The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-01-12


falls the foe that flies before U.S. with freedom's
soil beneath our feet and freedoms banner
waving Ger usY Nothing of the kind. Does
he saw that when his eyes shall be raised for
the last time to the sun in heaven, may 1t not
shine upon q broken and discovered Union
and land, II may be, drenched in fraternsl
blood Not at all. Does he say, lives there
a man, with soul 80 dead who never to him
self hath said this is my own, my native land;
whose heart hath not within him burned,
when home his footsteps he hath turned from
wandering on foreign strand He does not.
Does he say it is sweet to die for ones 0oun-
try No. he don't. This man says nothing
about our glorious eagle. That noble bird
pines under his base neglect. He has even
been known to omit the name of Washington,
the Cinoinnatus of the West and the Father
of his Country, from his speeches. In short,
this man Washburne is all the time talking
about saving pennies and dollars, and being
economical, and paying our debts, aud doing
nasty, industrious things, and all that. It's
mean; that's what it is-mean.
The other day, as we were saying, he jumps
up in the House, and makes long speech
about the duty of Congress-. 1t must give its
attention to the material and vital interests of
the country. 1t must turn to questions of
finance OF taxes, of economy, of decreased ex-
penditures, and tariffs, and ad valorems,
whatever they may be- And this is all that
Washburne wants Congress to doH Oh no
You have no idea of his wants. Just as If these
things were not enough for twenty Congresses,
he must say that it must attend to questions
of railroad, telegraph, and express monopo-
lies, which are sucking the very life-blood of
the people" Che actually uses this vulgar eX-
pression), "to the administration of the reve-
nue. laws, and to the robberies and punderings
of the Treasury by dishonest Office holders"
But the Star SpaDgled banner he deliberately
and with premedtated contempt omits en-
tirely Great Heaven are we to neglect the
flag of our country in this wayH Shall the
name of our Washington e'er be forgot
Shall we cease to pour our hot tears of graft
tude on the urns and ashes of our immortal
forefathers2 Bear in mind that the vindctive
Washburne says we must. According to him,
we are to turn our attention to speculation,
extravaganza, profigacy, and corruption.
Yes, fellow citizens, we are to look after the
vast army of the base, the vensl, and to go
for ''the lobbyists and gamblers who have
gone to Washington to make a raid on the
Treasury"
Now, we advise this Washburne to stop all
this kind of talk, or he will get himself into
trouble. AS they say in Albany, somebody
will go for his ear. You don't know what
that means, do you, Washburne Very WELL
you will find out if you meddle with any of
our bills, which are just as good as anybody's
if not better.
What a great and glorious thing is an en-
lightened people OF what value is a govern
ment that is not founded upon popular virtue?
Crushing this man Washburne as unworthy
of notice. We appeal to Congress, and ask it to
difuse. enlightenment and virtue throughout
this favored land. What is enlightenment
knowledge. knowledge is the oognition of
facts. Facts are found III 'The Tribune Alma
nac' for 1869, just issued; extended to 88
pages, and though very compact, the fullest
annual compilation of election statistics yet
published. Congress could do no wiser thing
than to circulate this valuable work, franked,
of course; and therefore we shall introduce
into the House, by way of the lobby, "a bill
to provide for the encouragement of public
virtue" with an appropriation of $5O0,0
tackled on. Stuff and nonsense but this is a
mere trife, gentlemen. Why, the bill for the
construction of railroad in Alaska will cost
millions, and the railroad is not half as useful
as the almanac.
Balloons are also an important invention
and aerial navigation is still in its infancy.
All Mr.. Speaker, what beautiful thing it is
to ride through the air and survey the world
below. We fOresee the time when the atmo-
sphere will be filled with balloons, bearing the
commerce and the wealth of nations.
Like those trim boats unknown of yore,
Which move against the wind and tide"
these majestic vessels will defy the whirlwnd
and despise the storm. Now, when all the
civilized nations of the world are rivals in the
aid they give to science and art, shall we alone
lag behind No, no! The tumultuous voice
of a mighty people replies, 'By no MEANS"
They demand balloons. Balloons will add to
our material prosperity. Balloons will 80
rapidly develop our resources that in q few
years we can put the whole debt in one and
send it kiting to the moon. Balloons will
save the Government mileage. 1t is, there
fore, true economy to pass one little "bill for
the encouragement Of the balloon trade;" and
as Mr.. Nye wants a few millions of dollars for
his oceanic telegraph to Asia, We want as much
for our aerial ships.
Nor has shoemaker's wax ever received
that profound attention which it should COM
mand from a great government An appro-
priation to develop Its manufacture is, there
fore, as they say in Washington, demanded by
the exigencies of the public welfare. We
have prepared a bill for this purpose, and
think it deserves as much favor as a bill to
aid the construction of telegraph in China,
or any one of those multitudnOus railroads
that are laid out on the paper maps OF the
West.
But 80 long as this man Washburne sticks
in Washington, we expect trouble with THESE
grand national projects. He who Is so base as
to say that "pu olic land enough to make en-
pires has been voted to private railway cor,
porations, subsidies of untold millions OF
bonds, for the same purposes, have become
charge upon the people, while the letters OF
vast monopolies have been fastened still closer
and closer upon the public" is mean enough
to attack our almanaos and balloons. We
give him fair warning, though, that if he de-
feats our noble schemes in Congress we shall
appeal to that higher legislative body, the
lobby, and its superior power will make 1t all