Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-01-10
CONGRESSIONAL LEo1sLar1os.

CONGRESSIONAL LEGISLATION.
The present session Of Congiess seems ic be
siren up en- 'irely 10 part-an Legislation. to the
neglect Of the erent financial nnd Industrial
interests which nsx SO urgently deui1hd relief
fariy maaenyering is tho daily business ond
party success tho controlling object Of the
Radical majority in Congress. who are seeking
10 strengthen and consolidate the pnwer which
they have So grossly abused. Differing among
themselves upon every question that addresses
itself 10 tho consideration Of true statesm.n
shir, they s,s q unit in the advancement Of
their selfish purposes and to party SUE
s.ss are saerfising all the best interests OF the
country. With declining revenue, AMI an
Increasing debt with credit impaired and in
lustry paraIyzed in @ll its branches. they elill
keep alive their oppressive lcsi Station, their
unequal and luvi.h expenditures, adding ten
fold TO the evils which they should relieve.
The day Of r, sribu..n however cannot be long
delayed, and the cxt,ome ef party rarcnr are
emily hast. ming the fnnl overthrow. "Whom
'he gods weuId destroy. they first make mad -
md the car g: Of Rulicnlism r: u,nisrs room TO
furnish n striking illust ration Of ia truth.
The sins of omission and con,tnirsiun which
lis at the door Of the present Congress. nrs
we'll summed up in The following paragraphs
from the !Sotioroi k.teliieencer:
Amidst al the distress which n b;gotsI nni
rer.ecu,ing system has inflicted on the country
what has been witnessed here since the meet
ing Of Congree.i Thd whoe time has bern
employed in making the condemned policy Of
the najorty more oiious. in rivetin: f.ttcs
upon the white population of the South, aud
In srmns tho degraded b"cks with power t'
sui jrga,e and exiernnn,e the whites. The
cruel and vindictive champions of this rolicy
Jssire 10 provoke q war Of races. They seek
70 make tho work Of ruin more app ,l'ing
than it is. and 10 crown with n dark and bloody
oatas,rcphs tho cad of their mnlignan. and
ntroeious schemes. Tho political malice Of
Sumnsr. Stevens. and the revolutionary chiefs
uho direct legisIa,iou. has no other incentive
than that suggested. They aim 10 crush and
destroy. Their only motto is. &!sndl est Car
M.;sa.
While the best iulsres's Of tie nation are
thus wano ouly aud wicksdly neglected and
dcspikcl :. while suffering is felt all over the
North. and sorrow s.ddens every fre.jc in
tH0 SOutR, we see tfHS VI "'uhS "Vt'
oppressed tsxraycrs III order to support milt,.
ry dsspolisms, and to n,ainta II brata!;zel and
worthless negroes i'll idlcuess and vice. They
arc encouraged moi 10 work, and are promised
sonf.cation. plurdtr, and plenty as the re-
wards Of their obedience 10 Radical teaehinss.
s.ongress ranno; ind word of symp~thy or
. dollar of aid for the starving uhite thou
sends whom its criminal legislation has left
destitute At this inrlerrent season /; but for
roanihs; aeyroes who refuse te lubor any
terms. aud who demand pay for their votes
they have aLu: dant moral cornfoIt, and untold
millions to waste. They have-bsen made on
exceptional and preferred class BY legitlation
over md above every other por;ion of thi
population.
il is of the a.st Importance that We shoult
fostsr emigration by every proper and prsc'i,
means. because our national Il reIopn,sn
md prosperity materially dsrenl upon thu
Yssoures. There ar. huadreds OF thousnn2s o
Gsrmans Irish, sscdes. Scotch. and other I'm
,ionalitie. now most anxious 10 settle npon gu
uuorcupied lands. but wi,hsat the ability /,
crafty that earnest desire. Every en,iyran
II sudh hind would be = contribution. to ,h
hAtiohsl wealth. Congr~ss refuses TO lend
Helping hand TO- these industrious and inteli
gent anple. who Geek home under 'r,o in
-,ilntions from choice. while il ,.o.s 90, scrupl
- iavish the roorl.'s treasure In fixing upo
tho South brutal bsrhsrisn,. ut war with o.
sivilisation. and sairnicai to every principle Q
religion aud Humanity. :.
Set the eoup,ry osar in mini that consres
dosa not ihtenj 10 grant relief Of any sort. o
TO heed the arl+als whieh an outraged rsopl
thSve,sent up to the capital. This ass,ioa ia ,
< lie Eifsupp ho.Iy 70 ess'ar.isznsi,ir. and to tn
: !tsSpktaation Of Radical rule. There is Lu
one frmeds lee and that she psorls. huvs !
= thsir own hands. Letsi,ern confrm and re
E.4t the recent ssrditts at the ballot box Uni,
Sti4sss aeitruatiyes are hurled from the place
'*lGsisth thss nnv asere5i', and ssnd rspreser
Ssdssaf5 " Warrington who preserve rsfPrc, fs
.ills e'nssitution and Union. sud who will :
]ast strive 10 reform the abuses: and TO. ,arrs
lhs ~ide-,prssd corruption which, RadcaEs
has fab:anedrpon tho country. - =: u: 4:
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