The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-03-15
Monday Evening, March is, 1889.
REPRESENTATIVES, IN CONGRESS,

REPRESENTATIVES, IN CoNGhEsb
II can not be expected that our represen.
tatiyes in Congress can devise and put
through the legislation necessary to secure
70 the negro his inal!snable rights to vote
the Radical ticket in the South, and to protect
the owners of factories in New England and
the holders of Government bonds from en-.
croachment upon their rights by the agri.
cultural and other interests Of the whole
country, and at the same time take the
trouble to preserve the equal representation
Of the states in the Senate, and discover
every infraction OF the Constitution in this
respect. We therefore volunteer TO call the
attention OF that over.worked body to the
fact that some Of the States of the Union
have double representation in the Senate
and several one more member than they are
entitled 10 under the Constitution. New
York, for instance, although very populous
state, under the constitution, is allowed but
two Senators in Congress, whereas she aetu'
MY nus ibAAt W wiz lNQhNbN NDhhNAhe eAN
Reuben +, Fenton, and George L. Spencer
and Thomas ". Osborne. The first two
named we're chosen by the Legislature Of
New York and appear in Congress as the
senators Of that State, but Spencer willie
really representing New York claims seat
in that body as Senator from Alabama,
while Osborne claims to represent fI'fidA'
The same is true Of this State. 10 aau'Hoh |
to our regularly chosen Senators, ates ana
Trumbull, we have aiso in the Senate Alex.
Mcdonald and WIN. p. Kellogg, the first
mailing from Arkansas and the latter from
Louisiana Maine sends an additional Sen.
ator in the person Of b. +. Rice up through |
the Arkansas Legislature = Michigan sends
Elijah Gilbert with the State seal Of Florida
on him; Pennsylvania has, in addition to
Cameron and Scott, one Jno. s. Harris, who
answers to the roll Of Louisiana, and votes
Pennsylvania New Hampshire, in addition
TO its regular representation has, Joseph c..
Abbott who consents for the present to put
IN his appearance from North Carolina ;
Massachusetts glorious Massachusetts who
did most of the fighting in the late war by
proxy, is not content to have brace Of
genuine Radicals in the persons Of the pol.
ished Sumner and the astuto Wilson, sends
Frederick 4. Sawyer up from South Caro-.
lima, Ohio is rewarded for her devotion to
the aag with three Senator's the third being
Willard Warren for the present stopping in
Alabama.
In the House, too, "a member Is occasion.
ally found who is wiling'to sacrifice impotr.
ant interests in the North aud answer the
Macedonian cry from the Southern people
snd help represent them in Congress till
that section can grow a crop Of native born
radicals Logan II. Roots Of this State vol.
uuteers in this noble army and rushe5 to the
assistance Of Arkansas, and goes up to Wash.
ingtou from the first district Of that State /;
Charles NJ Ham,ltou,of pennsylvania honors
the State Of Florida by representing her in
Congress during herseason ofmourning; Da
yid Heaton, Of Ohio, and John 7. Deweese
sc Indian, b,-- --s-~~.--~- - ~'-" T"p0v"
,acn from the national Treasury for the sec.
Und and fourth districts Of North Carolina;
poor old South Carolina, which Was Of yore
represented by men supposed Mt the time to
be intellectual giants, but now shown to be
lunatics, is honored by having b. F. Whit
more, Of Massachusetts, and G.. c, Bowen, Of
Rhode Island, good men and true" answer
for her in Congress and suppNcate for her
people that vengeance for past sins which is
kept ready bottled for all those who have
not been gifted with the cool heads and icy
hearts that have, away up in, Massachusetts,
done the brain work of this countrv for
eight years past, and have now a monopoly
Of all its right thinking.
Behold the beauties Of radicalism aud
loyalty, for such Of is the kingdom Of recon.
struCtIOu.