The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-12-11
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,erres Of darkness, Lou tueFe oe LSn'
Good Advertisement
The conduct of the two Houses OF
rorgr-ss upon the reception of the
p,s.;Jept's message, will attract TO that
,o,umspt the attention of the entire
,,ugtry. As general thing the masses
ofrhe people 10 not read that long,
,irr,ome paper called tue Presidents
m,s,,pr. They content themselves
,.,b ,lagcing over the first column or
rxo. and rely upon an editorial synop-
...or. .crrrcspondeut's abstract for the
-.ma,gIrr. Such will rot be the case
H. ri,;, instance. The message OF We'd
,e.9ay will have three readers where
the other documents of is kind gensr-
ally have uur. Why!
Because Congress went into hysterics
over the paper and thus aroused the
curiosity of the courtry as to its con-
tents. In the Senate, the vaporous IN
donation Was immense. When the
reading clerk reached the original prop
o.ltiop that the debt should be paid by
,ppiyinn TO its redemption, the sum
now paid as interest, or in other words
nav the Interest for sixteen and two
,hrd ears, aud call the thing square,
he Senatorial gall pot lifted its own
MoE and the bubblings and fumings
u,r- immense. CONNEsS of California
moved to dispense with the further
reading of the message, deuOnDclng II
as "a TRADE of abuse, an in
dec,a; attack upon Congress,
,.,ae Of malignant fslsehoOds." VI
coar,e this raised regular brig
al.r Some wanted the motion
vtbdrawn; others were for putting 1t
.a vote 4 rira rOce vote was taken,
and the motion declared carried. The
va. aud nay, we're insisted upon, and
pending the count CoNNEsS withdrew
hs motion, which was renewed by
CNlEGoN. HOWE thought the message
va, Indecent in its character; the
President had no right to send such
message, aud it was no part of the duty
Of Senator's to listen To it," CAMERON
said It was unfit to go upon the Sen
Es Journal" MORTON thought the
Message "iu bad taste, but the Presi-
den, lad the right TO express himself
s',sT Bis own fashion, and advised that
lie reading proceed. WILSON styled
i1e document, "the rawlings of i bad,
Disappointed man." DRAKE said it was
he last kick of defeated Executive"
tua'ly, after the storm had ragged for
some time, a melton to adjourn was
rArred, and for the first time in our his
tory, tue Senate refused to hear a mes
'sIe from the President.
10 the House the scene was more or
deT.y during the reading. Possibly
i1e habits Of the place tend to accus-
'onthe members TO plain talk and they
an hear it without loosing their self
.Osit0l As soon however as the read
DO; Was completed, the flood-gates were
opened. WNSHBURNE, BRooMAL and
NlENCX let loose their "tidal waves" !"
fiotably the last named said the mean
"' thing, and thus beat the others in
90 evident contest for eminence in
''lcAguardism. He described the mes
age s''the most gross, shameful and
'-'amons document ever emanating
''on public officer" 1t was 'imper-
aaent, scandalous, entirely unfit to be
PHaied,' The House then laid the
le''age on the table, refused to print
''I general circulation and also re-
Used 10 refer it to the various commit
''-' ior consideration.
We have 20 doubt that Mr.. JOHNSON
''Joys the knowledge Of having goaded
.'lgress into such terrible rage a:
make tho whole pack the laughing
Nock of the country. He is assured Of
us success in making both Houses ap,
Pea' supremely ridiculous, and there
"e few men who would be more de.
gifted thereby than the President. The
'''ui; of the whole performance is that
'2I' message will be in universal de.
1and. People will want to know what
j. Is that has 50 upset the gravity and
destroyed the dignity of their illustri
JUS representatives. Congress has be
.One' In some sort, an advertising agen
'o' the Presidential philippe agains
'"7'i, and its silly ebullitiou of wrat!
VIII give to that production more read
' Than have ever perused a documen
VI Tie same stamp in this country.