Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-02-04
KNAvEs AND KNAvEnY.


KNAvED AND KNAvERY.
lit we're true, ~ has been said, that il
afsris one a. much pleasure to be cheated
~ !, does 70 cheat others, then We should
not find. ~ We do new, that one half Of
mankind would any day much rather gsin-
to business a. robbers, than allow the other
half to practice robbery en- them. And
though the people OF this county have sx>
hibitsd extraordinary patience under the
Wholesale plundsring they have bssn sub
jscted - BY their servants" in Cspgrsss,
YET ws do not believe they have enjoyed Il.
Of that, ifshsir wishes wers consulted. they
would express desire for It's continuance.
But Whistler they like IL Of net, Congress
is determined to give them plenty oft. II
the Washington cerrsspsodsuss are 70 b
hslisvsd, (and " wish 10 say thst, gsnsr-
ally speaking, they are just % rsiissls .
class a. any class going,) the jobbing busi-
ness never Was 90 active ~ II hes been
slncs Congress re:assemblsd after the Holt
day recess. The members returned TO
Warrington, fortified and prepared for any
amour, Of j,bbing that might turn up. The
days that they were supposed 10 BE- spend
ing with their families, we're devoted 20
seeing men who had AGES to grind, and
every hour since their return the national
grinds,ons has been whirring like a thous-
aad mill wheels. Scarcely FIVE weeks
remain for the present Congress 70 push
through the mountains or jobs now on
hand. ret 70 speak Of the jots Jet 10 come.
and every man In the Capitol feels Il HE
duty = work juss - hard . hs can for the
success Of his particular job. o. The job Or
Jobs Of his partissIar friends. The prcssncs
ss"jobbsrs" on The 0ess o. Censrsss and
in ~ rsoms u the Csmmittsss. has b.
cone csmmoa scandal in Washington.
Msnbsrs arc buttsn.hoisd 10 their sssts,
bssss in the lebbiss. followed . their
boarding houses. bored In the streets, a.
tackled AMI psstsrsd wherever they 20, BY
parties prepared % demsnstrats that the
happiness and prosperity Of the ssustry
depend open the success Of the little bills
introduced by the gentleman frsm Jebvills.
The gsntlsmAa from Jsbvills hes introduced
enough bills since No came back from
bic Christrnas turkey 10 besgar the Trcas-
ury and bankrupt half the country. OF
course the gentleman from Jobvills 10 con-
vinced that il his bills do net pass, the
American people will be utterly wretched
forever. lie has been convinced by the
mos, potent Of all argume nts, grssnbacks
ami be knows . man who hes plenty Of the
same arguments TO convince every member
Who has the least doubt that these partica.
Ter bills are necessary to the comfort sfths
people and the glory Of tho country. And
the members who have doubts (aud, under
such circumstances. what member wonldn't
have dsubtsO Immediately SEQ that man
and have their doubts removed. aud return
., thoroughly convinced Of the necessity Of
p,ssing tn ,.s bills AN the gentleman from
Jsbv,llc himself. The Senate has hitherto
bsen considered comparatively FREQ from the
iaahencs Of Jobs, bu, ~ the present time il
seems to be almost as bad as the House.
This, however, Is not very remarkable.
When a man buys his way into the Senate,
rs 80 many are generally supposed to have
dsao last week, when several new Senator's
were elected and several old ones were
reelected, it is not to DO wondered At that
he votes under outsi 10 influences when in.
A large number Of railway and other jobs
new before the Senate are known to have
money in them for the men whose votes are
counted 10 pass them. II would not be
din ,ult 10 name those men. and. At least,
estimate tho amount that each expects %
receive They are known in the Hobbies
almost ~ we'll - the lobbyists themselves.
and the market value ofthsir vstes 10 known
nearly ~ we'll NJ their faces. The Congress
thu, will pass out Of existence on the fourth
Of March viii leave . record for cxtrava.
gsncs and corruption tina. We trust. will
never 10 eqlallei. Mex. to the object OF
perpe,ua,lng the power of the party II rep
resents, its grand aim has been t. p.undsr
the people. During its term, the capital has
been httle more than an exchange office.
where jobs were the capital and votes and
'consiierations' the things exchanged As
the incoming Congress will have astrongcr
Democratic element than the one going out,
We have .oms hope that bribery will not
be the chief motive power in the Capitol
during the nsxt two years. lfGrant sees
at TO put his loot upon jobs. the Democrats
In the House will be strong enough - sues
the policy Of plundsring will 60 on.
->~e-
GRANITE way - Peace.
A Washington correspondent Of the Gale
weston Nsws says that . gentleman lately
asked General Gran. il he had istimated 70
ar sx Colonel in the Confederate army that
he would give him an appointment amer
his ssssssisn, and, being answered In the
affirmative. asked % what principle that
Vas done. To which General Grant re-
piled
Sir. the saly great principle that
have promised the American psepls 10 that
ne must have Peace end whom I hud .
man who fought In THE var, % either eide,
Who heartily desires peace. and will sop
port the lave Of the country, and 10 Gem.
pctsnt. l shsll Ask ~ other question about
shs propristy Of his appoiss1sst."
II Grant made THE remark, il 10 On svi.
Deuce that be has no sympathy With the
spirit that aAiaatss his radical supporters.
And il he will carry il cut 10 the admin.
issration Of the Gsvsrnasns, the sentiment
attributed TO him. "Peass," unity and
prosperity will soon bless the land.
llsNRy G. Bowsx. Of the New York hide.
psaiens. has written = letter to Horace
Greeley, combating thu idea that an i'm
mediate return to specie pay msnts 10 prao-
tcable. and showing, 10 his own satisfac.
tion, that the only way 70 reach specie is
a. enhance the value OF government %.
curitics, including greenbscks. In this
Letter. We fad the following concerning the
msgnAiss Of Wall street: