Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-08-14
Railroad Lerislatinn.

J 'N'-r~ - '''' / -N''N'' ! ''N' iNN.'s
Railroad Legislation
IT ii were not so sad TO see the liberties
oG a great nation fall so SUE denly and 50
low, there would be a propriety which
would boarpreciated 10y all the people, in
/ designating our present national Legisa.
| turc "IHs Comic Congress-" Though its
crimes against tho Constitution and the
laws of the Union are moustyous, and
such as were never before committed
against free people in the same space OF
timc,yet they are so grotesque and so stu,
rendously inpudent, that one can hardly
suppress the disposition to laugh at them.
1t is a regular "Pop-gocs-the-weasel'
Congrcss. Its dorgs are not lcgSaa1a
but hgcrdcmon. "Ircg'o! Chmgct' is the
word, and all is changed, Whom Lincoln
went 20 Washington we had Constitu-
ton, but he tramplcd it out, and this
''p2P-gocs hi-uraSel" Congress says Its all
right We had q supreme Court, but
that has been set aside, and Congrost says
"IrtSto," and all is ENDORSED. There were
such thinks as States, but they are rub
bed out and Yankee generals made Gov
ernors over their sovereign people. The
Constitution says the people shall not be
deprived Of the r,ght to possess arms, but
the President has stripped them of that
right, and Congress says "amca'' Tho
Constitution Chat was) promised 10 pro-
tcct tho people from unreasonable search.
but they have been subjected to such in
suits as having their very bedrooms en-
tered ty Lincoln soldiers, their trunks
, broken open, and even women have been
stripped Of their clothing to sec what cv-
licences oi treasOn against Mr.. Lincoln
might be found under their garmcnts.-
Congress says "prf2o,' and il is pronoun-
ccd all right TO back up and carry for,
ward all these usurpatious, and fifteen or
twenty others like them, the President
asks Congress for 100000 soldiers, and
"gr&t2," lbey give him 100000! IIcasks
for SlOQ 100000, and 'grcg'o' they give
him $500, 100000! And then "6reSo."
again, and they pass 4 bill to give the
President, sll the money and all tho men
he wants. There is to be no limit to his
draft upon the money aud upon the lives
Of the people, eX cpt his own Will And
all those denominations are hurried thro'
Congress with railroad speed. All fair
debate is cut Oil. The engineers rmg the
bell blow tha whistle the conductors
mount the car and cry "All aboard" aud
away flies the train, running over every.
body on its track, and carrying every.
thing through 10y steam. Nothing is de.
bated nothing is investigated. Some Ab-
oitionisi reads bill, and "yrceD," it is
passed. before the glibest tongue can say
Jacli Robinson" On the word OF Mr..
Blair u maj never remarkable for his
ye.acity--it is resolved that Mr. Clark, a
member from Missouri, shall not be oil
lowed his scat-an Investigation Of tho
merits Cf his case is asked for; but mono
investigation ia allowed" "yrcSio" he is
out Of his scat without ei.har enquiry or
evidence being permitted Some mem.
bcr who rln5m5Ts how things used TO Bc
done in Cong, css before Mr.. Inccln came
to Washington, asks for reference Of
bills and resolutions TO proper commit
tees; but no-thc whistle blows, "all
aboard, " and away the train dashcs. Mr..
Breckenridge delivers speech in the
Senate. remarkable for its candor logic,
respect for Constitutional law, and digni.
fed courtesy to the opposition, which is
answered In ono sentence tc-"all we want
here Is the kentucky remedy for traitors
- LsmD." No man attempts to answer
hini-nonc dare attempt it. But the Re.
publican Senators answer all arruments
and all appeals to save the Union, Will n
hangsman s cry for hempl, A bill to pun
ish conspiracy was reported read and pas
sed in fifteen minutes-a bill involving
the rights Of property and Of life, to mil>
lions, was passed without reference, with
o,t dahaIn tvir hn1t. cnp,t1,nt1t 10 ,1no,, its
structure, as is evident from the fact that
irit has any meaning at all, it is plainly
Unconstitutional. But then we have no
Constitution. The man who was elected
to administer the executive brauch ofthe
has seized ell branches of it
kicks to one side the Supreme Court,
usurps the powers Of Congress, and Con-
gress, a suppliant tool Of ofAbolition disu-
goes down into a6ieet subms.
sion, or traitorously Joins in the daring
scheme to annihilate the constitutional
foundations Of the government "A bill