The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-05-04
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.

LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON CRY, April 25th, 1870.
Everything. has been remarkably
dull here for the past weak, especial
ly SO considering that Congress is in
session. The Senate have been en-
gagged on the everlasting Georgia bill.
The Radicals, that is the simon pure
ones marshalled by Drake and Nor
ton, have been throwing dirt and
slandering every body who does not
agree with them in outraging the
Constitution and violating the rights
of the people of Georgia. Those
who favor the Bingham amendment
follow the Robespierre, DAYTON and
Marat style Of Republicans and cor
rect their statements, show that their
figures are not correct, and prove
their facts to be fiction, and occa-
sionally give them a good scoring.
The most able of the Radicals are in
favor of the Bingham amendment
and opposed to perpetuating the
power Of Governor Bullock. The
House is engaged on the Tariff bill,
and from the manner in which the
interests of the people are disregard
ed and those of the monopolist fos-
tered it would be better that we
were under the control of one man
than uuder the control of capital and
monopoies that have no direct re-
sponsibility. The new classification
of iron and steel will be reached to-
day. The steel ring is here in great
force. S. M. FELTON,, President Pen
nasteel Co. ]. A. Griswold, proprietor
Bessemer steel works, Troy, N. Y.
G. S. Wood, President Lambria iron
Co., Pa. A. B. Stone, President of
Rolling Mill and Bessener steel works,
Cleveland, VIM. F. Biddle, President
Freedom iron and steel works and
E. B. Ward, proprietor of the Wyan-
dotte steel works, are here and work
ing in the interest of their manufac-
lures. Who is here lobbying for the
people against this monopoly? no
one but in the House the Demo-
cratic members protest against the
Ubiquitous system of protecting few
lordly manufacturers by robbing the
people. The people need not look
for relief, as the monopolists have
means and Congressman are venal,
the result is easily cyphered out.
The Chronicle. the Court Journal,
has by an article this morning fore
Swallowed the result of the reconsid-
Grafton of the Legal Tender decision.
It's tone is not violent as it is when
speaking of either branch of Con-
gress or of the Executive power, but
is toned down to suit the atmosphere
Of the supreme court, and attempts
in legal argument to prove how es-
sential to the maintenance of our
government is it that the Legal Ten.
der act should be declared constitu-
tional and running oil through it is a
tone of authority not to be mistaken,
while the article is an apology and
an excuse for what the editor feels to
be a most dangerous precedent and
as well as very black transaction
considering the circumstances sur
rounding the appointment of the last
two judges. The writer acknowl-
edges that the spirit of the constitu-
ton will be violated in reversal OF
the decision in the following words.
It will not do to base SO important
a decision upon a nice sense that it
violates the esprit of the constitu-
ton" Forney believes with Morton
that the war still goes on and that
we must continue to violate the con-
stitution to save the life of the ma
ton" To Judge by Forney's Chron.
icle of to-day the previous decision
will bereversed and the Legal Ten.
der act be declared constitutional, il
has been agreed upon. King An.
thracite has been dethroned /; {
greater power and a greater ligh
has taken his place. Petroleum nov
is king! This revolution has beer
eiTisccted by the invention Of Whippl'
and Dickenson;s liquid fuel machine
for running stationery engines, loco
motives, smelling ores and heating
iron. This machine is in operation
at Duvall's foundry Georgetown, ant
has been running a 80 horse powe
engine for the past four months, Us
ing no fuel but crude petroleum o