The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-01-05

Committee will not consider the noMi-
nations Of the Circuit Judges until af.
ter the holidays. There is trouble in
the Radical camp between the Presi-
dent and his master, the Senate. The
gentlemen designated by the President
for the Circuit Judgships arc very OBJ
jectionable to the majority Of the Sem
ate as we'll rs tho Radical party gener-
ally. The judiciary Committee sent
letter to the President asking him to
send to that body the names of tho
gentleman who endorsed the nominee,
as they wished to know by what influ-
ence these nominations were made
The President fatty refused to enlight-
en- them on the subject. In the midst
of the business in the Senate on Friday
Mr.. Trumbull moved an executive ses-
sion, as lie had important business to
lay before the Senate in secret ses-
sion. The above mentioned affair was
the important business, and resolu-
ton demanding of the President all the
correspondence on the subject was
made, but being objected to went over
until the next executive session. The
Senate do not wish to break with the
President, but they will show him who
is master. General Grant does not de-
serve or receive the sympathy of the
Conservative portion of the people on
account of the humiliating and degra-
tled position in which he is placed, with
regard to his official prerogatives, by
the Senate. He had it in his power
last Spring to compel the repeal of the
Tenure of Office act, by refusing to
make any appointments until that was
done. He would have thus restored
the executive branch of the govern
ment to its proper position, bnt in his
desire for ease and peace and to prove
his devotion to Radicalism he virtually
sanctioned the outrage perpetrated on
the Executive Department by accept
ing just as much of its rights as the
Senate chose to give them. He now
feels what it is to have a master, and
a more exacting and tyrannical body
than our Radical Senate is not pictur-
ed in history, the majority of whom are
neither gentlemen in feelings or man.
ners-upstarts, shoddyites and beggars
on horseback, with all the hanghtiness
(pinchbeck) OF the Roman patrician,
whom they would ape, and the ILL
breeding and vulgarity of street
sweeper in good clothes, the excep-
items with regard to gentlemanly de
meanor are not exempt from the char
ges of haughtiness and tyranny. The
indications are that the woman hanger
and tyrant, E. NJ. Stanton, will succeed
Judge Greer on the Supreme bench Of
the United States.
We have endured much IN the past
few years and are, perhaps, willing to
endure much more degradation and ty-
ranny in the hope that soon the people
will allow reason to resume her seat
and there will be a change for the bet
ter, but what hope is there for coun-
try when the Chief Magistrate Of il
will, against his own judgment and
against the wish of the people, allow a
political pressure to force him to ap-
point, to the highest and most sacred
tribunal in the country, q man whose
name is Synonymous with infamy =
The President IL anxious to have At
torney General Hoar confirmed to q
seat on the Supreme Bench. The
Senate are anxious to have him ont Of
the Cabinet, to do 30 they must con.
firm him, which they are not willing t.
do. They think he is not ct. tn.
fact of his being selected for Grant,
Cabinet is sufficient proof of that, ana
his bearishness has ruffled the patriciar
feelings of a number of the Radica
Senators, 80 that his confirmation il
more than doubtful. Hoar will mos