The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-09-22
Letter From Washington.
WASHINGTON CRY. SEPT. 9TH, 1869.

| WASHINGTON CRY, SEPT. 9Th, 1869.
The serious illness of Secretary Raw
Inns, and the expressed opinion of his
physicians, that he must speedily die.
creates good deal of sympathy in this
City, where Rawlins, from his gentle
manly demeanor, freedom from often
sive bearing towards the people, and
bis conservative views on POLITICS. has
won the esteem and confidence Of the
community. There is one stain on his
memory, which all his friends depre-
cate while they must condemn. al
lude to his permitting the husband OF
ANNIE SURRATr to be removed from
office because he was Annie Surratt's
husband. 1t us said that Mr.. Rawlins
had nothing to do with the matter, but
this is bagging the question. Mr.,
Rawlins, as Secretary Of War, had
complete control Of his department,
aud could have promptly reinstated
Mr.. Tonry, if he had been originally
ignorant of the matter. There is a
fatality, a just and retributive fatality
about this whole business The curse
of tho House Of Pelops clings to the
Radical party and its allies, because Of
the foul and terrible murder of Mrs.
Surratt. And the poorest and best OF
the party are Included in this curse, as
we'll as the worst and most vicious
The Secretary made his last will yes
|terday, which he dictated to Colonel
Parker, between whom and Gen. Raw
Iiius a long and sincere friendship has
existed. Having heard of his severe
ILLNESS, the various members of the
Cabinet, now in Washington, with
g eneral Sherman and number of ar
my officers called upon him, but the
. exhaustion Of the General soon COM
PEELED them to retire. Since he has
been Secretary of War, Gen. Rawiins
has been an indefatigable worker, be-
ling constantly at his post, and Jealous
in the fulfillment of his duties setting
an example which some Of his COL
leagues in the Cabinet could initiate
with advantage to themselves. The
War Department. nnder Stanton and
Grant was famous for the petty regu-
lations governing its clerks. The reg
nlations were almost us bad as those
now governing the Treasury Depart
ment, where men and women have
their pay deducted for each minute
they are absent or late between 9 a. m.
and 8 p. M, and in addition discharged
at the end of the month. Under Raw
lius' management, the clerks are treat
ed as gentlemen, lit makes all the diff
ference in the world whether the head
of a concern is gentleman or not
they do more work than they do nnler
the old regime, and they do it with far
more willingness and energy than they
did before. 1t is so rare a thing to find,
in the Radical party, a man, who, when
{ put into authority will not treat his
snbordinates as if they were dogs, that
the War Department employees are
offering up most fervent prayers fol
Rawlins restoration to health. Nor
tality for some time past was confined
chiefly to the Democratic party. The
scale is now turned, however, and the
"spectre which sits at all feasts" is pay.
ing his attentions to the Radical side
Of the house. 1.H0' ~ ~ ..'l+ ''"
Telegraphic dispatches to-day an.
nounce the probable dying condition
of Senator Fessenden, of Maine. Hi
disease is stoppage Of the bowels-tht
most painful, perhaps, of all the ill
which infict humanity. His plhysi
{ clans were unable to afford him re
r lief-and the necessary result, ulcera
) ton of the intestines, has set in. Fes
! sender is bigoted partizan, but
, think him about the most honest Rad
. ical, intellectually considered, tina
Yankeedom has produced for years
excepting the Beast, who, both il
. brains and bestiality, stands amonl
: his fellow thieves, like Saul among hi
f brethren, more properly, like the Dew
l il among his lesser imps. Nv
> The Internal Revenue, receipts fo
the fiscal quarter, ending Septembe
80, 1869, will probably reach forty
Q eight millions Of dollars or upwards
8 For the corresponding quarter of las
year they amounted to nearly thirty
nine millions. An increase of min
/, millions of dollars-every dollar o
S which has been unjustly wrung from
r the hard labor of the working classe
, to swell the gains of the wealthy Rad
5 icals. Can the people stand this mucl
8 longer7 il - 2a fe.i $500
t The long strike between the Plat
9 Printers" of New York and their EN-
| ployees, has at length terminated il
favor Of the Printers. This strike ha
been productive of serious inconve
j. nience, both to the Government an,
n the business community. Is it not tn
c province of the Government, whic