The Louisiana Democrat. [volume], October 16, 1867, Image 3

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ow the u blie 'T 1asuy is oft1
fu 1
i o o cITD rSTATS SENATORS.
jOFLIGACY OF LNT lead
- 1- : s lical
c ongess'continues to create new offices part
ornierets alries.: .Lhe. e is.t array of
and cni thbsahd ofice Ii iders connected dew
ithfb t Pe rensury "Department alone in ri
withoat adkIug out thath lk od,45 ie and
p" 'Woe have some of them in every utte
i,,nal district lying up from five at
moen thousand year for services which at t
1i 0 of honest, eapablie m - evald
to perform for onte-`th of-what thpy
We.e ims rnisef tm ray o its' own
S{o ifive thounai t 'dol3ars a year
es pillage and plunder. This salary
founrteen" dollars a y ifon!eery Dec
: .Iabe year, Sunday and alt and prob- . fi
mre [ha thirty dollrs a diiy for the
titee spent: [To tiib shdtrld b ad Ra,
- sn ravering $2.000 each year fo rpil- do
lIno other days, ongressmen took thi,
a-'e numbher of newspap&tas - both ini
sides in politics, from the 'tats and else- the
where but now they very !Jtlfc ymuut sin
orm-onev.--Eds lute .s
The amount of plunder the get .i. past ced
S _ding out; but, by way of iillufftion, let if N
Sgivesomo samples of it "gputp a small lol
scale and leaves yon to judg what it must ale
beon arge teale. ale
We have a copy *of Senate Miscellane
eUBDocument No 54, T1hirty-ninb Con- hat
s, 2d sessioln, which- is er detailed state
ment of payments from the contingent fund. hi
oftbe Senate for the year ending Decen- Tu
br 3,1866 published in accordance with lail
,n act passed i,,1842;iaund certified ly J. eve
V. Forney, Secretary of the Se:nate. It (l
. i'a pnphlet of 87 pages, about ii) by 6 e
ijnheh in fine print giving items of coitin- no
gent expenses of the S.enote which in the ms
tsscence of Southern Aenitors is compos- j(
d of fifty two members. We have added 3ej
so ele ib+._o tlf ihtes@ i Jhe a* L
fowin result. which how sufficiently fe
o4,.cter of ,thieae coutingent eeun- Pi
a ekewt knives "09 ii tiahiibi(4 j'T@ ,3 ih
Forpen knives;405 in number... 1,2041,00 to
Making 914 knives for these 52 gen- t,
tiemen in one year; about 18 each;` th
'"4..rthge'ieost $2,53 amounti: gto.2,322,90 kr
70 pair pfsbo rs -ao ei14 piqtsach, - N in
toi a f rs...', .. .. .3250.0 re
Spon................... 364,76
each, at a little over 1 sapair .. .1,19,10 in
2199 pair pL kdloves abo p4 PafrI st
each, at $2.50 a pair.. .... r .. .525,00 a
1ie dlanres.... .i, :..... .. '. ý .,: I~l
2S portfulois, nearly 6 each sat'-out 1 tt
... "'t ,:.,1i,140 Y
250......... ..--.. .' .. ..1019,50 n
S brushes ...... ,. ... 324,3)5 0
96 pin cushions.......... .... 60.000 cl
LaIbi boxes, f peni:........... 1.895,64 tl
2,808 lead pencils.............. 725,33
ews apvers'T yg4 -g g ..".'+ 660
2,875k reams paper......... 4,092,39 I
1,407,~44 euvlPe - .....,.... ",1,6 4,0
her elames; sicw as pnperweighs*toik- ti
screws. cord., erasers, leather dusters, bs-i i
nois skins, folder; peti wipets,-blAnk ft oks
inkstands: eykleLuaetial, pamphlet cares. I
copy books,'paPelr f'les, pen racks, station- 1
cases, ;oe>pens,4ies, key rings, match
cases, fluid silk taste, card cases, memoran
dum books, combs, lognos ;, . ; idadR
toilet powder, lemons, are id hroa
allhe, rfriehde, ,r to set up varletly, Itore
.. -~ bh a e the rUle allow secll e etm
bet o uch,,for satoloary, tq ibe :pid in I
statioersyor money, as he ,chqos e, I stat,
tfdisf fhrtished 1tfidition for all comay
mlttees, and the practice is for ininrmbrm to
Ipply thomelves from thatnffhished to
mmtittea, and thea take the ,allowance.
