The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-02-22
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.
WASHINGTON, D. c.,
February Is, 1871.

we're spent discussing the ChdiaCteA Va
". J. Cramer, Grants brOther-in- law.
The charges made against him, and be-
ieved by the Committee on Foreign
relations, were licentiousness, which is
bad for a Minister of the Gospel; be-
having badly towards lady in Leip-
sic when he was Consul tn ere, which is
an official of Uncle Sans
and of getting slapped
in the face for so doing, which was bad
for Cramer; and not having the cour-
age to resent it, which, to the Commit
tee, was worse than all, as they had no
desire to send coward to representus
at the Danish Court; but the Presi-
dent through his satellites, Morton,
Conkling, Howard and Chandler, had
decided that he was fit person to go
abroad, and they rode roughshod over
the Foreign relations Committee and
confirmed him. ] can't see why the
Senate should be So careful OF the
characters of our Representatives
abroad after having confirmed the
pimp Sickles rs Minister to SPAIN
Chandler, the Michigan shoddyite, be-
haved himself in a manner worthy a
denizen of the slums of New York.
His vulgarity, ill-breeding and bill
lmgsgate, though worthy of the sub
ject, disguised all those Senators who
had the slightest regard for the ameni-
ties or decencies of life.
The report of the Committee who
are investigating the charges of fraud
against Indian Commissioner Parker
will report by the last of the week. 1t
is thought that the Committee will let
Parker down easy by admitting of his
incompetency and his being tool in
the hands of the Indian ring.
The President, after halting between
two opinions, neither of them his own,
has at last determined to sign the bill
repeating the test oath, and will SO an
nounce to Congress to-day. The elon-
gated faces of the carpet-baggers and
scalawags is truly pitiful; they tod
the President, with tears in their "loiP
a eyes, that to sign that bill was to sign
J, that bill was to sign away the South
: ern States from himself, from Radical.
! ism and from their most obedient ser
wants who came to warn him agains
n destruction, but from some cause ye
Y unexplained lie event back" on then
!, and their allies, Morton and Butler.
d The case of the remaining Georgi'
u Senator, DR.. Miller, will be brought al
= to day, and will be pushed by Serato
# Thurman until disposed of. The gen
d eral impression is that he will get hi
n seat after long debate on the sub
Re ject. Should he be permitted to tax
~ his seat, it Will be the fast time sine
70 1860 that every seat in the Senate wi
is be filed. l trust he will get his sci
I'll and that it may inaugurate differei
y condition of things from the past te
re- years. The ball is rolling and I
err doubt it will. The day is breaking.
Il The Senate Committee on the Di
" trict of Columbia have added to Sc
cd ton six the following, at the suggc
Nv ton of Senator Sumner: "And no di
lie tinctiOn on account of race, color,
r. previous condition of servitude sll;
N be made in the admission of pupils
mt any of the schools under the control
'e- the Board of Education, or in the mo-
an of education or treatment of pupils
nm such schools" Senator Sumner in {
f. fering this is no worse than other Ra
'as ical Senators and Members, as the m
le. jority will go as far as he will VIII
Id they can do SO safely. This bill strik
of at the poor people who cannot affo
De to withdraw their children from t
ces public schools and send them to p
~ schools. So they must, in the event
be this bill passing, either mix with I
: a groes or go without education. 7
the next step will be to include priv,
tho schools in the same category, as til
the by law here force places of amusemt
gin and Hotels tD receive black and vii
fell alike. The Radicals purpose taxi
H ;,. the education of our youth from
ten States and rest the power in the Fee
To raj Government, and then that VIII
by is an experiment in Washington ,
ger e be the fixed rule all over the count
rats 1t is understood that the West Pr
cry investigating Committee, who '
eby make their report to-day, will rect
OF mend the expulsion of the first G
mo. from the Academy, and that the I
tua- GERS of the Institution be repriman
Tri- and their posts of duty changed.
ems matter what the Committee may
commend the power of the Presid
whose son is charged with being or
:. the ringleaders in the outrage, will
.;na brought to bear against such pun
me, ment. The military ring at the w
we're House and the relations of the off
the ers, who for the most part are en-
dis ing sinecure positions around w
Is to inrtOn aide6 Inv General Shprr