The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-11-17
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.

The Secretary OF the treasury mas
directed the Assistant Treasurer at New
York to give public notice that the sale
of gold and the purchase of bonds will
be continued without change during
the month of November.
1t is said that an effort will be made
to have resolution passed to print all
the suppressed testimony, which, it is
said, will seriously damage several
Senators, not of the Democratic per-
suasion. "Let the truth be told though
the Heavens should fall.n
General Belknap, the new Secreta-
ry-of war, will enter upon the duties OF
his Office tomorrow morning.
The whiskey ring will make pow
erfnl effort to induce Congress to in
crease the tax on whiskey. It is claim
ed that the President, Secretary of the
Treasury and commissioner Delano
agree in the opinion that it would be
very iDjudicious at this time to take
such step, that more revenue cannot
be raised from the spirit tax.
T. Secretary Boutwell, has finished a
part of his annual message, that upon
the question ofreyision OF the tax laws.
1t is understood that both the Secreta-
~ and Mr.. Delano think in view OF all
the circumstances it is best to permit
the existing laws of Congress to re-
main as they are, but If notifications
OF the revenue laws be deemed neces-
sary, both the Secretary and commits
sioner have some suggestions to make.
In other words if Congress thinks the
people will stand another turn of the
vice they will so order it, and the Sec
rotary will point out how his particular
friends may avoid being pinched.
Solicitor Banfeld, of the Treasury
Department, has returned from his in
vestigation of the charges against As
sistant Treasurer Butterfeld and will
submit his report to Secretary Bout
we'll tomorrow. Enough is known to
say that Butterfeld's successor will be
appointed in a day or so. HIS guilt
was beyond question, the next very
persistentqu question is, who else charged
by Jay Gould and Jim Fisk arc guiltyi
We know from the official action of the
Treasury Department that one of the
party SO charged is guilty, and the
public desire an. investigation as to the
guilt or innocence of the President and
his wife. The nearest approach to an
admission is that: when tue President
sold to General Sherman lis house fol
S65, 900, that he had offered to Mayor
Bowen few weeks before for $50, OOO
lie gave his wife $I2, ooO,- the exact
amount mentioned by. Jay Gould IN
his revelations of corbin, Grant and
wife's gold and bond speculations. =
Andrew johnson is in Nashville, he
, hes visited the Legislature every day
for a week past. He will probably bt
President of the coming convention
Rumor has it that he will settle in Nash
vile and run for Congress from thiI
District. Others that he will wait fo
Brownlow's death which is looked fo
very soon. There is an old addag'
about wv liting for d lad mems shoes
Brownlow's pretty tough and may las
longer than Andrews friends calculat,
on,
Governor Chamberlain on Saturda.
appointed LotM. Morrill,, United State
Senator from Maine, to fill the vacanc,
caused by the death of Senator Fessen
den.. Another change for the worse
Senator Fessenden although an ex
IRENE Radical, and a naughty aristo
crat, was man who had respect 70
his word and oath, hence his vot
against impeaching Andrew johnson
but Lot Morrill, deliberately violates
his word given to Senator Dixon whel
he paired off with him and then slippe,
back into tie Senate, casting his vot
against the admission of Senator Stock
ton of New Jersey, thereby defeating
him. This is the man whom the Gov
ernor of Maine sends to the Unite
States Senate. Truthfulness and homo
do not appear to be requisite in
Maine Senator, judging from this Las
appointment. As an instance of tn
amount of credit that can be placed j
f the figures of the Treasurer's report
and statements give the following Q
a sample. In order that this admin
istration will compare favorably wit
the last the receipts for six montl
ending September. 80, are given 81, 0O
f 600 less than they appear in last year
finance report, and the receipts for tt
CORRESPONDING period of this year al
put at $4,000, 900 increase above tt
figures actually on the books maxim
total fraudulent difference of $1,000
600 IN favor of this administration
This trick was discovered aud expose
at the Treasurer's Office on Saturda,
, The increased revenue from distille
spirits is not from any increased eli
cheney in collecting, it but from Il