The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-07-13
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.

Fish to succeed MIR. Motley az the
Court of Saint James. It is well un-
derstood, however, that Fish goes
out of the Cabinet and that Motley
comes home. The defeat of the In
come Tax is a blessing to the people
and snub for General Grant, who
asked Congress to continue the tax.
Poor Grant his recommendations are
not regarded any more than Beau.
Hickman's would be by his loil
friends in Congress. In the House
on Saturday Mr.. Bingham from the
Judiciary Committee made report
and recommended the adoption of a
resolution that Pat Woods be impris-
oned three months in the District of
Columbia jail for assaulting the
canpet-bagger," Chas. H. Porter, M.
G. from Virginia. I have no sympa-
thy for Woods, as he should be pun
ished, if guilty, by the proper author
tiles in Richmond, but I should be
sorry to see the House punish ever
SO bad man to pleasethe thing Por-
ter. Mankind, especially the female
portion, if I may be allowed to SO
express it, has no sympathy for cow
ards and in this regard Ben. Butler,
who permitted Gen. Fransworth to
call him scoundrel and Mr.. Randall
to say that he was not honest, has
been more injured in the estimation
of the public than if he had been
caught stealing fresh batch OF
spoons. I do not know that such
feelings on the part of the aforesaid
public is quite correct but neverthe-
less it is SO. In connection with
Randall's telling Dr.. Ben. Butler
that &c he was not an honest man" the
DR.. deliberately expunged Mr.. Ban
dall's remarks from the official report
SO as make it read that he was an
honest man. How much further will
this beautiful sample specimen of
Radicalism descend? The Commit
tee who were appointed to investi-
gate the imprisonment of Mr.. Davis
Hatch in San Domingo have report
ed and as was to be expected made
a withdrawing job of it. Of course
Mr.. Hatch was engaged in illicit
trade and of course he has no claim
against his oppressors. OF course
General Babcock, Grants agent, had
no hand in keeping him in prison in
order to keep him out of the way
); while the San Domingo treaty was
being ratified. OF course not. It
might as we'll be charged that Grant
himself winked at the transaction.
Babcock is made white and pure.
The Committee who signed the ma
jority report are Senators Howard,
Nye, Williams and Warner. The
minority report signed by Senators
> Schurz, Ferry and Vickers does moi
| use SO much whitewash. They SEE
things through different olore {
, glasses. Those who are familiar will
: the personnel of the Senate can yer,
readily weigh the two Committee:
, and Judge accordingly. The minori
ty prove Mr.. Hatch to be gentle
: man, one greatly outraged and tha
+ he is entitled to liberal reparation o.
\ the hands of the Dominican Govern
t ment, and that the President be re
$ quested to demand it. They ais
: state that General Babcock, our spe
It cial agent in San Domingo, not onl
IL declined to speak a single word in ia
vor of the release of Hatch, but ais
discouraged others from doing Sc
:. Among the documents accompanying
- the report is the original protoc;
l. agreed upon between General Bah
.E cock and Gautier. In this precior
l. document it states that Presidel
$, Grant privately agrees to use his il
d fuence to make the annexation a
ceptable to majority of Congress
A. before submitting the treaty to the
s. for ratification. The greatest kind
excitement has been produced
ia this remarkable document which W
IL TO have been kept private. The o.
.: ponents of the Treaty are most sa
of guine that they will defeat the treat
'ss When San Domingo goes up VIII
h as shape will the next scheme taxi
,is Would an interview with Brother-i
to law Corbin determine it? Gener
,ea Butler was before the House Militia
We Committee yesterday as witness
" the investigation Of his accounts
~ Treasurer of the National Soldie
IL Asylum. Without casting the lei
OF reflection on the Committee appoil
nit ed to examine Ben's affairs, I f