The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-11-21
The Next Session of Con gress,

/ Oniy about four weeks wilt now elapss
before the Inscriptions leaders of the
Ja"obin party will again assemble in VIII lat
they call the Congress of tho United
States. They will GO there full of AFRO
g,nce and exnlalion over their successes
In the fail elections, and thew will claim
that these results Justify them in the exc
cutioh of any policy they may seem p-o.
per to adopt towards the. South, 10 mat.
ter how ex'reme and ruinous Thew
know that the President is helpless in the
presence of their overwhelming majority
In both Houses. and can oppose no oh
s'ac'eS to their nefarious plans. Thev are
exaspera,ed Al the opposition they encoun
tered in the late election. and are mad
drned with the knowledge that ,hev bare
" escaped defeat; tha, their maiori,ies
were cu' down. and that the popular vote
sh' wa heavy falling off in their strength
both East and West. This is to them
the hand writing on the wall, and while
| it causes their knees TO knock together
and their miserable sous to qrake, it al
| the same time inf ,rnes them with rage.
and gives venom To their tongues and
fresh mslivnisr 10 their hearts We NAV.
therefore. confidently look for wilder and
more unreasonable displays OF fana,icism,
than any the country has yet seen. M
possible good can he hoped from such q
body OF men. No idea OF statesmanshir
guides their legislation nor sense OF do
cencv restrains Rio,ing in power which
they feel and know is slipping from thei,
hands. thev disgrace the seats 'her occu
nv. and acraligiou.lv defIe the holy
trusts committed to their charge Thank
God, the session is a short one, and thev
have but about ninety davs IT, which Ia
perpe'ua'e their enormities The hope is
that they will have an many villainous
schemes that will conflict With each 9th,
or. that they may fail to perfect any
! This is no. impossible
New England's interest must be after
dea 10 She must have her in'amou,
tariff bin. conroct.d at the last session
but laid over until this and she will no
lonosr tolerate the further pns, ponemen
"f her snn"''or claims; AMI much "a sh,
de'-sts the Son'h, much "A she would de
light IN pnrsuir @ The work Of torture O
that Down trodd-n aud impover he'd peo
pie. she must have the tariff so arranged
that all sections shall He tributary 70 her
Right here will come a struggle among
the Jarohirs 'hsmsslvas. The Wes,err
members will not dare 10 sacrifice ,hai,
constituencies to the alhgraspinp avaric.
Of New England Drsaiing a .plit. how
ever. which would dspriy. them Of the
rich repss' OF graiified malice and fana,i
cisn in the South for which they are SC
eagerly preparing. they will endeavor ia
compromise and tsmporiza with the Yam
kes States upon the tariff question Bu,
thos. States, VIC predict. will be unyieId
i"g. Their motto is. "a bird in IN hand
Is worth two in the bush." and ,hey hsv.
another motto, that 1t is better to rot
TOO men than one" The tariff wil; epa
bic them to rob the whole country. on.
section Of which is ye. rich, while tn,
plunder Of tho s 'u.h would give them
chance at hut one section, and tha, alrsa
DIV cleared Of it's wealth. She has hearc
OF the fable OF the dog who dropped IN,
bone to get the shadow in the W a,er.-
This startling difficulty, which is nov
staring the smiable Jacobins in the face
may prove the salvation Of the country
by preventing legislation against tn
South. II j. does. II will be the frat tim
in American history that the sordid mean
ness and grnsping avarice Of New En- q
laad has ever oesu Of service to the cou
try.
There Is no doub, that, IL the bill
passed. the President will veto il, an,
then there will be mnddie. for no two
:hi'ds vote can be had 10 that Congre.
TO carry II over bis head. We ara vel
satisfied. from all the signs, that Yankee
ism is about to receive a check Loui .
vile Courier.