The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-01-29

special Washington correspondent of the
Cincinnati Enquirer writes:
II wouiI bc safe to wager ST., 900 that if
hell were dosed with tartar emetic, the last
dregs OF the last resulting vomit would be
ten or dozen of the style of men who
have come here under the Congre ssional
policy of reconstruction to represent the
Southern States. They have already mani
tested all the attributes Of intcrlopers and
dead beats" and have carried, their
effrontery to such al extent as to disgust
even the most loyal of their Northern Re-
publican colleagues. 1 had not been in
Washington six hours when heard causes,
both loud and deep, hoaped upon the head
OF one OF the 'gentleman from Louisiana"
for some lmpertinance, tho exact nature of
which l could not understand l inferred
however, that he had been giving some sort
of practical illustration to the poetic trnism,
that "fools rush in where angels fear to
tread TINT he had been busviug himself
to do or say something, which lnodesty and
good breeding would have left TO an old and
experienced member of the House. The
complaints on this score are multiplying,
and the consequent disgust is increasing
every day, and it will be strange if, before
the close of the session, we do not witness
few undisguised ebullitions of wrath on
the subject from some of the Oldest radical
members-the very men WHO may take to
themselves the doubtful honor of paternity
Tor the whole carpet-bag race. Nor is it all
strange that the carpet baggcrs should act
precisely as they do. The wonder is that
they have refrained SO long from asserting
their claims to political leadership and
legislative precedence. And when Mr..
Bingham, and Mr.. Butler and Mr.. Wash
burnc: sneer contcmptnously at them and
affect state of wonderment ut their imDu-
hn Of 1T
to forget that greater impudencc which was
necessary to enable them to force themselves
upon constituencies who neither knew nor
wanted them. SO far from discouraginc
the Southern delegations in their deter,
mlnation to be seen and felt in the National
Councils, [ feel like patting them on the
back, and telling them to proceed with in
creased vIgor. And when the radicals who
leglslated them into existence, object to
their little freeks of greatness, beg to re-
mind them of an incident in body which
THIS Congress very strikingly resembles in
many respects-the revolutionary assembly
OF France. 1t is related that, when the
Able Sieyes objected to the confiscation of
church property which was proposed in
enc of the debates, Mirabeau turned to him
and said: "My dear Able, you have loosed
the bull Do you think he will not use his
horns?' The logic was unnnswerable.
AND so with Congress and the carpet bag
gers: They have not only loosed, but
created seat OF the vilcst wretches that
God IN his wisdom tolerates to live or man
IN his folly hesitates to hang-and when
they look for anything but what they now
complain Of they only repeat the mistake
of which MirAbeau reminded his colleague.
-O
MoRGAN's RAIDS. The claims presented
before the commissioners appointed in In
diana to ascertain the damages inflicted in
that State, by John Morgan's raids, amount
in valu to $497, ,399, and $413, 500 of those
have been approved. The Governor recon-
Tcnds that the State should pay these
claims and obtain reimbursement from the
United States.
General Grants favorite steed for horse
back riding is said to be beautiful black
pony, which was taken from Dick Taylor's
plantation during the war.