Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1866-01-04
CONGRESS-.

country, as the unanimity with which Con
gress rejected the representatives from the
late re9ellious States, in it's organization.
Rejecting men anticipated trouble in the
organization OF the new Congress. The
encouragement which the President had
given the insurgents, and the eagerness
with which they pressed their claims to
seats, could not but beget apprehcnsions
about satisfactory adjustment Of this
difficulty. But the harmonious sentiments
of the Northern members in looking only
to the law, and their duty, i'll the premises,
resulted in the satisfactory triumph already
adverted to. And if our people in the
Northern States could have witnessed the
precipitate eagerness of the Southern Con-
gressmen elect, to get seats before the or
ganization of the House, to see them elbow
ing loyal members about, the staggering
insolence exercised in their demands, and
then know the power, and influence that
was brought to bear in their favor, they
would find additional cause for rejoicing
over the united action of the loyal Congress-
men. 1t is very probable that our people
would not have been satisfied with any 9TH
er decision than that made, and had there
been any hesitancy, or division, trouble
would have ensued, and less satisfactory
result attained 1t was frmness in the de-
termination to consider the rebel States as
no part Of the Government, that saved all :;
and the Clerks conduct, was throughout,
worthy of all praise, and such as was ex-
pected of him, truly loyal man as he is
The presumptuous bearing, the insolent
haste, and the shameless arrogance which
characteristics the conduct of the represent
atives who came from the Southern Confed-
eracy to claim seats i'll the present Con
gress, has the smack and smell of the old
! shareholders, and the peculiar training that
institution gave its votaries. They seem
/ to have learned nothing from the ruin which
| their bad conduct involved ALL No shame
at having only a few years ago abandoned
the seats they now claim, with disgust and
traitorous purposes, reviling the Govern.
ment that made them all they were, and
breaking sacred oaths made to protect it.
No moderation from the stupendous folly
which their mad acts have raised to their
memory, and which must stare them in the
face at every turn they make. No reason
| do they seem to learn from buried hopes
lost kindred devastated fields, ruined homes
and ruined States. Nor do they come with
the olive branch of peace, but with "my
rights y and they act as if they thought it
high presumption in the House of loyal
members, that did not take them back to
their embrace at the first opportunity
Many of the hands of these members OF
Congress, as they claim from the late Con
federacy, are still reeking with the blood Of
murdered Union men, who stood up in de-
tense of the nationality but this, and theil
other crimes they do not disguise and
they even make parade Of the word
'Traitor" which hangs all over them. These
men want to be instantly installed as mem
bers Of the United States Congress and
did Congress ever do wiser thing, than tC
make them stand back, for time at least
That which adds to the enormity of this
outrage upon Northern sentiment and feel
ing, is the fact, that not one in ten of these
would-be Congressman, can take the oatl
prescribed by law for admission to seat
in the national assembly. They cannot
swear that they have not levied wal
against the United States" Or adhered tc
their enemies, giving them aid and comfort,
yet they insist upon coming in. Well, they
did not come in, and it is to be hoped that
their attendance in the lobbies, will have
tendency to chasten their arrogance, and
learn them to praise the blessings this gov
ernment bestows upon it's citizens.