The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-11-11
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.
WASHINGTON, D. c.,
November 4th 1870.

about by the thievlng rings VINO nave
been prevented by the Secretary from
plundering the government, seems to
have brought about crisis in cabinet
affairs. 1t is settled beyond question
that Christopher Columbus Delano'
commissioner of Internal Revenue,
will succeed General Cox. Oh what
change is here! In the place of an hon
est, liberal, able and scholarly gentle
men we will have low, scheming and
regular politician, whose honesty is
more than questioned, and who will
be entirely in the hands of the land
thieves. The place left vacant by MIR.
Delano will not be filed at present but
Mr.. Douglass, the Assistant Commits
sioner, will act in the meantime. Gen.
ator Cameron, who was the head deVli
in getting up this stew went to MS
home in Pennsylvania, satisfied that
he had fixed things o. K. The many
friends of John w. Forney, have been,
through the papers, urging his name
for Secretary of the Interior, but they
might as we'll have saved the cost OF
ink, labor and paper. Cameron will
not permit his ancient foe and rival,
Forney, to occupy place near the
throne of Ulysses. True they have
buried the Ratchet, but the Winnebago
chief, would have the scalp of Forney
dangling at his belt, rather than see
him a cabinet officer to interfere with
J his nice little plans.
The latest ON dit is that Postmaster
General Creswell is to 60 to England,
in the place of Morton, the uncertain,
: who sticks at going, and that Forney
, is to run the Postofficet Department.
: Morton will be here tomorrow when
he will know what he intends to do'
a but of one thing rest assured there
: will he no Forney in the cabinet. This
IL same Forney is very sore man and
d were it not for his black record since
l. his detection from the Democratic par
ty would return to its ranks, from a
l. feeling of revenge and pique at the
shabby treatment that he has received
at the hands of the Radicals. They
know that Forney cannot retrace hi'
steps and Hence the snubbing they giv'
him. "The way of the transgresso
y, ia hard" he left the Democratic party
ID from personal feelings and spite agains
Mr.. Buchanan and now dare not pia.
~ the same game with Ulysses and tn
- RAIDS; because his old friends dom
,st want him. Alas poor Forney! Sena
an tor Cameron in conjunction with sc
lect few Radicals Senators, rule tn
no President through his cupiditys and dc
,st sire to have San Domingo annexed an
Al. have pledged themselves to that effec
re- They are now somewhat startled .
No the death of Baez, the President
20. San Domingo, who was one Of the Tin
no. to sell that Island to our Government
va Rumor has it that Mr.. w. belmont
81 who was here lest winter and oppose
h;s the annexation scheme, has been offe
;s ed the Presidency, but am not di
old posed to give this news credence
9 20 the plan of the disaffected in San u
tod mingo, headed by Cabral, belmont
;,t and Others, was to have with Haytl,
~, sort of Confederation. The San ID
,ro mingo ring have lost valuable mel
or;- Ter in President Baez, and as
tho scheme is in bad oder, it would
: in wise in Ulysses to turn his attenti
If to some other job, for instance thu
Gre will he losts of cash, which Ulys!
i'm loves so we'll, in the land ring of
merit Interior Department and things, y
a. he severe under his distant relat
,ans and friend, Delano.
J of General Hancock arrived here fr
lust the West, where lie has been on d.
suit for over year past and in comps
Bit with General Sherman, paid visit
tion his high mightiness, Ulysses. 1
arly was nuts for the gossipers in view
lden the spicy correspondence which pas
are between them in relation to Hanco'
.tion request to be transferred to Califor
liver. ON the death of General Thomas,
uard which was refused by Grant, in raj
and a boorish manner. General Hanc
alive did not visit the President to make
settle or glass over matters, but m
" paid a formal visit of courtes!
his commander-in chief. General L
cock is too good soldier to pei
his personal feelings to stand in
way of his soldierly duties, even to
in, if calling upon one who treated him 81
dew ily, but which had no effect on
, and people who know his,woIth.
oan- The Cincinnati Gazette, stated
whom General Schenck had written
,re ;s friend that he would not contest Ca
rich BELLS seat. The Dayton Journal
would "This is not precise" The seat
want be contested by the Republican p
But of the third district, who are now
hand pairing for it, and General Scheme
it is in the hands of his friends. The
t vio- zette may rest assured that the
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