Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-05-11
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.
WARRINGTON, u. c.,

WARRINGTON, d. c., May 4. 1e75.
Editor SENTINEL:
In Congress both Houses occu>
pied their time during the past
week with regular business, moth |
ing unusual occurring to disturb
Congressional pl"cid.sess save the
speech of Mr.. voorhees, in the
Senate upon the Resumption act
which vas certainly mastery
effo t, whether his views were col.
rect or not so much 80 that We
must ask the j diligence OF your
many readers to quote the opening
thereof, he charged. THAT misery
and suffering lndescribable had
followed the attempt to contract
the currency 10 meet resunptlon,
aud that in tho efnrt ten m,ll,on
dollars had been sacrificed. The
House had cbeyed the popular will.
aud repealed the odious acts, AID
tor i've months the responsibility
had rested on the Senate. Had
that body acted promptly, the
amount of suffering that Nigh
have bet saved can never be e-tl-
mated. But it was said the worst
had been passed. He hid con-
suited the Statistics and found that
the amount involved in failures was
$82, O7S 826, which was $27 $40 :
uO9 ~ excess Of the same pe .od
i. 1877. AUD $7.434,67O over 1876.
During three years when int'uon
was at its hight, Of 1868 I'll %
the failures were but $4,000 lob
or about one third 10 the Whole
term OF three years, OF what il was
during the short three months Of
the present. year. With this briel
Synopsis Of Congressional doings,
we turn our pen 10 the political
programme, as at present madt
Oat.
The day of Judgment and OF ii
ual reckoning OF Radical rascali1y
has arrived, for on Monday prox'
mo resolution for All ,nvestga
i, t,on into the late Electoral Frauds
will be introduced into the a"u.'
. by Mr.. Potter, OF New 70 K
which will be accompanied by tn
ur,giua. documents comprising th'
l recent Florida revelations. tol
lowed COSBY up by a fight owe
l the returns from LOUISIANA. II
the latter case the Radicals al
.s,ng tue game O: ''brag" to pre-
B vent our democratic friends irou
opening W that ditch OF rad'ca
;, eruption. Their tacucs IS to &c
cuse aud banter the dcm.c"a. Wit
share III the ii auds committed
New Orleans, in order 10 stav
, of any Inquiry IN that C'rcctlo:
- bu, our democratic friends doh'
j. scare wol til y cent, aud reply
e the tauullng accusation OF ye ha~
O hat they are determined 10 60 IL
@ to tue Louis. ana business deep IL
% matter if a lew democrats shoui
II be s,gned, which Causes ye R~d1c'
10 sia.e with astonsh uent al
ID soulrm with sLch degree of vi
IL easlnSss that Que would suppos
d ,he.r fingers were already beiA
g plnched by u Democratic Wrench
70 he ConklIng war against NJ
70 H., t. is to he me, by The attacke
/ kulherto, d, witt. ID bundle OF nom
l. uatlous Tor the New York pos
uou. (neretoivle filed with Cunl
linslles) in the interest OF IL
ADMINISTRATION. The names OF Il
.ucky ones ave Kept under cover
sec. ecy until tue sentiments OF II
Senate ia regari thereto has Dee
ae sounded pretty thoroughly as
g. theli confirmation, but through OF
~ .Luuis.llunal nose, VIC have asce
u tanned ,hal both zen. DIX a..u ~
IL Governor Benton Will Oe num'ni
he ted ivr the TWO most prom'ne
&C. faces. The uloouy chas.A Octwe'
p HAYES aud C.nkung IS 81 wa
RI auu stliI wluenln4 lhat we are a
rs lnorized 10 contradict the rumor
en- overlures y Hayes to Conan
GU as ue.ug wi.huut Tue s IL hlest lou
." uallou whatever.
g Mac Wells and Co conSpIra1C
u 10 the iate Presidential steal
-" .jo.clng over .he co-hrma'lon
one Iau.ca. smith, as collector
40 INC Port OF New Orleaus, aud Gu
-. ,euu tnat II Is An endorsement
ed their conduct during the canv'
he o: ,he volts oy The Return
,or Board, which 10 us means noun
ed. moro Or less han that the Rld'
err ,r,ayp iu.l,ties all their dewitt