The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-08-20

the crest truth Which you ought Ii
! have taught him, tina. his prosperity
and welfare are inseparably connec
ted with that Of his white neigh
bora.
Sensational story in tbs Jiercnr, s
Best Vein.
A FEDERAL FORTRESS WITHIN TIE Mo.
NlClpAL TERRITORY OF
NEW YORK.
For months past work has been
|qsiet'y and privately progressing
within the Sab, Treasury building,
corner Of Wall and William streets.
OF which the public knew aotiliig.-
IRat massive and extensive struc-
sU'e Is being converted into Il Fedc.
| Fal fort. Oh the pretelse Of protest.
INC the treasure deposited within 4;
eroH1 the hands Of rioters. Not ga
isfictl with adding for its protee..o
steel bar gratings the Federal Gus
efament is steeag thening tue psescns
iron shutters by quarter inch plates
Of steel, which are to be pierced lof
rides, and is about to build on lie
roof three steel tunnels, Oh wi!iJa
eating guns are to be placed. lie
gifemen viii thus be enabled 10
sweep The streets, and the guaaass
the toys Of the houses withia saa &c
Of the guns. Tt is expected thsl dis
fort will be completed and ready 81
Tain down q nartlerous Gre, il a s;at
should occur: by lie middle Of nexs
| September. A fort ia the midst Of
q great ity in time Of peace is ia
prece,lcatc,l in this country. Never
hefese has il ever been proposed to
transform a treasury building iiiao
IN arsenal for Government arms and
fostress blistling With canton. L.
is a big straw which shows ;yslicit
way The wind blp.Y<,. and the ,lase-
publican, cea:falizing and ,!e-I,ogic
designs Of he Radicals. II IS d. {:
peace with their third term ihnoy...
zion and their civil aaii military ter
roism at the polls ,islring State Gee,
lions. The conversion Of he New,
York Treasury building into a tors.
in the dense business portion of tile
city is but beginning. No one
need be assonished to see she mag
niacent Treasury building in Wash
ingtoa made fortress, with Calling
guns on its tuweted roof, or heavier
ordinaaae pointed toward Capitol
Hill, and from whence Congress
might be moaacea By President ia
disagreement With lhas body. Il
may seem but The fantasy of al I'M
easy dream now, but history has too
many examples of the unlawful AK!
nnhal!ewed acts of bad aad aspiring
men TO be passed By lightly. In
time every Treasury building in ev-
cry large city Of tie United States
may be made forssess to he used By
the Federal Government OIL the tnes
est pretence Of larger to the public
funds in an. locai eommotion. What
is doing in New Yo,k is a precedent.
There is no more danger now TO the
Sub Treasury than at any period OF
the eity's History during peace. No
cloud portends riot or any other
local disturbance. Our National
Guard are amply sufficient to quell
any riot that may 5ale place within
the municipal limits, and protect
Federal properly, too. But Il the
Government thinks Federal troons
necessary, these can he called Into
immediate reqaisiticn from It's adja-
cent forts erected to defend tue har-
Dor. There is 70 reason why tie
Sub Treasury Building should be
made 6 standing menace TO citizens
who have business with its civil In
mates, and TO the metropolis at large.
The Federal Secretary Of The Treas
ury may think the people Of this city
thieves whose eyes are or the funds
in the Sub.freasury. It may be the
nightmare Of the man who helped to
steal the Presidency, but he is as
sured that there is far more danger
Of robbing the Government in WASH
ington than in New York. Fort
sub-Treasu,y, BY which name the
new fortress may be properly dssig-
mated, may be the 6rst Of a series of
forts, and doubtless is, but as public
buildings for civil purposes are new
er gaTriseaed aud armed in despotic
countries, the people will net look