Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1877-11-17
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
WAssIiNGfUN, 3: c.; Nov. 5tb. 1877.

day,) out of respect to fallen foe, O. p,
Morton, and therefore we have no news
of interest from that quarter to commu.
nicate except to note the fact that the
Senate at present is represented by Re.
tdfuing Board Anderson, who arrived
here and joined Ills co-conspiratot, Wells.
1t seems impossible for these fellows to
keep away from our city, since their trial
Is liable to be called ut New Orleans at
any moment. We hbped Rutherford
Hayes, would relieve us Of these neuis-
antes but they still hang around the
throne, O, tempora, o, mores. Quite a
number of members of both Houses have
taken advantage of the adjournment on
account of the death of Morton, and have
gono homo to participate in the elections
that come off tomorrow in the different
States. The general impression here is
that the decrease in tho vOt6 will be
more among the RAIDS than Oh our side.
None of the RAIDS around town have any
hope of Pennsylvania and New York, and
! very few have any of Wisconsin, whilst
some few Can be found who claim Massa-
chusetts, although even that seems to he
forlorn hope, and here We beg leave to
draw the curtain for the present:
Pennsylvania has been so far removed
from the Ra Is just at this time, that the
india Rubber roles of civil service reform
won't bring her back to tho folds of Radi-
calisln: All around town she is given
up to the Democrats as beyond the shad-
ow of a doubt, and the transportation Of
the clerks homo to vote has only been
done for the looks of tile til ing. Their
time could have beeli much bettGt en-
ployed at their desks. John welsh the
newly appointed and as yet on-confirm
ed Minister to England, and of the blue
stocking Presbyterian persuation, was
so appointed for defeating Sunstroke
Blaine ut Cincinnati, and tfiess qualifica-
tiun only, arS his main Qualities for the
highest office within the gift of the Presi-
dent. His fitness for the position in point
of ability. refinement and knowledge
of "diplomat:c fncssc," are abopt as 4, eat
Il failure as mis- brother Bill welsh was
for 1udlan Commissioners. Speaker Ran
dalFs committees elicit quite a u,nlnimity
Of favorable comment here even among
the RAIDS. In poiut OF address, no less
than ability aud accomplishment, they
are worthy representatives Of u peUple
who for the PAST Gcniurv are ,endwno Il
for Intelligence, good breeding aud high
sense Of manhood. Good for Mr.. Randall
is the best shot we can fire at them for
the present. The Secretary Of thB Cli:-
nese legation whispers scented celestial
broken English accents to our society
bellies, whilst the girls, the beautiful
girls talk broken China back in love ac-
cents to the almond eyed Melic:,n' man
of China. The Speakgrs appointment of
Texas Schleicker, as chaifmaii of the
Committee on RAILWAYS. has stirred up
quite a breeze midst the Rail-roatlltes:
It was Schleickcr than they SUPPOSED his
pacifcations wehts fhe administration
has appointed the Goth Of Nov. pcox.. for
thanks giving. Now get out your 'ker-
chiefs" and weep for labor s;' likes, savings
bank failures, Sitting Eull, Chief Joseph
and Freedman's Bureau, oil oh! How
ard it is to part with the dear oues.
The Iodian affairs committee have
Hooker on il. We Thought we bad
about enengh hookcrs ON Indian affairs,
even Gail, Blaine and Halrilton would
admit that. Li"t]e-b;y-man, A,eck Ste
pbeps is chairman Of the Committee on
Weights and Measures aud lie is neither
long, broad nor thick We appreherd he'll
find serious difficulty in balancing the
public scales: Mr.. Hayes has given the
New Yorker disgrantess a dose Of Slough
toms bitters by appointing "E. W." to
tie Russian Mission, and now they'll be
Russian Conkling in ::ther'n.'' Ben But
ler being ON the CommiStee on judiciary
intends to attempt a solution Of 'sthe
tail wagging the dog" but he'll find it u
very, very knotty Finance. IF there is
a subject that has been worn almost |
thread-bare 1t is that which heads this
item. Our Congressional solons seem to
proceed with the idea tEat The financial
system Of our couo;.y eau 1'e regulated
at will by party caucus, and from that
down to u secondhand primary meet
ing, the standard o. money being merely
a thing of modification by Congressional |
the basis Of our currency
being as changeable as a political plat
form, and at last begin to see the folly Of
such wisdom and axe abont to settle down
to something like relief to tire country,
which we hope it will be our pleasure to
give to your many renders in our next. |
An effort was made last weok to repeal [
the resumption act. The Radicals claim /
this as their pet measure whtIs5 the vote |
showed that Jhev voted for IL, aud the /
Democrats against it, hich plainly in
l:catcs chat slle buzz;eriis OF she great /
party of mo:al ideas desire still longer
to fstten upon tl.e e;sscassesy as they re-