The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-03-23
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON Cry, March Is, 1870.
The Committee on Banking and
currency had a long session on Sat
urday in regard to the bill. which
they have been ordered to report to
Congress, increasing the currency
fifty millions. They will recommend
that, if Congress will increase the
currency that it be in greenbacks
rather than in National Bank notes.
Recently Senator Sumner, in one OF
his fits of oyerfowing love for the
negro, made a report on the Medical
Society of this District, attacking it
in the severest manner. The object
is to force the white doctors to con-
suit with black ones, under penalty
Of taking away their society charter
&c. Doctor Garnett has written a
reply in which he deneis the allega-
tons in that report as falsehoeds, and
proves by his negro patients that he
did not treat Doctor Augusta (negro)
in an improfessional manner as charg-
ed by Sumner. We long were aware
that Sumner was fraud, a dema-
gogue, bogus scholar, and fanatic
OF hypocrite, or both ; but when we
hear such men as Senators Trumbull
and Stewart nail his false statements
to the counter and to his face accuse
him of lying, though in parliamenta-
ry terms and one SO well known as
Dr.. Garnett also prove him to be a
liar and write the fact to him, we are
puzzled to know whether he is an
habitual liar or whether this terrible
infrmity has come with old age and
imbecility, which last is conceded by
his friends and the first is evident in
his emasculated appearance. Gov.
Stevenson, Of Kentucky, will not re-
ceive the resignation of Mr.. Goleday.
He deems it due to the State and the
member himself that there should be
q full investigation and decision by
the House of the matter. Rather q
contrast in the action of a Democrat
ic Governor and that of a csrpet-bag
Radical in his promptness to screen
and save as much as possible his car
pet-bag brother Whittemore. Imean
Governor Scott, of S. G. So far no
Dem ocrat has been implicated by the
evidence presented. "H o nest
John Covode, of Pennsylvania, has
\ been 'whitewashed until he is as pure,
and as sweet and fresh as the roses
in Spring time. "Honest" John gave
his appointment to VIM. Millivard O
former Member of Congress, foi
nothing Of course. Billey sold it 70,
$1,000. Honest" John, who has
twice been seated in Congress by
} contesting his opponents election
was allowed to pick out two of the
!, committee to act as Subcommittee
who proceeded to Philadelphia and
took the evidence of 'tsharps," Billy
, the seller of the cadetship and he
} testified that Covode knew nothing
about the money being paid. Billy
also thought if he (Covode) hat
learned the fact he would have with
drawn the appointment. To be sure
he would. and who should know hi
intense honesty better than the MAJ
who sold his cadetship. The repor
, of the two Radical congressman con
tanning the testimony of an Ex-Radi
cal Congressman who sells cadetship'
$ ought to, as it will, make "Honest'
John Covode the whitest of the white
The threat of the newspaper cores
10 pondents to completely ignore Ben
Butler by never mentioning hi
: name, on account of his remark
about them, has scared Benjamin S
! much that he has written to news
: paper correspondent here and State
|, that his remarks were not intende
a for correspondents of respectabl
9 Journals, but for that class who han
! around the capitol and swindle boart
Il ing house keepers, meaning dea
: beats of the profession. I think h
:. apology to the correspondents wi
:, save him from that terrible, Cruz
l. torture of never having his nam
\. mentioned. Better bear the vile
e abuse that can be heaped on ma
"a a than humiliation by complete silenc
a Only the public man can realize Il
lie feerful punishment. Our President
ai relatives keep him in hot water CO
ve tinually. Brother-in-law Corbin W
OF the the shead devil in organizil
es the famous gold ring which broug
s. trial, trouble and tribulation to