The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-05-13
Cambria Freeman.
Rowing COMMITTEES.

standing committees Of Congress propose
snendine the summer and autumn in visit
ing various portions of the country. for the
ostensible purpose of gathering statistical
information IS basis of future Congression-
al action. Their contemplated journey ings
cover vast scope of country.
The committee Of ways and means have
already visited the custom house at New
York and probably Boston, and as soon Ss
the Pacific rail road is open for through
travel, will 60 to San Francisco. All this
hurryiug 10 and fro is hid under the himsy
protest of acquiring more intimate Prsctl-
cal knowledge of the working of our 6nan-
ciAI system That this COMMITTEES, as well
as the entire radical party, stand in sore
need Of thorough instruction OF the subject
Of the currency, is painfully apparent, but
that it can acquire the knowledge from an
examination into the financial operations of
any or all the custom houses in the country.
is simply preposterous. The business OF a
custom house is 70 collect revenue taxes
and not to regulate the currency Of the
country custom house IS no. school
iu which the laws Of trade and political
economy sre taught. and this committee, SO
far as the evils Of our present system OF cur
repcy are concerned. viii not be any wiser
when it returns than when it set out on its
journey.
About one-hAlf Of the members OF the
COMMITTEES On elections will visit South Caro-
lima aud Georgia, to take testimony and in
vestigate certain contested elections in these
States As that superlativs demagogue and
trickster, Cessna, will be its official head. We
have no doubt that its achievements down
in Dixie viii fully come up to the Congress
ional standard, and that no democrat need
apply. The other members of the commit
Tee will open up shop in Kentucky, Missouri
and louisiana, for q similar purpose III
any man expects at its hands anything but
the most disreputable and partisan work,
he has q very limited appreciation of the
kind Of stuff that radical election COMMITTEES
is composed of. Whether either or both
branches Of the committee propose visiting
John Covode's district, we are not informed
The committee is probably Of the opinion
that the "AlEgator," with the aid Of Gesry,
can tx the matter all right. Tnet they
will do vast deal of dirty work no man
doubts Scohs,d said in Congress that Geary
kzd explored all the election precincts in
the district" Of course this was = false
hood, and was : part Of the infamous plan
eorco<;ea to thrust Covode into his seat.
TIE cecsus committee VIII also be on the
Wing. bus shi.her it viii soar or for what
purpose re know not The bill Of expenses
=Llch will be incurred by these And other
L-aEzIi1g committees viii be enormous, and
~jI Of course &c paid BY the next Congress.
without ocj=csion, out Of the public treasury
Is . both asserted and denied that the
cS0uis-se oa foreign relations intend to
T5s5s Hsyti AMI ST. Domingo. The chair
c-an % EhEs cs1uittss IS GSo- Banks. the
grg,lssss failure oi the var. Ben Butler alone
e-cs1ssd. He srgiueeEed the Alaska Pur-
shAze through C1ugre<s and s now ambitious
1f trying ais hand a. the same business on
sccae of rhs West India islands. Seward
bcCzzt two Of them. Including earthquakes,
frUu EE= Danish government, but as lie failed
% pay tbe purchase money they are not
ysE under taeproteeting wing Of tie model re-
pubI5c Banks and his committee ought &c
E4ks trip 70 the two negro republics oi
HaTtT and Saint DouiDgo. with view &c
thar suuexatioc to the United States. Ouf
r.arIssss destiny will never &C accom- PiI-hec
urrd tEas evsus IS ccazuu1zted. The Is
lad 4 precisely The sort Of country IL which
rz1IcaIlsz1 would flourish There are aOou
1<=Sz Gan4ireE EI04ISH2 negroes and muIat
saes On the izl1ad, whose ancestors hav'
been II state Of chrouic revolution anC
cutrIaz each others threats for tie las
seT-usy-6ye years Surely it Il Z crime tia
these degraded. cl0od thirsty aud c-ue
uea and brothers should continue 70 slaugh
ter ocs another. when by the simple and
speedy process Of znneIstiou each one 0
them could De srzrsfOrEsd into first clas
radical voter. II Hsyti was Inhabited bJ
Al i1tsIHge1t rAite population there woulc
be 10 anxiety among tae radicals IN Con
gress br ia aznexztiOo to this country
Tee two izlzrsis purchased from Denmark
st. Thomas and ST. John, contAi q poPulA
tio0 CT only yfftesn AoUsazd, bat it Is nsar
y al rli1<, and that perhaps explains th'
reason Why the radicals IN Congress haV'
refused TO pay for ihsn- If the time shS1IC
ever cnns when this soTe-Dnent viii TAX
into IL embrace The negroes oi HAyti, ST
DOuingo and Cuba. then viii is glory hav'
departed. Aad the paradise Of carpe. bagEeu
VIII hays bssa fo1n6- Il i dazk Picsur'
t-ou the oo1tsnplatioe Of which our feel
iszs rsyolt-
Thsrs are several oths= committees that
irtso6 70 havs nice tine generally IN see
iag and being seen At the public expense
IEssa committees have already drawr
about tcaCas ire ts0Esasd doZ1Zs from Ia
ccos1cSecE furS o uay fox Ecuor eszzrI