North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-04-04
1.-THE RUMP,"

lnst., from winch we make the following
interesting extract:
They (The Radicals) insist upon it that
there was great want of dignity in the
President OF the 22d of February it is
barely possible they may have been spoil
ed by what has gone before (laughter,)
and that ordinary Democratic manners Of
fend the fastIdious tastes of those that are
accustomed to the high aristocratic tone of
his late lamented predecessor. But fur
ther, they charge him with initiating Crom
we'll, and they say that there are indica-
tons that he intends to treat this Congress
as Cromwell treated the old Rump Pariia-
ment after the execution Of Charles the
First. Let US look for single moment
as we are upon the question of dignity, at
what Cromwell did, and will read you
little extract from Hume, as to the manner
in which Cromwell dissolved that Parlia-
ment: .us .e. .a.
s"And suddenly starting up, he loaded
the Parliament with the vilest- reproaches
for their tyranny, oppression aud robbery
of the public. Then stamping with his
foot, which was a signal for the soldiers to
enter, for shame,' sad be to the Parlia-
ment: get We gone; give place to honest
er men. to those who will more faithfully
DISCHARGE their trust. You are no longer
a Parliament; tell you, you are no long
cr Parliament The Lord has done
with you; He has chosen other instru-
ments for carrying on His work Sir
IIor,,, Vono avoIa;p,ipp ,uainct thic pro
ceedin@, he cried with loud voice, Oh
Sir Harry Vane, Sir Harry Vane! the
Lord deliver me from Sir Harry Nane"
think the Sir Harry Vane OF that day
must be the Sumner ofthis,
Taking hold of Martin by the eloke,
Thou art an aduterer,' said he. To a
third, Thou art a drunkard and g ut
ton," and Thou an extortioner, to fourth.
'He commanded soldier to seize the
mace. 'What shall we do with this bau-
bic here, take it away. 1t is YOU said
he, addressing himself to the House, that
have forced me to this. / have sought the
Lord night and day tn t he would rather
slav me than put me upon this work"
Having commanded the soldiers to clear
the hall, he himself went out the last, and
ordering tn, door to be locked, departed
to his lodgings in Whitehall.
In this furious manner, which so we'll
denotes his genuine character, did Crom-
WE'LL without the least opportunity or even
murmur, annihiIatc that famous assembly
which had filed all England with the re-
nown ofits action and with astonishment
at its crimes, and whose commencement
was not more ardently desired by the peo-
pie than was its final dissolution.
Now, it is fattery to call this Congress
a Rump Congress. Laughter.f it is a
great deal more like Parliament that sue
ceeded and which was known AS the Bare
bones Parliament, in which there were
member. wore all sorts of names, as de-
scribed by waiter of that day, who, says
e. Browns Travels. in England" page
279)
"Cromwel,' says Cleveland, 'hath beat
up his drum clean through the Old Testa-
ment You may learn the geneaogy of
our Saviour by the names Of his regiments
The muster-master has no other list thar
the first chapter of St. Mathew. The broth
ers of this praise God Barebones had for
name If Christ lad-not-died- for-you-vou
had d-been-d-d- -Barabones but the peo-
pie, tired Of this long name, retained only
the last word and commonly gave him the
appellation of Damned Barebones'
Now one would not have to 90 long thro'
the present Congress and the Reconstruc-
ton Committee before finding gentleman
who answers exactly to the description of
damned Barebones." Laughter But,
as | say. they are the most extraordinary
| body that ever organized, and to call them
a Rump Parliament-which was, in fact,
representation of England, however long it
might have continued its session and its
power--is 10 fiatter them. Why, just look
at it! Eleven States are unrcpresented
in that body, and about half of the residue
are utterly misrepresented by men elected
in time of excitement, when there was
no fair opportunity for an expression of
opinion, and under circumstances that have
entirely changed in Congress nominally
under Constitution which says ''represen-
tatives and direct taxes shall be apportion-
! ed among Tue DeNeIdl ECldJeS WHICH NAV De
he included within this Union, according
to their respective numbers. Each State
shall have at least one representative
The Constitution also says: 1.-The Sem
ate Of the United States shall be composed
I of two Senators from each State, chosen by
the Legislature thereof for six years, and
these senators shall each have Que vote"
Now look at that body, with eleven States
entirely represented under Constitution
| which declares that each State shall have
ore representative in Congress, and that
the Senate of the United States shall be
composed of two Senators from each State
eleven States entire y unrepresented in
either House of Congress. What more
Why, under Constitution which requires
each House to Judge of the election and
returns of its own members, thev pass a
joint resolution, by which they take from