, 1869-02-09

1ApuHE C0lFASF. |
Chicago, III.
THE CONSOLIDATED sWINnLE.
The SENATE Comu1ittee on the Pacific
Railroad have recommended the passage
oi llc mcst gigantic kcbeme ol public
1eh5t1y which has ever been cmbsdicd
it nrc measure. The American people
hayc placed prohibition upon Congress,
Il. npen the government generally, from
eyer recognizing or p.ying the rebel
t.hf, CT psyirg for the slaves enanci-
attl by the war. Il was rightly con-
s.ILr.d that, il it were lett to the disctc-
1hn ct C.rgre:s to pay such claims, d
1n'eiratior, representing these now
~ ltli1ess claims, might he able, by lit
t,Al dis rlru'ien OF the plu1d to pro-
cure whatever legislation was necessary
to rtsuIec. and psy them. We hs4r
escsrtd the rebel deb, but, in accom-
1,1saire that end, we have called into
political lite body Of men who seem
disposed to make US remember their
shozs Term OF office with perpetual dis
may. TEE holders OF the rebel debt
would probably take five cents on the
dollar and g.re q iuEl receipt, but these
men are Unsuitable; their demands are
fur all the money that may be in the |
Treasury during the next half century. |
The bill reported provides: !. For rail-
rosd from Lake Superior TO Puget
Sound {the Northern pacific); q A rail.
rod from Springfield, Missouri, south |
WIS: through the Indian Territory, to
tkt Canadian River, snd thence, on the
thirsy-fifth parallel, by Albuquerque,
through Northern Texas, New Mexico,
A1izcna end Cal.tornia, to the Pacific
cast; 4 railroad from San Francisco,
south through California, to the thirty-ffth
parallel, connecting with No 2; 4. The
Union Pacific, Eastern Division, from its
present terminus IN Kansas to junction
with road No. 2, ncar Albuquerque. s.
The A1ksnEas Valley Road. from Little
Rock, A1ksnsss, ria Fort Smith, to
The Canadian River. 6. 4 railroad from
Portland, Oregon, to the north head Of
lie Hrmbcld. River, in Nevada.
FIR these several roads, amounting to
5,uoD miles, thcro is the usual land grant
aid the bill p1oposts 10 guarantee the in.
1l1c5t On the railroad bonds, at six per
ctpt, for thirty ycsrs, to the amount OF
:::n,"u0 pr mile. Tie whole amount OF
l,rt!is asAld TO BE- eusran'ccd Is
:15o.ore,uo0. bearing so00o.o00 interest
AL u4ily, or e270,00u,00U interest in all.
Thee six roads are selected from thirty
c.htl Ike p,oprsltiops, and put tito ono
BIZ. II tbcEc 30 through, alI the others
will f,.ltow In hot has c. II this bill iaila,
THY all fail. Ttese are selected as the
:rhs: mlrttorious, and in their support
will i. cblis.ed every man who has an
i;.ttr.s. in ally other like job. Thero IL
r"t al rr tsmpnrt Senator OF Representa-
tive who has not bill Of this kind
Tl..1c are bills tnr South Carolina, Ala
1,tua, Florida, Louisiana and Arkansas
AID tie Senators ard Representative
from these States are mainly in favor o.
thlse l.lis. The SUCCESS Of oHe is th
:rcrtes Of all, ard each man who las
Job ct his own is y chnmplon Of thi
on.1ihIs. The Pacific RaiI1oad Commit
ice consists Of nine Republicans ard twl
carpet; hsgeers. The vo,e in Commute
=
POE TIE H,LI-
Corrt.e. California, ABBOTT, South caro.in
n::ke, Mttsuuri, Stewart, NtFsdh-
t.cr, A1kansaa, Hamsey, Minnesota.
AGAEE7 7HE PILL.
Muss:o, ses9fs NJ Yoaf shersps a; a'o Otto.
&:-soI. Aa+e-,
Tlc American people will contrast Ii
oo.s:i:ueDcies Of the Sepsto1s Voting #
aid ltnse voting against the bill, Messr
Drake, Ramsey, Conness and Stcwa
nsy plesd that, though the bill propos
70 1ske this moreY from the Nation
Treasury, 1t is to be expended largely
Il cir States but is that plea snf11cie
t1es Can that consideration just
legislation to the destruction OF tho n
;io1:!. ersdi.s Let the United States On
enbalE in this business Of lending ]
crldls 10 private corporations, and whc
will It stops Another $150,000,000
iu16s wait the passsge Of this bill, al
with tLtse bonds issued there will
c1tsttd power which will seize the GO
eminent ard control It's finances for yea
- come. We have already issued neat
$G0,Q00,C00 ct railroad bonds upon
secend mortgage, ard unless the desi
tc to bankrupt the government, a
make liquidation an unavoidable nee
slty.let us stop where We are. OF Whatav
is tito tsx ourselves 10 poverty to pay I
national debt, If for every bond We ta
up We Issue or guarantee two others,
1riva'e corporations?
Wctell these men in Congress that
msy be sport for them to p!undcr
Treasury, but dsy of retribution :
come when au indignant and an out1s!
people will hurl them from the pla
tGey have betrayed. BY q piece Of II
sLar2 prac,lce this committee, VIII
c1;ainslIy cops:s:ed Of nine Sens'e
wts recently increastd By the addition
two members. The gentleman Fl
Saith Carolina and the gentleman Fl
A.kansas wire appointed, aud the re
q: tuis ILL., dyised proceeding is the rep
i:g Of the present industrious scheme.
Isls ta;d that 8 majority Of the Sci
LIS Ecc1 secured for this measure.
will Iot believe it until we have
!,rcot. We CAIRO: believe that Srna
who lave real constituents, Senators !
1,r1tsent persons aid property, vii! S
t:4:n such al outrage State Legislatr
!: lis becn said, have bten Owned
<.a'rcl!cl By corporations but We
IL! believe that the Lnitel States Sc
i.ssc: rcsched tha: point ofdegradst
O1c cf the coo!e;t parts Of this d
srste ard combined assault upon
Tltasurr, is the fact that the 'Scus
= rns:ots" held caucus, a. which
considered the question whether
A<dtheir tull share OF the swag" y
his bill proposes to divide among
,.45Eirg lobby. Trey decided to
icr1be bil1as it was reported, scccp!
1r11 irt m Memphis 10 SSH Fraucisc'
So: Of tirst dividend, the other demsl
tiG"Sculh" to come in With tue &c
distribution which will follow the
a.e OF this bill, as matter OF &C
Tie amiabilty Of these chaps Is del
t1.1. Trey ere, with few exception
:. swiss corps ot the lobby, and
Will. rr:ss to accept single railro
Tie Pacific fer the present, is llbe
t..r Which mcrecparles have rarely
ls1 cltdi',
We trust that thsre are Sc
ttough 10 deieat this measure by
onp.oTy rejection when it is call
II it bc true, however, that the
bination is numerically the stro1g'
bill ought to be opposed at every Ct
all The ne8ns which parliamenta
aE:uJ5. Debste is free there is n.
virus question" in the Senate
tie valcc OF free speech could /