St. Landry democrat., 1886-10-02
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 90, 1886.


week will be the Inauguration of al
industrial exposition of the cOloreC
people of this city. Not only are bust
ness interests throughout the country
improving under the blight of demo
cratic rule, but the poor colored peo-
ple' whose fate Mr.. Hayes bewailed
when he learned that Tilden was elect
ed, are so well. satisfied with their
progress that the many thrifty repre-
sentatives of the race at the Capital are
about to hold great fair to display
and celebrate their industrial progress.
The exhibition will include samples of
the work of colored artisans and mech
anics in many trades and handicrafts
and it will be organized and conducted
wholly by people of African blood.
The negroes of the south hardly re-
quire to hold fair to make known the
result of their industry. 1t is amply
demonstrated by the great crops of cot
ton, rice, tobacco, corn and other
staples of that region, and in the rapid
ly increasing production of iron, coal,
lumber and building stone The right
of labor and to enjoy the fruits of
their labor which Lincoln asked for
the freedmen, is now as thoroughly i'm
proved by them as the race character
istics and the climatic influences of the
sunny south will permit.
The race is likewise prospecting in
other ways It's young are taking ad-
vantage of the schools provided for
them, and the fears of reinstatement
or oppression which selfish politicians
inculcated from selfish motives are no
longer felt. The negro as political is
sue and the bloody shirt pennon appear
to be out of politics. They are not in
the planks of recent Republican plat
forms. Republican orators can no
longer point with alarm to the bugbear
OF reenslavement-that nonsense has
been dissipated forever.
If the Democrats are successful in |
maintaining their present majority in
the Fiftieth Congress, as seems unques-
tionable, Speaker Carlisle will have to
look about in a lively manner to find
the right men to have charge of the
preliminaries of legislation. The
Democratic conventions show up to
date that not less than % of the 81 chair
men of the committees of the House of
Representatives have been refused re-
nominations, and not more than three
quarters of the conventions have yet
assembled. | doubt the wisdom of
thus refusing to re-elect experienced
men, for it handicaps the party. Seve-
raj of the substitutes however, have
been in Congress before and possess
large ability, courage and discretion.
The rumOr that Secretary Manning is
to be sent to Austria as United States
in order to give him an oppor-
tunity to spend his time at certain
springs that would benefit his health,
has been circulated here. Secretary
Bayard knows nothing about the mat
ter. The only explanation obtainable
from the other people who do not know
anything about it is that the sugges-
ion has been thrown out for what it is
worth in order to enable the President
o retain the public services of Mr..
Manning in not very exacting office
where he would have opportunity to
egain his health.
The Acting Secretary of the treasury
his week issues the 142nd call for the
exemption of bonds. The call is for
'15,OOO,OOOO Of the per cent loan of
1872. Notice is given that the princi-
al and accrued interest of the bonds
ereIn below designated will be paid
t the Treasury of the United States,
D the city Of Washington. d. c., on
be 10th. day Of October 1886, and that
he interest on said bonds will cease on
hat day.
Parties holding bonds called by this
ircular can obtain immediate paw
tent, with interest to date Of presenta-
on, by requesting the same in the let
81 forwarding the bonds for redemp-
on.
What is commonly known as the
voluntary bond CALI or the circular of
ng. 80, issued by Acting Secretary
archild, offering to uncalled three
or cent bonds, to the amount of 10000
10 if presented before Sept Is, has
cen SO modified as to offer TO redeam
Until further notice. all three ner cent
,nds presented at the Treasury. at mar
I'D with accrued interest up to the
lite of redemption. The modification
stends indefinitely the amount of the
,nds that may be presented and the