Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-08-18
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and on themselves; on trips to the Russian
empire ina vessel of war (236SG in which
"$20O,OOO Is rifled from the people-tO con-
oRratulate the .CzaTy aud show 10 maritime
powers hIe Asecrets iof our irons elady;Hthe
publication of anvoffieal history of the re-
'bellion, to be written with New, England
pen dipped in gall : the prefermento of Mon
tana companies, 70, the settlement of the
valuable lands of the mining Districts of
the West4a monopoly vetoed 5wice byth
2 President. '.AAi n sit.I lnfeIGGH
M Need recall the tattemptt6 violate GUS
g tom aud the Constitution IN tine effort made
toabridge the PpesiHbnfy rikht OF aijp0Tft-1
ment; the attempt to -Eeassemble by an
edict of the presiding officers when, the.
party demanded II; its assailing foreign
minister for writing q patriotic letter, by
the Withdrawal Of his salary its dema-
gogue appeals for the Eenjan vote nhder
I ile pretenssel ofrTepealing the neutrality
1ilaw, which they, conveniently smothered
IN the SeDate committee [cheersl; its up-
paralleled partiaIty to pet class In its !.
itIXa99n-;l and, finally, It's attempt, as re-
vealed by Mr.. Raymond TO preeipitate civil
, wal, by providing in resolution OF Cen
eral Painesof Wisconsin, for the disttibuEis
ton of the arms of the Government among
the States where they were In 1.-The ascend-,5 q
ant, and the desire,as revealed by Mr.ior
Boutwell,, In the caupus,to remain in.sese'lt
r., sion to help the radical black and white inr.1S
surrectionists of New Orleans to ovefturn Il
N blood the existing State Governmentgi9t
lCheers.I Ey.tr, "a -. 7. -
~ In speaking of the contrasts ofthe timeof@
Charles L'lij .Macaulay says that Atheists
turned PuritaDs, and Puritans Atheists;
republicans defended the divine right of
kings and courtiers clamored for the liber-Ts
ties OF the people judgesinhamed the rage Z
OF MODS, and patriots pocketed brides; but p
what pen 50 graphic as to describe the gro
tesque transformations Of this Thirty-ninth
Congress Professing economy. they prac-I,
ticed profigacy; calling themselves union.
they foment distraction; screaming for lib
erty 70 the, black, they forge fetters for the
white holding eleven States in thrall. tlIeyA
release one, but do it in dishonor; challeng-
ing the constitutional veto of aAfearIessI
President, they veto the exclusive rights of
one house by a resolution of both glory
ingin being the champions ofthe war; they;
cheat the people out of its results; intro,
dqcing bills to annex Canada to the Union,
before slie'asks for it, they labor to keep outA
ouroWn States who crave to come in On!
for Maeaulay to illustrate the tickle weak
ness and, willtul Wickedness of this medley
Of mediocrities! [Applausel Yet thisO
same Congress, so fun of schemes for pri-D
vate aggrandiZement and Jobs of colossal
proportions, could at one blow strike from
the tonnage of this country SO0,3O3 tons,
which sought restoration for their Ameri-
eanregisters, lest taruugh the failure of the
Government toProteet this shipping on the
high seas. (5S4.) This blow aimed at
New ork, was passed-in-the House by 80
to 52.s IL hadRIilekier tate than the scheme
OF tariffs, aimed only to help Pennsylvania
and New England which was too grandta
tiscal swindle to pass the Senatorial ordeal.
IhlS gigantic attempt to despoil the con-,
sumerS, who are so many, to enrich the
manufacturing capitalists, who are so fewgo
has never been eqnaled in its audacity.uIt
only tailed because one class of protection,
lists desired TO rob so much from anotner;
well likened to the monkeys in the fable,q
WBRU W tyvgEePdleiS taStealand deYnur
ridge and upset the plates of their neigh
bors. Laughter. One thing deserves mensd
ton. MIR. Sprague of Rhode Island, sig
nalized hls craftsmanship (93l) by a ,propo-,
sition to introduce into the country, with
Out'prOtective bOufities, grass from China
Laughter. A boon to help agriculture to.
pay its MORTGAGES to manufacturers, and
cotton raisers to pay the new tax Of three
cents per pound which he adds to the prieeb
of his fabrics. The Westiand the Soptho
will appreciate this generosity and keep the
memory of its author ever green! Laugh
teri i'r.d .T-H 7HJT al2sL s5IN
nam uu y11Rm" FINANCES. aI lI 81 " ssd
What has been done to assist the finances
or develop the mines and commerce of the,
nation? What has been done to carry out
the earnest appeals of tile Secretary oftthe
'Fneasury2 Witha paper currency, amOunt0
ingen the 2Sth of June last to S9l7, 7,0l4769
(which Mr.. Morrill, considered alarming
to the last degree-what has been done?
Nothing Nothing to contract its amount
and place trade ON a healthy foundation.
The attempt to do so failed C,431), either
from lack of ability to comprehend the
questions, or the overriding negro and diss
union Legislation prev3lenti in the Congress-
Before this Alp OF paper money! noun,
tain of lampblack and paper, nearly thou-
sand millions Of ofirredeemable issues, inffat-
ing all prices and disordering all caleula-
tions, full of impending dangers-this Con=
gress stood stupid, fearful aud mute The
avalanche impending over our heads the
glacier grinding away our industry, they
looked at in blank amazement, utterly un-
able to grasp the problem, or too cowardly
to suffer a present Inconvenience to pre-
vent future catastrophe! .ss0i 81 tI;lrF Z
| But ythese and many more derelictiQns
could be forgotten and forgiven, had THIS I
Congress assisted the Executive to restore
business, Commandment iaHduUnion. But
they failed, and but one reason do they give
for that failure, The masses of-the South ?,
were guilty of treason But who pretehds y
TO arraign whole people? Surprising the
leaders do deseryelit, do the massesy II
Horace Greeley writes the truth IN his
'Conflict" there is rank injustice, addedto X
political foOlishness, in withholding from
the Southern people the blessings OF Union, f
which, he says, they never voluntarily SUR II
rendered. In his 22d chapter, page 35I, he
saws: liD9 Sulrb9, iSs 2h'nrIn1I llscIJd &
gosThe, slave, States and Districts, which
had not united in, the movement. were as
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