Year: 1874

Death of Hon. Charles sumner, Senator


from Massachusetts.


WASHINGTON, March l.-Senator Sum-
ner died at ten minutes before three this
afternoon. Disease of the heart was the
immediate cause Of his death.


General Sypher's Bill.


This morning General Sypher introduced
q bill making a special appropriation of
$50, 900, to be expended by the Secretary of
War, to continue the operation of the
dredgebOats at the mouth of the Mississippi
river. After some discussion tho bill was
referred to the Commerce Committee, with
leave to report at any time. General Sypher
has seen all the members Of the committee,
and they agree to report it favorably early
next week, when it is expected 1t will pass
without opposition.


New Fort st. Philip Canal Scheme.


A gentleman OF large experience and re-
epOnsibility ia preparing bill wherein he
proposes to construct the Fort st. Philip
canal for $l0,000,0 600 under the direction of
United States engineer and agrees to give
bond to complete the same within three
years from the time the detailed and final
survey is made. 1t is not only bona fide
proposition, but a most effectual check to
Eads. The gentleman who makes the
proposition is Mr.. Dull. who constructed
the Chicago tunnel and OswegO canal.


The National Republican ON Affairs in


Louisiana.


The struggle regarding a new election in
Louisiana, under federal auspices, is fierce.
There is no Democratic paper here from
which to quote. AS an illustration Of the
character of the argument, the follow
ing, from a column editorial in the National
Republican 1.-THE administration organ), is
teegraphed:


..T,l,a ,l,o Stoto of 7 ou;a}ano tor oxoDplo
from the murder of minister of the Cos
pei while he was bearing a flag Of truce to
the mob down the stairway OF the Mechan-
ics Institute in 1866, through all the riots in
the city of New Orleans and in the country
parishes, and down to the attempt to impeach
Judge Durell We have before us at q
glance the everchanging scenes of CHASTITY
panorama of political crime. 1t mattered
not that the Kellogg government was
was q part of the conspiracy against repub-
licansm TO overthrow it. The conspirators,
either in the courts, before committees, and
on the floor OF Congress. or with assassin's
weapons in their hands, sought this com
mon object. The ruin OF the common
wealth, the paralysis of business, and the
destruction of every honest sentiment of
true citizenship were not sufficiently appall
ing to deter them. An unprincipled
press, aided by lying Associated Press
reporters, was at their command,
and the country was so filled with
contradictory statements, that the people
began to look upon the affairs of the State
as muddled again. Thus, it became the
custom to characterize the Louisiana mud
die as one Of the vicissitudes of Southern
politics, and the cOnspiratOrs attempted to
throw the responsibility upon the Republi-
can party. The truth is readily ascertained.
The first obstacle in their way was the
Judge by whom tho restraining injunction
against the McEneryites was issued. His
act-a bold and mantul response to the die
tates of duty-esta ablished the power of the
Kellogg government. To remove him, by i'm
parchment or otherwise, became pre:regni-
site of the success of their scheme. They
did not dare to appeal from his action to
superior judicial power, but shrewdly cal
culating that his disgrace would strengthen
their cause, they charged him with infamous
crimes, with collusion with political asso-
cates and with sOiling the judicial ermine
by prOstitutiDg his sacred office for political
objects. They hoped, at least, to succeed
in obtaining articles of Impeachment against
him. This was the kind of disgrace
which they believed would add strength or
moral influence to their declaration that the
Republican party of Louisiana is 80 dis
gracefully corrupt. They did not care
whether he was convicted of the charges or
not. In the interim of his trial by the
court of impeachment they expected to
gather power from the overthrow of the
Kellogg government, but unfortunately for
them the Judiciary Committee of the House
has found that their charges are not sus-
tanned by the evidence produced. COnsid-
ering the effect that would have been pro-
dnced by reverse finding, we can not fail
to admit that the committees action must
be accepted as additional and convincing
proof of the loyalty of the Kellogg govern
ment. With this proof before us, together
with the fact that Governor Kellogg's
administration has benefited the State
immeasurably, that it is acceptable
to the business community and
that peace and prosperity have
replaced ruin and rapine, under it we have
reason to congratulate ourselves that this
greatest and most unprincipled of all the
efforts of the Democratic cOnspirators has
been defeated. We do not hesitate in view
of all this, to warn Congress most solemnly
that any attempt to disturb the existing
condition of affairs in Louisiana, will be de-
nOunced by fair minded men as an act of
despotic interference with q people who
have suffered immeasuraple wrongs already,
and who are entitled, now that they have
legally earned it, to some respite from the
evils and horrors incident to the political
campaigns in the South, and let us have
peace in Louisiana.