8IYEATING IT T TUI .ADJ UR IMKNs BESSION
ly JULY.
On mution of Mir. Spaulding. of Ohio, in
thelHoue tf peser itisn e `:8th,
6 nly Iast;1n order was an o to allow
the  s etam t to. menbezr- orotewa
tationery for that brief aidron
tt t.o a allowed for a short term of
If ill thas rob the people in small
satters, what may pt-expect on a large
rcale? Is it ,u btthese men
-aimmess m  , a,,' ny-of
them are able toibmgtavelin now io for
"to la way. o shall.t.uvp I
en passuan't't , e tits ifTry
U10Sre monstrous s pbta9" l'
money by Mr. Secr .eetary Stan oun a 0
- tilSiforites and for electionheng ap
po, ag blicntion would sinl 4 R
ltparty inhopeless'defe tand deiactio
As s dai' le we may 4awention the pay
igof WlO fur the IbIteam Illia
S ys, not sent- sea, by
rid of by letting t tho
ao York havc'bit for 4 tine
i"er estimatedltne .I cials
Departmenta; who~iWhe ship
was $60,000'. Thie Bnoaec
( (a proponE a of  Quar
heral fr appraisal e soi p
before sor ,impo ant elee
n tates tlht weFsiupp to be
eed between partie There
who are pted on;.s sub
is no end to Jhe like ptofuse
profligaeyve Mr. ~StantoIn.
S was his wild andr_ aste
I for ships A;vessW at i
exceeded-that of t°Nav
ith its thospepds sh gri
ery port or iiet fro ap
55 the Rio Griita. T I
, ould 'also be nose ex
treasure that w owe
it ~& I aw ov.r the heads b omp
Ut udtorn . pon aecou ta- anr
0r7 teadt 'h.a Bahi00 ` b
enm.tlt t keep thebm io
: ti mpooseeution., It were
to know wab*t patitlity' e dtet
Wi4te in reference to alloy
!W1h1 BatLor , h Ohio
sttoro "
inrenet dd no m e exn
tractioen, woen t
other process of injury by
rebel icursioeta _W hi
y received over a bundred
t &ifnliditarl o he
as of dullaras of rolling stock
b ttL Govhiifnjuet, thus being
y to ealiae every .dollar of
lcco(d4 Ji &wlfili B6f
bb way of extra qbharges? Whet
'I R6f all goo's Avers of
rTabing to the deep gulf of $5,
for war AcxpendktgxO 46,, tq~t
ear ý3te } that the
W it th t portions at- tbs
Pres are c.la m 1 fr tZatnton
of tbh bonds otuthb l Federi a l 'a4muen4
-Whet -ouderisitthrat pfeartwilwss
r it y escV ak
fu has
thoron d `and m th
leadersh eall .he
lican par v athi n;$trsn, q tk th
party is I nsulntion and taw'hit
througho thabits eiecenm emt
dEncy to dishmo Cr b
fragtii nd Gai explait
and4 tha ihem pgct oi graph
utte tnt Stated than li
at the Oetoler aqN o hpy er l athis e;
prattl e
1Albanl Ar s a:rdvie
:Honstc
"F om the ºhy (M A morat.] calome
Many long years have p;iased since th.L
Democracy of Maie -hpa had sa e ibc e we rt
of rejoicing as they have to-day. 'iow
Last year, after a h"trd fought fight, the; ,or ow
Radicals rolled op a~gainst us the tremen-! cees t
dous majority of 27,500. It was agaigst we rec
this te rihble tdds that the Demoerary att nursin,
into the fight last Monday. They had nit kin,
the sli,-hteat idea'of t iercoming it. They icine,
struegled not to elect Pillsburry, but to re- els, no
,Eoe that,-najolift , Ib seemnied fet da'gt a'dg
ceded by both Radicals "nd Democrats. that ouse
if we reduced e:lttminidain's ,jorMntni
low 15,.0.0ei ehould ywjn a victory. Such
[i, edifctlib the Radaeals regarded as equiv- uiti.,c
alent to a defeat. -. --
But the yesql, of last, Monday's taitle has the ws
happily disappointed the most sanuine q- 1~4
pectations of t e most settuine Del ltufo
TI e r trt Vl1ttitthepresentºetin. ;
T'uesday afternoon, indicates that Chatm kr
lain's iwnjoritn will iiit$iceed siO still
evert" and ntay, ~.i exceed 5,000 A nore.
