Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-12-28
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H uhiMes Pon 10 enc Of the moss
III newspapsss IA The country. But
sndiealism 10 q times strangely strssked
S ~ common sssss and public spirit. Iss
~ >anieps ass its svn and il dsss not dis
~ ~ then, except whss party adosntses
- ~ b lest By tso plain talk, before cleo
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s b That nsvspapsr recently freed it, mind
- the subject Of Congress. It. vigorous
G nuaeiassns Of radical Ignorance, sssuuP-
:. -, suseksry sad ssrruptiss 10 delight
~ NJ rsfreshing. and ~ copy The following
~ haesut extracts, entitled "Csngrsss-Ns
md -"
~ Ne do net knew that much 10 to b
~ Dod from Congress. Our respect for that
laau dy 10 small. Our confidence in ii Is less.
- q composed mainly 81 peliticians who are
~ hedisns 10 the most vulgar prsjudioss, the
"A hdess fanciss. and the dsnssst ignorance
nps shs masses who elected them. And their
rs.} 10 OF Office and consequent ssrvility 10 -
'e ~ sat, that they will do just what the rab
red among their constituency may de-
H. Ind
vss A. the public temper changer, 90 the
r 81 btss Of our Representatives. are changed.
- !. light, in the hall Of the House, 10 not en-
: i |rsusd - principal which the members
als srship. The weather eel = their symbol.
fIlS sst To-day. southwest "a. morrow. Any
- Aiag at oil times, - keep their places |
~ = IL
asA(pvs no osnsictjens In regard 70 the matters
ret, but ~ cay truly. that Political
6onomy 10 an unknown science In wash
Il = 6eten. since when have We had . speech
~ ~ the tariff which would net disgrace .
: ~ llass lyesum, Since whom have Ws had
~ harangus on the finances better than the
az 1ady vsrbisgs that Senator Merger in
y S@hlgsd In the ether day Ills speech was
reeDure assumption and fuslian. Every wsrd
Betrayed his ignorance and shocking unfit
= psss for the task tha, be undertook to mas
rro >
; ~ these things are true Of man % Justly
0ninsat % the Senator from Indiana, wha,
Aall ws ray Of the village pstt.tsggers of tho
Islss1 ssss to wAsm dirty story 70 the best Of
asss1H arguments or an appea! 70 Jassisn, preju-
~ Zee and hate the meet pors.fui inrectises ,
,sc.l hat has been their preparation for deal
: sssDng with the questions that have been in.
reselr1stsd 70 thsmf They can hang to the
,. 9ail Of the American eagle until he squsaks.
l. They can apsstrophiss tho American flag
,h,rdts il ought never 70 b psstrophised again.
10 hirhey can indulge 10 thst glibnsss absut the
""loyalty," "human rights. FREQ
), an (which We have elsewhere enough; but
Tonic - assurance have W whom one Of them
> ind ~ ON any question which touches the
they hssIiare Of the people - embodied in the
80. !nancss Or the tariff, that he knows what
from . Ia abouti Nov add the disqual cations
,cbeasntsd at here, 70 the constant, ovsrwssnirg
: OF pssirs to be on the strong. not on the right
'"'''uds, and what 10 the aggregate value Of the
4, fuuspresentativss in whom all this ignorance
!. po.ad all this servility are confined
. and With such elements TO deal with, 40 the
: hv9asis OF his calculation, he would be con
..srst dsnt man, indeed, who should predicate
: ana nything on what Congress will dc Or fail
rfectis do 10 the session Just commenced. It's
. vsortunv,s that in oil public bodies, % in the
!. bore purely material world, there is what
.,sre knew - the ris inert,e the power Of
y the ding nothing. Aud to that and that only,
a. sscsn We appeal, Afraid 10 act positively
:, ossbr this proposition or ngainst that, our leg
80 ilatsrs may DO expected 10 be inert. If
, ,asaias men who do know the danger ahead.
n mod the dangers in the rear aud on either
rated de. can persuade them to stand still-so
1s ave netting to do with tariff bills, bank
ma Of ils, bills for reducing the currency or for
the decreasing Il, for sesuming specie payments
for paying the debt in grssnbacks--thsy
asneai ll accomplish tho utmost that the case
M ,.s jill admit Of. At least there will be q con
rsneSrvatism of chaos, and that is better, st
Phvns luncture, than any thing that Congress
Dc ontll be apt to invent.
+ ssnsThis Is what the political psrtizans Of
li.s.ipasngress say ofttat body. This is 81 that
.cs VIII, bsst friends and advocates can say. To
va, a aat deplerable condition are we reduced
lr debt is accumulating our currency 10
r. pspe rrscated eur credit is not as good as
Of Turkey, or Italy, or Brazil We are
- rss prlosdsd with taxation; the revenues are
collected or, If collected are squand, red
d stolen; corruption has dsbauchsd
csnd. cry branch Of the pubic service, and
.rss.sssrs 10 no healthy spo, on the whole body
more ssaitc In this terrible emergency, the few
NJ, .ns nest thinkers Of the dominant party can
.''sr say express the hope that the legislative
s.as.,wer, which ought to cure these evils, will
ssd tho nothing"
IA BE- The wsrst Of all this is that there 10 as
/. mcsslc hope from the next Congress 40 FROM
.sss's pressnt. The Same bleckhe and cor
vii soptionsts that have dsns % much the.
!. d.asss evil, aad 90 little that was coed. are
sxp.n4rly oil 70 elected for another term. Lo.
. grsst. Schsnck, Butler, Judd. the Wash
Fses .htnss, tho Congressional members Of the
III. No fifr Ring, the Whisky Ring, the Indian
70 Tag. and the ether Rings, oil have secured
l,s ~svshsr lease Of sfcs, and no change for
:, ~, .:s better can reasonably BE- anticipated
!. thors same rascality and imbsciity that have
IN .vsictsd the country viii continue to . flct
a ss = and the dav ef national redemption, il
s,,s = nation 10 ever 10 be redeemed, was
.smssivcsd farther and more hopelsssly away
vac sfs.ths result Of the recent elections. The
a. and pie can only learn to suffer and wait.
skiu.s ~>
,ss. i.,a;s.s'LET 10 @AvR PEACE"
laailsllEs had right 70 believe that On Ne
\ esiss OF Grant the ere Of peace asd gssd
pc .sing wsuld Immediately spread their
.sry seks ever the length and breadth q our
I Tented; that wars alarums" would b heard
, ~. tnors. and our military paraphsrnalis
hes -fslAsly reduced. But il dsss no, lock this
~. ~. Ofsll the army reports from the
lsAs ef srstary Of War dswn, net enc recon.
e - - de decrease in the military force, bst
y meta burden Of their cry 10 "trsops"
= ss .,.ss alops, !" troops"
sascss &rAnt SAYS 1.-THE troops % the plains are
E :. elsseedsd; troeps are needed in the South.
y .sa A0tatss."
= We 1ermsn says. "ths Indians ean emily b
fs wil Odd on reservations by coercion" which
bag y rsDs troops.
49, a ~ avis. FROM Alaska. dwslls on "ths nssd
sAs az Asss Of civil g,vsrnmsst for the Ter.
snd shfy at present." which means troops.
N siapsfd wants IAN increase Of the force IN
sss.s4 iona, which means troops.