The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-09-29
Letter From Washington

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John Tyler, son of the late President,
entered Providence Hospital in this
city for the purpose Of submitting to a
surgical operation rendered necessary
by a wound received while in the SER
vice of the Confederate States. Tyler
is man of very brilliant intellect, and
for years past has devoted his trench
ant pen in warfare against the Radl-
icals. The Radical press OF this city
took advantage ofthe circumstance TO
SANDER the General, and to insinuate
he, was taken to. the hospital to bel
treated for the disease produced by
excessive drinking. Had the General
been, Radical, not a breath Wonid
have been uttered against him-but as
he is a Democrat, the opportunity was
Etoo good, to be lost. Considerable IN
[disnation is felt in this community at
the coarse and uncharitable spirit IN
Which the attack was made upon Gen.
TYLER. Had the assertion been true,
lit would, under the, circumstances,
have been little more in accordance
with the spirit of temperance and chris
tian CHARITY not to speak of dignifisd
journalism, to speak kindly of the mat
tier, and as the insinuation was false it
indicates q zeal for the cause of Total
Abstinence which is likely to hurt the
movement more than it will do, good.--
The curse of allmoral reforms which
are advocated by New Englanders is
the furious gbigoted zeal and wantlof
charity they display, which in the
majority, ,oflcases defeats Its own 0s-
tensible, purposes. Il would, in this
connection, inquireif it would not be
we'll for the Radical reforms toendeay-
or to check the rapidly increasing hab-
it of opium and ether drunkenness now
so fearfnny prevalent in New England
The excessive a use Of ardent spirits,
: while tits unquestionably an appalling
: source of calamity and misfortune, ID
! not more criminal .Der frightful than
drunkenness produced BY spidp, Of
ether. .-
In pursuance of instructions received
! from Secretary Boutwell,, who bases
9 his regulation of the Treasury Depart
tmeutsupon the models furnished by the
: cotton: factories OF, massachusetts,
y Assistant Secretary Richardson direct
= ed, on Saturday, that the salaries 9
twenty-six clerks in the, second Audi
. tors Office be- "dockedn because of thei
d losing time by coming late in the morn
: ling and leaving in the afternoon befor
> the close of office hours. Mr.. Boutwell,
calculates he can save the Government
L over half o million, of dollars! per yea
+ tby, this, glorious financial idea, Ha
i The fsdocked'' those clerks wh.o. are SEN
of at the expense of the Government,
te Pennsylyania and Ohio to "stnmp
al those States for the Radical nominee
Has he 'sdocked" himself for the tim
ne he has been absent from his desk
1t According to the rules of the Treasu'
ne Department every employee is entitle
n to thirty days Leave Of absence for g
onn ery twelve months service therei1;. b.
hy it lis necessary that he should ha'
a. worked steadily tor theftwelye mont
a. previous before he can get his "leaye
lat And while it is, true that Mr.. Boutwe
ed may claim exemption from the stri
To- letter, Of these rules by pleading T
/. fact that he, is an employer and not
me employee, yet consistency at leaa'
ats should induce him to pull the bean q
% or of his own,eye before trying to tplu
e es. the notes from his, brothers .orbss
2 vision. Besides. Boutwell, is an 81
ny ployee of the people, and q very ind
ING ferent one at nthat-and should ma
, u mp for the lack of the quality OF
hat work by an increase in the quantity
on it. He shows the thorough narrown'
md of his mind by the manner in which
'ter treats the clerks in his Department..
slty 30 General Sherman has been comm
It atic stoned by President Grant as Secrets
wa" wa. of, War, the commission bearing q
no i on the 9th inst, thus superceding
~. hat ad,istsrim commission which was da
lee the day, previous. p General Grant q
the he will tsturn outn Sherman, BET
lrty Congress meets, to appoint somebe
ana y else to the position. Grants object
zen to keep the place open for Cover
a.; Geary, of Pennsylvania, should {
ing latter be defeated next October. I
l To- of course, is inevitable, and, foresee
rrel' it, Geary is. anxious to provide a g
tue Portable o.sberth''' for himself. u
t lV true that General Dodge, who WI
~ the place, may outbid Geary, in wi
lcais case the President would not hest
srty, to : throw his Pennsylvania fl
;rats "oyerboard." Still, as things st
mem Geary has the "inside track" an
CITY likely to keep it, Soon st9gim 50
heir The ldearth Of news to-day is
the tressing, as you may judge from
IN t,,a' letter. ias7fq25 ad3 sitg TREBL
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