The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-03-21
THURSDAY ,IORNING, MARCH eE-
Conrre.. and our Financial Dangers

" notice, one by one coming out and |
raising warning voice in favor of IL
nancial reform and against the wasteful
proclivities that have characterized
Congressional appropriations in several !
instances The Pittsburgh Gazette, of
yesterday, in abiding to the published |
report of President Johnson;s CONVEX
sation in regard to the national finan- |
ces observes, that "other,,men than Pres |
s'ident johnson, and cooler than he, by
Large odds, have taken the same view
''of the case. The truth is, the reckless.
mess Of Congress, and particularly OF
1.-THE House of Representatives, in ma
liking appropriations, absolutely APP
pals all sensible business men. II
1.-The members do not mean 10 bring
upon themselves and the nation the
SHANE and disgrace of the Repudia-
''tion they pretend to loathe, they must
RESTRAIN their productivity, and that
right speedily
The Cleveland Leader, in an article
upon Congress and the national debt"
observes, that "whatever else in our
financial affairs may be doubtful and
unsettled, one thing at least is clear
that with our present national debt and
consequent burdensome taxation, the
utmost economy, the most rigid re-
treuchment, is necessary. Whatever
be the mode, or means, or time, of de-
creasing that debt, OF one thing the ma
ton is, or should be, resolved-that it
must not be Increased. OF this resoIu-
ton Congress seems sometimes to be
blindly Ignorant, and it is highly neces-
sary that the people should remind our
Legislators that this retrenchment is
necessary. The most gigantic proposal
for swelling the debt in Congress is the
pending bill for the Equalization of
Bounties. The act passed last summer
cost the nation $50, COS, 600, but this was
not enough, and there is now n bill
pending which will run up from three to
i've hundred millions ofadditioual debt.
General Banks, in II strain OF rhodo-
mOntade into which he too frequently
falls, declared in the House, last ses-
sion, that he was ready to appropriate
thousand millions of dollars TO our
brave soldiers. Now we have as cor
dial an admiration for the gallant he
roes of the war as anybody, and should
like to see them all pocket handsome
bOunties. But not one dollar in five of
the millions voted by Congress will ever
reach the real patriots of the War-the
rest will be absorbed by claim agents
and leeches of all descriptions. We
confess ourselves weary of paying taxes
to enrich these land-sharks and TO make
capital for members of Congress. This
angling for soldiers votes at the ex-
pense OF the national finances is I'M
nT n md a. . lac.
condemnation of the people. No
measure more unwise or unstatesman-
like could be introduced, and we trust
that Congressman may have virtue and
patriotism enough to vote it down"
WE commend the following from the
Richmond Tunes to those of our Demo-
cratic contemporaries who are so jubi-
liant over their success in getting a toll
erably full vote of their party in the
late New Hampshire election:
The result is another radical victory,
sufficiently sweeping to show that Con-
gress still holds an impregnable posi-
ton with the northern masses, and that
no act of merciless legislation, however
revolving TO humanity, can destroy its
popularity with the northern masses
In sweeping the northern horizon in
search of some cheering sign, we fail to
discover anything less deceptive than
some mirage like that which fills with
false hopes the traveller upon desert
as he tolls YEARLY along, half dead with
thirst and hunger. The Democratic
journals shout Land Hoy' very
often, but we cannot discover
anything but inhospItable coral
reefs and treACherouS sand banks, Our
unfortunate northern friends are made
excessively happy by the occasional
election in soma vii 1a 90 of 10
coroner, alderman or mayor. This eX-
cessive thankfulness for small favors
denotes the extreme of poverty. When a
great paper like the New York World
throws up its hat and deyOtes leader
to the triumph OF Coroner SQuink, of
the town of Tomahawk,' and tells us
how he triumphantly bore aloGt the
banner of conservatism by a majority
of eight we are reminded of the cry
of the fruit sellers of Constan-
ttnople-In The name Of the Prophet
GgS.''
1t is no wonder the Tunes is tired of
such magnificent promises and such
Pitiful fulfillments AS its brethren in the
North have for some years furnished.
The Times will do better to look for no
political help from States now Repub-
lican, till after reconstruction at least.
THE ups and downs of life, are well
illustrated in the case OF Major General
Pope Less than five years ago this
officer was looked upon as AN arrant
braGgart, first-class military charla-
tan, who, with his headquarters in the
saddle" had needlessly sacrificed thou,
sands of brave men at the battle or Bull
Run. While some bitterly denounced
him, others expressed administration
for poor Pope, and he quietly passed
from the scene of Immediate hostilities
and retired to the distant frontier 10
fight the red skins. Now, this same
officer is, at the request of General
Thomas, assigned to the important
command OF one OF the five Southern
Departments, embracing the States of
Georgia, Alabama and Florida. The
truth is, however, many believe that
Pope was unfortunate in Virginia
through the fault of others, and that
the second battle of Bull Run would
have bad different termination adj no
jealousies prevailed among officers.
General Thomas, RosecTanE and Hal
leck have never wnveTed in their high
opinion OF General Pope's military
ability.
y VERY beneficial act has recently
been reported to the Massachusetts
Legislature, which provides that the
Proprietors of public halls shall secure
suitable and sale eGress to protect life
and limb in case OF alarm or danger.
II any proprietor of hall shall fail,
alter being notified, to provide suffici-
snt passage-Ways, the authorities NAV
suspend the use Of auch b.lI "a a. 1,