The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1857-02-14

A,oihsr of tho immense land grants ~
favor of railroads which have heretofore
been suspected of being conceived III fraud
and carried through by bribery s"o e"'>
,up,ion ha. been introduced into the House
nj Eepresenta,iyes. IN the shape oil bull,
which grant. 10 the territory OF Minnesota,
for the construction vi trunk ra'foa"
traveroing the territory with three branch
roads. every alternate section oil land, des'
ipna,ed hy odd numbers. for six sections In
Width on each side Of said road and
branches The grant viii call Tor nearly
lour hundred thousand acres OF land ."
each and every mile which the road unveIs
SEES, and making the aggregate an immense
one.
The New York Herald Publishes letter.
from its correspondents al Washington. set
ting fof,h very scandalous state OF 'cn>
rress.auM morals, and the eaisience and
nrsnnifrd and active rNerrion' ~ distinct
cohesion In " ashineton lobby agents
whose business i, is 10 br,ng personal 'n>
Auence to bear upon the action OF Con
pre.s. and to determine measures OF legls'
laiion by corrupt considerations. the
Richmond Euqnirer repubishss the Her
ald'. letters. and saws that the majority OF
these lobby agents are Eek members OF
tourtess ex- Secretaries OF department,
editors ont OF employment, occasional Ger
re.pondent. of papers, officers OF the army
dismissed from the service. officers OF The
navy retired Tor incspacitv clerks. women
of EASY virtue. dealer. of faro and npostate
preachers OF the Gospel These individual,
have methodispd the mysteries OF plumber
into science, and have reduced their OPP
efatlons against the Treasury to "a regular
system OF strategy The agencies their
Influence comprehend all the means OF sub
DUNG priuciple through the ius,fumenialy
of the passions Tho amiabls disposition
pi one member Of Congress makes him an
easy prey. Another falls victim to the
,.ducuons OF champagne aud canvass
back. 4 third is inseusible to the charm
Of an epicurean banquet, but he snffenders
to the seductions Of n solid sum OF money
fourth is beguilcd by the arts OF some
charming Isis, and consents. II not TO
support "a particular clam, to be absent
when the vote IS taken. nth, With hard
ly less cnmiuslity OF motive. sacrifices
hrs scruples to secure the corporation OF
powerful interest in his own special
behalf So the thing works, aud the re-
suit is, that the people are Plundered OF
millions BY corrupt coalition between the
lobby interest. and certain proiligate mems
bers OF Congress
It is through such Influences and by such
means that ths Treasur, is robbed, the
public money squandered, and the good
name Of the nation degraded. 1t is "a NOR
tiNiug fact, as well as one OF evil omen,
that, whilst the character o; the public
men Of Great Britain has steadily improved
for the last ten years the character OF those
Of the uuiied States. both in intellect and
morals has as steadily tetrograded. Could
one OF the pure and incouuptlble patriots
of the Revolutionary era arse from the
grave, he would be astonnded at Tie pro-
higacy which has converted the once stain
less hall. Of the public council into "a den
of thieves ~ Richp,oHd Dispdieh,
4 PRorp poslrloN. The Times (l.on>
DOM commences Al article on the probable
policy Of the presideu: elect with THIS Hat
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human facc-the object a, which every
mans niger poln's.-'he topic on ""'e"
e1efy man tongue descanis -IA'sen ApoNe
his ielIow'men by 40 accident OF b'f'h
by no mere superiority OF wealth. bu' ny
the presumed htness OF h,' personal qnAh'
ties ioT one oil the mos' elevated sin''ohs
mat man may oe c'''"u P"h 10 I'M
..r.ai..iu. ra.,i., If ma Gal nj,
III mar.
,"9.'i1a soya,i,, ,h,n oy., and Is57 Seem.
I.,i' =, -. j., hi,,a.n..s
oven the coid weather OF '>oo' ester
DAY morning at SUNRISE ''e'o"e' ~ "r"-
nests spun thermometer '"u'eh'e" o''
grees h"lo" zero ""''r "'"'f 'osu "'"'"''
Va o'her 'oea''t'es went GOWN 10 s'N' e's"'
ana len degrees 'e'o"' !" we county
w''hln lew nues OF 'ne Guy u fa"3e"
nom ten 10 'o""e@" degrees ne'o" zero
and IN feewee 'al"N ~ ei"eA III "e