The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-01-05
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8, 1869.

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 8, 1869.
Both Houses of Congress assem-
bled to-day at noon. In the Senate
Hon. Lot Morrill, of Maine, succeeds
to the seat of the late William Pitt
Fessenden.
The Governor of Iowa has not yet
appointed successor to Senator
Grimes. The credentials of several
Southern members viii be presented
and referred for future action. In
the house there will be four new
members sworn in. These are Hon.
S. S. Cox, formerly of Ohio, now of
New York; who was travelling in
Europe when the 41st Congress as
sembled; Hon. George M. Brooks,
of Massachusetts,, who succeeds Sec
rotary Boutwell,; Hon w. H. Barnum
of Connecticut, who was sick at home
when Congress met, and Hon. H. C.
Burchard, of the 3, Illinois district
who succeeds Elihu B. Washburne,
the American laughing stock" at
Paris. The members from Ala
bama and the Representatives elect
from Virginia, Georgia, Mississippi
and Texas will be admitted when the
Olyarche think they have eaten
enough dirt and have crawled long
enough before the majesty of Negro
Radicalism. We intend to keep a
sharp look out upon the doings of
our precious law makers and give
notice of them.
A memorial accompanied by bill,
will be presented to Congress to-day,
giving an account of what has been
done in relation to an International
exhibition in this city and asking
Congress to pass an act incorpora-
ting the company. Also asking for
reasonable aid and speedy action on
the subject.
The Census Committee have COM
pleted their work and will if posi-
BILE present it to-day. 1t is necessa-
ry to have it acted on at the earliest
n oment. Senator Cameron will pre-
sent, to-day or tomorrow, petition
a mile long, containing 29748 sigma
lures from the citizens of Philadel-
phia and vicinity in favor of bestow-
ing beligerent rights on the strugg-
ling Republic of Cuba. General Co.
burn, of Indiana, will introduce ear
ly in the session bill prepared by
himself providing for system OF
free banking. Probably something
of this kind may be recommended by
Secretary Boutwell, as he finds it i'm
possible to resist the pressure
brought to bear upon him by the
Western and Southern members who
desire to increase the volume of the
currency. A Democratic member Of
the House, from Ohio, intends at an
early day in the session, to attack
the administration for non-payment
of private claims against the govern.
ment, whereby the government fur
nishes precedent for repudisting the
public debt, which he will advocate
and he will also propose the impeach.
ment of Mr.. Boutwell, for violations
of the law in the redemption ofbonds
at rates below par: General Sheri
dan, Judging from his report is o.
opinion, like all soldiers "that the
only good Indian is dead one" He
says "The Indian is lazy idle vaga.
bond: he never labors: A scalp is
constantly dangled before his eyes,
the highest honor he can aspire to is
to possess one taken by himself. II
is not to be wondered at. therefore,
if he aims for the honor when he
grows up, especially if there is nc
punishment for it, when white men
rob or murders, we send him tc
prison or hang him, if an Indian does
the same, we have been in the habit
of giving him more blankets. He
thinks this system is not success
He pays high tribute to the eff.
cheney of General Eli Parker, an In
dian, the present commissioner Of
Indian affairs.
Rev. DR.. Colyer, of Chicago
preached a sermon here on the
Mcfarland Richardson tragedy, and
severely criticised the conduct o.
Vice-President Colfax, whom the
Doctor represented as boarding the
lion in his den" brigham Young in
Utah) there getting off q homily
upon the sanctity of martial relations
and now scattering flowers of sym.
nathv unon the he'd of a sn;r;tna a