Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-07-23

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Never had the country more need O
sbls and iseorraptibls legislator ths'
daring the session just closed. Never
since our birth q . nation have We ex
perispced 20 dangerous cr's'' - the
one through which We are now passing
10 their sore perplexity the people
looked to their representatives, in Con-
eress, demanding At their hands that
the petty party politics Of the past De
| ignored, and that With one scco'd' tor
getting pas. political diffsrenos'' their
representatives should unite in the great
| purpose Of restoring the unity Of the
| natl .. and the restoration Of the peace
and good order which they had hitherto
enjoyed under the Constitution.
How has this reasonable expectation
been aoswered2 Let the history Of the
past sessioo answer. Corruption has
stalked triumphant through the halls OF
our National Legislature. Infamous
jobbery perl'etrated BY men whose sta
ton should hive placed them beyond
the reach Of suspicion, and the perpe-
traitors have been allowed to leave the
Capital without even IN attempt Icing
made to brand their corruption with the
stigma which it deserved. The money
Of the people freely and muoihcently
offered upon their couotry's altar, has
been appropriated to the use Of these
ghouls who fat,en upon the mistortuues
OF their government. Swindling con.
tractors, corrupt Legislators, dishonest
officials, have regarded the present trou.
bIes Is merely a rich placer from which
to draw wealth for themselves, giving
in return no services to their county,
and forgetful Of the high duties which
they were bound by their oatbs to per.
torn. Who shall say how much Of the
peoples hard earned wealth has gone to
enrich those monsters of inlquity ?
Eight hundred millions Of the peoples
money have been spent, and to what
purpose? Let our army, weakened by
disease and suffering, answer. Lot the
present strinQeucy Of our money market
reply. Let the present defiant attitude
Of the rebellion, confronting us At al
points, tell the people that the promise
of speedy suppression Of this unhoIy
rebellion has not been kept.
But corruption and extravaganza sre
not al the faults Of the pl esent Congress.
Not content with wasting the peoples
money, not With imposing heavy bur.
dens upon the people under pretence Of
conducting this war to . speedy and
successful termination, but in truth tina,
they might fatten upon the spoils Of the
tres surv, the radical abolitionists have
used their utmost endeavors to protract
and prolong the war by throwing the
weight Of their opposition against every
measure which might have a tendency
to pour oil upon the troubled waters
Regardless Of the Constitution, reckless
10 their policy, forgetfuI Of the pledge
to the army that this war was to be fo'
the restoration Of the Union and thu
support of the Constitution, they have
sought to make it war for the eIeva
ton Of the negro to . level with thu
white. To that end they have me,
every conclliatory measure proposed
with violent invective and dcnunciation
Ia the vehemence of their fanaticism
they have denounced the administration
of their own choosing in terms more
bitter than ever before used in political
strife, and have embarrassed it as much
as they dared do in its legitimate bust.
ness Of suppre.sing this rebellion. Let
the people thank God that Congress ha.
adjourned. For a time at least it,
members are impotent for harm. For q
few months the treasury is safe from
their pllage. The President has shor,
respite from their savage and fauatical
attacks, and the whole country breathe.
a sigh Of relief that the halls Of our Ma.
tioual Legislature are no longer echoing
their rawlings.