New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-02-03
Especial Correspondence of the Repnblican.
FROM WASHINGTON.


The Presidents Conc and his Viola
ton Of the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Gem
eral Williams Friendship for Report-
ers-Newspaper Row Draws an Inter-
ence-The Inquest and the washington
Treaty-The Administrators New Mu-
nicipal Government of Washington to
be Investisated-New Orleans Custoni-
house Investi9ali0n-New System OF
Transportation.
WASHINGTON, January y. 1872.
The final though tardy action of the Sec
retary of war in ordering General Emory
to hold the troops in readiness to preserve
order in case the Carter mob should at
tempt to take possession Of the Louisiana
State government. is regarded here by pub
lie men of both parties as virtual though
reluctant concession on the part of the ad-
ministration to the demand of Governor
WarmOth and this. notwithstanding the
declaration of the President that he had
no intention of deviating from the policy
announced in the already famous dispatch
of the fifteenth instant from the Attorney
General Backed up as this demand was
bv the REPUBLICAN,, and closely followed
bv events which demonstrated to the coun-
try its necessity. the President could not
gracefully, nor without cl0udlng his
chances for the future, refuse longer to in
terpose the federal power. Here was violent
and armed faction in open war with, and
threatening to overthrow, the lawfully con
stituted authority of the State-threatenlng
the most grievous of social disorders. 1t
was to prevent this threat from being
carried into execution that the troops were
called for In making his demand. Gov
ernor WarmOth not only exercised "a
privilege, but. more than that, he per
formed duty-he obeyed the constitution.
The President had no right to take
cognizance of the causes of the con
test His duty was simple enough. 1t
was this, and this only: to see and under
stand the fact communicated TO him
Sy the Governor that a state of affairs ex-
listed requiring the presence OF soldiers, and
to Immediately order them to the spot.
He had no business to attempt to reach be-
yOnd this fact; worse than that. by doing
80. he violated the constitution. Mr.. Viii
liams' dispatch referred to above, has been
the subject of a good deal of mirth and rid
icule even among the mediocrity. who are
bv no means insensible to the stupidity of
their Attorney General. Shortly after he
was elevated to his present dignity he had
the goodness to publish to Newspapers Row
that he was an especial friend of the report
ers. and that he would not emulate the reti-
cent example OF his predecessor. OF course
the ..Row liked that well enough. but having
a very ugly propensity of inIuirng into the
meaning of things and of inferring hugely.
it fell to. and after a profound analysis Of
the circumstances. and a conclusion labori-
ously reached, whisperingly congratulated
itself that the Attorney General was hat IN
hand before it. had sundry cavings III OF
the diaphram and tendency to shake
~ the knee" Now. this conclusion having
the weight of State secret, bore heavily
upon the mind of the Row, and set it to
thinking more vigorously than ever. still in
search of causes. This relation with the
ATTORNEY General was determined to be a
dead fact An inquest was held, and so
the jury decided, saving that it came to its
death by combination of circumstances,
but chiefly by the Washington treaty.
NEW ORLEANS CU>TOMHOU>E ISvE,TIGA-
TON.
From outcroppings here. there is little
doubt that the congressional committee
charged with the duty of investigating the
frauds of the New Orleans Cnstomhouse
will find state of affairs equal to, if not
far worse than that recently disclosed in the
New York Customhouse.
WASHINGTON CITY GOVERNMENT.
The new municipal government of this
District is already in hot water. and sub
ject for congressional investigation. me-
mortal is sent to Congress, signed by a
thousand citizens. property holders OF
Washington. a considerable number OF
whom are of the wealthiest and mos: III
| huential in the city. The movement, it VIII
be seen, is directed chiefly against the Board
of Public Works. 1t is claimed that too
much power has been delegated to them
| for purposes of public impr. vement. These
memorialists are of the party who last year
attempted to procure an in junction restrain
ing the Territorial Legislature from ievying
the enormous amount Of taxes required fo1
carrying out the extravagant plans OF the
board.
As the subject is one of national interest
I send the fell text of the memorial:
| To the Honorable Senate ard House of Representa-
tives of the United States IN Congress ASSEM-
bled:
Your memOrialsts. citizens and tax
PAYERS of the District Of Columbia. de
sirous of securing good government pro
noting the general prosperity, and secur
ing an economical administration OF thu
municipal affairs of the said District, re
spectfully declare that the charge brough
against us of being ''enemIes to improve
ment" has no foundation either in fact o.
fair inference. We are in favor OF judiciou
improvements, and of liberal expenditure
to meet them; but we oppose the so-called
improvements of the Board Of Public
Works. for these reasons
|. The thirty-seventh section of the &c
of February II, 1871 has been violated il
several particulars; the Board of Publi
Works have usurped authority to make i'm
provements not 'authorized by law" no
Entrusted to their charge Ivy the Legisla
tive Assembly or Congress.
9 The plain intent OF the act. that tw,
members of the board should be citizen
and residents of the city OF Washington
has been violated.
3. In seven months appropriations fo
contingent expenses have been demanded b,
} the executive and the board, and made b.
the Legislature, to the extraordinar.
amount of over two hundred thousand dol
lars
4. Whereas it was expressly provide
that there should be a civil engineer on TIA
board at a salary Of $500 per annum, pail
by the United States government. the boar