Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1868-06-26

The New .sSenators" from the South
The following is from Washington cor
respondent:
Pauline Bonaparte, long after she bad
been styled Princess Of the Empire, upon
being married to the Prince Borghese,
exuitingly declared that she now felt her
self to be a real Princess indeed! The Sen
ators by courtesy in Congress from the
bogus States of Nevada and Nebraska,
brought into the Senate purely to subserve
the purpose Of overcoming the Presiden-
tial veto, with all their brazen Impotence,
reality of their official existence. Those
ha.ling from the reconstructed States,
who are thus early on the spot, ready to be
sworn in and to vote per contract, evident
ly entertain still stronger doubts when en-
deavoring to reconcile their low personal
and high Legislative duty. 81 cannot real
ize," said one of these worthless this morn
ing, "the suddenness of my elevation, .
and travestylng Burns, he continued
1.-The leveling genius of modern civiliz&-
ton found me at the plough; ! should have
been proud three years ago to have been
honored with an appointment of county
constable in my native diggings. But the
said genius inspired me with the notion
of seeking my fortune in the American In
dies. l started, after the war, with a sin
gle carpet-bag, stuffed, however, to the
very lock with gingerbread aud onions; and
through the patronage of the Freedmen s
Bureau, here I am, an elected Senator in
Congress from a sovereign southern State!
It seems to me like bit of romance Of the
Sylvanus Cobb order; but I don't see that
L should be SO modest as to refuse the gifts
which, as it were, 2, evidence has rained
down upon enterprising geniuses. Il
must say, however" he continued, anus
ingly, "that the place of Overseer of the
Poor in my native town would have APP
peared more real, substantial and profita-
ble could I have had hopes in that direc-
tion) than my present position, which
seems to be of the airy structure Of Alad-
din's palace
This man has, plainly enough, a confused
idea of the spiritaalisms of his status He
does not seem, however, to be aware
that the present real representatives of
States in the Senate hold their places BY
quite as insecure a tenure as do Nye, Stew
art, Upton, Thayer or himself. At the
gait things are progressing, if the Radicals
succeed next November, III q very little
while instead of couple of sections. the
country will be rent into thousand frag-
ments, with dual Gf no more) military des-
pots over each. Every thing looks to a
Guelph and Ghibelline. or Kilkenny Cat
contest, or central despotism.
The Radicals themselves admit that they
cannot much longer deceive the public by
sheer hypocrisy-that the form of govern
ment must be made to correspond with
the new order of things In other words,
that feigned respect for the constitution
is in the way and must lead to anarchy =
What think you of King Hiram, Prince
Colfax, Duke Wade, Marquis Butler and
Count Logan ii elected to the Presl-
dency, Grant must, per force, assume kingly
prerogatives, to prevent universal anarchy
The Radicals, like Robespierre, have at
last been forced to show their hands-and,
it is hoped, will meet with similar fate.