The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-11-02
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.
WASHINGTON, d. c.,
October Goth. 1870

The elections in Pennsylvania, Ohio,
Indiana, Iowa and Nebraska have re-
suited in most terrible rebuke to the
Radicals who have plundered the peo-
pie and violated their plainest rights.
Indiana leads the column Of success
Ohio has done nobly in defeating the
Western protectionist Schenck and has
largely reduced the Radical majority.
I6Ea and Nebraska have done like
wise. Pennsylvania has made gain
of four or five Democratic Congress
men and would have done better had
it not been for the Radicals manipula-
ting the registry in such manner as
to deprive large numbers OF Democrats
from voting in Philadelphia, and that
in connection with the vote of 5000 ne
groes, assured to them the election of
two Members Of Congress and the city
ticket. The delegation from that State
in Congress will be II Democrats to 13
Radicals, with a Radical majority of
one in the State Senate and eight in
the Assembly. Quite change in the
complexion of the Legislature. The
result in Indiana, the election of a
Democratic Legislature, will prevent
Senator Morton's acceptance of the
much hawked about English Mission
for in case he should accept, there
would be an election for Senator in his
place, and there is no doubt as to who
would be elected; Ex-senator Hen
bricks, not only being the favorite son
of Indiana but also of the West, would
of course, be again sent to the United
States Senate to adorn the position
which is neither creditably nor grace
fully filed by the spiteful and vinaic'
tive Morton. But as Morton loves moi
the Democracy, nor Hendricks either
he will perforce remain where he is
and the sixth or seventh party will be
rendered the first foreign mission from
this country, and possibly some sec
ond or third rate man may be persuad'
ed or induced to forego his own self
respect and accept that which seems
in the minds of those who have re-
fused the position, to be, at this june
ture, a post without honor OF credit
1t is given ont that Secretary Cox, o
the Interior, who has attempted some
reforms in his Department and has
been forced to resign on that account
will be let down easily by being offer
ed the Mission which nobody els,
would have and which Morton canno
take. General Grant and General COY
are old friends, and Grant has always
expressed a high regard for his friend
the Secretary, but the moment thai
two Senators, both men without repu
tations, except as scaly politicians.
mean Cameron and Chandler, with &
pack of hounds at their back, begar
barking at the Secretary of the Inter
Tor, who is really actuated by the best
OF motives in his reforms. The Presi'
dent is willing to throw overheard his
old friend and place the vacant place
in the hands of those who are supposed
to be able to control the action of the
next Presidential nomination. Sucl
ingratitude and contemplate mean
ness Oh the part of Grant is worse thar
the San Domingo job, the gold swim
die, or appointing to Office those wh'
had "come down" handsomely 70,
Houses, &c.
We have seen the first step takel
preparatory to overawing the voter
and carrying the elections in New
York. The Radicals, during the las
session of Congress, passed bill Civ
ing the United States Marshal the pow