Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1866-03-02
LETTER FROM THE CAPITAL.
The Veto-Copperhsad Endorsement Fits
Henry Warren's Apostacy-R. R. Tariffs
The Kasson Divorce Case-The
Racine & Mississippi Railroad.

Correspondence of the Cedar Falls Gazette.
Dies MONIES, Feb. %, 1866.
The General Assembly was astounded
to hear that President Johnson had We
toed the Freedmen's Bureau Bill, but a
greater gloom came over it when the
news reached us that the Senate had
failed to pass it over his head. Blt the
Copperheads in the Legislature, and
their friends in the city, were in costa
sizes. and, true to their reasonable i'll
stincts, held ratification meeting last
evening at the Court House, when they
made speeches, passed "resolvcs," &c.
This is the kind of endorsement that
Mr.. Johnson gets for his John Tylcrism.
1t shows one thing plainly: he has gone
" to his own place" He, Doolittle &
Co. must remember that their doom is
fixed, and they may as we'll prepare to
lie down in political grave, dug by
their own hands, from which there is no
resurrection.
Fitz Henry Warren has made his
speech on Federal Relations, and Sena-
tor Cults, of Poweshiek, and Senator
Shipper, of Monroe, have replied, and
either made mince-meat of the redoubt-
able Fitz Henry and Of his Speech
Babylon is fallen, is talten." If ever
Warren had political influence his glory
has now departed. When will men
learn that if they do hold in their peck
cts important commissions, they still
are under obligations to the people, and
cannot with impunity bow down and
worship at the shrine of official prefer
ment? Principle, and not desire for
position, should govern public servants,
and the loyal masses will hold men to it
whether they will or not.
Hon. c. Ben Darwin holds commits
sion as Associate Justice of Washington
Territory, yet nevertheless, like a man
and patriot, he voted "aye" on the
resolution instructing our Representa-
tives in Congress to pass, if possible, the
Freedmen's Bureau Bill over the head
of the President.
The vote on the Senate resolution for
"instructing," was 20 to 20 in the House.
Several of Mr.. Johnson's "recon-
structed" papers advise the employ
ment of military force to compel Con-
gress to admit whitewashed south
ern-rcbel representation, and no doubt
the Cops. generally would be glad to
see such state of things inaugurated.
(See Chicago Tmes.) They seem to
prefer almost any state Of things, rather
than that of being shorn of their politi-
cal power. To "rule or ruin" is their
favorite motto. agt- ..... ... r..
Barker, of Dubuque, has prepared an
exhaustive argument against the opin-
ion of the Attorney General, which de-
clared that the Legislature had no au-
thOrity to restrict railroads in their
charges for passengers and freights, and
shows conclusively that the Legislature
has the right .,... .....
Later.-Barker has delivered his ar
gument, and the House ordered 1000
copies printed.
Hon. John A. Kasson's wife has sued
for bill of divorce. Mrs. X. is consid-
cred very fine lady among the citizens
here, and l doubt not, from the repre-
sensations made, she will succeed in the
case. Mr.. Editor, it is bad enough for
divorce suits to come from the Lowest
strata of society, but when they come
from high-Efe it is an outrage on the
public, When RIhlic officers especially
are charged with SUCH high crimes as
are sometimes alleged against them, and
the testimony elected shows just cause
for the people to believe them guilty,
they should be impeached, and sent
Feeling fsom places of trust and profit,