The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1870-12-10

THE result Of the fall elections, IL Il does
not amount to a political revolution, at
least indicates It's approach. 1t can only be
accounted for by Il growing change in pub
lie sentiment, not local, but general in lis
operation, as potent in Nevada as in New
York, in Alabama as in Illinois. Among
the causes Of this change Is the stencil Of
corruption which has surrounded the ma
tionaf Congress ever since the Republican
party obtained control of II. The quantity
Of carton in a particular spot may be esti-
mated from the number of bttzzards II at
tracts, and that of the present Radical
Congress has been attested by an unim-
peachablc authority, the n. Y. Tribune,
which, in an editorial written just before
the end Of the last session, and significant.
ly headed, watch the Thieves" thus dc.
scribes the unclean birds which hover
around the Radical Congressional ban
quet;
We beg every honest Congressman, during eve
ry working hour from now TIL the hour Of ad
j0urnment, TO watch the thieves!
They are all around youl They haunt your hh
tells. They send cards TO you at your boarding
houses before breakfast. They oyertake you OF
the avenue. They lie in wait for you at the door
/ vi Nbu INIlIllIiNG IhVuh-a IbNL VII WIZ
they swarm, and on the door Of the House, during
the session, the worst OF them do congregate
They are ex-members. They are members friends
for whose sake the doc-sosis5 Sak ieeA induced
TO ignore the rule, They come In the guise o
representatives Of great manufacturing interests
of representatives Of suffering Southern loyalits
of representatives Of our lasguisbiug commercial
marine, Of representatives OF the most impOrtan
railroad enterprises, Of representatives Of al
manner of great and good things, and Away
making false representations.
Between next Monday and next Friday the Ap
preparations will amount TO possibly q hundred
millions. perhaps much more. There are thou
sands of items to be considered, and there Is NJ
time In which TO coneider them. 1t IL the Thieves
Carnival.
Within the next five days they will spring al
manner of projects upon Congress. Some Of thei
win want little appropriations for forgotten
claims. Others will want innOcgntl0okini
changes OF u few words IN existing laws, ''merel.
for a local purpose, sir,ii which. when too late
will be found to be very local indeed. Some vii
have pet clauses TO be Struggled into appropria
ton bills; others will have land Jobs, others subsi
dies, Others increase OF salaries. Others releas,
from obligations. They will have the most harm
less amendments Of Ave words 10 be inserted, b,
general consent, on the third reading. They vii
have tricks OF springing obnoxious measures wheI
the enemies Of them are asleep or off at dinner
They will find means OF reaching conference com
mittees. They will even attempt h8iBefiRg tHH
engf0ssing clerks"
The Tri5uae frantieally shouted its zap
peal to every Congressman who wishes re
election" to watch the thieves until The
very moment of adjournment. But
whether they did SO or not, it was too late
The people refused to accept death-bed re.
pentances, and In many a district, voted fol
the Radical Congressman TO stay at home,
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