The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-03-03
From the Pomeroy's Democrat

For years it has been well-known that
the social life OF Washington, if such it can
be called, has been reeking with the viest
aud tilthiest corruptions; that Immortality
and vice are as common as Congressman at
the Capital, and that each year only makes
it worse.
The correspondent of Philadelphia Sun
day paper is writing of these things very
plainly, and they are making something of
a sensation, but there are no names given,
and the expose is a failure for this reason
This viliainy and corruption which pours
itself over what was once the best society i'm
America; wich mixes with the good and
communicates and pollutes all it touches
should be rigidly exposed, and there should
be no Withholding of names. When man
who has not attained high political position,
poor man. commits rape )r other out
rage there is no hesitation abort publishing
his name to ali the world, but when a mem
Der OF Congress is caught in fdgrdHte deIicto
with the wife of government clerk the
name Of that Congressman is not printed,
and the woman submits to the embraces of
the servant who made the discovery i'm or
der to keep him quiet.
Hundreds OF women, many Ofthem wives
even mothers, go to Washington on lobby
missions, and these are prosti -uted by those
members OF Congress who barter political
influence for the priceless virtue of woman
During the war it was very common for the
wife of soldier to give her virtue and her
honor for husbands promotion and then
she was, in the regular course of the prosti-
tute, falling from bad to worse. until she
was untitled for anything.
When Benjamin +. Butler was in COM
mand at New Orleans he arrested and caused
to be incarcerated in the Old Capitol Prison
at w ashington beautiful young gill. She
was there the victim of every species of in
dignity, until, resisting all attempts TO in
duce her to sacrifice her virtues. she was
raped by a member of Congress, through
whose influence she was released.
All this is done at the Capital of the Uni
ted States, and by the Senators and Con-
gressmen who make our laws, and. because
they are such, their names are withheld.
In Washington, there are many pure and
/ true aud virtuOus ladies, who are daily
/ thrown in-o association with these social
| sores. and because they do not know them
they are endured. 1t were far better the
clothing of the lamb should be torn from the
| back of the wolves who stalk about, than
that all should be thrown under the ban of
4 suspicion. 1t is not alone those who seek to
I gain by prostitution, who do it. not alone
the poor. or the female clerk, who seeks
thereby to retain her position; but 1t is too
common among the wives of Congressman
they undoubtedly reasoning that what is
good for their husbands is good for them.
With such complete decentralization of all
social life, is it any wonder our poor country
IS desOlated with unwholesome laws and
despoiled by robbers, thieves and plunder-
ers?
The publication ofthe names ofthese social
vultures at Washington will help reform
this vile and rotten corruption now SO
plainly and openly practiced, and the DEM
ocrat will soon commence such publication.