The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1871-02-11
[From Our Special Correspondent
WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 81, 1871.


WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 81, 1871.
Joseph Parkinson Newsham, the
misrepresentation of the 4th district,
has not been in his seat this session;
but neither Louisiana nor the country
have cause to: regret his absence. He
certainly adds nothing to the ability,
dignity or respectability of the House
of Representatives. And the same
may be said of the remainder Of the
scum which the war distilled from the
dregs Of humanity to be tloated into
Congress over the heads of an out
ragged and down-trodden people.
Up to last week your carpet-bag con-
gressmen had been chiefly conspicuous
by their quictude. This indicated mis-
chief brewing. Nor did the portent
long remain unfultfllcd. OF the action
of Mr.. William Pitt kellogg i'll the
Senate, the New York World aptly
says:
Mr.. kellogg assuming to represent
Louisiana in the Senate of the United
States, introduces a bill to regulate,
among other matters, the manner of
holding elections for President and
Vice President. So far, his bill is waste
paper. The election of these officers is
fully set forth in the Constitution and
cannot be altered in any degree by
mere act of Congress. Nothing but an
amendment to the Constitution is COM
potent, so that Mr.. Kellogg may as
we'll drop his plan Of appointing regis
tars without whose appreciation no
person shall vote for President or Vice
President. Any such bill, if passed,
would be a mere nullity.
Mr. Sheldon has also figured in the
cooperating a ssSouthern Express Com
pany" There is large-sizcd rat in
this meal tub. The bill was introduced
in the Senate last session, and was
passed this session mainly through the
exertions of the carpet-baggers, sever
al Of whom figure as corporators.
Now, what is the sSouthern Express
Company?' The secret has been well
kept; but there are keen eyes in the re-
porters' galleries, and any measure
fathered by carpet-baggers is natu-
rally tainted with suspicion at the
outset. The Southern Express Com
pany is simply the Adams Express Com
pany-a wolfin sleeps clothing. The
bill locates the company in Washing
ton, and provides that it shall be taxed
only in the District. 1t thus avoids
State taxation. But this is not all.
The bill provides further that the Com
pany shall not come within the juris-
diction of the State courts. 1t cannot
be sued in any Southern State; the only
recourse is through the Federal courts
in Washington. The bill is clearly
unconstitutional and was so declared
by Mr.. Judd, of Illinois, who has not
heretofore been a great sticklcr for
States rights. Despite Mr.. Shcldon's
efforts to put the bill on it's passage it
was tabled, and We are not likely to
to know that Mr.. Sheldon was partic
ularly anxious that his agency in this
matter should not be known in Louis
iarla. He took what he no doubt
thought were effective measures to Sc
cure that end. But if the metropolitan
of the doings of the Louisiana carpet
baggcrs the people must look to such
fearless and entcrprising journals as
the TELEGRAPH for the desired infor-
nation. I promise you they shall not
look in vain.
a few days since q mcnibcr of Con-
gress met in Philadelphia MI. r.Applcton
of the great publishing firm of ID. Ap-
plcton Il Co., New York. Their con-
vcrsation, after Il time, turned on polit
ical subjects, when Mr.. a. said that ho
had always acted with tho Republican
party, and had contributed money to
support it, but should do so no longer.
lie had become convinced that the in
terests of the country demand a change
of administration and would chccrfully
do all in his power to secure the cleo
ton OF the Democratic candidates in
1872. He felt confident that if Gen.
Hancock should be nominated he would
carry Pennsylvania by 10000 majority.
When leading business men such as
Mr. Appleton desert the Radical party
it is evident that its fate is sealed. John
Covodc, Il short time before his death =,
remarked to a Democratic member of
the House that Grant and his jobs were
too heavy ii load for the Republican
party to carry, and if the Democrats
didn't act like fools there was nothing
to ,,rcvcpt tbar, clprtinor the next Pres