The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-03-01

from the charge of any connection
with the Credit Mobilier matter.
This certainly is perfectly consistent
with the tactics of that broken down
party. It is exceedingly gratifying
that the Republican party does not
consider the political policy OF the
party, and through the newspaper
press of the country has encouraged
investigation, regardless upon whose
heads it might fall, whether demo-
Gratis or republicans, justly claiming
that it as q party has nothing to do
with the private speculative transac-
tons Of it's members, and to that end
is ever ready to criticise their actions
as it would the actions of any member
Of the Democratic party. -st.-
The testimony of Senator Logan
before the Senate Committee is entire
ly satisfactory to outsiders as well as
the committee, that his connection
with the Credit Mobilier was honora-
BILE; also that of Wilson was equally
honorable. But with Senator Patter-
son, it is entirely different. Mr.. Pat
tcrson has had, all along, the unlimit-
ed confidence of the people here, and
when his letter was produced by
Ames suggesting, to said Ames, what
he should testify to i'll order to ex-
onerate him P.) from censure, the
people felt like exclaiming, lis it pos
sible that Senator Patterson is such a
man." Whatever the excuse he may
make does not suffice. He is branded
as prevaricator and unworthy the
confidence of any one. His friends
still hope for his redemption however.
Reliable statistics, which your cor
respondent CLEANS from one of the
Departments, show the English cotton
manufacture supports about one-sixth
of the population. It is estimated that
the poTer-looms now engaged u this
industry, turn out fourteen million
yards, or eight thousand miles of cot
ton cloth per day.. Every spindle in
the spinning mills works up fifty times
as much cotton, in a given time, as
did the spindles of fifty years ago. It
is machinery that gives to England
her pre-Spinence in this and other
branches of manufacture. We are
rapidly oyerhauling her, and by the
close of this century, will have pluck
ed the diadem ofindustrial supremacy
form her naughty brow.
Russian aggression in Asia is not
confined to Turkestan. Within the
past year, advances have been made
toward the Chinese Capital, and the
eelestials are compelled, in helpless
dismay, TO see the Siberian frontier
sweeping down upon them. Already
the Russian flag flies along the coast
halfway down the sea of Japan. Rus
STA has long been seeking to battle her
frozen feet in the warm waters of the
South, hAt hitherto has found her
way hedged up. The contest for Asia
tic Empire lies between her and Eng
land. There will yet be a collision
but the time is not come, Russia will
await, before provoking the contest of
the Anglo Indian Empire, till she has
secured her railway communications
through Turlzestan.
A French play wright has lately
placed upon the stage a drama sharply
satilizing American institutions and
democracy in general. The French
government, fearing our government
would take offence, interdicted the
play unless the writer would obtain
from the American minister at Paris
an assurance that it would be received
III good part. Mr.. Washburn in effect
says: We don't care a straw about it,
ms all seems very funny to US. Our
institutions are the object of the most
reckless abuse, even by officials in
w ashington, drawing support from
the government, yet nobody seems to
care. We are not sensitive to abuse
like i'll established governments. Our
government is by the people, of the
people and for the people. They are
continually changing its personnel,
but never think Of pulling it down.
The Japanese government, two
years ago, placed loan Of s5,00O,ooo
in the London market, which was