tilln, we uhve ,'Aer unpreceipuite i4, We
isrtic gain of 240O jp a s rizle1,ywe.. Is ate its
not that in itself' a sublime victory? It is-,n the fe
magniftent triumph, an4 we read il t the pi
joyous w!oks of evejy Denxocrit,,ail n the we co
I sadljimy cointisioUCe ofi avaeryR cal. doser
Thle publicawu c1ayld not, pobly i t,
Geen' tore :tied .anid wdepresse 1
Pilf beiu hedd elected by 1'000 m4t. lation
, One *reat cese oa t sweeadtcaltdep · et
this; 'l'hey know thabt,0.Irprestigie 1viu of wa
tory is gone. They know tlrtthetl h#l*er- tiet,
to inpregnable lines- are broken, and that action
they can ne rcgain be restored. They taa
kno t ft  tIe l Oathey must pass the he
into iaorityii'rom Ia ever took1
recover. - - r
Fotowings so" u
swpingy too n edit
st nidtal
0r ":eº. whole
the n re sfour: eitti Biagi
0 York, Pei a , itOW
Northwest, as it ts thirsu
0 necticut, Maryland, so is teP4t
5 Maine. It cannot be at t cannot he vf
q4 Wht ft" , . 7 tt
3 The effect. f ouo Viet*r is unmita bow
10 Wbedhdal iedr .o rb impeach t. rally
19 Radia'iihreaith o 5 its warw owt_'& e
17 'onress bivll ·bh tyrannical "to vaubi
k- the outli, for they kndw that ithBlr b in li
a- is ir+sdfiealid. '' waas
k We rejoice with our readers ovei flft gle
!3. brilliant resu!t. I~ong-ltd hard i:avetwe a
n- redto :aeiie i.alnd snw: .we ELarIre
ch warded with acb ;torilumph..: , - n, 
ata f the~~. So , of -
, [From the ILadon: Tllnes, Sept.i1':.
'i'The position of the excluded 8tsta~eg4 anrr
SInfi this dinaestls Wit ll1 ike*iobleqeall sort
in future history. They know nothings6 etvI men
ta- etinstltaticn of ; a'*eetvs sto ny it .
mI Thy have no br~thetolOi Of`prbpett M a
to no tbeans forre iiari ai4orggr Ip r
toi They are hbeol ae!oyegid, .iid thrse
ce. tbhir'Bretel al capelledand tnewliti s
roN made for tlsit the unbntrolled -it.
a mijority of ~enty-¶i!.st$Wte. It.li
I by Nertherb writers that the tyranagfg er
sin bordinate o.gecole9rs militp gov.~n- fis
h mentburoieau atnts, tax assessors, and and
low colleetoi' -s O veopp v iiatatitoat we
n-rulers rf s
SConestdre 4t ntetfttempted to pass E
, tio el,srh diers a wel4ome~fW FoItltbimk
a0rolds, o Tihe .ugislatu( r e m1ie inder
suprmhae~rte, be l thi esitsc gu
-egourne t idreil oprne bi
t h otei q q0 the
ion ty n of theo ha
has bee driAst  :m l
them tohD ;e i the
ren- rulers byp Wthi th n o temi' t.
fse tobtihier ctitizess tot
r o The oe gislatre -is, indeed,c
it io e 4ori e s
i fn o hnals be , bY
a oantb ioeh
.r-f ...tr., -
etre o thn o ge
thi t thechothi sii set.
eiantl toy.np ote tar on' o p t
p mihed tt e ar
o s f The t o' _ b-b- tez ii
toat l saten I otgto~W y ..t t
tin be tre
~ ub~"~t~!+
~hol~?~- -,u~ 7d~Y;der;~~ IS
Nb T '" Ye ý4 9° j ý lat o wt.io
hilei* . one,.we imagine. We iase no being tb
oe.toergy new theories A ow. The oldd den,.
