Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-04-01
Excursion.

"a congressional excursion party, consist
ing, among others, OF Senators Wade, Sher-
man, Chandler Ramsay, Foot, Grimes, Trum-
bull and Wilson, and Representatives. Pike,
Baxter, and Morrill,, of Vermont, together with
the ladies Of their famies-in all about fifty
persons-left Washington on Tuesday to take
passage at Fortress Monroe for a pleasure re trip
TO Charleston and Savannsh They will prob.
ably be absent two weeks
We get the above pleasant little piece OF
intelligence from the New Yolk papers We
believe our reporters we're kind enou6hto send
US some inkllng of it before by telegraph. -
At all events we have it, and it is pleasant to
read
1t is nice to know that some of the Andy
johnson politicians are enjoying themselves
and especially agreeable to know that we are
paying for it. Alter we remember the im.
mense amour. of labor these, our servants
have had TO undergo in the progress of the last
session of Congress to proong the war,
it is delightful to find them taking a little re-.
Taxation ut the expense OF the General Gov.
ernment.
All work and no play makes Jack a dull
boy and we have the fullest assurance that
all these Jacks have proved themselves to be
dull boys, except in the one all important OBJ.
ject OF prolongng the war 1t is, therefore,
very fit that they shoule take a little excur-
sion. That in these fine spring days, still
too cool for enjoyment, il is pleasant to find
them selecting genial cline for their pleas
ure trip, is commendable We and all the
other common sort Of plebians who pay for il
are delighted, II we have one regret, it is
that Andy johnson 10 not to be of the party,
with bis faithful Jug to cheer and warm him
up to the Inauguration point Bat we must
not repine 1t is wrong TO give ourselves
over to fault finding, because they cannot all
go, and perhaps Mr., Blair cant spare the
| Vice President tt
Then how appropriate for them to visit
Charleston ard Savannah.
This is no waste of the public funds in aid.
ing charitable societies 10 feed the starving
families of those two rebel cities, This is no
idle expenditure of the public funds in con
veying troops to the aid OF the gallant Sher
man, No IL is glorious expedition of the
noble workers who sat in safety when those
places were dangerous to approach, visiting
and exultpg over the ruin and desoIaton
that has been done. They go TO exult and
triumph over a proud people, overpowered
and crushed to look upon the awful wrecks
Of battle, seige and death, and openly pro
| N'e'hA 'HNN hNNbPhl ~ hafuh ~ IA tut eye OF
day, and before the face of what remnant of
rebellious spirit that remains ia those devoted
cities. No petty desire to aid the sufierings
and calamites Of those who have endured the
perils of siege, and the inevitable misery and
distress that falls upon captured city; no
contemplate ambition to aid Sherman with
their arms in his bold and dangerous expedi.
tion actuates them They are moved ~ loni.
er aims, inspired by nober sentiments tho
refined aud characteristic sentiment of their
party to exult over fallen foe, to triumph
and insult him In his downfall This inspire
them. 1t is mixed with no meaner motive. if
such thing was possible
What if our gallant soldiers who fell on
Morris Island and about Savannah we're 20
feel in their shallow, sandy graves the tread
Of this CORY junketing party, all idleness and
frivolity, laughing and iesiing, when death
made havoc in the serried line, or the heavy
shot sent a proud vessel aud her cargo, look.
ed up as 10 an iron coffin, TO their watery
graves Would they feel that such tim .
and such place was suilableP Why not
What were the soldiers fort What were
Charleston and Savannah taken for, bat that
some idle, frivolous Congressman should make
pleasure pArties2 The fleet, it is true, might
be employed for other purposes to more ad.
] vantage; but TO waste the Government funds