Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-06-19


But there is much to sadden reading and re-
Aeoting mind In Washingt gton-because now we
see here what we read Of as going on In Rome
prior to lite downfall Into its consolidated mill
tary monarchy, under its C@saIs-that is, its
Kaisars; Its mpsrators--that 10, its Emperors.
The most corrupt and proAigate man we have
ever had, in public life, except Floyd, of Vir,
ginia, has heen sent on foreign mission to the
only friendly court we have in Europe. Untold
millions are to be taxed upon the labor of this
country to pay for prodigacy. The Van Wyck
committee, in other matters, has developed an
amount Of corruption and proAigacy which,
peuding war, Is not equaled in the annals OF
history, not even in the days of Louis XIV. The
General most conspicuous In this report, at first
removed because, to be charitable, of his inca.
paoity to detect or avoid these corruptions, was
restored again to high command, with the
knowledge OF his incapaoity common to all the
functionaries appointing him. @
These, however, are only individual cases
of corruption, II may be said, that the whole
body politic Is not poisoned thereby. wish it
was 90; but when | look into Congress, the Leg
islsture of the people, see that body giving
away millions Of acres Of the public domain as
largesses to people worth millions and mill
ions of dollars II well uabanded-when upon
that very people is imposed tax of twenty
cents per pound upon their tee, and when soon
10 to be imposed further tax which will con.
sumo not only the profits of commerce and trade,
but levy Q tax on every laborer of full fifteen
cents on his one hundred cents per diem labor,
provided he indulge in any Of the luxuries-aye,
even In what are now the necesssries OF life
As Cesar bestowed his largeesee upon blind
but robbed Roman people-as Cesar threw out
bread, as II to Roman dogs-so the whole pub
lie domain, In time Of civil war, when the ma.
tion 10 mourning debt Of thousand million of
dollars, 10 thrown away as largess BY Congress
while not upon the people living, but upon the
children of this living people, from generation
to generation, are TO be imposed heavy taxes TO
meet vast national debt, necessarily in the
hands OF the rich capitalists of the country. So,
too, see going through Congress, In this time
Of civil war, Pacific Railroad job, in the hands
Of only few corporators, who are to have the
power, for long period of time, to call upon
the Treasury for millions Of dollsrs--while ad.
dItionsl millions Of dollars are to be imposed
upon the people, In taxes upon their labor and
upon the laboring man. s'-
IL. is impossible, now, in observing such
| things here (and many more Of the like order),
not to come to the conclusion that the alien and
sedltion law legislators Of 1862 are no more
fitted for, or trai"ed 10 government, than were
the alien and sedl.lon Law pSOple of 1900, when
Mr.. Jefferson overthTeW them. The science,
the art, the religion of sslfgOuvnmsnt, seem to
be utterly unknown to these men. They have
"the power" they publicly say Just now, "and
they mean to use it'' ave know" they con.
tinues 1--WE shall not have Il when the Govern.
ment isrestored; therefore we will use 1t nop.'
Moderation, forbearance, prudence, the ele-
ments OF Q statesman, as well as force, seem L
be utterly unknown to these chance governors
They remind me of strong ship in storm
without rudder-a great steam engine withou
Q regulator. The conservatives Of Congress
have for the hrst time, met, and agreed to reg
nlate--but nothing can regulate fanaticlsm, o
fraud or corruption. 7 oat f.e1 U'G