Cr0jWe practice, the eubetanee of which is and o
explained and kept standing ing inthe tele- A
raph" tqLsaved more yellow fever patients
than a other practice, and will, durin 4i
this season at least,continue to do so. We
advise all our friends to lt nothingsedu e
them, from it. It is, in the inain, the P
practice of the Cr e I New
leans, and the dtd a e n. s
Houston. We warn t c
calomel, blo
ona aag4 enmou
anWt nkin gýeneral
What we nave wri ºa are
nowwriting, we wr le i to in i
our own family, and hre
cases to couvalescen fnent
we recommend. At been r
nursing are oar ow looed- C
kin, We have nth" on iiied
icine, except soutet Cdtrpen -
els, nor sent siue pri to the
drug store. -,v a e the c
house at allt E"1ih"V I any ca e
lemons, limes, or anything of the sort. We "Is x
td the bowels by caster oil, or seidlits yue
Ii.hr,'or citrate of magnesia, assisted by it-Os
injctionus of warm soap suds when the this sid
i 8iidod il% tt 'et reddily. ,We l eed t011fd
the warm mustard bath and orange leaf But t
tg for several hours, we gradually butleft
8ý;', +'nd +'i~ereOil g thb '+ntil oioW;' but
still kept up a moist skin and a room with pnnishi
an even temperature. We did nothing 'fowl,'
more. and the
We just let the feveri8e maýa4 &aVapor
ate itself out through the skin, and when both re
the fever pwuaqhl gee ,:ze kcaeo9 tse ind= i: rh
the pul8 anftu o6'h, tfdboMirui b"du e s, bc-t,
lation. In one of thweases we put a little was a
sweetSpitriail414W " TI
of water or orange leaf tea we gave the
Sactiou othne urinary organs an , mportant potato.
s the heal,Aorayll,P00J ,AiD ,A4Wi L We Qt -
r took advaltii~e ofnhe e lire'powe of ev- that fr
ery inq.ef4haldfl1EbkinPs1psi f*hlpse. 4E.l?~
Iit thistway'webbagitO to+itbit. 1thEi
the ice remedy, which iu ou.ofipnfl'flP knrP
nidta litftad ofp re tipiig eoO A n slasa
whold skid odes atiee akh less ot'
agdinstebllrrJ]uIi di wemlvb: tlap p
sin `gte;dlnktofrioedwer- ot o * f+ l _ claret
tnOLwra lembtmde".JifaLber as&ituakt15 -=:
thiu scrrei asestb huL$I5rf. OlEteittL,
a tos OPno s s-~a'uaur iWIivoklt, ftbe +efnfds
of.d t ce_e ldbol ndi poith~ ektrnal aa d -d .
inteuil aofebttd5rrt r anlbi treuitts warit
alo?-teate hke aiadtshl 1 the pati6wl ht'ýw r,
atakesn;yseesho oatlnklyednht + ts h
Sw tiwsin tseh airt the patientaild w
t rally.vnitedttltiM .st meal. We:didi t
nuo,aaisi~s~s-illhle.thbmiat=tdeO, to elItil
uvutit;; ; Ac pt t stomach is a great help least
Sin tlietb " D W e aliwevor'cdabe, yet' eg
we int jit*rotuittuntform and arbitrary p1
Zgle 4u p "h#y at qti,.5t* ltw- a et
Stoma never recovers is 4. t
this enfor altits' '. - sii% t ! :r:,:.
