The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-11-30
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENTS.
WASHINGTON, D. c., /
November17th, 1870. J


bly, since Grant has gone into politics
he tries to play the fox, that is when
he is not playing the mule; the great
trouble which he experiences IN the
role of the fox is the mules ears will
stick out. Nobody believes that he
has gone to Philadelphia on private
business; the qaid nmncs say that he
went to consult with his snObocratic
friends of Union League, as to what
Pennsylvania shall wear the shoes OF
Post master General, when Creswell
is invited out of the Cabinet.
The President is happy man, the
day after the elections he stated to a
gentlemen that, notwithstanding the
action of New York, Maryland and
Missouri, he considered the result as
very decided endorsement of his adj
ministration. With him little goes
a great ways. I wonder what he
would consider rebuke to his admin
istration7 He will fit hitherward to-
day, at least so the Court-Journal says:
Graut will have lively time during
the next three months with his party
friends in Congress. Some of the
sachemes are already prepared for the
war path and they are going for his
scalp. The Democratic chiefs will, no
doubt, look on and enjoy the Radical
war dance. Grant has another job on
hand and if lie shows himself in it as
prominently as he did in the San Do
mingo scheme of last Winter he will
raise a hornets nest about his ears,
more of that anon.
Secretary Fisk will certainly leave
| the cabinet in a few months. Judge
Edward Pierrepont of New York, is
named for the position. He deserves
it, if bending the knee, "and booing
and booing" before his high mightiness
and beslobering him with nauseating
praise and re-nominating him for the
Presidency has any merit. General
Hiram Walbridge and Judge Pierre
pont have run a race in fulsome praise
of Grant, to his face, and when Fisk
retires, tho choice will be between the
two New York fawnlng, cringing fat
terers for this position.
Collector Murphy, the great Mogul
of the New York Custom House, who
was going to carry the State for the
Radicals has fallen considerably il
General Grants estimation and viii
most probably be sacrificed on thu
shrine of his unbounded ambition. Ev
cry thing must give way to his re-nom
nation, and Murphy who could not di
vide the Democracy as was expected
will walk the plank, not even the re
. collection of his excellent dinrers
good wines and fragrant segars vii
, avail with Ulysses. It is rumored tina
Judge Edmunds, the city Postmaste
| will be appointed com missioner of tn
General Land Office, vice Joseph )
: Wilson to be removed, and that Sayle
3 J. Bowen, late Mayor of this city, vii
3 b appointed n Judge Edmund'
place. The notorious Bowen is a e
companion for the majority Of Grant
: appointments.
a Things have gone very crooked o
y account of the manner in which III
g Conservative masses have behaved
the recent elections. Several State
; have been completely smashed. Fir
! Morton could not 60 to England on az
. count of a Democratic Legislature b
< ing elected in his State, then Oral
u of Missouri desired to be appointt
le chief Justice of the Court of Claim
'e vice Judge Casey, and he can't acce
10 as Democratic Senator would succe,
him. A delegation of Oregonians a
o. here pressing the claims of Senat
y, Williams, of Oregon, for that positio
u. It has been understood that AttOrn
VI General Akerman was to resign he
Is March, when Senator then to be E
- Senator Williams was to have his
~ sition. Williams is in luck when
q can have choice of places.
~ General Schenck, Chairman of
:, Committee of Ways and Means in t
AZ House, who was defeated for Congr'
has been offered the much hawke
:. about mission to England and has l
: yet signifed his acceptance of it. II
currently reported that his povel
~ will prevent his acceptance of the d
10, 20 tinguished honor which nobody v
'oo accept. Schenck will be here in a I
u1 days and again will the situation
offered to some one who don't went
10. job.
des The Alabama claimants intend
lie. urge Congress to hurry up scttlem
In. of their claims. Their is no trutl
ply the story that the British Governm
on. intend to buy up the Alabama ella
me. and thus dispose of the vexed quest
ate Our government has protested and
nm. continue to do so against any priv
settlement of the claims. But "
,aal the Administration does intend to