The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-12-23

unit ia favor of such legislation as
the interest of bondholders demands,
while the West, with equal unanim-
ity, will go for paying the bonds, ac-
cording to their tenor, In lawful
money of the United States
The report of the Senate Finance
Committee, including ShermaR's bill
s. for the funding Of the rational
debt" attracts much attention. and
ELECTS great deal of comment. The
principle feature may be enacted into
law, but that contamination cannot
be reached without a violent and pro-
tracted struggle.
1t is we'll enough to appeal to the
sense of justice of the people" and
the rhetoric of the report is unexcep-
tionable; but there are so many of
these same people who have DELHI
erately made up their minds not to
wear out the remainder of their lives
as pdcE-mules TOR a neonied aristocrdcy
that this appeal" will hardly touch
their sense of justice" sufficiently to
secure their consent to the protrdcted
agony which the bill implies.
Quite sensation occurred to-day
in fashionable circles, which has fur
nished choice material for unlimited
gossip. A marriage was to have come
off, the parties to which were to have
been Col. Parker, ian aid on General
Grants Staff, and iineal descendant
of Mr.. 'Lo, y and one of the most
prominent bellies of the city. The bri-
DIAL party appeared at church ON time.
Ulysses was there in his most mag
b IL l.
away. Everything was ready except
the bridegroom. He failed to put in
an appearance, and has not been
found, though sought for, with COM
mendable diligence. Scandal assigns
very naughty reasons for his absence,
which, for the credit of the service,
let US hope, may prove false.
A Washington letter without an
allusion to the Presidency would be
an anomoly, but / don't think [ can
enlighten your readers on that sub
ject, to any great extent. I have no
doubt that Grant will be the Repub-
lican nominee. His private let
ter to A. johnson on the removal of
Stanton and Sheridan, just dragged
to light, has helped his case with the
Radicals very materially.
That there is not heghost Of a chance
for Indianapolis or South Bend to
secure a prize in this lottery, is gen.
orally conceded. For the former
there never was a chance, except in a
highly excited Imagination. The lat
ter's candidate has widely extended
and substantial popularity that would
give him the second place on the
ticket with Grant if both parties were
not Western men.
The Democracy make no secret of
their intention to run Hancock. Their
Nominating Convention will proba-
bly, be held at Cincinnati, in spite of
the urgent appeal of Postmaster
. Whit" and his confreres in favor of
Louisville
Quite a disposition has been shown
to make a fuss over the fact that
Congress has decided to take the usual
holiday recess. Doubtless there are
many interests suffering for immediate
legislation, but hasty action is seldom
judicious, as has been demonstrated
on many occasions, and never more
forcibly than in the case of the Re-
construction Act, which had to be
patched up by supplemental legisla-
ton, and needs still further attention.
IfCongressmen will so home and spend
their vacation among their constitu-
ents, trying to find out what the
people want them to do, and what they
want them not to do, their time can
be put in in that way to the best
possible advantage. Had the Indiana
delegation gone home on a visit be-
fore voting on the impeachment ques-
ton, and after the Judiciary Com
mittee had reported, some of them
might have saved themselves from
blunder.
In the role of jokist Andy
eclipses any of his predecessors. His |
last was a stupendous success. Such |
roar: Of laughter as greeted the read
ing Of his Hancock message 10 the
House this afternoon would have as
tOnished Dan. Rice, Cool Burgess, or
any other professional clown.
" hen we consider that Andy |
Is but an amateur, our admira-
ton of his talents is increased al |
inJinittD1. These 8 lines ike those
: funny ones Of Doctor Holmes,
must have been written in 4 won
drous merry mood" and Andy must !
have imagined, as did the Doctor,
that men would say they are ex3
ceedgingIy good" 1t is to be honed |
AHdy viii remember the fate Of
the first man who attempted to read |
the Doctors production, and that in |
future he will not " dare to write as
funny as he can" 1t requires but a
trif1e to raise a laugh in the House at
any time, and such prodigality IN the
use Of the raw material is little short
of crime. Light jokes tickle the boys
just as. effectually.