Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1879-02-15
THE ENTERING WEDGE.

IN the announcement of the passage
Of the Mississippi levee commission bill
nv the House q ''rebel yelp' of eNultat!on
sounded through the Mississippi valley
Though it only appropriates S25o,ooo, u.
is regarded as q great triumph, 1or ~
seeks to open the door of tho Treasury 10
the hungry swarm of plunderers WIN;
when it is once opened, will take soou
care under Democratic domlnatlon CnaU
il shall not be closed again until 10y
have withdrawn therefrom as many MI
lions as there are thousands named IN the
bill. This measure is the flank movement
of those who have become convinced 'h!'
they cannot carry their levee anu ahu1.
al reclamation schemes directly TO tne
vaults of the Treasury. Ihey arc 10"
aiming at that point Dy S"u af n cir cir
Banners and miners. Hence the small
sum named in the first instance as an en-
terinp wedge, to avoid public attention
and Certain defeat. The country IS not
ready to yield itself up entirely to the
tender mercies of these hungry scheiners
and jobhers, and they Know ~, aut
that reason the initial appropriations
named is Il mere bagatelle: 1t remains
for Republican Senate to decide wheth-
| or or not this initiative step shan De sue,
cesst'nl, and it is to be hoped that 1T Will
examine the case carefully before IT gives
it's assent to q measure OF 50 much lnlPol
lance to the present and future. Leu
, this entering wedge be laid aside and
away until the party of assumed retrench-
. ment and reform has full power to dis-
nose of it under Democratic usage, Wnen
that party will bear the full responsibility
, of the swindlo. If anything is done' II
2 should be with a view to opening up ;.l
Q outlet for the surplus waters, so tha1 tht
overflow may be averted. Inc ie!ee s!s
tenn has proved failure. The Mlssissip
s nj continues it's oven flow, and, tnonSl
millions are expended in these futile at
tempts to reclaim the alluvial lands a
s public expense, it will never be accom-
b plished in that way. Vast sums Oh nl" ~
ey NAV be expended aud jobbers may u
enriched, but the Mississippi Valleys Cal
: never be protected from flood throus
o the system proposed by those cunning
J., architects Of jobbero."
Tho above is from the National Repuo
lican, published at Washington and is
n fair specimen of the Unsuitable anlmoslt
= of the Radical party North, against eve
i rv effort looking to the improvement
n, southern resorces. for the National wei
,h fare. The radicals of the North, and no
ID unfreuuently DEMOCRATS of the sam Sc
ton, mako nothing of fighting eve'
measure looking to the development
no the South, while they with lavlshue
i. unprecedented vote appropriations 1
cl- the improvements of little creeks III the
IT. States that can scarcely float boat drl'
iu ing 4 feet of water. There was no wo
IL, of complaint from these hypocritlcal al
III sectional varlets when to the State
New York alone was appropriated NC
of money than the whole South got out
,o River ard Harbor appropriation. A
nc vet Mr.. Blaine, Conkling, ct ais, think
.tv strange that we of the South don't 10
~ their selfish and vindictive people. VIII
or justice IS oohe W Uno
Jar South, tneh 'ne Noi'n "A'A 49,
ly feeling from Southern people, out
Southcrner will ever be Whipped into
led expression of sentiment they cannot Il