The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-20
THE ADMINISTRATION JOLLIFIEs
OVER THE DECISION I'm THE AMBER
SON CAsE-ANDERsON WILL NOW
DEMAND THE COLLECTORsHIP.
The Dorsey Mail Contract Frauds-Da0r.
keeper P0lk--PrOspect of Lively
Time i'm the House.
[speeial to the Democrat.]


[speeial to the Democrat
WAsH1FToN. March 1s.-The Cabinet meeting
to-day consisted mainly of iolliHca'ion over
the lease of the criminal accomplices OF the
administration In Louisiana. and the
time was divided between the expression
Of coDgraulation to themselves at their
lucky escape and OF gratitude to
the supreme Court for coming 50 manful'y to
their rescue. The result was that the Collector
ship question was not disposed Of as had been
expected. Anderson, Wells, and the whole
gang to the number OF Ten or twefve. HrB ok
psoted here to-morrow night Or next day. and
they are reported to intend deTnan iink nothing
less than
The Appointment Of Anderson
himself to the Collectorship. Mr.. Hayes is not
altogether certain that 1t would not be the best
thing he could do to send Ander sons name In.
because he would be savagely rejected by the
Senate. and thus bis importunities be forever
silenced. DR.. Paterson. who Ia one OF Pack
ards backes. and has been well informed on
tt hese matters hitherto. told me tonight that he
thought such course likely to be taken BY
Hayes.
More complete reports of the nature OF the
supreme Courts decision have been received
to-day. and the feeling which described as sx-
listing last night has been greatly Intensified.
1t is becoming generally belit we'd here by the
CONGRESSMAN Leonard
that his death was caused by foul play, at the
hands Of jealous ban rival. Kellogg has
Just read letter written by him few hours
before he WIS seized with his fatal illness. la
which he spoke OF the peculiar treatment he
bad received, and expressed forebodings of
q fDr Nhn vurynfn io 1our II. .nrsp
now. however. as his entrails were removed for
embaiming purposes, and no post naortsm
analysis OF the contents Of his etoma h can be
h ID. But everybody familiar with the facts OF
the sit latfon susrects that he was poisoned.
TIE case OF Senator Dorsey. mentioned last
night continues to develop new facts more
and NOR to the detriment of that
Carpet-Bag ., atesman.
1t is probable that enough will be developed
to expel him from the Senate. The cause Of the
exposure Is d quarrel between the carpet bag
gers OF Arkansas, growing out of the Federal
patronage In that State. and they have begun to
20 for each others scaIps.
Dorsey claims that he can clear up the whole
matter, but 1t can be done only by sacrificing
his brother to the charge of having felonioua Iy
used his name. The chief importance OF the
case lies In the feet that the expulsion OF Dorsey
and the election OF Democrat in his place will
The senate to the Democrats,
and on this account all the political influences
of the Administration and the Repu blicans In
the Senate will be exhausted to save him.
Two reports were made to-day In the case OF
D0Orkeeper PONs,
one signed by the two Northern Democrats, one
Independent and the four Radicals on the com.
all oxt,o
corruption and malfeasance but recommend
ing his removal on general principles; and an
other. signed by the four Southern Democrats
on the committee,
Generating Him Entirely,
but recommending certain notifications In the
system of dispensing patronage.
large majority of the Dem ocrats, and many
of the Republicans. will favor the minority re-
port. and when the case is called up for action
next Tuesday, there will be lively time.
Southern Democrats as a class have baen get
ting madder and madder ever since the session
began. at the selfish and arrogant tactics of
their Northern brethren, and many of them are
disposed to resent. with some bitterness
the persecution to which Polk has been
subjected by certain Nothern Democrats s. in
order to get him out of the way to make place
for one of their own kind. The Southern men
say that they can't see much advantage in polit-
ical alliance with men who have voted steadily
against all their measures for local benefit and
who keep up sectionalism inside the Demo-
cratic party
Quite as Mean and ProscrIptive
as ever the Radical party did when 1t was in
power. The Doorkeeper's case is q compare
lively trivial matter. but 1t happens to be in
such shape as to afford just the pretext re-
quired for row, and the Northern Dem ocrats
are likely to get their fill of it. BUELL..
mote. The statement given above, that An
derson is expected to arrive at Washington to-
night or tomorrow. is evidently erroneous, as
he is not yet out of prison; is not likely to be
out for two or three weeks ia any event, and
has no sure thing of getting out at ALL