The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-03-16
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.

to report two bills, one for an ar
line Railroad to New York, and the
other for a road to the Schuylkil riy-
er, in Schuylkl county, Pennsylva-
mia, to open up the anthracite coal
repions to this section of the coun.
try. The first named bill will in al
probability pass as a party measure
The Radicals, in their caucus deter.
mination, to usurp all power and te
crush out every semblance of State
rights have concluded to make this
air line to New York a precedent
and if submitted to by the States OF
Maryland, Pennsylvania and New
Jersey, through which it IS to pass
they viii be enabled the more readi-
10 tn control all the railroads of the
country as contemplated. This, as
all the usurpations that have had
neither warrant or law or right is to
be done under the war power. !
trust that Maryland and New Jersey
will in defence of their rights and
in the interest of all the people will
test the constitutionality of this at
tempt to override the well defined
rights of the States with regard to
railroads.
The virtual expulsion of the Rev.
Whittemore, Carpet-bagger from
Sonth Carolina, last week, for cor
ruption and bribery in selling his
cadetship, was the great feature in
tho House and drew crowd. Whit
temore held forth to the children,
Yesterday, on "the evils of bad COM
nany," at the Rev. DR.. Newman
church. he goes back to his con-
stituents next week.
The play of " Ocsoroon admitted .
was enacted to crowded and fash
ionable audience in the Senate cham
Der on Friday last. Senator Stock
tons proposition to refer the credcn-
tials of the negro was voted down
and he was United by strict par
ty vote. Senator Wickers made an
excellent argument in favor of refer
ing his credentials. Sumner, Drake,
Scott and Wilson delivered insolent
and untruthful trades against the
Democratic party, for which they
were very sharply rebuked by Sena-
tors Stockton and Casserly in a'man-
ner at once severe, dignified and gen
tlen1anly, and which was in such
glaring contrast to the petty mean
ness, coarse personalities, vulgarity
and bad breeding that characterized
the efforts OF the Radical Senators
that they and their friends WINGED
under the merited rebuke.
There was no surprise at the adj
mission the negro as all Difference
must be shown him in order to Sc
cure all the fruits ofthe 18th Amend
ment-the negro vote in the next
elections, but from what [ had gleam-
ed from the views of prominent mem
bers of the Senate Judiciary Com
mittee | felt confident that satrar
Ames would be rejected on the
ground of not being an inhabitant Of
the State from which he was sent as
u. s. Senator. But after long and
stormy debate it wUs agreed that as
he had informed members of the
Legislature and others that if elected
he troald resign his commission in his
Army, and consider himself pe''n'a-
IDENTIFY citizen of the STATE. How east
iy the committee on the Judiciary
are satisfied. What a safe commit
tee to report on legal questions. The
Constitution plainly states that to b.
eligible to Senatorship che must b.
an inhabitant of the STATED" Gener
al Ames admits that he was not an in
habitant when he promised to be
come one in a certain event, but the
declared intention to become q citi
zen of the State makes him one ii
the eyes of q partizan committee.
There will be very interesting de
bate, or rather interesting arguments
from our true, bold and able Demo
cratic Senators against the admis
sion OF Ames on the ground that ht
Is not an inhabitant within the mean
ing of the Constitution. The Radi
calls will not argue the point but vii
make assaults upon the Democrat,
as party, and be personal in thei
illusions to Democratic Senators an(
then shield themselves behind thei
positions. Their contemplate mean
ness. corruption, rascality and sen
suaiity OF the Radical Congressme,
and of the Radical officials general,