The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-06-24
Nothing New-Aneihtr Radical Out
rage.

Nstbing New-Aneihtr Radical Out
| rage.
The action of Congress in Dustin
from his seat Mr.. YoUNG, of Kentucky,
and admitting MCKEE in his &ead, is
so far in keeping with other exploits OF
the party in power as to occasion little
surprise. The people have become so
accustomed to the abuses and excesses
of the Radical party that they consider
the daily outrage oftheir dearest rights
as sort of matter -of-course aud scarce
worthy Of any special comment.
Whether it be that the public sensibili
ty is blunted and that no wrong, how
ever deep, can now awaken feeling
of resentment, or that the
cup of popular indignation is
already so full that ad-
ded injuries OVERT ow and are not
it comprehended, we cannet tell. Certain
is, however, that insults to and outrages
upon the ipalienable rights Of the peo-
pie are of almost daily occurrence and
are passed by without our special won
der" Ten years ago the record of a
single days proceedings Of the present
Congress, had these wrongs been at
tempted then, would have resounded
throughout the length and breadth of
the land and nerved strong men to re-
sistance. Then American citizens loved
liberty and boasted rightfully of free
dom, then the rights of the people were
respected and the Constitution of the
United States was regarded by all par
ties as "the sspreme law of the
land" and respected as such.
That the Constitution is no longer
obeyed, that the freedom of the people
ia subverted, that the right of choosing
their own representatives is denied,
that the will of the majority is disre-
garded, we have only to look at sim
gle days proceedings in the, so-called,
Congress of the United States.
At the election held in the ninth dis
trict of Kentucky in the fall of 1866,
Mr.. YOUNG received majority of near
ly two thousand votes over MCKEE, the
competing candidate for Congress. Un-
der the advice of radical associates, and
knowing how low the radicals would
stoop to accomplish their purposes,
MCKEE appeared at the first session OF
the Fortieth Congress as contestant
for q seat. He had trumped up charg-
es of "disloyalty" against his competi-
tor and suberned witnesses to prove
that You've had once favored the rebel
lion. The case was referred to the same
committee that has lately made report,
and the committee then decided both,
that MCKEE had not received the requl-
site number of votes to entitle him to
the seat, and that YOUNG was ineligl'
BILE because he had favored the rebel
lion. Some months later, the same
committee, grown more reckless and
bold in their disregard of the popular
will, asked to have the case again re-
ferred to them for deaiberation. 1t was
done, and, few days ago, they present
ed report announcing the astounding
discovery that MCKEE had received 6
majority of the votes cast and should
therefore be admitted to the seat here
tofore occupied by YOUNG whose actua
majority was nearly two thousand. Th'
House of Representatives ~ adopted
the report of the committee and MCKEE
appeared and was sworn in.
Now, is there nothing in this condi
tion of affairs at the national capital t.
arouse the minds of the people'' l.
there nothing in this defiance Of th
popular will to startle people VIII
call themselves free' Is there nothing
in the daily violation of popular rights
} ofwhich the instance We have cited is bu
one among thousand, to stir the Amer
ican people to fever of indignation
and remonstrance 7 If not; then civi
liberty is dead and republican institu
tions are n mockery and farce.