-07-25
FkOnE wAsHINerON.

WASHINGTON, July IL, 1858.
Friday and Saturday were bright, red
letter days in the history of our dear
adopted State of Louisiana-the State in
which we have cast cur lot after having
"hewn our way to the gulf with our
swords''-whose good fortune and good
repute are ours, and whose misfortunes and
errors will weigh as heavy on our
hearts as though we were natives and " to
the manor born" Fer more than three
years since the last gun was fred in the
late suicidal rebellion, notwithstanding the
fact that we had hung away our blue coats,
and changed our swords for peaceful i'm
plements of labor, through the blunders of
impolitie rebel politicians our State has
been denied a status and representation
at the national capital.
AT length the lately insurrectionary
States, having given bonds for their future
good behavior by adopting the measures
held out to them by the loyal Congress of
the nation, have been admitted to their
former status in the sisterhood of States.
The prodigals have returned asking for
giVeness, and have been welcomed back
into the dear old national family.
Arkansas came in first with her new con-
stitution and loyal Senators and Represen-
tatives. Rice and Mcdonald came into the
Senate, taking seats never before filled by
their equals, either in ability or strength.
Then came Florida, with Osborn and
Welch, the former SCARED with battle
marks of the late rebellion, and the other
representing the life and energy of the
great West, from whence he came; they
taking the places of the mendacious NAL
lOry and the trickster who called himself
Yulee to avoid the penalties attached to
him under his native name of Levy. And
then after long and anxious waiting, finally
appeared upon the floor of the Senate the
members elect from Louisiana. On Friday
last, interrupting the regular business of the
Senate, arose the austere nlinoisan, Lyman
Trumbull, who on question of privilege
presented the credentials of John S. Har-
ris and William Pitt Kellogg as Senators
elect from Louisiana. By vote of the body
the gentlemen named Immediately pre-.
sented themselves, and took upon them
selves the oath of office. The old veterans
Of the Senate crowded around them and
congratulated them upon their admission.
Bluff old Ben Wade came down from
the Presidents chair, grasped Judge Kel-
logg warmly by the hand, and escorted
him to his (Wsde;s) old seat on the extreme
right of the Republican side, remarking
loosely that he would have no further use
for it. This was the last vacant chair upon
the Republican side of the chamber. Many
had sought to obtain It before, but it was
reserved for our own Kellogg to secure the
honor. Poor Harris Jared not SO well. He
was assigned seat on the other side, and
was sandwiched in between Salisbury, of
Delaware, and Patterson, of Tennessee.
Render up year thanks, loyal men of North
Louisiana, that you have sent hither man
who can not be demoralizsd or contami-
mated by such associations! In the House,
on Friday, General Sypher presented the
credentials of the Louisiana Congressman
elect, which were referred to Mr.. Dawes
committee. Saturday morning, your hum
BILE servant, and q score of other Louisi-
misunderstanding some of the fair sex who
were there periodically proclaiming that the
proudest day of their lives was this which
witnessed the readmission Of Louisi.
ana into the Union from which
she had exiled herself eight years
ago were in the gallery watching the
proceedings. Ella, OF New Hampshire, an
old typo Of the New Hampshire StateSmdn,in
the days of the Isaac Hill Democracy, but
now one of the Republican leaders of the
Granite State, and chairman of the House
Printing committee, had made an elaborate
report, censaring the head of one of the
bureaus for lavish and unnecessary ex.
pense in his printing and stationery &C.
counts. Jencks, of Rhode Island, father of
the remarkably stupid civil service bill,
rose to champion the censured official.
Alter declaiming violently for half an hour,
he was forced to yield the floor to Mr..
Dawes, who presented to the House
the fourteenth amendment as adopted
by the Legislature of Louisiana, and moved
its reference to the Committee on Recon-
struotion. He the5 presented the creden-
tials Of the members Of Congress elect from
Louisiana and South Carolina, and moved
that they be Immediately qualified. The
motion was adopted without dissenting
vote. But one Of the South Carolina dele
cation was present. He appeared, howev-
er, in the area at the left Of the Speakers
desk, followed by General Sypher, Colonel
NewBham, Messrs. Vidal and Blackburn,
and Colonel Mann. Speaker Colfax ad-
ministered to them the oath Of Office, as
they stood there with their right hands
raised to heaven. No sooner was this cere-
mony concluded than old Thad. Stevens hob
bled down from his favorite resting place
beside the Clerks desk, and congratulated
warmly his young protege and former
townsman, General Sypher, upon bis adj
mission and the admission of his colleagues,
whose presence there made Louisiana
whole again. Then focked around Wash
burne, Banks, and host Of others to well
come the young Congressman, while the
Maine delegation, headed by John A.
Peters, came down and rendered cordial
welcome to their old companion, Colonel
James Mann-for he had borne prominent
part in the politics Of the Pine Tree State
In ante bellum times General Sypher
took seat upon the Republican side,
beside member from New Jersey, while
the remainder Of the delegation distribu-
ted themselves among the many vacant
chairs on the opposition side Of the
house. Many Louisianians who had
been in Washington for months thanked
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