Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1877-11-03
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.
EDITOR SENTNEL.7


,WAsl1SGroN, D. c., Oct, %, 1877.
E4 In THE SENATE the contest over Louis.
lana and South Carolina Senatorships
has occupied the time of this wing of the
Capitol during the past week, rJThen We
mighty soloas met the democrats were
quite confident that the den, ocr.stic aspir
ants would be seated Immediately with
ont contention. But the tactics display
ell by the RAIDS, since our last. has caused
our democratic friends to be quite dis
gt1stcd rs well as desponhent Our friens
have quite mistaken their men, what
conld hc expected after the SN7 verdict.
Conld it he supposed that the RAIDS would
when with a two. thirds majority hereto
fore, they refused to be just. The force
of party necessity compels them to keep
the democratic vote, in that chamber
down, and we are surprised at the short
sightcaness of our Thurman and other
democratic friends, to suppose that the
RAIDS, would give anything like a fair deal
now. They are only Edmundscs, Conk-
iings and IIoats, at the very best, and no
force OF logic or law has any weight with
rad, with them the end .justifies the
means, with men OF suchilk. If our friends
would only display little of '.practical
politics. by protecting three or four SEN
ators from prosecution, not as democrats
but, rs independents, enon,"h votes conld
he secured to turn the scale, and the en-
tire sit,.atiCn would be theirs, Senate and
all. Onr leaders seem to be too confident
III the honor of the Radical leaders, it is
mere nonsense. Mr. Eustis' case is jeop-
arlizcd by Pinchbacl's (col'd.) new
claims, which have been worked up by
parties here. The RAIDS arc quite elatcd
at their new prospects,, and now openly
boast that all tho Republican contestants
will be seated. Two of the Senators who
were considered doubtful have now come
squarcly out for the Radical side Kelloggs
chances, have under tlle new development
gone up to par, and the vote of every rad
ical Senator is counted on for him, except
Christiancy's and that had better be
thrown in for good measure
TIE COLLECrOHSIlIP Or New ORLEANS
is not quite so complicated now as when
the position was first talked over, when
it was considered that Kcllogy's chances
for admission in the Senate was very slim.
Republicans, from Louisiana, now hero
claim that ifkellogg is admitted, Pack
ard will renew his efforts to regain pos
session of the State government, and it is
intiinated in political circles here that.
the leaders of Democracy in New Orleans
are dissatisfied with the Administration
OF Gov Nichols and somewhat sympa-
thize with such Il vancouver, but this is
regarded as a republican rlsc.
THE AUDACTrY OF KELLOGG and Pack
ard in claiming that after six months i'll
vestigation by State officials in Louisiana
and after the closest counting, nothing
has been found which reflects upon their
honor and uprightncss, surpasseth the
understanding Of any ordinary mortal ;
can such fellows be tolerated in {; respcc-
table community, by this we wish to be
distinctly understood as not instigating
assassination, lest ctoO, like Don Piatt,
of our 'Capitol' may be arrested and
placed under indictment, so we make this
explanation o t0rti0n, as the lawyers say.
.JEALOUSLY IN TIE CONSERVATIVE
| RANKS. seems to be, at present commend
ing too much prominence, and it looks as
though the Gisscnsions from Louisiana,
will work bad influences, upon both Mr.
Eustjs and Judge Spoffords, claims to
their seats in the Senate. In South Car
olna too the same animosity in our own
ranks seem to be prevailing, and it is as
serted that NJ. c. Buffers admission will
be opposed by leading officials from his
own party in that State. A pull alto
gcthcr just now will be the uture success
| Of the democratic party, erge, pull!
TIE IsEv1TABLE fate of the Republican
party after March 4, 1879 is that they
! must yield possession of the Senate to
their political opponents. aud this fact
| is having its weight with the sell out
| portion of their party, who are inclined
to mako some compromise with the Dem
! ocrats Judging from certain ovcrtures
| made Ivy them for "you tickle me, l
tickle you" kind OF settlement of the pres
ent democratic inability to control tho
| admission of the present contestants
! Tho overtures on the part of this pur-
| chaseabio wing of the Radical party,
were spuuc,l, without as rAuch as mo-
ments reflection by the Democrats. This
will of course have the effect to consoli-
| date the Radical vote, and a wholesale
! rejection of all democratic aspirants from
the contested Southern States, is momont-
arily looked for
| the Radicals, night or so ago, in the par
| lors of Cabinet officer, it was therein
developed that as the democrats were
! en.leavOring to force them to place them