The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-01-25
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.
WASHINGTON, D. c.,
January 18th 1871.


of most prominence and Importance
here. Rumors with regard to every
move made in it are "thick as leaves
in Valambrosa." But from present
appearances the job will not be con-
sumated this session, and its chan
ces will be worse the next. The
President and his friends have given
up all hope of purchasing Dominica,
through a joint resolution of Con-
gress, though he is still anxious to
have the commissioners sent to San
Domingo to report ON the condition
of the Island etc. Mr.. Joseph W.
Fabiens, Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary of the Dom
inican Republic, who is here, says
that if the commissioners will leave
New York on the 18th inst. and land
at Puerto Plata, on the North side of
the Island and get horses, and cross
the Island in o South Ealterly di-
rection, passing through the towns
along the route, and stopping at
some of the principal places, and af-
ter reaching Labcga, which is SO
miles from Puerto Plata, they might
continue their journey direct to st.
Domingo City, where a steamer
could be ready to convey them to
Aqua. one of the principal cities,
where the labors of the commission
might be brought to a close. Mr..
Fabiens thinks that commission can
complete their duties in from Is to
20 days, and with fast sailing YES
sci reach Norfolk by the 18th of Feb
ruary in time to rush the job through
Congress. He is trying to scare
Congress by saying that the North
German Confederation will buy San
Domingo, if we do not. Mr.. Fabi-
ems is very kind to point out how
the thing may be done; but the Dem
oc.ats in Congress will, by dilatory
motions ETC., retard the passage of
the resolution as long as possible.
Ben Butler and Mr.. Orth, the latter
who expects to be one of the commits
sioners, assure the President that
the resolution will pass the House
this week. A new treaty is all that
is left for Grant, and he will clutch
at that plan of accomplishing what
has now turned out to be an admin
istration measure and the party have
been whipped and cajoled or brought
into it's support. The message of the
President in answer to Senator Nor
toms resolution with regard to the
condition of the South, and especial
ly the doings of the Ku-Klux, will
probably be sent in to-day. The
description by the Ghost in Hamlet,
of the horrors of his prison house,
which he did not tell but only limited
at, but if he had told would have
made young Hamlet's blood freeze in
his veins and his knotted and COM
bined locks to part, and each partic-
ular hair to stand on end. like quilts
on the fretful porcupine, and divers
other consequences of like nature,
is pleasant and agreeable reading
compared with the horrible and
bloody deeds which will be related
to ''loil Senators" though the medi-
um of the Presidents message. The
only reason why the blood of Sena-
tors will not conjeal in their veins at
the recital Of the bloody Ku-Klux
deeds, will be because of the intense
heat of the Senate chamber, and the
why their hair won't stand on end
with horror, is because most of them
have none, and some have kink in
it, for example, Revels, the negro,
and Conkling, the blonde. But their
ever "loil" hearts will bleed, and
their Indignation will boil over and
then, as soothing syrup, Morton
will urge that dose of reconstruc-
ton be administered to the Southern
States, to purge them of the terrible
bile of Democracy which Grant
knows is bad for the Radical success
sion and must be got rid of at once.
That Grant can carry his design OF
again applying the screws of recon
struction, is not so certain. The re-
cent elections, wherein the people
spoke SO plainly, will be needed by
some Radical Senators, who read the
the signs of the times Alright. Yet in
their desperation, and lack Of every
feeling of right, honesty or justice,
there is no telling how far they may
go.
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