The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-07-31
The Infa.nous and unblushing Corr
-ruptsoh OF shoS Prescae Dongressa -

The infamous nnd UnnIushing Cor
ruptsoh OF slac Prcscne congressa =.
!. The New York HeroM says:, es,ss :
'sThe Congressmen assembled at
Washington afford us new and bril-
liant illustration of the old adage that
whom the gods would destroy they
first make mad The vote by which
these madmenincreased their salaries
from So, 600 to IS, 900 year caps. the
climax of unblushing corruption.
The force of total -depravity can no
further go. This vote shows that the
present Congress is lost to all sense
of shame, and all considerations OF
decency. The members of the Senate
did not dare to put themselves upon
the record by the yeas and nays; but
that was merely matter Of partisan
precaution. AS they have'suppressed
all evidence to the contrary, we are
bound to believe that al who were
present voted for this Infamous reso-
luton, which not only raises the sala-
ries of members OF Congress for tie
future. but has retrospective bear
ing, aud gives them $1,000 instead OF
$3, 900 for the session about to close.
y. History may be searched in vain
for a parallel to the corruption, eA-
travagance, robbery and profigacy of
this Congress. It is a vast Job or
aggfegationeof jobs. 1t is controlled
by iobbers, kept in session by job
bers, and every measure that it passes
is more or less n job.
cSTi1 rnonu no,,nfr;ac- e,, NJ, ,,roooo1
ings as those of the present Congress
would be followed by an armed revo-
luton. Here it will cause revolu-
tion also, but in different way. At
the fall elections there will be an np-
rising Of the people that will over
wheln1 these public plunderers, and
supply their places with honest men.
The political events since the wAr
have fully aroused the masses, and
the iniquities of this Congress will be
the issues at tho elections. Nothing
can save these Congressman or the
party which uphelds. them. They
must meet their constituents face to
face at the polls, and receive the po-
pular Judgment upon then transgres-
sions Then let them explain their
jobs and their profigacy, if they can.
No loud talk about copperhcads and
sustaining the war will save them
now. They Will no longer be able to
divert public attention from their
corruption by shouting themselves
hoarse with -denonncing traitors and
hypocritically praising the patriotic
soldiers, in whose company they are
not worthy to exist They must face
the issues which they have them
selves created. Elected as Union
men, they have proved to be the
worst disunionists; pledged to ccono-
my and reform, they have induiged
in the most licentious extravaganza.
At last apparently quite desperate OF
consequences, they vote themselves
higher pay, and they decree that this
increased salary shall be paid to them
from the commenccment of the Sos.
sion that has been passed in concoct-
ing a series of the most fragrant jobs
that have ever disgracel our history.
We call upon tho people not only tc
take care Of these Congressman at
the coming elections, bnt to watc!
how they spend their i'll gotten gain>
in after-life. They are the grand
iobbers Of the country We cannot
compare them to any former corrup.
tionists, for they have stolen millions
where others have been satisfied with
a few thousands. They are not lik,
Judas Iscariot. for he sold himsel
too cheaply, i'll the estimation OF
these worthless But their names viii
be remembered like that of Benedict
Arnold, who also sacrificed his coun-
try to his love of lucrc; and theil
children and their children's children
Will be ashamed to say that their an.
ccstors belonged to the infamous
Thirtvninth Congress.
TIIE FtSALE Of THE HABEAs CoRrr>;
CAsE-MYsTERIoUs REMOVAL OF THE
PRISONERS. -Tle prisoners-MesSrs.
+. q. Showers, Crawford keycs, Ro-
bert keyes and Elisha Byrcm who
have been confined in Castle Pin..k