Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-06-30
Address OF the Democratic Congress
men 10 the People.

men TO III, People.
WAsnINaroN, June 24.-T,e Dem
ocratic senators aud representatives IN
Congress have agreed in caucus upon the
following address, which was to-day sign-
ed (.
'.1o our tellow- citizens Of the United
States. friends Of constitutional, and
honest Goverans ut;
THE undersigned beg leave to call
your attention to the peculiar Importance
Of the elections which take place this year,
and beg respectfully to submit some
suggestions fer your confederation. BY
the State Legislatures to be elected nearly
one-th;rd Of the United States Senate will
be chosen nearly all the members of the
next House Of Representatives are to be
elected next fall Upon the coming
elections there depends the question
whether the Democratic and Conservative
| element in the Senate shall be increased,
and whether that clement shall have
majority i'll the House of Representatives,
| and as consequence, whether we shall
have constitutional, economical, aud
honest Government, or a continuance O.!
the revolutionary, extravagant. ini waste
! full partisan rule whether We shall have
gene al, uniform, just, and constitutional
Legislation, with reasonable taxation and
frugal expenditure, Or unconstitutional,
partial unjust class legislation, with OPP
prcsslTe and unequal Taxation and waste
| full expenditure. That we have strong
reasons hope for favorable result is
plainly apparent. Elections already held
clearly show that the tide of reform has
set in with power that cannot be resisted
if no blunder be committed by the friends
of reform. lfthey do their duty and act
! wisely-if they tirow off all apathy and
act with vigor and steadfastness, there is
every reason to hope that their efforts will
be rcwafdad by success Let there be
no dissensions abaut minor matters no
time lost in the discussion Of dead issues
no manifestations of terror or proscriptive
feelng-no sacrifice of the cause to graf
ify personal ambition or resentment, and
let the best men be chosen for candidates,
,, and We may hope to see our country re
deemed from misrule,
Signed by 70 members:
And in this connec:iG;i we beg leave
to say word to our fellow citizens Of the
southern States. Do not risk the loss Of
senators or representatives. by eecting men
WHO cannot take the test-oath or who are
under the disability imposed by the four
teenih amendment, whatever may be said
of the validity of that amendment or of
the tost oath act. Yop may rest assure
that senators elected by the votes of mem
bers of the Legislature who are held by
the Radicals to be thus Disqualified will
not be permitted to take their seats, and
that members Of the House Of Represen-
tatiyes thus disqualified viii also be OK
Guided. 1t is the plainest dictate of
practical wisdom not to incur any such
risks. We hope soon to see the day when
all disabilities will be removed, but in
the mean time do not, we entreate you.
lose the opportunity to strengthen the
Democratic and Conservative force in
Congress, and the possibility nay, prob
ability. Of obtaining a majority in the
next House of Representatives. by putting
1t in the power of our advcrsaries to over
throw or disregard your elections.
The caucus of Democratic and Conserva.
tive senators and members have agreed
on a Congressional Campaign Committee,
to consist of two senators at large and enc
representative from each State represented
in the Senate and House by Democratic
and Conservative members. This COM
mitee was authorized to appoint a resident
committee to consist in part of their
m EN- bers together with citizens of Wash
ington. The Congressional Comittce is
as follows:
Eugene Casserly. California John 2,
Stockton. New Jersey; W II. Barnum.
Connecticut Henery f. Siocum. New
York John t. Bird, New Jersey !;
Samuel j Randall, Pennsylvania Ben
jamin 7. Biggs, Delaware Fred. Stone.
Maryland John w. tombstone, Virginia;
Francis Z. Shaber, North Carolina p,
Van Trump. Ohio; W. Il. Niblack,
Indiana A. G. Burr, Illinois Boyd
Winchester, Kentucky; G. ~ Short,
Tennessee Erastus Wells. Missouri !;
i. H. Wilson, Minnesota Charles A
Eldidge. Wisconsin ;; j. i Smith. Ore
gon james A. Johnson, California
A. c. Rodgers. Arkansas John G. Con-
ner, Texas Z. NJ. B. Young, Georgia !;
and 4. Baily, of Louisiana.