Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1868-06-25
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Washington, june 22ad. IeGS

were standing with tears IT'S their ewes.
expecting 10 see Mr. Log an start off with
the Capitol on his back, the Treasury I'M
der Ole arm and the War Department un-
der the other. We are inclined - think
the two last named departments were the
ones the blood thirsty had his eyes on At
the time he offered his resolution There
is one very singuI' remark in Lo. an :
preamble He says, a large proper
ton Of the citizens have determined 10 set
the laws of Congress at defiance" Our
impression is that Logan and his party
claim large majority for Bowen how
then can Logan make it appear tia, this
large majority is opposed to the Patriotic
Congress? If Bowen was elected mayor
how can Mr.. Logan call a large majority
Of the citizens disloyal: If he was not
elected why do Logan, Bowen and the
whole tribe Of ours go yclping and howl
ing over the city claiming l majority for
man ftr whom the people did not east their
votes: We think Mr. Logan unmistaka
bly, Acknowledged that majority Of votes
cas-. in this city at the last election were
cast for Democratic Mayor Mr.. To-
gan further states, The people are 81
tempting revolutionary measures, TO over
throw the legally constituted authorities. >
Mr. Logan is certainly correct, " give
him credit f.r truth in .his part Of his
statement. Ycs-the~c certainly are men
here trying 70 excite the people to blood
shed and rmbarrass the legally constltu-
ted authorities, and We could name the
sneak thieves. every man of them. 1t
happens, unfortunately, that the very
men who have melted the populace TO Vi
olence are members Of Mr. I.ogan'> party.
1t has been their aim for months. We
call on Bowea, Forncy, Logan and the
whole pack of wolly heads to point out
single act of violence committed by the
Democratic party, even 50, much as the
breaking of window pane. But If tn !
desire to see evidences Of their own deeds
We can point them, to the ruined houses,
the Inuilated mon, just beginning to
creep about their rooms, and the newly
made graves of the murdered victims
which remain as lasting monuments of
the disgrace Of the white towards who led
the negro savages Of this city 70 say
that nothing but fear keeps the people Of
this city from acts Of violence, is to utter
shameless talSehood The boot is on the ,tler
foot. If it had not been for fear of dan
ger TO themselves the attempt TO gut tho In
tclligcncer Office would have been made,
but, unfortunately, the secret leaked ont
tn. the white people were ready fer them
and anxious for the game to begin and
they cringcd, like hounds under the lash.
Their cowarGly tcrror> were unboundcd,
many did not take of their clothes. no
lights were to be seen IN their houses, and
they remained, during the entire night,
the victims of the ba.tst fear By eight
o'clock the streets were perfectly quiet,
and in a walk Of ten squares, at dis
lance from the Avenue, we did not meet
a human being. Why did they not 20
on with the work of murder they had
planned The viii was good, but they
unfortunately discovered tina. two could
play at the same game, and they thought
il best to postpone the performance but
let them remember that when they do be-
gin they wont find the whites asleep. We
think Nj. Logan rather gets out of his
sphere whom he attempts to walk off with the
sea, of Government, II, appears to much
greater advantage in the dollar jcwelry
business and had better conhuc himself
to buying Offices with pinch-6cck rings
and Cape May diamonds, through such
women as Mrs. Lincoln. than III getting
up bills to do, he don't know what.
The threat to remove the seat Of Gov
ernmcut has been, for eight years, sort
of lever used to carry Oh all Kinds of DIR
" work 1t was held over the jury as a
rod, during the Surratt trial to brighten
them into conviction, and had its effect
Oh some weak -knecd property holders,
and is now brought up again, partly for
the same purpose Let the seat Of Gov
crpment be removed where II may, 1t VIII
be damning curse to any city in which
it is placed, particularly if such set Of
domagogucs hold sway as large MAORI
ty Of the Congress VI now have
On Monday last the Twenty FER cent
Bill came up before the House and was
passed by handsome majority on Tues
day it was taken up and rc-considercd. by
a handsome majority. Such groanips as
ensued was never heard before On Mon
day every government employee, male and
female, was in broad grin. By one
o'clock on Tuesday, the face OF every en-
ployee, male and female, looked as If he,
or She, were getting up small thunder
cloud for private electrical experiments.
When the report came from the Capitol
that the bill had passed The House by 4
handsome majority, every enc looked
pleased boot makers, sroccrs. doctors,
fandladies, in short, crcyy branch Of bus
ness began to grin, shake hands and cry
bully for Congress. > The whole party
thought the promises e pay, 50 long de
laved. were to be fulfilled ii last-thcy
saw the money in their hands, Such suits
Of clothes as were ordered on that lovely
Monday. when ths goose was suspended
high Such new dresses. gloves, bon
nets. ribbons Washington never saw be-
fore and will never see again. Some,
more lucky than others, got out OF the
DEPARTMENTS before three o'clock, and
those who did not were in aperfect fever.
Il was beautiful 70 gee the crowds about
the windows Of the dress makers and mil
liners. gazing at the new bonnctS and Ia
c,s placed there BY the proprictcrs as
,oon as they heard Of the passage Of the
bill. How often had the Treasury girls
nassed those same windows and east a
longing eye at some love of bonnet
displayed rs 4 sign. or temptation (for
il the ladies have weakness It Is for a
pretty bonnct) but they no longer wished
Tor il is was theirs, -ncxt Sunday that
bonus. would be the envy Of the whole