Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1856-10-07
TERRIBLE DISASTER.

The steamer Niagara was burned TO the wa
ter's edge off Port Washington on Lake Michi-
gan, on the 25th ult. Nearly 100 lives were
lost ; Hon. JOHN B. Macy, formerly member of
Congress from the Sd district, among the num-
Der. We Lave no room for particulars this
week.
Is 1t Is said of Dometian, we believe, the
last of the twelve Caesars, that such was his
retaiIative disposition, that when he found him.
self likely to be foilcd in his attempts to cur
tail the liberty of the people, he wreaked his
vengeance upon the flies about his room by his
attempts to kill them with a bodkin The ed
ltor OF the Mineral Point Democrat, smarting
under She prospect of the defeat that awaits his
candidate fo- Congress, exhibits similar mag
nanlmity in publishing what he terms Mr..
Washburn's Record" Thus far he has been
able to discover three votes of Mr.. Washburn
IN Congress At which he has ventured to hurl
his all-poteht iavelin. The first was his vote
for MF. Banks for Speaker, in opposition to Mr.
Aiken and others If the Black African Democ-
racy; the second his ,lte for the Dunn bill re-
storing the Missouri Conpro.a.se, and liberat-
ing all persons legally held as slaves in Kansas
unless removed prior to 1853 and the third,
giving To members of Congress a salary of $4,000
year, deducting Cor voluntary absence, and
disposing ti,u.: OF large amount heretofore or
dered IN books at government expense. The
last Democrat says:
This Congress will take from the Treasury
tor lis services during the term $500 900 more
than 4 Is honorably entitled to-Sl 500 Of that
amount mas been taken by c. &. Washburn
the Representative from this District.
Mr. Washburn was one of those who voted
Tor this bill, the effect of which will be to in
crease the expenses of government q or $780,
QUO year.
Zone half million dollars extra for such a
Congress as the present one is paying dear for
it-out Sir. Nashburn was one of those who es-
tlnlated 1t to be worth that much more than all
that had preceded it."
Such is the language of the Democrat, in ODE
dience to the dictates of it's masters. Now let
us see what that sane editor said of this bill
before he had received instructions to urge this
vote of Mr.. Washburn as objection to his re-
election. If our readers Will turn to the Min
eral Point Democrat of Sept. Sd, in the first
column of reading matter on the first page, they
will md the following editorial
CoNGEEss.-A bill has recently passed both
Houses and been approved by the President.
which, IN place Of the former per diem allow
ance, gires to each member of Congress a sala-
~ OF $500 per year, deducting for voluntary
absence. No books are to be given to members
except those printed by Congress. The bill ap
plleS to the present session, the per diem of
which has amounted to about $4,000 for each
member. 1t makes great saving of money
10 the government, but may have the effect OF
shortening the sessions"
Let our readers peruse the above article in
connection with the one in the Democrat of the
LIST inst, and form their own conclusions of the
spirit that actnates the editor of that paper
onder of the Democratic Senate passed this
bill, and franklin Pierce, whose admiaistra-
ton has been true to the great interests of the
country, as claimed by the Democrat, signed
IT, under the impression that the present Con.
SFess mad been worth half million of dollars
more than all that had preceded it g.