The Placer herald., 1868-12-05
MEETING OF CONGRESS.

On Monday next the regular, second ses'
sion Of the so'called Fortietb Congress, meets
at Washington city. This is The old thisv
ing, would be impeachment, Congress which
has robbed, and disgraced the country 10 its
hearts content, for the past eighteen mouths.
but thank Good it has but three moro short
months in which to tyranizs over. and rob
the people. 1t is not safe to speculate AS 10
what it NAV or may not do between now and
the fourth Of March next, as'it is The last
Congress whore more than two.lhirds Of
both hous.s are mongrsl thieves and tyrants
The Democrats have elected more than one
third Of the new Congress, aud this may
render The presen. one desperate, and cause
i. to 60 to greater extremes than it has here.
tofore, it such thing is possible. Many Of
the viIss', most corrupt aud wicked Of the
old members have been rspudiated BY their
constituents, left at home, aud Democratic
elected in their stead, and these will no doubt
seek to make hay while the sun shines, by
venting their wrath upon The country, and
filing their pockets with ilgot,eu gain
Those who seek cheaper, and more easily
corrupted, and purchasable voting popua'
ton will urge the extention of suffrage to
the colorsd classes, in all the States, accord
ing to the programme already announced BY
Wilson, Sumner, Boutwell,, ETC.. as in the
next Congress they can have no hope to car.
~ such . measure, where the Democrats
will hold controlling power on this question.
In any event We can hope for no good
from the Congress which meets on Monday
next unless some Of the more moderate aud
respectable members, who are reelected,
should conclude to negative the wild, and
wicked programme now being concoc.ed BY
some Of the fauatical leaders, in Difference to
to the unknown policy which Grant, and his
chosen advisers may mark out for bis admin.
istration, and the new Congress. No mat
ter who are Grants public and official advs-
ers, be must and will have kitchen cabinet
that will control his administration. The Of
fee holders. and office seekers, whose name
is legion, among whom are many members
Of the present Congress who nave been left
out in the cold, by the people, like Highly
for instance, will fight for Grant, and those
who are to compose bis kitch On cabinet, and
against all who a.temp. to fo,estall or tramel
the policy Of his administration, SO long as
they have hope Of sharing the crumbs that
drop from the Presidential table. President
Johusou's aspirations are over, - we'll as The
Presidential election. and there is no longer
cause for moderate Republicans TO quarrel
with him upon any new policy, especially
while Grants re,icence leaves them in
doubt as to what he might approve or di.sp.
prove. The bond holders will make dead
drive to secure, from this Congress, a fund.
iug bill. which will rob the country out Of
eight hundred millions dollars, in gold, and
make the masses OF our counrymen hewers
Of wood and drawers Of water for generations
10 come, but the Western Republicans can.
not, and will not support this measure, un-
less, indeed, they are bought body and soul
by The money kings. and bondocracy, which
is not altogether improbable considering
their former actions, and the material they
are composed Of. A bill Of this character
was passed at the last session of The present
Congress, but President Johnson put it 10
his pocket, but whether he pocksted tho bill
because he disapproved il, or feared to take
ground on the question, while be was an a..
pirant for re.nomin alton or not is not known.
lie will assursdy discuss the measure in his
annual message, which We will receive next
week, and we confess vs are in much doubt
as to the policy he will adopt The coun
try's greatest danger, on this financial quss
ton, lies in the corrupsabi,y Of the present
Congress. The bondbolders, If combined,
can afford to spend one or two hundred mil,
lions dollare 10 purchasing Senators, and
members Of Congress, on this queslioO, and
then make clear gain Of six or sevsn hun.
dred millions by the operation. When We
take this view Of the question, ws trenble for