The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-01-26
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. 10, 1870.

offers, to enlarge the bo'luuarles Oh Ihe
State of Nevada by the addition of
portion of Utah, including some of Salt !
Lake. The Union Pacific Railroad is
pulled within the proposed new boun-
daries. Is this q brilliant idea Of the
Senator to get rid of polygamy by de-
taclling portions of Brigham Young's
dominions and adding them to the sur
rounding States? If so he has solved
one of the perplexiug questions of the
day, and as Congress is all potent, why
nOt2
The nomination OF Judge Strong, of
Pennsylvania, to the vacancy caused
by the death of Edwin NJ. Stanton is
generally conceded as settled. The
name of Attorney General Hoar now
before the Senate, if not withdrawn,
will be rejected. Many of the Sena-
tors who voted against him on the for
mer OCCASION assigned locality MS the
cause. General Grant was interviewed
on the subject, in the absence OF his
opinion Clerk, and has told an interna
ticnal truth about his friends in the
South and Southwest. When the in
terviewer, n Senator, ted him: that
the act defining these circuits and the
! debates On the bill in Congress showed,
beyond doubt, the intention was to
make fair division of the Supreme
Court. so that the various sections of
the country might be represented, he
said, "That he was aware of this fact
when he nominated Judge Hoar, and
that he had made that nomination only
after careful canvass of all the eligi-
BILE men of the South and South West,
which had convinced him that there
avas not one acho he could fully trust for
the important position" Those from
the South or South West who are eli
gible are either " carpet-baggers or
"scallywags" and Grant has estimated
them very cheaply and had not sense
enough to keep it to himself or has
gratuitously insulted his friends in
those sections, in order to cover up his
intense love for the Yankees and their
immense influence over him. That the
carpet-bagger or scallywag is not to be
trusted, is well known, but their friend
need not tell it even if he did think it.
The Democrats would have no occasion
to purchase them even at a low figure.
They generally are Obedent TO the
commands of their party leaders, they,
no doubt, would have been true to their
natural instincts on the Supreme bench.
The conservative atmosphere they
would breathe in the United States
Supreme Court would have no effect on
the moral or political characters of the
class of men who are eligible and are
from the South and South West.
Cornelius Wendell, in card on Fri
day last, completely exonerates Sena-
tor Ross from the least suspicion of
having been influenced by money, or
that any improper means were used to
obtain his vote for acquittal OH the
impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson.
How about Senator Pomeroy who did
vote tor conviction? Will Wendell
tell all he knowsg
The President is unfortunate with
his Bench nominations they die, are
rejected, or decline the honor. For the
Sixth Circuit Judgships objection was
made to the candidate first nominated,
Mr.. Yeaman, and the President with
drew his name and replaced it by S. l..
Wishey, OF Michigan. This gentle
mans name was sent to the Senate
without his knowledge, and he has de-
clined the honor with thanks. AS soon
, as Judge Richardson, late Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury, leaves the
Department we have all sorts of irreg-
ularities and fayoritism charged against
him, and to cap the climax we have
the first Comptroller, r, w. Taylor
, deciding that the docking system
t inaugurated by Judge Richardson is
$ not warranted by law, and that neither
e the Secretary Of the Treasury or any
: one else has the right to hold back sal
r aries due any more than they would
have to put their hands in mans
l pocket and take his pocket book
Comptroller Taylor is an excellen
3 lawyer, has fund of good common
! sense, keenly alive to what is right, o
: indomitable energy and inhexible hon
esty, and though q strong Republican
b never permits his political views t.
e bias his official action, and will no
), submit to politicians interfering in tn
J. management of his Bureau. If all il
e public service were of the stamp of r
L w. Taylor, there would be hope for tn
. payment of our national debt and
% reduction of expenses with Il Tighten
ing Of the peoples burdens. From
knowledge of the man expected tn
g above decision. 1t now remains to b
!; seen whether Secretary Boutwell, vii
e pay back the money illegally "doeked,
l, or persist in retainining the none