The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-09
correspondence Of ths N. Q. CRESCENT. ]

an hour or 80 before legislative business began,
turned into the room Of the Union congressional
committee, on the first floor of the west front, to
have talk with that precious set of fellows that
have been giving to the world for several years
past most of these blood and birthstone dispatches
about the outrages committed by rebels on the
loyal lambs, black and white, Of your Southern
country. On this occasion went in to see what
was about being done with the proposed inaugur.
alton ball, whether the committee would. "gib Il
So" after being refused the Rotunda by the Sem
ate, or have ball in spite Of Heaven and an
empty treasury. found they we're Just discussing
that same subject. Tuock, the head of the com.
mittee, wanted ball that should set an example
to the country. What kind Of an example,"
inquired, as he had given no very explicit ex-
PLANTATION previously. swell, sir" he responded,
In as soft and sanctimonious . voice &c was ever
heard outside of Quaker mestng, " the example
of equality the equality Of all men, social as
well as political. We want the administration Of
Gen. Grant to be inaugurated In the spirit Of the
Declaration Of Independence, and the loyal COL
ored man rejoice at the same time with his loyal
white brethren" That was enough. The inev-
liable niger must be dragged m even here, or
these oanting bypocrites would lose chance Of
making capital. OF course Ididn't feel surprised
when last Saturday Senator Cragin, of New Hamp.
shire, made another attempt to get the Rotunda
for these truly loyal folks, but not for ball
this time. Dancing, which the moral lights ofthe
Senate thought SO Objectionable, when the question
came before them the first time, was to be ignored
and the affair called "a reception" But even
this modification failed, for who was to receive
after Grant having already declined the honor'
The dodge was too transparent and found sup
porters only In such clumsy tools Is Cragin, and
Warner of Alabama. The citizens of Washington,
the people of worth and standing in the oommu-
nifty, sincerely desire to get up an Inauguration
ball in honor OF the incoming president, but they
won't descend to the palry political trick of max
ing the occasion contribute to the experiment Of
fanatcal theory. As things look at present there
seems little likelihood of any ball at all being held,
and perhaps 1t ia no great matter anyway II
there Is anything for which admire Grant It is
his thorough republican manner Of life. Did
vanity or love Of display enter into his COM
position he might have larger crowd of lick
spittle fatterers around him than ever
king or kaiser had before, and he might
drive through Washington in regal carriage
with outriders and powdered lackeys, and
squadron of cavalry to clear the way, and few
would deprecste his departure from the standard
of republican simplicity. The unseen power he
yields already Is something tremendous, and
from here, where its shadow is greatest, seems to
penetrate all over the nation. Every fellsw that
has a job to put through Congress comes up to
the Capitol now whispering In the ear of mem
bers that Grant ia In favor Of his project, and
when he meets q newspaper man tells him the
same, but cautions him not to mention it, as the
general really does not care to have his name
published In connection 9th any schemes. II
Grant is necessary-I mean the-use Of mis- name
the carpet.bsggers from Texas, Mississippi, or
Virginia, tell all over town that, after an inter.
view with him, he said thus and so about rebels,
and these several States are forthwith consigned
TO perdtion. The ezar of all the Russiss could
not ask for any greater evidence of power than
this, and il it be such in the green tree, what
shall 1t become in the dryf Grant, when presi
dent will have Ii in his option to mar or make his
country and himself. ..... =.
The new constitutional amendment giving suf-
frsge to the negroes Of the North is now under
discussion In the Senate, and will remain 30 for
some time longer, but Of course It will pass, and
SO can every other Radical measure that is intro.
duced. Yes, 1t will pass both houses Of Congress,
and it looks very much like as II it would pass the
| requisite three.fourths of the legislatures. But
| what an outrage this will be on the people
Speaking to Senator Trumbull, one OF the highest
and purest minds in the Senate, upon this subject
| short time ago, he did not hesitate for moment
to stignatiZe this tempt to fasten negro Suffrage
| on the country by constitutional amendment as Q
| gross fraud. Bear in mind that eleven Repubn.
can States voted down negro suffrage at the ballot
box and yet most of them elected Republican leg
| islatures. Now, where Is the protection for the
4 people when these same legislatures are prepared
| 10 ratify that which the people themselves re-
Ill - n.
point TO me, and feel anxious to observe how be
will vote on the bill when 1t is finally put on its
| You have already heard the result Of the con.
| tested election case, OF Switzler vs.. Anderson
| where the latter, an excellent specimen OF the in
famous set of Radicals that rule Missouri, received
the seat of the man who was twice declared by the
i Radical committee on elections entitled to bis
place In the House Of Representatives, by twelve
hundred legal majority over the repudiated car.
| wasting indignation on this browning act OF in
| fanny, but if the feeling through the country be
/ like what ii is here, the Democratic party has
gained more strength by this INSCRIPTIONS piece
Of Injustice wantonly perpetrated on one of its re-
| representatives., than by anything else can remem'
i Der In the whole series of Radical outrsges. The
reason for it is clear. Switzler's claim was de-
| fested by the vote Of the carpetbsggers, than
| whom, / am not aware, there exists on Gods
earth more soulless and utterly brazen set OF be-
i ings These fellows never inquired for moment
| whether switzlers claim was just or not. Enough
/ for them to know he was q Democrat. to go In
| pell nell for his expulsion. Why, IL the
eccentric Mullins Of Tennessee proposed
/ tomorrow, thing not unlikely for Mullins
to DO the expulsion Of the entire Democratic party
in the House, these same petbaggers. with few
exceptions, would vote for the proposition. Nov
| do you suppose for moment any solid link Of
| sympathy can possibly exist between such crew
/ as this and the respectable Republicans from the
old and enlightened States of the North Not 9
bit of it. The link of self-nterest, and that alone
holds them together, but it will very soon snap
asunder when issues which may soon arise come
into the foreground. These carpetbsg plies will
plsv tho mischief with elscfinna In the North
| II they are not restrained. They have already
made Switzler rsllying cry for the conservatives
and Democrats all over the North, for what safety
ia there in representative government, II thos'
whom the people send with an almost unanimou
voice to speak in their behalf are rudely turned
out at the bidding Of half hundred landless, shoe
less vsgabonds.
The McG srrahan land claim, which occupied thu
attention of the Senate for several days last week
Ia another instance Of the corruption that prevails
among class of loud-mouthed Radicals Of Con
| gress This mans claim to q tract Of land In Ca