Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-08-04

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The susuiss q Gen. Rousseau 49, ss..
lissppsintsd BY theis AiIurs . -.
- capital out 81 H. rssssnnips 1917
tc,sc hin end Mr. Gdassll. y a'e 49,
Ing ii. ,osIsIon 10 the House; ye' sose.Ss
nin,eu r,.dy. psrsess.ly. y rsc''vs 81.
'. .vsrdsd b. the House. Il
=. ,aoushs ~ many nsmbss. that 's'-
~, action in the matter rs rsassssd I'M
s,cessary By his rssiguatioa. But ta's az
-. esis tAsls purpsss, their seifis Of rsssl
issios ~ rsssaes. The slssa end eoofa
zion n thsis rssts q ME resignation vas
vividly pictured upon their face. MONDE"
stassed from I'll sidss TO their feet. and 70
clfssased q each other sni st tAs Spsssss
eome yss sftsr books Of law. and ethsrs.
10 Sisosrdassly slsshisg toasA shessse -
sher than reed presidents ffsm isw book
and congressional sssords The ssses sne
energetic chairman. 10 bis iasudsbls sdore
y keep osdse-hAmnesing swsy with hie
mallss- Wss quite - inpetsnt svss ~ disA
turbed crowd u an automatic figure wculd
have been. or . toy speaker pounding 90 :
TOY desk.
Perhaps The victim might sssapsi Rus
ssau, although esssursd In tset b The -
tion d the House. might, after I'll The ssossls
and fuss. Ct rid Of the hanging end quar-
sssing that were ~ dosn Tor him IN "
bill. end which the seslous pessscutcr esns
there 10 wisasss, and which $3.50 = tben
predicted he would run away ltou cad
svsid. The delight might ues b. sspst>
isaesd u essisg ths Victim march up With
The Ssssssns>ss> Arihs ssd - sspsi.andsS
lihs . euipsis, Il The bar Of The Hsuss.- -
Bet they wesS chssasd cut Of this pass q
ths pseesamos, for when the tune eaae b
unhssisssinsly walked in front sfshs Spssk-
ere choir end received The famous ispsi-
mand. Radical pssty cosld no more brost
% b. thss halsd thsa could ShyIock In ths
play, or the gosd people Of the old days.
when intent On drswing witch or barring
hereto. In fact, the scene vas not unlike
Pope'e description Of On excited spinslsr:
''Thes sashed che livid lightnisg frem her eyes.
And screams Of horror reud the a8tjgats4 sktss;
Not louder ssrieks 70 pisifytng Assvsn ass csss
lsss."
The punishment, under the writes cen
tenee, vas awarded 10 Gen. Rousseau - .
member Of Congress. BIT neither right
nor justice, Law nor proprissry, nor any
other consideration could induce them 70
forege the pleasure Of iniict'ns what they
seemed 10 think scspc-goat or sscriRcial
performance upon him. For whatf Fog
being true to the instincts Of the Americas
heart. for daring 10 resent insult 70 hin end
his constituents Gvinne:l in speaking ol
his being defender o! tho President says
"0od save the President from an iaco
hercnt, brainless defender, equal in valor il
civil aud in military liic. His military 70
cord! Who has rcadi,t In what voluns
OF history isil ioundt' "Wher
was he in the great Aghtss
go 10 the general officers; and since h
has alluded 10 lows, I will give the opinioi
Of leading officer Of that State. for not wi
weeks ago he told me that when there W.
noise in camp the men aaid il was siths
rabbit or Gen. Rousseau"
This TO general who hal served through
GU. the var. Though commanding Ken
lucky Troops, yet their record. To-day. Of
the side o. the Union, is no 0isgraee 4
American history. Tho only wonder l. The
the chastising arm did not Gall sooner an
with the samc apirit that il fell in dslsnc
Of the Union. "where Was he in The grss
hgh,sw Is there anything noble and gss
erous in alta, >at-hcms patriot using sue
words to one whom fear did not deter fto'
meeting "Johnny Rsbs." or canning bls'
ont politicians Whoss homo occupation b.
had the effect 70 render heir dispositiO
pssceab!s.
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The N1opcAaasss Ualoa Rxpres
e.
This proposed new Express Coopau
which had been brought to standstill b
the refusal Of the Cleveland 1 Toledo Rail
road TO allow them the use Of thsir line, b.
overcome that obstacle and will b put iol
speedy operation ~ fer West - St. Loa
II 10 already under contract from Nv YsI
to New Haven, Hat tiosd, Springfield. wo
oester and Boston -ftsa Boston 70 Alban
over the Western Road-from New Yos
over the uu len and Harlem Reads 10 Al
bany-and over the New York Cent?
Lake Shore, Cleveland : Toledo. Michiga
Southern. Chicago. Alton Z St. LOU
Mieh,gaa Csatsal. Great Wsstsen, Clsv
land Z Little Miami, Csleubss I Cinsi
natl. and ell other psincpal rssds throsg|
out the west and Nssthwsst. The chain
also ,oapleted from Washington to Bali
more and Pitssburg over the Psonsylvan
Central. Whom this now company gets
- full operation. we trust the public y
be relieved Of much Of the present sxto
tion and other grievances.
ter
rAs. Tins.-rhsss hes been consideeab
rivalry between the different railroads lsA.
ing eastward from Chicago. - to viii
should pat their passengers through 70 M
York 10 the quickest time. NJ easst b
bssn spared on the part Of sithse corps
ton to BE- the successful victsss. Il
Pistsburs. Fort Wayne and Chicago n
road always did have the ias;1s orask II
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