The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-08-03
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.

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packing up his traps, including hor-
SEES, carriages and such, preparatory
to taking himself off to Long Branch
where he hopes he will remain in I'M
disturbed possession of peace and
quiet that he may recreate during
the Summer except when he may be
called upon by his friends to galivant
around to vary the delights OF moth
ing to do, and as the Cabinet will
dissolve itself in different directions
very soon, as the weather is :" hot as
love in harvest" being 100 in the
shade, there is of course nothing
stirring expected by you Of a politl-
cal character. The war i'll Europe
is the sole topic Of interest those
who discourse upon the subject vary
as much in their views as does
France and Prussia. 1t is generally
conceded that the. war will be OF
short duration, unless it should be-
come general. Secretary Boutwell,
thinks that just in proportion to the
extent and duration of the war will
we be benefited by the increase OF
the credit of our bonds abroad.
The President was right for once in
calling the attention of Congress to
the condition of our shipping and
commerce at this juncture and de-
string them to take some action IN
the matter. Free trade in ships, so
that we could buy foreign built YES
sells and have them registered as
American ships, would in the event
of this war continuing give us the
opportunity to regain all that we lost
by the rebellion on the Ocean and
share with England the carrying
trade of Europe during the continu-
alton of hostilities; but Congress at
the bidding of the high tariff monop-
olists snubbed the President for his
suggestion. It is thought that oul
mails will have to be sent to Europe
on the British Steamers, as the Ger
man Steamers have been notified not
to sail. I should not be surprised i
General Grant did not call an extra
, Session within two weeks in order tx
/ try and see Fit is not possible fol
our Radical incompetents to under
stand the exigencies of the case. 1
$ is worse than criminal to permit thi
opportunity to pass of bcnetitinI
our almost extinct merchant marine
and yet it is what the imbeciles AM
demagogues who rule us will do
! Forney, in one of his dailies, tn
0 Washington Chronicle, says OF tn
$ war between France and Prussi
d that Americans naturally sympa
}, thize with Germany in the presen
r contest and that the United State
: and the North German Confedera
" ton both represent the principle {
y individual freedom, and OF organi
), Lunity. In both these is the workin
. up of the delicate problem of the hal
monious co-working of National an
State Governments of the separatio
@ of general and local administration
Y By which the redoubtable J. W. !
d means that to-day by the despot
a action of King William in ridin
d roughshod over the liberties of h
e people he has wiped out all powe
d save his own, and has wiped out til
existence of smaller States as if the
- had never existed, and that he is fu
o ly as despotic monarch as the Cz'
Is of Russia !; all power is centralized i
a Berlin, ostensively in the Parliamer
but King William has on more tina
one occasion proved himself maste
i'd The United States, by a similar pr
Up cess of ignoring the Constitution
&c the country, has been changed J
IN our Radical rulers into centralizt
or despotism and all power lodged
y Congress. There is great simila'
ty in the action of King William 81
80 that of the Radical party, but I
rs not think it wise in Forney to just
by the tyranny of King William
,et likening it to the action Of his pa,
,ly friends, especially as the people
he the country will in the loudest tor
mt rebuke the corruptions, yillainies
Ia Radicalism next fall. This John
a.; =" Forney well knows, as he is
10 80 shrewd a politician not to see
-, signs of the times, but he whistles
, keep his courage up in the follow
manner. The constituents Of
publican members can truthfully
!. to their returning Representa-,
after long and arduous sessi
"well done good and faithful s
vants!'' Well, check is q great bl