The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1856-09-03
Charles y. Albright as a Congress
man. ttsi.s.


Reader, are you aware that this district
has a representative in Congress! Per.
haps yon have seen his name on the, e,wrap-
per of some Abolition document, and can
answer this question afirmatively; or, per-
haps you have seen the name of cal
bright" in the list of yeas and nays.
Unless one of these is true, you have no
way of knowing whether he is in Con-
gress or Kamsehatka. Towards this man
Albright, personally, we have no unkind
feeling; but to his politics generally, and
his Congressional career particularly, We
have serious objections. From the day
he took his seat until he voted for the
bribery bill, and from hat'day till he voted
to break down eur gallant army, and from
that day until the present, all inclusive, he
has never failed to vote for every Abo-
fition measure that has been introduced,
and for every Abolition motion that has
been made, SO far as we have ascertained
by examining the Congressional Globe.
& Aside from giving Abolition votes, and
franking Abolition documents, no man
can object to what he has done, for he
has done nothing. Day after day, and
week after week he sits there voting ''aye"
on Abolition measures and "nay" on
Others, franking documents in the inter-
walls; once in two or three weeks perhaps,
varying the monotony by asking the Speak
er for an order for portion OF the three
Thousand dollars year which he receives
fer his services. He amounts just about
to what we used to call, in our bai!-play-
ing DAYS, "5Rnd hand" In "choosing
mp" if one side had one more hand than
the other, the short side was compensated
by giving them blind hand" The first
one sout" on that side got iii" /" by TAX
ing the place of the "blind hand" Mr.,
Albright is the blind hand of the Aboi-
tionists. He performs ne active service,
but when an Abolitionist makes a motion
he is sure Of two yotes-his own and
Albright,s. To read the lists one might
suppose he was guided in his votes by
some such rule as this: If an Abolition
list makes the motion, vote "aye," other
wise, "no."
We were in the gallery of the House
six or eight days last winter, watchingthe
glorious hosts of, Fusiondom trying to
elect Speaker -Four or Eve times day
Mr.. Albright would say Banks;" aside
from this his presence was only known by
his seat being occupied. Once he did
speak. Several of his constituents were
in the gallery, and he made ono effort to
get his name in ths proceedings out side
of the list of ayes and nays. Somebody
had made a motion and Mr.. Albright,
seeing his chance, raised to his feet and
said, II move to lay that motion on the
table. y This was the first volume of his
speech. An Abolition brother beside
him whispered hastily to him No, no,
that is wrongl" Whereupon Mr.. Albright
further said, 81 withdraw my motion" !"
This was the second and last volume of
his speeches in Congress, so far as we
know. Perhaps. this blunder in his first
attempt has deferred him from making
another. 81 gse ea adv faale.Aa gsiaiI
Mr.. Albright is candidate for re-
election. He would like very much, to
continue saying aye or no two or three
Itimesia day, at the rate of three thousand