, 1879-01-27


New Orleans Times, under date OF Jan. "a,
sends TO that paper the following dispatch,
which contains IN interesting statement Of
another plnn a. tho Southern members To
bulldoze The North into granting them the
appropriation for the Mississippi 1eveea:
:WAsuiyu1ox. Jan. ~. 2.~'rhersia likely to ho
change In tho tactics OF tho Southern members Of
Congress who wish 10 have something done to 70.
claim and protect tbs euviA1 lands Of tho Milsfs
sppi and It's tributaries.
''Thc plan suggested Is that tha Southern men
shall oppose ovcry Appropriation for tho benefit Of
Northern and Western States, until somathing ia
done for the lcsccs.
'tTherc arc ninety .two Southern members Ii tho
1ouse Democratic cancua Of 147 members. II they
will stick together they can coatfol The caucus,
and dcfeat every Western and northern appropria'
ton ~ 1t Is made.
''Ncw York wants million or two 10 complete
her harborn; Connecticut II asktng for large
amonnt to Improve the hatbor Of Now Haven; Chi.
caso Is yelling for money 10 make somo now In
proycmcn.s In the harbor there; Cleveland. Duf1a-
10, Aflwsukec, Sandusky, Detroit mud all the rest
want appropriations.
"The Southern plan II. therefore, To blsndly
say 10 the able members who want tho AppropfiA-
tions mentioned. Certainly, gentlemen: hut va
want tnts levee bill first, snd Nc mean Ia vota
rquatc1y agafnss any ythlnR for any other section
nnt'l We get It. wa regret vesJ much that wo
navs 10 'ase saen e course 20 OBTAIN "nat VIC ate
w.. ~ ~ 49, .,,.d ~ ~ ~. ~ o o'ase na
good. Whom Va Ask you 10 help NJ, Jou and your
newspapers call our respectable enlreasies for
sons assistance to kecn tho Miss['s'pp' Rivers "a
. h".. -, so,a
nronrIst,on rou ak, no mst,.r far what nurnoss.
until you gtYe us lhc very reasonable re,ei va 40
much need .,-
aese IL out iltt'c oooos tnat tnls p'Aa "oa'a
,sTt r,a orta,n.,,y ,nugc,ted @ bv Gan. cu.,r,n.
Of Mtssspp, last session. but sonnc of ths weaker
kind Of tho Southern members thought It looked
little too much like coercion.
eo.,nr ~. ~ ...,s s'a ,a,s ~.
Mill. .spd.ra..f poiey, /, for one. bsys CONS
here to hep my constltuents. and will bs llcsscd
Il don't Intent to do It In soma way continued
tao gas". % ol lug s's. . 'on OF
..1en, G1n.o, rsyor, some .ucb @ nlan. .,.c .ra
It Is believed thas It can b made to work, especial
" Us moro than half the Southern mcmbess ezpresa
,xI ho o..!I, liz c.,1icn Y' VI s'"so'' II
The blustor and braooadocio of ou11uzna
G1nsos. and tho other southern Drioad;ara
nre Of q niece with thu general couduct of
the South since thc War. Having surceefied
In bu,ldozlno the negroes with s,1ccesa thev
now proposo 10 try It's cflcacy upou tho
North. Il will not succeed. however. Tho
sentiment Of the peopls Of tho North is
aoainst appropriations a. d rule. as tbs 1aroa
nroportion of them ar, in tha Intereets of
lubbvista md sneculators. Wbntayer IL ,cal.
" uootlod. and ia Of reol Ynluo In t4evolon;uo
tho resources of tho North and Wost and
extending their commerce, will be passed.
tho South to ths contrary notvithatant1;n1
10 that the most useful thing tho Brioat1io,a
can do is to fight tho whole Of tbom, Dv
this mems, while tho North would got Whit
is really valuable. mapy tlisroputab,o schom az
for ffittcriuo away tho publio money will
10 defeated. oven thounh tha soAt,,.
crn Drivadicra aro inspired gImply
by ,notiyea of revenge. It mny sur,
prise ths South, when It sprIngs ita
| littlo conspiracy upon Congress, to flud TINT
| 1t will OCCASION no hostile comment in TIN
North; but, on tho other hand. will be- 70.
ceiyed with son,oth1ng like gratitude, not
withstaudlng tho ant,nus OF it's action, Tho
South, always greedy for approprlotIoas.
will find that tho Northern peoplo arc strong,
ly opposed to tho grab-Ramo, and ar, in
favor Of kceping tho public money In tic
Treasury ut a timo when tho Sinking Fuud
IL almost exhausted. and tho reyenuo IN fill.
iny otf. and thorn In scorealv p,on,v onouo,,
to meet tho current EXPENSES Of tho Govern,
mont. The Southern Dripmliors aro tlere.
foro welcome to commence their onposit;on
to aupronrfatIons at onco. and II thov cnn
sueceed in heodino off md tivnrt,no tla t7o.
signs Of lobbyists and speculators In tl1ci,
rnit,s unon ti,o Troa,urv ttev w;), carn tho
prnti,naa of Tho North. howa,or l;t,,a ,t,.x
mak nccomulish in sntiafyinu tnetr vsvsur7o
Wo fear. however, TINT the Dr,padiar,
frnm tha Sji,sf,atpni vc,1av gt.tex whsn tho,
cono In ,},e o,oanlzation ~ tl,e,r forc.s ,yi;1
find scrions obstae1es il, tho wav NJ h,n<,in.
Tho goutbern mamtcra tooothrr Win, ~
t.reat hava KanIuchv Sort,, and s,r,,
onrollnn. oeoro;a. Flori1o. viru;nt. an,