.- When-b lever ..ibside, and you .be
to give not A hhiok eitf.t the cte
of.- t!upeu the estoahu .If I.'- E
V o e r y ;the patient, try chick- r
* see's tW well,.tt of h'i
arrow-root, paniclo or sometbWg of that
all sort. If the stomae, still rejects no~rish- nfth
li tment, give beef tea and brndyb' i
bot tie same-t me, as whg by the
moat. 1 odi a"'5
omet t well wjhh mstaM; it i i
1 threatens to give 0h treable, put a mus
is falling too owl h te we gie a fo
* little brandy in Dd4itiole'to the nourish- "w
¶ment, the amountjt.htptimulation to be
governed by the neces indicated by the a
thil poise. Stimulants hdetter be left alone
a unless there is real cee"y for them; at
ty the same time, $ n t t be al
lowed to sink' oi P and ex- my.
Shaustion. Btd ie ld . fl i rule; "
Swhen a nnRt o stom- ar
sided, som odna 1 iiige ie quinineb ,
and s b a W ef the
to that we are afraid of glininein nboaes, t0 trl
W and ' .IUlztioe lllkI i .Wttfl I mes "4
, ebeek the remturn of fever, bat the atgainou
a it fails; and it very itsequently so upsets
tthe whole nervous systerBm that the case
ogh casesma. bemem br bn
Sn l . If the ski? 'aWop
e a.the pe~~~t
ratpr, and then dip a towel Into it; squeese
tfteryou lift Just tokeept ll
to ipping, and spo- whole body with
Vte ancessity continues..
lan bhe trustled out oft ' y '
thethe 
f in t then eto be -. , , a....
Sfth mt
rs WA onspqua it. ft
tie th cspital of n d. The kid
, erpmn oaiscb a - .
h!oaiWa
i. f iE i atio drabelUl A
_~4~ helýkl To tie
ni' t
being therd- seated in the gar. s
den. I we n ecellent :onbditiou,
and owqd the b t ofgoo& training.
A vi mucah In flesb, maseac
e ut le dididn't carry an Col.)
t weight, and stepped ismti Seabb
ring, looking confident of
i r heaveialh,1einli jwl,
ttle-bolder, while the"
s ew their mild specter
" ready to act as rie
neigh kitchen cal- camman
I preilimi, sparring; him toi
t the amativ lb ateu8, and his
otibe ' mrawleys. dlled, it which h
t scene, calling back lemo- Fort P1
ron day wheni the Cbboes I hav
C ill with the Skeneateles outrage'
nitzfoudle neatly man "aI
I roun rabella's ribsi my Owl
ý. wanll and deli th bra
ves. ° Marinn I
"Is your nmonpy minet" asked Fitsfoo- remain
I ;}Ck yryoun
thi i heeler ba knuoqd the b> pat;L
But the demoralization was but momen
0*e4" ec ql falsity
left, n out of"gchancerý
pnunishment. At this there wera efi ft
"fowl," "fowl," in the eiiidtti Wll TT.
and the victory was elaimed for Arabella.
;:° gýiwulle itgen tef.s6 tiginbitiý ed,
both retired to their corners. oicere
, Irllca came up looking .me to the can ro
aclk-6hne; Fitzfoodle, notwithstauding p u
',hi late puutsh\eu~f ,MXU ~ttiiiipg ~on- t
S"The tigure " ed.
t potato-trap, which slheretuirned with inter
sq 004i w,1r.w * aud1 gW t l p
that from t  ~tl; e' tha
g .s etestestam id Mr.lt in the
h' Aivilrý'ir th Fred the pr
- vly gpersaS Ftilo y% than i
S.ºo' tV rºly h r w l14ih , t  j. ar, std and deIl
Sless ot the fact that a hu a ! rt.yd Ti et
t claret at a fearl rate.- , ir. t Cl.
