The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1866-06-30


aTYRRASreaL CONGRESS- I'VE shall look in vain
through the history of legislative bodies to find
majority so tyrannical and overbearlng Gs that
which now holds onhipotens sway over the desti-
nies of this nation in the hals,ofe Congress, and
more especially in the Senate, where 1t has OF late
become so insolent and SO naughty as TO attract
the attention and call for the condemnation OF eV-
cry impartial witness, Commencing with the hrst
week of the session, this spirit of Intolerance can
beltraced, increasing in Virulence day By day un.
til it has reached degree of intensity bordering
on revolution. Hhas been designated sometimes
by the wild title of fanaticism, but it has long
since outgrown that name and worn the more pos
tive and practical one of revolution. Revolution
is alterall nothing but fanatieals themes carried
into practice. While the radical party contented
themselves with preaching equal rights and uni
gersai suffrage. they were very properly called ia
natcs, but when, to carry their pet theories into
execution; they expelled Mr.. Stockton from the
Senate to pass bill over the Presidents veto, and
elected two members from the House for the same
purpose, and when, after five months session,
they still deny to the people of oneNthird OF the
Union the right to participate in the affairs of
government pretending to be democratic IN form,
they must be dignifed with the title OF reYolu-
tiOnSts.
Latterly the proposition to expel Senator Sena-
tor McDougall for inter perance has been private.
ly discussed among the radical leaders. Mr.. Sum.
ner had a resolution for his expulsion writer a
"a few days since and was about to offer it. but he
refrained from doing so on being satisfied that it
would lead to discussion IN which the habits of
at least half dozen cf the most loyal of all the
loyaIsts ia the Senate would be canYassed, much
to their disadvantage Many men will not deny
the right of body like the Senate to expel mems
bers for habitual drunkenness, but on the other
hand no reasonable man will admit that there is
anything bat party malevolence and injustice in
selecting one man. out of twelve equally guilty, TO
no 10 pfin m 0f ri Thn fry
will respect the Senate more than it does now
when it shall display the moral courage to purge
itself from the pollution OF besotted drunkenness,
which now renders so many of its members unfit
ted for the discharge CT the high office intrusted
to them. But the reformation must commence on
that siue of the chamber which, as the majority,
is responsible for the legislation OF the body. Butt
instead Of rebuking intemperance among their
own members the radicals have actually promoted
mon for it, For instance, during the last session
of Congress kthe most bibulous members of the
Senate were Chandler and Sprague, OIL the ra dcal
side, and McDougall and Salisbury on the demo-.
cratic side. When the committees for the present
session were to he formed, the pious Wilson and
the Purtanical Sumner protested that McDougall
and salisbury, as a punishment for their mis-
deeds, must be omitted entirely, and their names
do not appear on any of tho Senate committees.
But Chandler and Sprague were rewarded for the
very crime in worse form, for which the two
democratic members were punished. Chandler
was put at the head of the committee on manu-
factures. And this is body that howls for i'm
partial justice and impartial laws 81 g
Salisbury very handsomely rebuked the tyranny
of the majority in the Senate yesterday. He had
been making a few remarks on the bill to exempt
from liability to the civil courts all officers of the
army who had committed acts of violence or Op-
preston upon citizens during the war, and had
said that if he was judge in one of the courts in
the State, he would disregard this law, believing
fn hn oil Iv hro .f-hf
Mr.. Clark of New Hampshire, the most narrow
minded Puritan in The Senate, to his feet. He de-
cldred that he felt it his duty to raise his voice
against the spirit of rebellion which cropped out
of Saulsbury's remarks. Salisbury made sharp
reply to this saying among other things: "When
the Senator gets up here and insinuates rebellion
or rebellious spirit to me, have only this to
say that there is nothing in that Senator, men
tally morally, physically otherwise. that gives
him the right 70 use insolent language here
Clark rel0rted, pleading intense love of country
as the only motive that impelled hisrebuke of the
spirit of rebellion, and considering the fact that
" his country" supports not only himself as Sena
tor but two of his sons and one of hiSnephews as
doorkeepers and clerks of the Senate, his Glove"
for it is remarkable. Salisbury was not to be qui.
eted by any srch plea, and again taking the fo0r
said: ''The Senator from New Hampshire, to ex. |
hibt his own patriotism, has chosen to indulge in
language unbeeoming this place, aud which trust
Will not be repeated. OF one thing will assure
the Senator, that, while wish to cultivate kindly
relations with every member OF this body, both in
.he Senate and out of il, no mputation upon my
Just and proper devotion to my country will be |
submitted to. / ask the Senator from New Hamp. /
shire to be more cautious in the future in the use
Of language" It is hoped the above intimation
will have the proper effect upon Clark, and men
ike him with whom it is SO fashionable to de-
lounce as traitors all who entertain views differ
snt from theirs on public questions Washington
Cor. Chicago Times. @
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