The Evansville journal., 1870-05-26

surrendered TO Grant, not a whit.
The distribution of the national cur
rency, outrageously unjust to the
West, remains as 1t was. Plg-lron,
salt and coal monopolies continue ON
nipotent. The land grabbers are not
in back seats. In short, the Forty
first Congress has not yet done
anything for the relief Of the
country against the ills which
now oppress trade and COM
merce and retard progress and pros
perity. Every section. every city, |
every really great interest. and the |
general good of the people at large, |
are iDjuriously affected by the prac-
tical operation of laws which, in war
times, were not only we'll enough but
wise and statesmanlike, but are now
unnecessary and unjust. A call for
| five hundred thousand men to put
down the Piegans would not be more
out of place. more unwise, more un-
statesmanlike, than the financial de-
mands Of war times are out OF place,
unwise, and unstatesmanllke IN a
time of peace.
But Congress does nothing. Or to
speak more exactly, it has yet done
} nothing. We can understand the diff
fculties of the situation. There have
been other questions forced upon the
attention OF our national legislators.
The Southern States have not been
gentle as so many sucking doves. Vir-
ginia, Georgia, louisiana have given
: trouble, and require attention. 30 too
have other States whilom of the Con-
federacy. The old question has de-
manded attention. We acknowledge
. the fact, and make due allowance for it.
Nevertheless, the Forty-second
| Congress is to be elected in the fall
. of this present year. 1t can not be
elected on the Fifteenth Amendment.
That is safe. thanks to the pluck and
persistency of the Republican party.
; 1t can not be elected on the recon
: struction question. This is among
/. the things of the past. 1t can not
: be elected on the general "enthuse'
plan. The people understand
9 that the questions of most mo.
e ment now are questions of dollars
!. and cents; that these, as the case
;. stands, involve issues of natural right
and of universal truth, of the great
y est Importance and the greatest inter.
# est. They therefore demand practica
}. acknowledgements looking tC
) the reduction of taxation, both direc
and indirect, the extension of th'
Q national system. and other thing
whereby the emoluments Of oticer
l. may be reduced. and the interests o
; the general body politic enhanced.
:, Now there are a large number o
III Republican Congressional District
to which the change Of a very few vote
would make Democratic. Every on
of these close districts will go agains
;s us, If Congress not make q record 0
os good for the country. This record o
aa good for the country must be: Re
"a duction of taxation; improvement o
4 the National Banking system, so tha
m all parts of the country shall hav
ii equal advantages; the beginning o
- the abolition of that commercial in
: Justice which afaicts the people in th
1e name of " Protection" but which is
re- in truth, robbery.
N Gentlemen of the House of Repre-
n sentatives: Your time is well mig
=. out. You must, we do most solemn
n ly assure you, improve what remain
to of it to better advantage than ha
n been the case thus far, or many o
b you will be called upon by the sui
nj frages of your constituents to fill tha
n past which was regarded by jefferson
he as the post of honor-the privat
ID station.
We believe that the debris Of th
~ past being now removed. or nearly al
~ removed, Congress will proceed t.
VS. legislate for the country in such wa.
1e as the people will decide to be wise
OF polite, and beneicent. The soone
- such legislation begins the better
- both for the country and for member
a. of Congress.
oy A resolution to adjourn on the lot
le of July having now passed bot
n ! Houses, there must henceforth til
the end of the session be more an
AZ better work than has yet been done
nt so that large number of Represents
G. tives may not come to grief at tn
v Fall elections. Efficient work hence
- forth is necessary to preserve tn
q heavy ascendency of the Republical
at party In Congress.