The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-03-08
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.
WASHINGTON, D. c.,
February 20, 1871.

ana Ieuiioy i'aiit' % " Il
n it's holiday attire, decked most Il
,aily for the fete. The day is clear k
md the air as balmy as a day IN "
Nav. We are in the midst OF horse I
,acing, tournaments masquerading t
md a thousand and one develtries, q
,tc. The city is filled with strangers i
and the streets are crowded. The
avenue during the evenings will pre-
sent most brilliant appearance from
the calcium and gas lights with which
it will be illuminated. Congress as
usual, holds high carnival on capitol
hill, but with the jollity going on in
the streets it is not to be expected
that they will remain long in session,
but will soon adjourn from their dig
nified places and join the carnivalers.
It is not expected however that the
Radical portion of them will cut up
any monkey shines which will out
do some of their capers while in
Congress.
The President denies that the ad-
ministration contemplates submitting
proposition to purchase q portion
of the British territory on the Amer
lean frontier. The Presidents denial
is not worth the paper on which it is
written, so little does his veracity
amount to. But to acquire British
territory to the North of us was the
prime motive in Mr.. Summers reject
ing the Johnson Clarendon treaty;
that part of the programme may be,
and probably is, changed on account
of Summers fall out with his excel
lency. Again Senator Howard intro
duced q resolution on Saturday re-
F, commenting the High-Commission
7 TO provide for the cession to the Uni,
ted States, of SO much, at least, OF the
British possessions as lies to the
westward of Hudson's Bay and the
main channels connecting it with the
Arctic ocean and the outlet of Lake
Il Superior, with the right of free navi
- CATION through the .navigable waters
Il to the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans
IS Senator Howard is one of the Presi
# dents mouth-pleces in the Senate
l. and this may or may not be plal
y of the Presidents, but it purpose
20 the very same thing with which he
charged and denies.
81 The High Commission will organ
" ize for business about the first {
March. It is thought on account {
a. this commission sitting here thf
Congress (the next) will be in sessio
$, until May, at least 1t is spoken vel
" plainly. by both Radicals and DEM
n Gratis, that the itching palm OF Il
e's President has contrived to make Il
10 settlement of our differences vii
in Great Britain, another job similar
i, the farming out of the eabinet.at au
~ ton. The gold panic swindie al
at, the San Domingo job and tn
la "there's money in it." The THU
will bear watching. A job, a job, +
at, decat job.
Senator-elect Vance, of North Ca
5 a DINA, who has been here for sol
yes time past, trying to get his disabiliti
!. removed, has gone home. A nu
- Der of leading Radicals would W
for him, but the rabid ones, who {
Of in the majority will not. In view
len the certainty that he will not be p
the mitted to take his seat; and the
the t, forts of the scaly Carpet-bagger, 4
me bott, to retain possession OF it,
the ground that he received the hie
i low est number Of votes cast for an eli
Die candidate and is therefore Ell
Bill tied to the seat. Governor Val
y a should resign and give the Legi'
ture the opportunity to elect an
nan gible candidate.
'ers. There is quite an effort being m
the by the Radical newspapers to &C
mas up the charges which were brou
leila against General Parker, Commissi
thel, er of the Indian Bureau, by stat
H. u. in advance of the report of the C
n mittee who Investigated the foul
tor mess, that the Commissioner is
htor implicated, but it will not do sc
Ken as the public are concerned.
t, is robbery of the Indians, on fea1
ar Of ly large scale, has been proven
Their. and General Parker eithe. is utt
rmer incompetent or is one of the THE
,;ster ring. On which ground Mr.. p
Their. dent will you remove him y
wing tb;s ;s the season for Coneressi
onnd white washing, will it require
ADLER than one coat to cover up the
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