The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1870-07-27

to the last hour of the session. The
loyal patriots assembled in the capitol
were not fast:dious in their larcenies,
and were equally prompt and efficient
in stealing millions of acres of public
lands, or prigging soap, stationery and
tooth brushes. In petty meanness
this Congress exceeded all its pre-
decessors. 1t made a scape goat of a
clerical carpet-bagger for selling cadet:
ships to cover up a multitude of
similar transactions /; and became vir-
tuously indignant at Whitemorey for
doing on a small scale what Grant
does on a large one. The one peddled
his cadetship for a few hundreds with
which to buy niger votes, the other
bestows his highest offices for money
or property in houses or real estate.
Members elected by majorities of thou
sands were turned. ont of their seats
to make way for ~rascally vagabonds
who never dared to face their consti-
tuents, while others who had no earth
ly right to a seat were paid large sums
for keeping up a p~retense of a contest.
Whitewashing committees were paid
enormous sums to prepare reports
screening notorious rogues from punish
ment for infamous crimes, and to save
the party from merited disgrace job
bers, moaopolists and fanatics directed
the votes OF the loyal members upon
all questions, and their decisions were
invariably against the interests of the
masses and in favor of capitalists..and
the shoddy aristocracy. In no single
instance did the wishes and interests
Of the people prevail against the COM
mands of the land grabbers, the mon,
ey sharks and the lobby thiev s. In
the higher walks OF craftsmanship,
this Congress was a signal and dis
graceful failure. The session opened
with al immense believing about the
Aabam a claims, and fizzled out with
negotiat ion in d worse condition than
ever There was a noisy splurge about
Cuban affairs, but a nod from the
White House siienced it, and there
was nothing done. The two bodies
worried and fumed over the everlast-
ing reconstruction infamy, but accom-
plished nothing but the irritation and
disgust of the South, so that the Uni
on, is no nearer restoration than when
the session began. Corruption va
the pastime of the majority. Taken
all in all, the most fanatical Jacobin
is unable to point three good
measures enacacted by this Congress.
It seems incredible that an mtelli-
gent people SHOULD tolerate such a
body of Legislators for any length of
time 1t is doubtful whether another
people upon the face of the globe
would endure such robbery, corruption
and general infamv for a single sea-
son. The American people have this
autumn an opportunity to change this
state of affairs, and they owe it to
themselves and the good name OF the
country to affect that change without
mercy or remorse. The jackals and
the thieves who have been ~tattening at
the public crib at Washington, and
who now come home impudentiy ask
ing a popular endorsement OF their
MANY crimes, should be spotted by the
people everywhere, and everywhere
defeated. If by party trickery or by a
of their Ill-gotten plumber they
secure denomination in loyal caucuses,
people W it to their own dignity
and honor to spurn such creatures at
the polls, and snow the upstart dem
lgogues that they have trespassed
far and too long upon the patience
Of constituents. Ofenses against the
Constitution, against the laws, against
lecency, against the peace and hap-I
of the country, such as these
Congressional Jacobins have repeated
y committed, would excite the disgust
and resentment of barbarians. They
at least meet with the emphatic
condemnation. of the voters OF the
United States. Down with the Rump
Jacobins. CRISIS