, 1864-06-23

(F1om the N. 7. Tribune, June Ill
Daniel Dc Foe, In Lis history Of the Plague,
meutions as one Of the aggray2tions Of Inat
visitation, that qnack doctors did exceeding
ly abound, selling worthless medicines to
the poor and the sick, and thereby s~ind-
ling the credulous out Of q great deal Of
money. 1t seems to rs, in these disjointcd
sIest figure in the House Of Representa-
tiyes. For example. during the debate on
Tut edaJ evening, DR.. Ross Of Illinois elec-
t1ff1ed the twelve members who We're pres
ent, By the introduction Of patent pill, the
sonsy disadvantages of which were that it
would be very hard to. take, ind Of no con-
ceisable use wben taken. 10 drop medical
that .'a National Convention should bo
called to settle and adjust By sqnA conces-
kions the questions ut ISSUE" 1t was further
the opinion Of Mr.. Ross, that trhe armies
North and South should ba consolidated"
1t was still further the opinion Of Mr. Ross,
tliat III the politicians had been ont of the
way, the people would have settled our diff
1icnlty long ago" These were the three
main points OF Ar. Ross' speech, although
some people may consider them so very fur
frum sharp rs not to merit the title Of points
ut i'll. Let us see!
In the first. place, we are grieyed to say
that A1r. Ross ingredients do net, II NE may
eAt ho. m1A W WELL nt 10 !VE NdlOnal
Convention. And be is for a National Con.
rention without any politicians in til Now,
IL unspeakable wonder and awe at the pro-
posed phenomenon; We can only gasp sut,
as we Congratulate Mr. Ross upon his pure,
immaculate, and particularly popular con-
vrntion, that we wish be may get it, a Nj
tional Convention without polIticlaus!:
Why; Ross, If be gives wny to that plrtlcu-
]arly Iyely imagination Of his, will soon be
proposing to establish the Millennium by
Joint resolutlon! II ever that conYentloi,
should meet, which is not at all probable, 1t
will thereafter be known in history as Ross
Happy Family OF lions and lambs, cats aud
mice, patriots aud patriarchs, the loyal aud
the tIaitorons. Dr.. Magendie mentions that,
undt rt0ok to carry home dozen from the
market in boz, but found, when he opened
the receptacle, only one very 1arge rat, and q
lew tails, Which the survivor had not found
time to swallow. Mr. Ross would probably
turn out to be the largt rat Of his couven-
tion. at last, re should hope so. He de
serres to lire nd grow iat, as the reward Of
his unprecedented ingenuity.
1mugfnc Mr. Ross Convention convened |
Inside the building are gathered tue Con:ll-
ia'o1s: Ontside are camped tho consolidated
armies! 1nside are men Of all possible
st1ireE-the polished Mau- Owner from South
CaroliIa, the bloody Patriarch from
:Afka1Bas, tie Anti slavery veterans Of New
England and Pcnns, lsania, the disinterested
shoddy sWindlers from oil parts Of the
country in general, with an assorted lot of
Doctors Of Divinity strong in the Canaan
theology and Of other Doctors Of Divinity
who do not believe in the Canaan theology at
B1l Fortunate moment! The politicians
are all at home Except Mr.. Ross, the ill.,
vsntoT, who atteuds to regn1lte the machfue),'
and now the people are to have chance.
The debates begin. The polished Man.
Owner offers a conciliatoEy resolution. The
bloody minded Patriarch opposes 1t: The
'Antl-Slavery Veteran makes aspeech which
Is not what may properly be termed olea9i-
nouH. The shoddy-swindcr is for war to-
day, Tomorrow, and for all time to come!
The Doctors Of Divinity are at 1oggerheads
about Canaan and Oncsimusl The combat
thIcktns! The consolidated armies outside
hear the soft note Of pistol inside, and i'm
mcdiately, with ine1pre:stble delight, engage
ing, Everybody is killed except Ross, who
emerges 4 solitary surviving rat from this
Constitutional scrimmage!. he casts wild,
departing look upon the mountains Of hui.
man fragments surrounding him, and feels
th1t there is nothing LETT 1or him to do bnk to
return to Illinois and experience religion !!
and thus endeth the great Boss Conci1la atorJ