The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-04-07
Letter from Washington.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 25, 1860.

q LOUISIANA DELEG ALTON.
a Of the Louisiana delegation in Coz
, gress Judges Ryan, Bailey, Hunt all
3 the Hon. Mr.. McCranie, are presen
The Committee on elections have cite
/. them to put in an appearance to-mol
row morning. Judge Ryan will argu
} his own case and from his well know
reputation as u lawyer of great acume
r and ability it cannot be doubted bu
that the Judge will so plainly an
| clearly prove the undoubted legal rigll
of himself and companions to thei
seats, that they can only admit Their
} or put in evidence the invalidity of tn
election as contended by the contes
tants and deciding such to be tho case
order new election. If the matte
shall lay before the Committee and
become apparent that the contest ma,
become prolonged so that Louisian.
shall be entirely deprived of her rep
resentatives during the 4lst Congress
then indeed an attempt will be mad.
to induce all the contestants to profile,
their designations, or resign their seats
and bring the matter at once before the
people of Louisiana, in order that she
may Immediately enter into an cleo.
ton, and procure thereby, admission
for her members and her proper status
on the floors of the House of Repre-
sentatives.
w1LLARD's HOTEL.
The scene at Wizards Hotel imme-
diately after breakfast and dinner is ex-
ceedingly lively and ludicrous-Halls,
Saloons, Reading and Smoking rooms,
all crowded and jammed, full of anx-
ious office-seekers, Members of Con-
gress, Newspaper reporters and Bohe-
mians is only second edition OF the
Congressional lobby-Every man has
his large official envelope-his applica-
ton for Office. He button-holes eyery
other man, he pulls out his irrepressi-
ble application and sign it you must.
The great difficulty is not to sign more
than one recommendation for the same
office, and that this is difficult thing,
you will readily understand when you
are informed that for some positions
there are at least from so to a 100 an
plicants, which is only a fair fight.
But the great prizes are the foreign
missions and consequently the contest
at the State Department is exceedingly
lively. For the Consulsllip at Frank
fort on-the- Main, their are already
14O0 applications and some ingenious
Mathematician has aathoritatlvely in
formed us that at the end of the week
if the principles ofratio and proportion
can be trusted we shall have ON file
for the above position 1000 applicants;
some other irresponsible joker has also
imposed upon our creduility by solemn
oath, that of these applications 1900
are Germans and 1499 of them are
all strongly recommended by Carl
Schuz. Why Frankfort on-the-Main
should be the objective point, the
main object of attack for such a regi-
nent of patriotic Pretizels can only be
accounted for through the wonderful
'umors that are current here in regard
o the immaculate lager which is dealt
nut in that paradise of Boloynas and
'ourkrout. however the on dit is that
he salary-fee and perquisites, all in
7ellow specter, which are the concomi
ants of the Office, foot up such res
'ectable figure that Lager, Sourkrout,
shine-wine, Bolognas and Limberg
heese may he INDUCED in "ad Nmitum"
nd a balance be left you sufficient to
un Dutch Garden, Brass Band and
Brewery. Who wouldn't be Dutch
'onsul to a Dutch Republicf Who,
7ould'nt take his "otium Gun, dig' with
he proceeds7 Who wouldn't represent
he American Eagle, that gay old
hicken commonly called the sKing of
'easts" at Frankfort on-the- Main 2
My 1900 applications, Gentlemen.
owls your time, here's your little game
rst invented by Ben Wood and vul-
arly known as 4I1-44, make haste I
nd file your application-How will
Oh take it, saddle it9 Gig it, or strad- !
|e it? and SO we go--and now with a t
hisper in your ear will toddle on to q
10 next subject-f you, or your Devil I
your Wife's second cousin or; your =
ext door ncighbor or any other man a
rs a desire to save his country-is t
illing to sacrifice himself for his coun- Il
VS. good and his country's gold, is y
illing to make a martyr of himself for j
10 tees, perquisites and stealings of t
y little office that he can grab hold
: Give him this advice-stay at +,
'me-take his spon cash, invest it all r.
the Louisiana Lottery, play it alone, a
III II he can beat that innocent little
lme, forward him at once-Who "
lows but what he is a trump card n
at will surely sweap the board. P