Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-12-17

Tas radical Cosgress abuses its thanking
privilege most ostrsgeously. They use u
for Thanking through the mails obscene
books, pictures and ether trash. Here "
the proof o. given by p. n. Geo. kanda''
in his late annual report:
am compelled again TO call attention 20
the gross frauds perpssrssed upon the- sue
par.ment by violations OF the thanking PHI
ylece. In almost ell parts OF the country.
tn. lac simik Franks Of different members
~ cenr,ess are freely used to circulate OBJ
acme books and papers. lottery circulars,
business cards, de-, and to cover all kinds
Of business and domestic correspondence OF
psts,n. NOT authorized by law to frank
,nal,.Dle matter. Unless something is done
spoeaily by Congress g. cheek this serious
mischiof, the annual appropriation 70 cover
the transmission OF free matter will have
10 be increased from 500 900 to Of least
II. 000, 900.
Think ofttst ye taxpayers. Seven hun
bred thousand dollars Of your hard earned
money goes yearly to pay for congressional
ranking. A large share Of this goes TO
circulate obscene books, papers. and lottery
circulars, and the amount thus expended 10
constantly increasing. Corruption piles
upon orruption-theft upon theft, and still
they beg for more. What SO much needs
reconstruction as Congress itself! WHAT
SO deserving Of impeachment as the radical
Csagress
TuERs was huge Grant meeting recent
" held at Cooper Institute, New York,
which the Erening Post says Twas sufiici-
emily imposing to CRAFTY the warmsst ad-
mirer of the General" It describes the
As resolutions "vagus and general" No
doubt; but that resolution went
back" on the radical party, and oil ito deg
mas. Taings are working nobly. and The
thumb-scrcws that Weed is applying to the
RAIDS, makes them howl. but they cant
dodge much this time. Grant will be shei'
candidate in spite Of their sys-teeth.
| Bss BurLxn intimates that the impesch
meat movement that cost the country ovsi
. million of dollars was only little BIT o.
strategy there Vas nothing in reality
against the President, but il they could
mako the country believe il and get him
out, Ill right. But:he soen found on
that conq silver spoons and conquer
ing Presidents were two entirely different
things.
DxsssrEp in the house Of his frends-il
Secretary Stanton; con voted Of falsehoods
hypocrisy, and bad faith oil around, b
goes forth like Cain, branded villain up
on the forehead. No more shall We heat
he sweet persuasive pleadings Of the radi
cal haspies for the earnestly patriotic
Stanton" Sic transit hunLng.
tbs IMPEACHMENT QUESTION re
sponsc that comes up from the Republicaa
pscss in answer TO the msjority report Of
the Judiciary Committee is unfavorabls 4
the further prosecution Of the impeachmeo
scheme. There 10 hardly an influential pa
per to bs named. in the East or the West
that does not sdviss its abandonment. anc
u this they fairly reflect the sentiments o
the people themselves. The report Of thu
impeachment committee makes no such case
Of malfessancs in Office as will persuade the
people OF the necessity Of trying and re
rowing the President, while the intense
partisan temper Of tho document is cslcula
ted 70 deepen the widespread convictor
that the project, whatsoever the conditions
in which il originated, is now carried for
ward to further political ends aud punish
him for political oilenses. The country i,
| in no hunor for such prosecution; it il
probable that il will como to be regarded as
a persecution. and in that case would be
sure to enlist popular sympathies on the
side Of the Executive. II Mr. johnson bad
the smallest hope of being taken up and
made the presidential candidate Of any
party, ne would court . trial upon an in
. Iictment substantially as Sc. forth ia the
report. II night prove the means Of re-
newing lease Of the office he has accident
ally ad administered Cincinnati Commercial.
| A MEAN practical joke was played on q
community Of Dunkards in Benton Co.,
Iowa. last week. II il the custom of this