h ! not on
> least, ? e eitglse sw. ,:0 aiope h
.. I.of Con
d I:- ;ý < r LsJ- i « , i t i. Hf citi
se
t WhenA arosn Brr made bI W, Iia
in" 1805, he met a-ienutenant e Por,
anfatnat d wlt tlk bhi it statesmen, 100 h
who enlisted hie-ia his treasonable Pe
it in 1805, he met a-lieutenant 4 +&aof
8- ac.l thelUsi..t - 'i
tka-dr f tealepo, ara i u. soo
ofticers that formed the .couto*laI,
e inatdNtoeidwasit.h lt .tlntsatsmn, 100 1
h, ogain l hear the words i resnb de
esh- pi PhdiliIp
be e T wla
e; "This person on hi trial by cort have
m-martil awi Ireei
l, that he miglrit 'neroer hear of the United ad
Tool States aga., -i'- ais.
It "The coat sentesld him to have peop
n, "For t. rPriee, the execution ofs p*
tfs he ordber " ithd ·~bythaESident ioni
as, to lthisdeparten :t-.
on aon cd
eape your .bip,;h4~b0iLp'hI3 thete wWth *el
Bis he wfa
rangeqt ces in oe
tot nom).indlgpity of any kcind
rit h at e inrtshner
e tohearr Jed or 'to see
S lIh rett &e ite
aed Unitedtto
;eeiierroit, ,t rent a in
It' ifalIa~Oti
vI -1o
tiet~~&a krclLo('
B ld ieUie toW
To the Saver diror ' re,
att
Col.) Lawrence w commad of
.mbu. a point on the;MinippiiW
had T hbee.t u. .~Lpale c i'dt br i daircov
¢! dt ytrove
had been4.anlk imciidifoW*( l jo. dark
commanded 10,(00 troo
he (Lawrence) had only with t
him to surrender in one A r he w
and his command should.AM.tbthe fate Pa' '
which had been.visitd . $cga rion t
Fort Pillow." tirl
I iave hitherto a I silence thesn
outrageous assaulte'id ~ny character as a acnt
man san bo1 kTli* t a decent regard for P
mJ~ o iq and a seue of duty to ,
Sthe ptWguea· who fought under .me i
dhrina the i war, will not permit pne.to s
remain silent Kfy c uust therefore'
k you to be allow me to say
oae~nk,. $ fedc ag ind veal
,alsity cun be easily demanattlttelblip tt
o wand eV ordii~anP he R' I41M
' o a hvi t ins l
4then .thi tim
can produceat any time.. sahow that l
tno a n c -Mctttr r, ret itha 300
te pport mtn of killedn weun dIy
the iso usual u i a tjjt dO went fol
pfioht, ieopsuY eied b c tbe t sf and 0711
Ti ese faqts are kno . torero
Min. Stanton wil bt in that
thofe proportioness, of ofilled he r
`thmn- is usual in the case W n(
fight, accompanied by a d t mis.
and defense. rwl I wd
T Tsae e facts are k nowiin-1 overn- eita
ement of the Uniie4$tt!i W& t me,
ot only in the President, vtiert
SMr. Stanton an Y, t in that 'Y 1
of Congr4ess, of on of the rolus wholly
of civilized therwise I wo!d any
'lý rgc ig and tided a m L
ý arsA a ways wa8gedit
sirialet" to the ea .xii aleo
s iratint# 'ab h obeld
might subject my milita~ l7 t 
M .d - tto bý.rdl at (broe G .
S."is-t il , i v at.~ r t
Sonf di
100- m
eao s
yWir comes e s statements ma nt
e people en
hon. r
e Governmen , ~at~ni~o~j .... o
e i ms, nd p o.
saoeiatih renquet h Nain
auuaes inte ea
*ns lessot, until ethe rtout
Ct o Aerie gnty
_lmb..' A i to,
cedi .to the sene of a tuformati
discovO h 1'a aco min
trove
dark
withot th isite piece o
pastebo we
ver a tt a .: e:they
have vor
fus edto eIthea elo s bett_ I
account of color,
o debt!
T his hMh dt.S friO ei
wasy
has pit
h. tfo .fttheh p
Setbid oueis t4
this time r t " cond t
aim+ o. +or ii .. . .
"land h acsdThel#
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