The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-08-02
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The Baltimore SIN says:

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who haze lately foated, 8as debris,
upon the corrupt stream of radical
reconstruction politics into the
United States Senate, are said to
have disgusted old fashioned Repub-
lican Senators by the uncouth and
ravenous appetite with which they
rushed at once at the fesh-pots.
The presence alone OF such men in
such q place was enough to make
the decorous old stagers stand aghast.
Such position as seat in the SEN
| ate is usually supposed to be the
rich reward, OF the training, expert
ence. superior gifts and statesman
ship of q long life. It has always
been considered post worthy of
any mans ambition. The Senate
has been looked to as excelling, in
dignity, stability, and conservative
influences, all other deliberative
assemblies in America It has been
the arena where the truly great men
of the past conducted those grand
intellectual and political combats
which the country can never forget.
Although not up to the ancient
standard now. yet that body has
continued to retain, in good degree,
the select public men of the country
in talents, attainments and reputa-
ton. There are men there learned
and famous in law; there are hoary
statesmen; there are elegant scholars;
and most of them There are excep-
'tions) have risen, according to. the
usual rules Of political promotion,
step by step to their present exalted
POSITION. Certainly, it muss sSeiSirri-
tating In the extreme to such men to
see herd of adventurers, not at all
reputable for intelligence or charac-
ter, who had paid none of the cost
which they had. paid for greatness,
rushing into, the highest Legislative.
places in the land. But the crown
ing modification which followed the
dumping of the carpet-baggers out
of their reconstruction cart into the
Senate, was the eager howl they set
up at once for their money, insisting
that they should, have, compensation
as Senators, not from the date at
which their States were recognized
and entitled to representation, but
for the entire session, for the whole
Of the Fortieth Congress, since
March, 1867. Even the New York
Times is compelled to say that, while
not able every day to agree with Mr..
Garrett Davis, it entirely agrees with
the motion, which he pressed to its
passage, limiting their pay to the
actual time of their service. Yet,
why should Senators be disgusted
and astounded? Who brought those
men there? What did they come to
the Senate for, except pay and pro-
wand? What could be expected of
the grubs engonlered by the politi-
cal corruption of reconstruction, but
that they should make their way at
once to the middle of the public
cheese? Certainly, those Senators
who have been most jealous and
persistent in the reconstruction in
cubation should not now be ashamed
or enraged at their hybrid offspring"
The Washington correspondent of
the Boston Adre'tise'' (radicaD
writes:
"The new impeachment scheme
brought forward in the House, on
Saturday, resulted in lesson which
some of the so-called carpet baggers
may take to heart, with great benefit
to the country and themselves. Mr..
Hamilton, of Florida, was ambitious
to shine in the matter. The Speaker
had told him privately, over and
over again, that the subject could
only be introduced when no other
business was before the House, but
Mr.. Hamilton persisted in rising to
antagonize it with more important
subjects, and, when he got the floor,
instead Of presenting his impeach-
ment matter, he began to lecture the
Speaker, charging him with slight
ing both him Hamilton] and his
proposition. The Speaker thereupon
administered to the half-fedged Rep
resentativa q rebuke that will not
soon be forgotten by any one in the
chamber. Old members say that it
was one of the most severe ever
delivered from the chair, and as we'll
merited rs it was severe. The i'm
peachment was quietly buried unde:
the table of the Judiciary Commit
tee."
Mr.. Jefferson Davis and familv