The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-04-06
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON CRY, March 20, 1870.
All is NOT harmony hetween the

runs the cash Department of Uncle
Samuel's household. The commit
tee interviewed the affable Boutwell,
for two hours Oh Saturday and ex
pressed themselves most decidedly
on matters pertaining to the funding
bill especially with regard-to the Ma
tional hanks. The powerful national
bunk in crest has had no effect on the
committee, but their strength will be
shown by their votes wherein the
banks are affected. That most OBJ
noxious clause of the bill, ''the for
eign loan clause" seems to be the
special pet of Mr.. Boutwell,, but the
feeling in the House against it is
more decid, d than was the Senate.
The whole power of the President
will be brought to bear on the COM
mittee in conjuncture with Boutwell,
to have the foreign loan clause re-
stored. Now that none but Radicals
We're caught in the bribery and cor
ruption A4ot thrown out by the House
Committee on military affairs and as
it is not desirable to show up any
more, radical corruption in that
line, and now that the House, in the
face of the plainest evidence, refused
to expel r. R. Batter, of Tennessee.
for selling his cadetship, is it well
that the Radical press of the country
should misrepres mt the case OF Hon.
j. S. Golliday, Dem ocrat, who resign
cd his seat in order to go before mis-
constituents and vindicate himself
IRON the charges made against him
The facts Of the case are well known.
He waited until the evidence was all
I'D and then contrary to the advice of
his friends resigned. 1t was to be
expected that She Radical press would
distort Goiladay's action into an evil
dehce OF his guilt, but that the Dem
ocratic press of Kentucky should join
the ''hne and cry. Of the enemies of
our party was scarce to be expected.
Mi. VIM. Brown counsel for Mr.. Col |
iIday III letter to the Courier-Jo,,r-
nal asks a suspension Of public opill-
ion Until The report Of the committee
on military affairs is given. Surely
we can believe IL report of a Radical
committee when it is favorable as
this report must be from the evil
dence before them. We ask from
the entire Democratic press, not only
in justice to MI. Golliday but in JUS
tice to our party, that any thing re-
fectine IN the least degree ON him
be secuted at as malicious until the
report he rendered. We would i'll
the name Of justice ask of the Radi-
cal press as much, but we know how
glad they are to '''throw dirt, hoping
that some will stick" to expect any
thing but a repetition of the unfoun-
ded charges made against Mr.. Coli
d; y, which when the committee re-
port will exculpate him ilom ii e
least reflection on his honor. Every
Democrat is interested III Nlr. Coin
days vindication as with 1t vanisles
even the shadow Of an excuse to cry
bribery and corruption to Democrats.
Supervisor Perry, OF North Carolina,
called on Deiano, Commissioner of
Internal Revenue, on Saturday and
stated that General Bennett, his pre-
lecessor, who was recently arrested
On the charge of conspiring to defraud
the Government and for extorting
money from merchants and manufac-
Lurers must have carried away with
him nearly 100000. I merely men
ton this as one of the numberiess
cases that are coming to light. On
he heels of this bagatelle we have
he fight of MIR. j. L. Bailey, former
y of the fourth New York and now
collector of the 32d Revenue district
Who is defaulter to large amount.
This case makes very bad showing
or Mr.. Delano, who, it appears, in
sisted Oh retaining AIr. Bailey, despite
hlnes looked very much against
lin, and the charges would not have
De- en- proven against Mr.. Bailey if
Nh. Delano has his way, but the Sec
'etary o. The Treasury insisted on the
;hange backed by the President and
he result was Bailey's acknowledge
nent of The crime of embezzlement i
AID absconding. Mr.. Delanos res ;
gnat'on vas freely talked of on ac
cunt OF the Interference of the Sec .
etary OF the Treasury. Mr. Bailey !!
'ns a thorough tyranu n the prose- |
utlon Of his business, it .pariaking t
more OF The nature of a persecution q