The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-12-07

more about the impeachment topic, for
that is more easily talked about, but
the question where the money Is 10
come from 10 run the Government and
pay the interest on the public debt for
the next year. is the one that occupies
more wakeful hours and consumes
more "midnight oil" than any other.
There is no doubt that in the estimation
OF Congress. this question, connected
with that other problem how tO
revive the business of the country and
prevent a crush, Is felt TO be
the greatest OF the hour-not excepting
the proposed impeachment. or course
the great problem OF reconstructing the
South Is one OF more lasting moment
but scarcely SO pressing Just now; fol
all feel that the next Presidential trl.
umph, and through that the posi- BILE fu.
ture OF the country, hinge on the sue,
cess with which Congress this winter
deals with these; practical questions oI
taxation aud finance. The expert,
ments proposed are nearly rs numerous
As the members; but as yet the mass ol
financial wisdom IL all In heap, and II
Will take weeks or months to siit aud
examine the various schemes and
select 80 much OF the whole as may be
agreed 10 be the wisest aud best. But
oil one thing your readers may be as.
sured, that nobody ever set about q
task with u more thorough appreciation
OF its Importance or with more sincere
resolution TO accomplish It, than this
Republican Congress no addresses itse II
TO the undertaking beiorsit. And all are
hopeful the result. heard the opinion
expressed day or two since by one ol
your Senators, that they would be able
by reducing the army TO peace estab.
lishment, and by general system OF
retrenchment, 10 so reduce the expense
Of the Government, that sufficient rev.
enue, In addition to customs, might be
raised from a simple tax on two or
three leading articles, such as whisky
and tobaccO-ASsu ming, OF course, that
they would be able to so correct the
present system Of collection that the
Government would get n fair share OF
the collections-to pay current ex.
penSes and Interest on the public debt,
To be sure, there Is the existing un.
pleasantness with Mr.. Spotted Tail LO l.,
out west, and that is serious matter
for there Is N good deal OF masterly and
costly inactivity on the Lart OF the In
terior Department which has charge OF
MIR. Los affairs, and the rascAlly
agents and Spectators, who get up the
Indian wars require very heavy profits,
But Hope springs eternal, &c." (as
the poet hath it, and the Government
(whatever that ulay mean in this easel
hopes 10 SO conclliHte Its red children,
that at some future period they will
learn war no more A, proposition was
introduced IN the Senate, II couple OF
days ago, by u Western Senator, to
compel all the tribes, on the pain OF ex.
termination, to 20 upon certain reser.
vations, there 10 be maintained by the
Government and taught the arts Of civ.
iliZation. could not help thinking
the Hon. Senator's plan would have
been admirable and com plete, II he had
added provision cUlOnizing all the
agents, speCulatOrs and peCulalOrs. who
get up these Indian wars and grow rich
oil them, upon another reservation u
Thousand miles away from the first,
and then cnt Off All communication.
They, too, might be taught some OF
"the arts OF civilization" as the same
will be taught In your institution AT
MOundsvills, when II Is completed.
The truth is, the arts OF civilization il
what is the matter In the Indian coun-
try. Permanent peace may be had,
however, by exterminating either In.
dians or agents-and Il Is an open
question which It had better be. But
this Is dlgression.
Even President.mAking IL under n
| nlnud luut Ontu mud Rnunoa t. LII L.,
the minds OTRll men here, I ought.
perhaps, TO except the Hon. Mr. Ash.
ley, for he Ii still true 10 his first love;
and whether In his seat or out OF II,
sleeping or waking, ut all hours Of day
and night, his voice lsstlll for lmpeHch.
ment. And NO, too, liz Ben. Butler; but
he has the happy faculty possessed by
the traditional chap who caught the
woodpecker, ot looking two ways f0r
Sunday; and 40 he cocks one eye on the
Impeachment project, and looks after
his greenbRCk scheme with the
other. Mr. Boutwell,, too, who pre-.
sented the majority report OF the
Judiciary Committee, is no less zeal.
Gus. he will be one OF the ablest nd.
vocates Of impeachment on the floor
Of the House. Mr.. bingham will bt
about IN Jealous, and perhaps equally
able, ON the other side. "Whsn Greek
meets Greek, &c."
The question OF lmpeAuhlng the Pres.
ident Ii, OF course, second only In the
minds OF every one here to that OF lead.
inR the Government out Of the flnAn.
ctnl wilderness, and naturally there ID
much more feeling about Impeachmen
than about Ways and Means. Many
OF the Republicans are opposed 10 II; sC
that II has ceased 10 he strIctlya party
measure-th0ugh | don't know any
Democrat In favor oi 1t. Some Repub
licHns oppose II because they believe
u would produces n great deal OF ex'
oiteInent throughout the country and
disturb business and monetary affairs
at time when 1t Il important they
should not be disturbed, and hav.
inR q. J.'S claws cut close and his
teeth pulled, they think II would be bet.
ter 10 let him have the length Ofhis teIlI,
or for the rest Of his brei Presidential
existence. Others like Bingham aud
Wilson, OF Iowa. (nuthOr OF thu mi.
nOrity repurt) declare tho evidence
does not show that the President has
committed any iInpeAChabls offence
These gentlemen, however, regarding
tho President IN somewhat naughty,
propose vote Of ccHSurs-ns II Con.
greSs and the COuntryhnve not been cen.
auring him ever since "Insplring bold
John BarleycOrn" backed him Ia tax
Ing that oath Of Office 10 which
he vi frequently referred In connection
with the "COnSlitution." The country
would ba ~ much benefited and il
great deal more amused II they would
get IL little toy, cannon such III tht
boys nSe for making christmas cracks
aud plant IL on the capitol
nnd Ah0Ot pnper wRda at the
White House! Tho great OhRtTuctoI
would be Just about ns severely pun.
iahGd In one CaSs w tho other; and thp
dignity OF The Government would take
about the Uame attitude In the eyes OI
foreign governments. Besides To cen.
sure Mr., johnson, would he another
violation Of his "conAtitutlOn." The
constitution does provide for impeaoh'
lux u President. Int does not provide
for CpnKuFlDK him, tIgrhAuH the