Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-12-18

newspapers. TOW uinefent the dazzling east
! from that western sky, whose mild aud henig-
ntnt aspect bctokens the happiness which il
canopieS, and under which il is our favored lot
10 be born. Let ns then not forget it, though
we are under dome supported by the proud
est pillars IN architecture, IN trStoOned
! chambers, whose = painted ceilings" whist
they de.ude the spectator, bcspeak the care o.
| their owner.
| Won, gentlemen, are delegated to make laws
! Tor republican people. DO not then affect Il
mode otlte in Washington, which is unwont-
! &c at home. That Is not playing the people
| TAR. temperance and simplicity are the cha.
! racteristlcs OF republican life and are as be
| coming to You as citizens, as they are essential
| 10 you as great men and statesmen. There is
| moreover, fashion in all thing and it you
| roget the original mode at UNDERWRITING your
SERVES Tor the eNpenceS incurred ia dSrlIarg-
, Ing yonr dntS AT Washington, You IL once en-
brace the characteristic OF fashion, aud set an
! example OF instability, which is cherished by
| all WHO may find their account in the f;,shiona.
| bic augmentation of salaries. Admitting that
a Ialio has been heretofore observed in the va
| iue annexed 10 the services OF pmbc agents
J can you tactng on the premises assumed by
! 0nrpredecesSors, refuse tOpreServe the same
I proportion between your own salaries aud
! those Of the buuhiest characters known on the
| civi or peusiOu hStS2 When should we again
see au overlooking treasury. il the change
| from six dollars a day To 5 I5OA session be
| taken aS the ratio of Increase? Graduating
| tho pensions and salaries o! al who now re.
/ cci them by this scale, aad the appropriate
| pns Tor the two lists will be doubled. Yvtthcre
Is one class OF men which would pledge my
sell the people would be gratlfied 10 see relicy-
| cd from the misery Of their present condition,
by AN increase of pension l allude to the
na2imed and disabled soldier Let your heads
as we'll as hearts acknowledge the appeal
WGdt compensation do you make the war worn,
f~vtT-waSted veteran him whose form and
athletic limhs have faded from disease cOu.
tracted i'll camps, or been lost IN chic wing VIC
tories for his and your country! Whose sword
Budgewater and New Orleans on the tough
est page of history, and making record of
these deeds whose recollection alone can pre-
serve 10 the bosom that reStdi fire which teach
| es rs what we owe To our country, aud how TO
appreciate the works Of those who in 76 en-
rlcled astronomy with thirteen new stars
The highest rate Of compensation for such a
man is eS dollars per annum fhe has lost
pair OF legs aTuA he obtains by perscgering
| application to congress, % dollars wear =
Just estimate of the want o. limbs Unheard
| of Hnerality, until the l1tn congress voted
themselves S 1909 for the valuable conSiderati-
| on OF sixty or ninety days OF their precious
! Tune, al u season when The earth is chained by
| the frost, and the wintery blast confines the
| most OF them to tlieir own thresholds!
! do not propose to consider the mode of
compensation, or the time wien il was Substi-
| tuted for the good old per diem allowance,
| farther thar TO observe OF the first that The
| people will not pay by the job by the dag has
| Its advantages. Though your saws run faster
| by the former, they cat better by the latter
| Bet, 10 make short story of a long one-The
| i'll humor OF the last congress lett blank in
| the compensation bill. How you will fill IT. is
| matter of speculdtion--tiOW YOU ought TO
! filit, there rs no doubt. Why the pay of
| member OF congress should double and treble
! the allowance OF the members of the state
! legislatures, Il actually does at six dollars
! day even, Is to me problem, for whose solI-
| ten have not yet u key.
p" Ctsto prSncipiis Is "a maxim which should
I attend man as we'll in public rs IN private life.
IHra HnL=
| bad course is sure not 20 take the second. In
| novltIOH is ihe banG Of we'll OF ganlZed society,"
| ID Ultimately inlplaDts = CancerUus affection in
! the best institutions which no cauStic can cure
! We nave row worn the fOgd uiTiiis as a nation
| OrioTty.Onc years. We have given the happy
| form of government prescribed by the constitI-
| ton fair trial. Has any man been disappOint-
ed in the national happiness flowing from il
! Is any man tired OF the uninterrupted enjoy
ment 7 OF tie security of liberty, life aud pro-
| perty IL you admit things 10 be good, as You
| found them, do not injure the government by
| establishing bad precedentS in attempting TO
make them better and for whom? For gour-
! sefreS :. Reflect, gentlemen, that YOU are in
! your present places but for short time-a few
! years Is the longest period HAT the most
: CesStu. among ycu can expect 10 receive Off
/ ciaily nossa.c s from the President The old
! est ueads ana youngest shoulders amongst YOU
| are unable TO support the burthen OF popular
! favor beyond the term of natural life How
| many hundreds of Natural, lives do the friends
! 20 the government contemplate the heightened
! existence of its present form. and in the ejacu-
| iation Of Esto perpetual display the fervOr of
| their patriotism, and tine affection they hear to
| p0sterity! II, gentlemen, there is a sacrifice in
| restoring the original compensation OF 5 6
| day, to whom. could it be made and reflect
| more honor on you, than 10 those who demand
| II Many OF you owe your seats to the GGiTH!d-
| tiCe votes of your predecessors on the question
changing the mode or quantnm of cOmpensa-
| lion. This consideration may have proper
weight VIII the popular. branch. Ofthe Senate
| hope there can be no distrust. If that body is
| nota sanctuary against ayarice, where shall the
prescription of the demon be wTittenI viii YOU
attempt 10 change the arithmetic Ofthe people
| and tell them that > " per week willG0t detray
| expenses in W ashurtou, WheH they who have
| to PAY have at least good grounds TO know
| the cost rs you who merely SPEND?
The features OF priUdte character will appear
| in pubcacts. Have care then to mask your
! vulnerable points, it you would unite the suf-
| tTageS OF the millions who have their eyes on
| you, and would pass with them as aisinterested
| representatives. Do not, gentlemen, over smok-
ing tables, or IN the hour of festivity, sheer al
| the wishes of Your constituents.
| The liih Congress was arTaigned by the peO-
| pie for abrOgatiug tie old compensation law.
| From you, better things are eSPected--Do not
| affect ignorance of the public sentiment. The
| public opinion has been loudly expressed from
| Georgia 10 Maine-be more frank in weighing
| the voice Of the people. The voices Of those
who are too humble to be known IN the Capitol
VIII reach you in another way. Let il not p-
Peal thdt INC inhuthce OF your CONSTITUENTS Us
| confined TO mere professions of your zeal TO
| serve them on the true principle of representa-
| ton. WHO Of you will talk hereafter Of the
| right TO instruct" and avow himself its advo-
| cate. it this decided expression of the public
| mind does net point to the course you ought TO
| pursue (Oud elude yourselves If yOu refuse TO
| place the compensation on its old basis. The
| subject presents an issue Joined between the
| people and their representatives. The 18th
| Congress ha. been presented by the grand ju-
| ries of the COuutTy--it has been toasted and
lampooned, and drawn upon il the hisscs of the
| ln1a nat