The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-07-14
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.
WASHINGTON CRY, June %, 1869.

City last night, accompanied by Col.
John Williams, of Tennessee. The
object Of his visit is to attend to pr
vate business and to be present at the
commencement of Georgetown College,
on Thursday next, his son being pu-
pill at that institution. Mr.. johnson is
in good health and excellent spirits
conversing very freely upon all sub
jects. When asked his opinion upon
the President and the administration,
replied: You know what my opinion
was in the past, and have seen moth
ing in the conduct of the administra-
ton to induce me to change that opin-
ion." Mr.. johnson, while in Tennes-
see characterized the Cabinet as a
"gift enterprise concern" which is
truthful from the fact that they have
subscribed to the fund towards pnrcha-
siEg him houses, or have made him
presents in one way or other. 1t ap-
pears that Robson, the newly made
Secretary of the Navy, had only cub
scribed $500 to the fund for buying the
honse in Philadelphia, which was CIV
en- to Grant by the Loyal Leaguers.-
1t can't be explained why SO little cash
brought SO large prize. Mr.. Johnson
spoke of General Grant in terms any
thing but complimentary. Reviewing
the acts of his administration in which
Grant as a Cabinet officer was con-
nected, he said he "knew Grant
thoroughly and had on more than one
occasion read him through and through,
and was satisfied that he was without
substance or opinions of his own" l
am of opinion that Grant knows HIM
self and this fact accounts for the me-
diocrity of his Cabinet, not desiring
any one in it with more brains than
himself. Mr.. Johnson held up the
members of the Cabinet in the most
unfavorable light. He reiterated the
charge Of prevarication on the part OF
General Grant, upon this point he was
very warm and quite bitter. He took
a most discouraging view of affairs
generally and greatly feared the result
to- the country. We were drifting he
knew not whittier. The country was
fast tending to the control Of bond
holding aristocracy, and our liberties
were fast slipping from our grasp to
the hands of the bondholders, which
power was to be greatly dreaded. He
thought the only way to reestablish the
Government on constitutional basis
was to make the Southern States 8
nucleus about which to form it. Powel
would soon develop itself at the South
and the Northwest would come in anl
strike hands with it, as against tn,
East and protective tariffs and kindred
subjects. He had no hope in thu
9 North, and there was much more in tn
r Imperialist movement than appears OF
% the surface. He feared an Imperialism
e based upon bonded aristocracy. o
Z what would be worse, anarchy, thel
! despotism. The growing idea of cen
traliz!ng all power in the Government
. in Congress, he viewed with horror
:. especially as the present Executive ha
u not force of character enough to rests
k Congressional encroachments upon tn
t Constitution. His opinion Of Geners
/, Grant was that he had no military abil
% ity. He was mere incident of tn
l. war, as a baggage train or ammunitio
% train would be. Whole columns I
!, men were massed and thrown upon til
:, rebellion, aud they crushed it OUT
=. Bnt he denied that Grant possesse
=. that master spirit with which he
>, credited when his friends claim that
Is terminated the war. Mr.. johnson
,e confident that Senter will be electe
C. Governor of Tennessee, Browlow
u acting with him. lie has no confiden,
whatever in Brownlow, but the latt
!! was shrewd enough to see the cOmiI
~ change of sentiment, and has ,ak'
: advantage of it. Mr.. Johnson will r
turn to Tennessee the latter part OF til
. week.
Mr.. Isaac N. Morris, one of the +
Gently appointed Commissioners. to e
anime aud report to the Governme
ny upon the Pacific Railroad, has ma
AT his report. He has endorsed virtual
ny all that was alleged by Chaunc
Snow, ESQ.,, in his recent report,
-, Which he strongly denounced the emit
Inv management and construction Of t
|ly road and the gigantic swindle PERI
do trated upon the government and I
on people. This route of the Pacific Ra
rp road was pet scheme of the Radio
OF lobbyists and Observation-Disclosures We
ire to be made out of the speculation a
they succeeded. It never was inten
Is ed to be aught but q swindle and wi
er- knowledge of this tact, am not 9,
20. Ia prised at the result. 1t is of q pie
a with every public improvement p1
led jected by the Radicals, always parta
ga ing Of the nature of fraud in Sol
tu- particular. Mr.. Morris report sho
SEES up the infamous manner in which
+ IT read is constructed, a complete failu
,r.,. .,nd mt s.f.. tn travail over III