The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-07-14
nent- 55I,ti iill5t s;elai Il wiIlb able to

ahgldlihe. leading strings of power for
as least. three, years more but the eX-
.nerience of the past is that the Senate
/ a duGtile and 7malleable body, sell
dom leslFing9far from the true isenti-
ments of the Lower. House, and if
you eve. find the. House to pass an
import int bill and the Senate to non
Gonelli..t you may generally conclude
that the House, having the fear of the
people before its eyes, legislated hyp-
ocritically and afterwards went to the
Senatetand begged non-concurrence.
This Mas,the case with theufepeal of
the franking privilege and even with
the House impeachment of President
Johnson. Fhe tinchanging Senate is,
therefore, by the conditions Iofitself,
a thing of change, rejecting the wish
es of the Lower. House. as, the mirror
Of athens showed persons the face of
the Gordon. Let the Senate stand in
the ,wayi ofua determined, Congress,
and the noises of the people will ter
tify' it as Wellington and his peers
grew pale before tfie roar of the Re-
foRmlpartyS With the Senate against
Andrew Jackseps it was negef. able to
do more than irritate him by rejecting
a few Of his appointments. The his
tory efsa Senate against the President
IFS, that it, iRaeomes IeeFgptedTby his
Patronage, and of q Senate against the
House, that, If Yields to intimidation
iand the Milf Of the country ~ Never
thsless, ,pnib brave oecasi6nsy itdis the
citadel OF, the State, againstIalkdf
q Il say, theEefQre, that the change of
The Lower House is equivalent to a
general change of policy and ex-
spenditureaand YETI siAgularlas it may
appear, A change hang of majority lin the
Hdfs q RebRiean e Bffisn5
/ FaiCsory.! lMuchao the present Con-
gressIisoRepubliean lyin name and
o99 o99lganigatiionawlTheg purposes for
which the, party was, 9rganlzeds and
Tie Spirit which Animated it, are re-
etaialed. BY al minority OF, the Republi-
,GiaFs iHatGqngress only The Republi-
car, party was, the party of free home
Psteads, but this Congress has swept
down the homestead system, and sub
rsfituted ith1nlahd monopoly system.
The Republican party masrthenparty
Of no section, out of national freedom;
this, Congress considers Pennsylvania
to be The Uhion.H and. Insulation to be
enlightened. aFAenR Re f3ubficahn party
Was9the party 1ofnallI and an a,equal
chance for them all but this Congress
has represented q few, and they not
itlibse whose daily cry is ~ What shall
hive eat and eWhati ishallIw drink! and
,@g RreWl.h s4alLiWe, pc cletheaat Inc
as the type Of the State, and ,dsked
tiiat nc utiresGraliieo IN ms lnous,
it.iGs, un ~. adSelltures, M aha 9iitefpeises, ana
ee leltI 1 l[eei t9I 1e eSeaolisnI eehle?eFacleS
oYH lFsSLnEer E itihe 1tiiesel1 lhi " ms own
WY WY sl1s tne niaJorlty J oI Songresss YOU'D
create etate moqeled m :l upon IT'S own
per UHeoAes ana lpriVate' interests, and
compel the msn7to ma lnhaDlbllt and con-
toTm e! ~ 70 It lIhtls Is me Repupl1can1sm
o1 a msaJ oTlty OF CongfessIan act OF
inventive bnreauerats.' and,a q snlee' IN
every afaWef OF Inc oureau."ssA
linffg. 4, 70 1aGl:iT M 'lp fy9
eiog ns .sjsn = px WhiiGp WhiiGp we
President ahd Cabinet, Vice. President