Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1870-03-02

Pledse FITCH OF Nevada, ana 70 scatter some
money to help him in his next campaign.
These are the sins of Congress. Leaks of this
kind are those against which the voices OF
all good men should be raised, and which
alone can injure the Republican party. Let
Congressman fight these large evils manfully,
while they do not forget the lesser ones, and
let reformers of every class aid them, and in
crying so loudly against the " small sins, .
not exhaust all their strength SO that they
have none for the alarming ones.
Mr.. Blaine, in a letter to ore of his con
stituents the other day, made as fine ex
hibit of the comparative extravaganza o.
Mr.. Johnson's last year and Gen. Grant
first year as L have ever seen. l give it IN
his own words. which, in conciseness an
prespicuity, cannot hope to improve
d" From March l, 1868, to March |, 1862
the total receipts into the Treasury were
little over three hundred and sixty leigh
million dollars-I avoid fractions for tn
sake of perspicuity. Every dollar of thi
was expended, and the public debt for thu
same period increased about six million do 4
lars, as appears from the official publications
of the Treasury Department, thus showing
total expenditure for the year of 1914
000. 900.
The total receipts into the Treasury fl
the first year of General Grants administni
ton, estimating for the few remaining da4
will amount to 1894 900 600. But of tht
sum eighty millions have been applied to
payment of the public debt, thus leaving "a
the current expenditures of Government
including interest on the public debt, S3l4
600 ,OO9, or sirty millions less than iCds Z,
pended IN the same time By President Johnsoss
Administration. These figures are taken frdt
official records, and their accuracy canuf
be questioned.
1t will be observed that tIs~.Escejpts y4e
$50, 100000 more 10 -
year thanIin Mr.. JohnsNUys =
$50 900 900 Of this must be credite1
internal revenue, which has been much a
faithfully collected for it will be noted ~
this large increase in amount has been N
rived from diminished and contracted souue
OF taxation, many of the taxes in force dT-
ing part of the year 1869 having bkn
repealed before President Grant came 10
Office. -
Now, if Congress will only consent 10
rigidly cut down expenses and avoid all job 4,
with gold down to ll6. and bonds quoted. At
ally rising, can any one doubt as to the coz
fdence to be accorded to Grants administn-
ton and the Republican party? Only let oil
old abuses be entirely destroyed, and stri,t
economy prevail, and what can we have to
| fear?
That boosted triumph of the paper car
rency men in the House was of short duIa-
ton, for the Senate, thanks to it, has put Is
foot down decidedly against any further
increase. We have thus. should the RepIb-
licans retain their rule, very little to fear lor
the future, and every reason to hope.
Mississippi is at last so far reconstructed
that four of her Representatives and one OF
her Senators are admitted. The Senator ad
mitted is the colored man, Revels. There
has been a warm discussion over his eligibil-
ity, and the Democrats tried hard to KEEP
him out. The first objection raised was that
the notice of election was not legal, it did
not come from the legislature the next,
that he had not been citizen of the United
States nine years, as was required. Evident
ly the skin was che objection after all, though
Mr. Casserly was indignant in the extreme
that such an idea should have been suggested
The debate in the Senate vas very interest
ing, being participated in by some of the
ablest men there. Il is expected that the
contest over the admission Of General Ames
will be even more bitter, for If there is any
thing in the world that these Democrats bste
moro than anything else, it is a man Wke,
7 being tn eomfusn$ or one Or si-s'Es---sasS !
military districts, has so faithfully executed
the law as to gain the State for the Urton
they have declared discriminating war, and
though eight can do very little against Is
still they have the champion takers any
one of whom could easily occupy three days
and in this way business might be delayed
| But Revels is in, and Ames will be in soon
and then comes Georgia. 1t is little odd
that the Mississippi delegation should be $
mixed in character. In the Senate there is
colored preacher. a Union General, and
then in 1871 Rebel General, now Governor
of the State and in the House there ART
two Union and two Rebel ofhcers-all oil
these are Republicans.
! Whittemore's cadet-selling case was dis
posed Of on Thursday. Logan on Wednesday
evidenced determination to push White
more to the wall, and by his bad management
of the case lost many adherents, whom hi:
able speech hardly recovered, and had moi
Ben. Butler, In true polIce-court style. de-
Tended WhittemOre, advising him to put il
an affidavit confessing his guilt, don L know
but he would even yet have been a member
Mr. Whittemore evidently had for advisers
Butler, Poland and Jeuckes, though az t
the question of guilt and desert don think
there was dissenting voice. The scene or
Wednesday. when he was to be heard. wa.
one of great interest. The attempt to pre-
vent Buffers appearing counsel for the
accused, and his determination to do SO. tn,
opposing sympathies manifested in attempt.
to help one or the other by close questions
of order, the vexation of Logan in being
partially defeated, and the determination
that Whittemore should be punished, mad,
everybody excited and afforded rare treat
to stranger. Blaine showed himself eaua
to the occasion, though points of order came
at him like hailstOnes. But night cam. and
no vote had been taken. Business weE ovei
till the next day, and meanwhile Wb(emor,
resigned by telegraph, received afp-rs
ance, went in to speak in the morninpl made
mistake in sending his communication t.
the Speaker first, lost his speech, bat ha(
the satisfaction of seeing his enemies dis.
comfted. 1t was perfectly ludicrous to Sc,
the House at that moment, Logan gritdin.
, his teeth in rage that his victim had eseaped
Butler with his nose straight up in the ali
f jeering at him, and all the rest hardly know
ing whether to laugh or swear. Trnlv the,
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