New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-01-11
THE MAN NAMED WASHGURNE.

There is q man in Washington, named
Washburne, whom we advise to 20 back to
Illinois in the very next train. This man IS
making himself very dIsagreeable. Presumlng
upon his long career in Congress, he Is all the
time insisting that the Government ought to
he protcctcd-that officials should be honest;
and he is making the word economy az odlous
"a Shakespeare said Pistol made the word
occupy. There is not gentleman in the
lobby-excuse us; this sentence is not finished,
and the first part of it must not be taken as a
positive asserton-there is not n gentleman in
the lobby, we repeat whom this man Wash
burne has not gricvously offended, and who
does not desire that he should clear out of
Congress. He is one of those fellows who
interfere with the Lobby, and who are so far
behind the times as to think that the Lobby
members are not the real representatives OF
the people. These gentlemen want him to GO
home, and we mourn their misery in finding
that he won't.
The other day this WaShhurne jumps up in
the House, and what does he sayi That for
ever shall float that standard sheet where falls
the foe that flies before us with freedoms soil
beneath our feet and freedoms banner waving
DER us' Nothing of the kind. Does he say
that when his eyes shall be raised for the last
time to the sun in heaven may it not shine
upon broken and discovered Union and a
land it may he drenched in fIaternal blood
Not at all. Does lie say lives there the man
with soul so dead who never to himself hath
said this il my own my native land whose
heart hath not within him burned when home
his footsteps he hath turned from wandering
on foreign strand He does not. Does he
say that il is sweet TO die for ones country
No, he don't. This man says nothing about
our glorious eagle. That noble bird pines under
his base neglect He has even been known to
omit the name of Washington, the Cincinnatus
of the West and the Father of his Country,
from his speeches. In short, this man Wash
burne is all the time talking about saving
pennies and dollars, and being economical, and
paying our debts, and doing nasty. industrious
things and all that. It's mean that's what 1t
is-mean.
The other day, rs we were saying, he jumps
up in the House. and makes long speech
about the duty of Congress. 1t must give its
attention to the material and vital interests of
the country. IL must turn TO questions of
finance. Of taxes, of economy, of decreased eX-
pendtures, and tariffs and ad yalorems, what
ever they may be. And is this all that Wash
burne wants Congress to doY Oh! no. You
have no idea of his wants Just as if these
things were not enough for twenty Congresses,
he must say that it must attend to questions
"of railroad, telegraph, and express mOnopo-
lies which are sucking the very life-blood of
the people The actually uses this vulgar ex-
pressionl "tO the administration of the Revenue
claws, and to the robberies and plunderings
"of the Treasury 10y dishonest office holdersn
But the Star-Spangled banner he deliberately
and with premeditatcd contempt omits entirely!
Great Heaven! are We to neglect the flag Of
our country in this wayi Shall the name of
our Washington c'cr be forgot Shall we cease
to pour our hot tears OF gratitude on the urns
and ashes of our immortal forefathers7 Bear
in mind that the vIndictive Washbume says
we must According to him. we are to turn our
attention to speculation, extravaganza, pvofli-
gacy, and corruption Yes, fellow-citizens, we
are to look after the vast army of the base,
the venal. and to go for "the lobbyists and
gamblers who have gone to Washington to
"make raid on the Treasury
New, we advise this Washburne to stop all
this kind of talk, or he will get himself into
trouble. AS they say in Albany, somebody will
go for his ear You don't know what that
means, do you, Washburne Very WELL you
will find ont if you NEEDLE with any of oar
bills, which are just as good Us anybody's, if
not better.
What great and glorious thing is an en-
lighened people, OF what value is u govern
ment that is not founded upon popular yutue