The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-05-31
WASHINGTON CoRREsPoNDr1es
WASHINGTON, D. G.
Nav 15th TO-,

f's' io"' u"ss Tie COmm;,
tee On Foreign Relations have been -
aiming the High Joint treaty .,a
day it will be presented to tia. a 10
pound of education and Ignorance
fi"ement and vulsarity, gentlemen !. re- !,
snobs, ability and pretensiops 49, aug
men and adventures, and hoDe,t. a'es-
dishonesty yclept the Senate - " !,
United States, without amendme,, =, )
ratification. Senators Camera. ~ 'Or
ton, Harlin and Hamlin, who rs.. o
lars marked o. S. g., Swallowed ~, !,
work of the High Jointers at Thai. 'ns
ter's bidding without maxine as-
face, and opposed all amepdms... Wy
Senators Schurz and Patterson D.. ss'
calls, who are not Presidential be..., s.-
and the Democratic casserly vote, ss'. =
amend, which they will do w,,sa !. 20
treaty is before the Senate. Tha.s ae
no doubt but that a number Of .mo,a =
ments will be added, as there ia as,...
deal Of dissatisfaction at difFtru. A'
tons of the treaty, and majority ON.
ly is required to amend, though, rate.
alton requires thirds. For v.,;.s
causes there is being developed st,ons
and growing opposition to the tre.ts
The treaty was much STRONGER VII
first presented to the Senate than !. !
to-day, it don't bear examination ,.s
grows weaker with time. At present.
look upon its ratification AZ ce,..;
but there is no telling what few d.r'
may bring forth. The looseness Of n.
treaty is the subject of general rer,,,.
and amendments will be Offered - !,
to make clear exactly what is neon,
and not leave us at the mercy Of fla
English Jockeys when they may desir
to construe the treaty to suit them.
selves. The history of English diplo.
macy is not such as to warrant M !,
trusting ourselves entirely to hes sense
of right and justice. The Enplish ana
a great people, but when their tisdeor
business interests are involved tbev
are a set of peddlers-they don't rise
to the dignity of "shopkeepen,a d tie
great Napoleon contemptuously tenn
ed them. If the protocol could ouIy
be made public it would show that ths
"give aud take" system on which tie
treaty was made means that instead If
a body of diplomats and Statesmen tn.
ing to settle national difficulty on tle
recognized principles of international
law and for the adoption Of broad
and liberal treaty between the two Da-
tons for future guidance, it. Was :
dicker between two sets of peddlen in
which one pecuniary advantage was
given in return for another. The apol-
ogy which Great Britain makes Us for
her action during the late war, said By
Radical journals to be in the treaty,
have not been able to find. do End,
however, an expression Of regret that
the Alabama escaped from England
and carried on her depredations On
American commerce. / am not sun
that put much faith in the regrets d
great Britain when We know that the
work of the Alabama was the cause Of
our commerce being totally destroyed,
much to England's benefit, as she sue
ceeded to it and has it yet. If this is
an apology for our National losses''
so much prated about by Grant, Sum
ner and Chandler, when nothing less
than an immense sum of cash and John
Bull on his knees would soothe our
wounded honor, it is the lightest apol-
ogy ever made to government or indi-
vidual. Before the 'eHigh joint i
dissected by our solons there Will be
lively times over it, and by June LIST il
will be ratified or otherwise.
Commissioners Pleasanton in Jannar
ry last decided that the Act of Jul!
IA 1870, did not authorize the levyinl
and collecting of a dividend tax upol
dividends during the last FIVE months
of that year, and that the assessment
be struck from the lists, and where
paid the Collector should assist in hay-
ing the tax refunded. In the case OF
the Second National Bank Of Elmirs,
New York, Attorney General Akerman
reversed the ruling of Commissioner
Pleasanton, and holds, that the taxes
could be legally collected. This u .
very important decision. The amount
involved is about $4,000, 600. When
Pleasanton, who is one of the military
ring and they are all on the make, VA
appointed it was charged that it was
done in the interest Of railroad ana
other corporations.- His decision -
this case, and his officiousness in or
dering his subordinates to assist IN
having the tax refunded, seems to give
color 20 the charge. If his decision
was made with interested motives, W
has missed big haul, and the ring .
which is prominent member, Do dose
on big hauls. !.
Greeley who bought, through W.
agent here, the copy of the new treaty,