White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-06-07

Cougress-WhAt it Does and What
It Il.
Nonational Legislature in the world is
90 open to Just criticism rs the Congress
Of the Unilsd States. The members Of
this body srs presumed to be elected on
aceouns Of THAR wisdom and statesman.
chip. A picture Of the present Congress.
which Is fair sample Of proceeding ones
for many years. would disprovs this pre-
sumption and place our metropolitan Sa-
gss before the public In very unenviablc
light. For six months past they have
besn congrsgsisd at the Capitol for the
purpose Of legislating for the general in
tssests and welfare Of the nation. Instead
Of that decorum and dignity which should
eharacterizs all great legislative bodies,
disorder Of the widest kind has prevail.
Cd. Scenes Of character which would
disgrace brothsl. have been Of almost
daily occurrence. Language which
weuld make the lowest 6sher.woman
biush for very shame is listened to BY
tbs hour. Profanity and vulgarity, such
- one would scarcely expect to hear in q
den Of drunken fslons resound through
the balls Of our National State House.
Business is neglected. and rowdyisnI the
order Of the day. The Hon. Member
from Illinois comes here to tell the Hon.
Member from Carolina that che is hea.
then and an outlaw" while the member
from Carolina rstalistes BY applying to
Illinoi. the very decent epithets. "scOun'
arsl and thief" The distinguished Sen.
ator from Ohio. styles the Mississippi
delegates "murdsrers !" Mississippi gets
sven BY giving Ohio the ''liar and the
puppy" Scenes are here witnessed and
language tolerated which would insult the
proprietor Of q gambling den or the man.
sgsrs Of prize ring.6ght.
Nor can We expect better manners at
Washington until different class Of men
e elected to Congress. The private lives
Of the present members are. il possible.
more obnoxious to every principle Of do
esncy. morality and virtue than their pub
lie actions. The quantity Of whisksy
which . candidate can carry Is too often
the test Of craftsmanship and fitness for
Congressional honors. All the availa-
bic time of nine.tenths of our Represen.
tatives is spent in the hOt.beds of dissipa-
ton, vice and infamy. The day time is
passed in vomiting forth the illusions Of
brain clouded with the fumes of alcO.
hol and morbid with continued intoxica
ton. In the morning the speaker of the
evening does not recognize his own speech
which be thought at the time Of its de.
livery. so patriotic and eloquent; but ri
Sss il his seat to correct errors Of the re-
porter. when eighteen glasses less ofbran-
dy, would have saved trouble to the re.
porter. annoyance to the house and him.
self the appearances Of an ass. 1t is well
known to all who have stopped any
length of time in Washington. that there
are inside Of the Capitol building. at the
ends Of dark alleys and passways not less
than City liquor retreats. owned by and
kert for the exclusive use of u. C.'s.-
Bot IL in daylight they thus defy the laws
Of common decency, how much worse
must it be when darkness throws its pro.
tscting mantle over their iuiquities p
One grand round Of revelry aud drunken.
ness. Liquor, until respect for them
sslves. their constituents and the country
e dead. Then comes the stampede to
tbs gaming bells of the metropolis from
which honesty and virtue are excluded,
and villany and vice. riot untramsled.
Last, though not least, the visit to those
ha1nts of infamy where the sunbeams Of
purity never shine. and all is stepped in
corruption and lowest degradation. Such
are ocr national men-snch their lives.
Bot ont Of bitter fount sweet waters
cannot fow. The people should look to
thsss things and elect men to represent
them in Congress who have hearts as
well IS heads. and BY so doing wipe out
this foul stain which has so long disgrace.
Cd orr national character abroad a. well
% ct home.
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