The mountain Democrat., 1864-05-28
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Congress. They are forced to confess
that they are weak, indOlent and incapa-
bio oflegislating for the good of the eoun-
try. Instead Of attending to their legiti-
mate business, they have devoted their
time and energies-they are destitute Of
intellect-to procuring swiNdIiM3 .S~Ha Sos
shOddy contractors, making court to heads
Of Departments, culogizing President Lin
coin and boasting of their superior loyal
ty. Wranglirg about the next President,
legislating for the negro, defending the
corruptions Of the Administration, plum
dering the treasury and slanderinG che
Democratic party, seems to be the height
Of their ambition. Questions Of grave
importance are above their comprehen-
sion, and they wisely give them no con.
sidcration. They were elected, and they
know and appreciate the fact, not because
they we're honest and capable and worthy,
but because they were loyal" and could
be made the tools Of those In authority
Nothing good was expected OF them and
they have come up to the expectations of
their friends. A Congress Of such men
is q disgrace to the country, and their
" "loyalty" is poor excuse for their
worthlessncss. Is it any wonder that
their party is ashamed of and despiscs
them? Tom Shannon, a toady and q
BOBBY, is a specimen brick" of our
"loyal" Congressman. When such fel.
lows are sent to Congress, it is q reflec.
tion upon the honesty and intelligence of
the people.
Leading Administration organs are be-
coming affrighted at the folly and mad
ness of Congress. They sec the hand
writing on the all and are trembling for
their safety. The country is going to ru-
in, and Congress looks on with indiffer-
encc, unwilling or incapable Of devising
remedy. The people look to them for re-
lief but in vain. Party success and
sharing and distributing the spoils occu-
py all their time. What care they for
the country so long as they can plunder
the treasury and keep in power? Party
success is more important to them than
the welfare Of the country-their power,
position, and it may be, safety depend
upon the triumph Of their party. Dep
rccating this state of things, the New
York Times, one of the ublcst organs Of
the Administration, says:
We tell these men Mt Washington that pass
ion is making them mad. 1t is an absolute in
that has seized them. Their words
strike upon the ears Of the people like the glib.
berlsh Of Bedam. Where have the senses of
Congressman gone that they don't realize the
terrible burdens that rest upon the people, and
the fearful dangers that confront the Govern
ment? Do they cull themselves loyal men,
and yet play these fantastic tricks! BY their
default tile prices Of everything that sustains
life are rapidly mounting. The currency Is
rapidly turning into worthless rags. Inch by
inch, foot by. foot, the Government moves on
straight before the eyes Of its guardians, to-
wards the bottomless pit Of bankruptcy-yet
distant. but unless they act. inevitable. Not
an arm do they raise to save il. If they had
but done the duty they were put to do, the
credit of the Government would be still rest
ing on its old foundations. They have neither
done it, nor made anv rational effort TO do it,
1t is not misfortune, but guilt, that rests upon
them; not failure, simply, but faithlessness.
Well may the Times say the words of
our loyal" Congressman strike upon
the ears of the people like the gibberish
of Bedlam." TITS the misfortune Of the
country, at this crisis of our national af-
fairs, demanding the highest order Of
craftsmanship, to be cursed in Congress
with demagogucs and imbeciles. Forci-
bly, and truly says the Times, ait is the
inaction Of these so called loyal servants
Of the people that is aiding the rebellion
ten thousand times more than the social
ed disloyal speeches Of the malcontents of
the House." The Tribune is even more
emphatic in its condemnation Of Congress
and does not conceal its intense scoTa Of
its loyal tools. 1t says, "capital is de-
fraudcd Of its just income and labor Of its
due reward, and all for the want Of
prompt and proper legislation" Read
the following from the Tribune:
Congress has now been eighteen weeks in
session-a term amply sufficient for the matu-
rim md OaasiNO OF all tho Of nm a y.
erage session. During those eighteen weeks,
scarcely anything has been accomplished and
the little that has been well done in one house
has generally been undonc in the other
Meantime, the Nation is drifting steadily to-
wards bankruptcy; capital is deirauded Of its
Just income and labor of its due reward, and
all for the want of prompt and proper leg
or course, there are, and always have been,
good men in Congress ss-lArRe.minded, clear
headed, worthy and patriotic but one Lot
cOnfd not save S0dom. We are now in the
grandest crisis Of our national history and
we choose dwarfs 10 do the work which
might well employ angels. There may be for
ty men in the two houses who richly deserve
To be there but there are at least hundred
who would be in business fully up to their ca
pacty, il one.haf of them were trying twenty
dollar suits, as justice Of the peace, with the
other half pettifogging before them.
\ beautiful picture Of our loyal Con-
grcss coming from loyal journals! And
it rs true-true in every particular. In a
few months the people Of this State will
be again called upon to elect members of
Congress, and it is for them to say wheth.
er they will be represented by boobies
who have disgraced them, or by gentle
men Of intelligence and worth. Another
such Congress as the present, and the
American people will become tho laugh.
ing stock of the world.
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"fSUrPoET TIE GOVERNMENT. 1T is al