The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1879-12-27
LETTER.
Political influence Of West Point.
A Hrely debate IN the Senate.
appointment Of Census ST.
perriSOrs, etc. etc.

From orr regular Correspondence
Washington, ID: e. Dec. 10Th, 70.
The Military Academy bill was
passed with a merely nominal re
ductiOn from last years appropria
ton. notwithstanding the fact
that the rank of our miniature ar
my is out OF all proportion to its
file, there is to he no snrceaSr OF
the gorge with which West Point
has for years Over>tOcked its Off
cial corps. Few people appre-
! ciate ,lc peculiar political inhn
rnce OF West Point. The English
ia INT our KcpnbllcaniSm with thu
ltmaIk that We too have Il peer
age of Judges and Honorahies.
But the most potent and ar!Sto
cratic irer,ge is that which ira
ces its ancestry to West Point
aud the Naval Academy. The ca
diets, appointed " Members OF
Congress, salaried from the day
Of their ma. rlcuiaiion TO the day
Of their 1rattl, pvlnce their graft
tude and wise providence 10y wor
+! rying cOnsreSsm"n.S sisters, couS
ins, and aunts, thus securing in
fuence which means Il Secnrel
hold on the public treasury.
Washington is the paradise of
the Army and Navy officer. They
masquerade in citizens clothes
and few realize what hosts Of
them are here. Their rank their
education. tn, ir accomplishments
in all artS-excel,t those of war
and navigation eEdear them to
society and facilitate hose mar
tial relations which have burden
ed the co Mt;y, with sine u rSaDd
robbed Congress OF its iuuepen.
dence.
In the Senate yesterday there
was a lively debate on the resolu-
ton OF MIR. Voorhees, calling for
the appointment OF Il committee
to investigate the cause OF the ex
odus of negroes from North Caro-
lima to Indiana and Mr.. Windows
proposed amendment Instruciing
the committee, in case they
should find the cause to be cruel
and unjust treatment of the lie.
groeS by their white fellow citi-
zenS, to report to Congress what
steps should he taken to secure
them in the free exercise of their
political rights, and whether a
territory should not be set apart
for their exclusive use. The de-
bate, though animated from first
to last. was moderate in tone,
and character, first to last, was
moderate in tone, and character
lied by becoming courtesy and
dignity Oh both sides.
}! Congress %adjOurns to day fo1
Z the holidays, having accomplish
! ed much i'll the way of apprOpri;
} tons. On Friday last the Hous'
: passed the Notifications and Pei
!, Sion~ appropriation bills, the la,
, ter calling for S32 ,4O4. 600. Du
ring the week MI. Warner ha;
asked for information as TO wha
came of the bt metallic mission t
the governments ct Europe, 70
} which $4,000 vas appropriated
and Mr.. Morrill, for the effect OF
= the revenue of tue repeal Of tn
duties on tea aud coffee. ResOlu
tons have been introduced e
pressing sympathy with the Iris
NationaliSis III their efforts fO
equal laws and self government
and the nope that they may 500
+ become owners of the soil the
0 cultivate; and speeches hav
been made over petitions for e
richiug the soldiers and sailor
of the civil war by the differenc
!. between til. gold value of th
greenbacks in which they wei
II paid and their nominal value.
$ The PreSil lent has decided
y appoint au equal number Of d,
mocraric and Republican super,
II SOrs Of the census Of each Stat
This decision gives some d!ssat