The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-07-20
CORRESPONDENCE.

WASHINGTON CITY, July 18th, 1870.
The Committee on public lands
have reported bill to repeal the act
of June 18th 1866, confirming the
claim of Jose Dominique to tract
of land in Santa Barbara County
California. The Committee say that
from the evidence that " the fraudu-
lent attempt to tamper with the re-
cords of the Surveyor Generals Office
was successful. Take the matter in
all its phases, and it presents the
boldest and most astounding case ct
attempted fraud and swindling your
Committee has yet been called upon
to examine" After the Senate had
defeated the "odious Income tax,
as it is called by the Press generally,
and had made glad the hearts Of the
Radical politicians and M. C's. who
desire reelection, they acted like the
COW that gave good yield of milk
and then kicked the pail over, they
restored the income tax at the rate of
two and half per cent. This was
done on Friday night after having
voted it down during the day. This
is as Horace Greeley writes, the most
oppressive of our burdens. Not that
Horace cares fig for the peoples
burdens but he sees that it is unpop-
ular with all classes and he desires
his fast breaking party to carry as
little odium as possible this fall in
the elections. The reason why it was
retained is that Boutwell, and the
Administration intend to carry the
next election by fraud and force by
the latter in the South as far as
practicable under the law to enforce
the 18th amendment, the design Of
the bill being for that purpose, and
by fraud in the North and West
through the vast army of office-hold-
ers under the control of the Secreta-
ry of the Treasury, who with an over
flowing Treasury and inscriptions
officials, hopes to do in the future as
has beer. done in the past in the mat
ter of elections. He differs slightly
with Greeley, the latter believes in
deferring little to public opinion,
the former believes in the efficacy of
money and fraud. The result of the
income tax being restored by the
Radicals will be their complete de-
, struction. Their fate was already
! nigh settled, this act of political in
sanity scales their doom. If any
more evidence was wanting to con-
vince any one of the inharmoniouf
) elements which compose the Radica.
: party of the present Congress, and
of their inability to understand the
2 wants of the country or their desire
: to act beyond the benefit of party
the great difference which exists be
tween the individual members ant
: then between both Houses is NOR
e than enough. On no single question
. can they agree except, indeed, OF
J, some piece of party Legislation
o There will be any number Of commit
tees of conference during the balanc
of the session to patch up confictin,
= views and differences. The Indial
e appropriation bill will most probabl
9 fail to become law from the diffe,
J, ence of views between the Senator
, and members The Senate havin
n encroached successfully on the Exc
cutive by the tenure of Office law, an
q in the insolence of their power threat
X ened to do as much for the Suprem
'e Court, do not feel inclined to sha,
70 the treaty making power with tn
d House, even if the lower House doe
hold the purse strings. The Houf
insists that treaties made by til
Senate alone in which there al
If monies to be paid out virtually q
Ii prives them of their well recognize
i ,e powers which they will not yiel
~ ~ Thus stands the two Houses. II
j. result will be our treaties with tt
re Indians will not recognized and Il
u Indian war now threatened "
he break out in all its fury. Immigr
IN ton to the West will be stopped, Il
al settlers ca the frontier will be ma
ed sacred or driven off, the developme
en- of the country delayed and t
RI shocking deeds Of barbarities viii
no are the result of Indian wars "
%; follow. ALI. this is the wcrk OF
nd wrangle between the two branches
est Congress as to power. How Ii
his Radicalism. When did peace pr
nd perity and happiness follow its ACT
St Its history is written in meanne
or, bigotry, fanaticism, tyranny al