Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1866-06-28

fgress spend sheis aftersoons and evenings
Il 10 billiard and drinking saloons, and .heir
nights in hoGses Of ili-fams or aasEgna-
tton- EiSs-sevsnths of the Republican
members OF Congress spend their nights
10 locations dissipation. While q. ma
ljFtty OF tbs Democratic members are
wpFking for the good of the country, the
oapoaitions relying upon its majority,
Egses in Tor ''geod time,n SO called.
The private /" announcement that q new
I loi Of glris bare arrived at -'s or
l--+----'s, or --------'s, Ia Sufficient to Rll
tee places namsd wish Abolition members
| Of Copgress-liring lights asd pious
members of the g God aud morality -
party that they are. Washingtou, under
Abolition auspices, Is the most licsntioaa,
aepFaEed city in the Union. Drink ing
falcons, gambling houses, HOUSES of pros
litution and assignRtion are about the
lGapftoI as side-shoxs are about circus.
HaFlots and niggeFs occupy the galleries,
lsnila On their pes members on the door.
land throw kisses to the '6od aud moral
IisyD representatives Of honest constitu-
encies. Prostitutes stop on the streets
TO chat with members Of Congress for
few sHenents, then walk offtogether, dis
appearing in the s. ladies' eatranes % OF
soms 'teaiing house" or european Ho-
tel" We have been in Washington many
times before now, but never saw 80 much
dissipation. Money is DO object. Mem.
bsrs spend Eve times their incomes.
Drinking saloons are liks palaces pros
titutea dress better than queens-thiek
tongues, red eyes and priFaEe doctors are
the prdsr Of the day.
| And this is legislation! Bargains ars
made At Fare Banks or in parlers Of hoas-
ss Of Rssighntion. You tickle me-lll
tickle y1u. A fresh girl 'frOm the csun-
try" with neat snkie, a pretty leg-a
stylish wardrobe, poating lip--a sauey
toss to her head Rnd watery eye will
carry measure thrcash Congress after
Arguments hare failed. IL tho devil
shNn.d coma 10 Washington and establish
= fsst olass paiatiai house of prostitution,
| Sling il with wine and beautiful women,
DO eoald legislate this oouatry into hell
ia iftesn minutes. The member of Con-
gress who has not half q dozaa misaresses,
is called aespperhead" aud kept cut Of
the political ring. IL may DO that our
readers will not relish these facts that
is thair business, not ours. We publish
plain, honaat newspaper have saE-
| fered 10 person, reputation and business
| for telling the truih-wa have woa a
right TO speak of things as thsy are.
| Washington ia s city Of magnificent ais-
tenees-of niggers and appropriations -
of wbisEy and Abolitionists--o of dast AMI
Harldls.
Tasreiz more disease, hllh, corruption,
drunkenness, dissipation, exsrayagaBcs
aud lfcepfioasRcss in Washington than In
Nex York aud Baltimore eonbIned. If
man walks out wi,h lady here, no
matter If she be sister, people think her
prostitute, so common are this olass OF
/ women here. Ii a man comes TO Wash.
ington with bis actual wife, it is locked
upon as pleasant "gag''--the clerk Of
the hotel WiDks as If 30 sag ''all right,
my coveY-i know my business !" The
best dressed women are the prostitutes
pensioners for the noBce on Abolition
money wrupg from ths tax paying fools
who work their fingers to the 6one-whe
pray to God in the rural districts aud pin
their faith 70 Abolition principles. He'll
has bat one hot hoass- W Washingtonl
And THE under the rule and adminissra-
tion of the party which came into power
CRYING out for retrenehment and reform,
and claiming TO be tbs great Con and
morality element of the country.
| We we'll remember whea there were bat
fsw drinking places 10 Washingten. and
when the patrons OF Fare Banks and such
places were nen In or pass the prime OF
life-Insn who freqasatsd such places af-
| ter their work vas done and enjoyed .
few hours quietly. Now the eass 10 diff.
ferent. We have been Ia seores Of sach
places On our souf Of observation. They
are now kept open day and night. Beard
less boys, young of5osrs of the army,
clerks of the departments and other young
men, hardly out Of their bread and milk,
crowd around the bars, all up the faro
banks and gambling houses--hos house
plants wiling down rapidly On the rsof
Of he'll.
Washington 10 full Of drunkasds, dust,
| fraii women, speeuiators, niggsrs, lice,
efiee sseksgsa1d thieves. The Treasury
Deparamsnt ID I1s inast house Of iii fame
In Che country. Here the radical mem-
bers Of Cosgfsss keep their misiresses,
along With : few respectable women.
For few houra labor each day the giFls,
whe sEs generally handsoma, rscaise good
pay, bali or which or half Of their pay
For sfnighs work. u given 70 ths radical
gentleman 60 WHOM thsy owe 30 much Tor
pesisiea, and fhas mamhsFs Of Oongfsssl
who are basking In The snnshias ef abo-
lssiaalsm can manage 20 I've on shreel
shcasand dollars ys4Ts and have some
thing ossF moss tAaa they get 81 hous.
OF aoussa there are excspeio1s Do sAis|
wicks&asss, bas shsy are few ia she dom
inaas p&xsF. a
pslsfiaf dsns es infamy are under shsI
speeiaa pMarpnass Of many praminsns Be
pablis&ns. 70 thess places Ibs aoznsFy
srieads OF thsss members srs s4kaa-
aAsas expenditures sre Iiheral--ths IN.
matss tsaaaa haadss tbs Haaarahls gea~
tlemaa VIC brings shem easssua, md ali
goas xnSFfw q horse dewn hill NoH
ID tha aasae sf God, pr ahs sissti, hsnessl
Chfistsans In the sssnsry sAn ygss fuT tbsl
sssss of men new making lsas In Cun-i |
grsss, fer che ruaing BIC The seunsxy, isl
nora than ws can tsil. Verify shs difes
sncs hstwssn the sossrs md shs assztsEsI
q mcrs ahzn strange.
Thsrs ssszs 10 ba lialle sAias atsashsd
Ia munsy hefs. ThaIasss II living IL co.
arbisaas. Ora memtsr af 1spersHa, mitk
hls family ssxvante, ha<xee, Hsss y ussI
u he hsteis, ~ ps3s fof his living cnsI
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