The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-06-15
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.

the District of Columbia passed the
Senate on Friday last. The execu-
tive power is vested in a Governor,
to be elected by the people of the
District, at a salary of $4,000 per an
mum. The bill also provides for a
Secretary of State at $4,000 per an
mum. The Legislature to consist of
a council of eleven to be elected for
two years and House of Represen-
tatives to be elected for one year.
Salaries to be 81 per day. for actual
service. Congress can repeal or
modify acts of the Legislature. The
charters Of Washington and George.
town cannot be taken away without
a direct vote of the truly loyal "
who do here abound. Congress APP.
propriates $4,000 annually to defray
the expenses of the Executive de-
partment and will also defray Legis-
lative and other expenses. One dele
gate is allowed to sit III the House of
Representatives. The bill will no
doubt pass the House. After two
years of negro Radical rule this city
has become such stencil in the nos
trils of the Radicals themselves, that
Congress must be called upon to il
terfere and change the form of Gov
eminent. This has been done that
this experimenting ground of all the
"isms," imported from New England
may not be pointed at as an evidence
| that we are not better off or better
governed by negroes than we were
lby our own COLOR The name Of the
government is merely changed, the
form slightly altered, but the rule is
that of the negro and the yankee,
and two more years will necessitate
the interference of Congress again.
In making this change the present
"beauty Mayor Bowen is somewhat
circumvented and it is said the whole
movement originated in q desire to
injure him blythe business mAn of
this city who have been drawing the
bonds of friendship closer between
the city folks and members of Con-
gress by giving them a grand ball and
feed and river excursion, dance and
iollifcation got UP in Welcker's best
style. Turtle, terrapin. soft shell
crabs and champagne are sovereign
remedies for gluttonness and Cibu-
lous law makers and the merchants
of Washington can vouch for the eff
cacy of the effort that they made il
that direction. BY treaty made
between Minister Motley and Lore
Clarendon, England gives up he.
old doctrine of s'once citizen, al
ways citizen" and places our natu
rallied citizens on the same footing
with our native citizens on British
soil. The treaty will be sent to tn
Senate this week for ratification
, How will this treaty, if ratified, efec
those of our naturalized citizens VIII,
are now confined in British dungeon
/ and undergoing all the barbaritie
: and insults that English hate c
: Irishmen and American institution
: can. devise. These men, carryin
i honorable wounds gained in on
: service, were arrested, tried and cor
Il yicted for words spoken in this cour
try and under the shadow of th
American flag. Pity that our veal
!, imbecile and Bringing administratio
had not been as prompt to protee
: our national honor, by protecting OF
d naturalized citizens in England, 6
h it was in rushing to the assistance {
Britain in the case of the Fenian il
vasion. But in the former case
was only the Irish that suffered {
Englishmen's hands and in the latt'
ID it was Irishmen who were striking
r England's power. A very differel
u state of affairs. The Chronicle th
y morning says: "The action of o.
- government in the late Fenian III
a. has given general satisfaction !.
I'd England, the press ofLondon ADM
n ting the good faith of the Americ'
"a authorities, /" and then whines out
II would that we could say as much
he England's course in the settlement
re the Alabama claims" Is it n
i'd enough that we win the appropri
ne ton Of the English Journals and t
- ~ English people without crying oy
n. our alabama claims" which are
is be kept as a sort of nest egg out
er- which our Yankee rulers intend
ng hatch new States in the interest
~ ,1 New England and is all arrang
70 that more Senators and Represent
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