The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-08-28

suit you-to vote for the Congressman
who voted to give you one hundred, ana
TO give themselves two thousand dollars
bounty, under the disguise of salary; ana
who would only vote to give you nun
dred dollars on condition of receiving
two thousand themselves. Applause.
Now, it was agreed on every hand that
YOU ought to receive additional bounty;
but who did you ever hear say that a
soldier should get hundred while Con-
gresham should receive two Thousand
dollars bounty? Who ever heard OF
there being more danger or more hard'
ships in the halls of Congress than on
the battle field!
But the meanness of the thing was not
SO much in voting themselves an ad-
ditional two thousand, while they cody
gave you one hundred; but, comrades,
did you ever hear of rebel doing so
mean trick as these Congressman have
done in hanging like dead weight their
extra two thousand dollars to your
bounty bill! And what was the mean
est act of all, was to vote against the
bill on the ground that it was wrong,
and then coolly pocket the two thousand
dollars after the bill had carried.
The people are as just as soldiers are
proyerbialiy generous, and if satisfied
that the increase of living at Washing
ton had been doubled, and that it was
only lust to make salaries equal to ex-.
penses, there would not have been muir
mer. But all honest men revolt at the
petit larceny system resorted to by the
members of the late Radical Congress, to
vote money into their own pockets.
And the greed for power and plumber
has taken hold of these men, that they
now declare that, rather than loose their
hold upon the National money-bags,
they will involve our country in the
horrors of
ANOTHER WAR.
Having just emerged from one gigantic
contest, it is difficult to comprehend that
we have men among us of sufficient
power and influence to control the action
of Congress, who are determined, unless
rebuked by the people, to involve our
country in the horrors of an intestine
war--a war which would ravage, devas-
tate and destroy every township, town
and village in Ohio,
I do not, my cOuntrymen, speak at
| random, but hold the proof in my hand.
Here is House Resolution lS7, which
passed the House of Representatives, and
on the 18th of July, 1866, was read twice
| in the Senate, and referred to the Com
mittee on Military Affairs, which propos-
es to distribute two-thirds OF the arms
and ammunition in possession of the
| Federal Government among the so-called
LOYAL States, and that the several States
and Territories should thoroughly or
game, arm and equip their militia"
Now, my countrymen, why all this hot
haste in time of profound peace with all
| the world-with peace restored among
ourselves-why this haste to arm and
equip for war;
The prompt and fearless exposure by
Mr., Raymond Of the purposes Of the
Radicals, has reused the attention ofthe
people to the danger which threatens
them, and it is to be hoped that the
elections this fall will give the conspira-
! tors such o. rebuke, as will smothe the
contemplated treason; and secure peace
aud prosperity throughout the land.
DEsPoTIsM OR A REPUBLIC.
My countrymen, the issue is now being
tried before the people whether we
shall continue to be republic, or estab-
lish a despotism-whether we shall have
| O. Government of Constitutional law, or
| one of mere force.
| At this moment Russia holds Poland
| by an army of two hundred thousand
men. Whyl Because sic treats the
Poles as suhjugated people, and de-
ponds upon power, instead of justice, to
govern them Do you desire to make
! the Southern States q second Polandi
Are YOU willing to have your taxes
doubled in order TO support an army of
! occupation two hundred thousand
strong! [Applause.l
| In lS4S the Hungarians and Germans
struck for liberty, and failed. What has
been the result? Thousands Of Germans,
men of high intellect and courage, have
| sought new home in the United States,
and to that extent the fatherland has
been weakened But what of Hungary?
She fought for the right of local legisla
ton, and was oyerthTown. Many OF her
sons died under the hands of the execu
toner, many wandered in exile in for
| tIED lduNo lJIb oblIi
ed the right to local Parliament, until
at length after the lapse of fifteen
yeats, when hatred against Austria had
become incorporated into the very eX
istence of every Hungarian, Austria,
all too late, granted the separate Parlia-
ment, which had been so long prayed for
in vain What was the consequence Of
this long delay of justice! Austria be.
came involved in "A war for her very
existence as Il State, aud the Huugari
ans, who might have been made friends,
pray ed for the downfall Of tho Empire;
and the Parliament, granted too late,
has been again abolished, A wise and
prompt concession would have made the
Hungarians friends foreyer-a contrary
policy has made them eternal enemies.
Aud Ireland Bright gem of the
ocean'-what of her For centuries
she has been kept under the iron heel of
England; but is she paCitiedl Are her
people the friends of England! The
friends of England Why, my country
men, at this very moment there is a
large army of Irishmen in America who
ouly await the occasion 70 strike Eug
land to the earth.
Let Us not fall into tho tIrOIS Of other
natiOns-let us beware how we make
| eternal enemies of eight millions of
people, as brave as ourselves, who now