The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-05-12
WASHINGTON.
The Golden Egg.


Special to the Register.
WASHINGTON, Mays.
Never, perhaps, was there a period IN
the history of politics that did not ex-
cite the humor of ridicule or provoke
honest criticism. Never was there a
time in the history of American poll
tics more vulnerable to such essays,
than the present.
No intelligent and reflective mind
will look for perfection in the admins
tration of great Government as stu
pendous and complicated as our own;
but it is assumed, or should be, that
national government is a serious mat
ter, that our representatives are earnest
men, and were sincere when they as
sured their constituency that, if elected.
they would diligently pursue a religion
of duty in behalf of the best and high
est interests Of their party and the ma
ton at large, fully approaching the
enormous responsibilities devolving up
on them as statesmen and the honored
servants of the people. We have also
accustomed ourselves to believe that
these honorable gentlemen, when TAX
ing the oath of fidelity to the Constitu-
ton, mean little more than jest, and
are not really perpetrating huge joke
upon the public credulity.
When youth, reading the early his
tory of this country, we were deeply
moved by the solemn deliberations OF
our forefathers in Convention and Leg
islature. We were fired with patriotism
and inspired with lofty ambition, which
their noble, dignitied and eloquent ora
toracal passages infused into our youth
full mind. The heroic and sublime cX-
ample OF those noble men spread over
the country magnetic charm, which
tingled in the veins and flashed in the
ewes of every man who was true to him
self and the public integrity. Measures
involving vital and serious public inter
ests were approached in the House and
Senate with caution and gravity. Pollt-
zeal opponents in Congress were suppos-
ed to lie gentlemen of honor and re-
speciality and treated each other with
respect and courtesy. The honorable
members of those days could be witty
without vulgarity and severe within
parliamentary bounds lnvectivc and
vituperative slang was notcountenanced
in the halls of the old Federal Capitol.
But now we are told that the nation is
represented at Washington by a Theatre
C6miguc; that Frederick Random" the
"Artful Dodger" and "Shoo Fly" have
been put upon the stage and have
drawn amazingly. We are told that
this is "no-head' Government; that
the machine runs itself, or lets itself by
contract, and can't pay expenses, though
there is Il sinking fund that begins with
the dawn Of day and sinks to the crack
Of doom.
The drum OF Democracy has burst
the shell of subjugation, and is no
longer lava. One is afraid and the
other dare not, though the feeble spirit
is ostemsiblv hostile Here and there is
a spasmotic effort to organize the "bone
and sinew," but the flesh is weak. No
amount of pushing and showing from
behind can force the front man up to
the scratch.
Democracy appeals TO Democracy to
rescue Democracy, and rcinstatc De-
mocracy and save the country from its
friends and "low comedy What pre-
sumption @.
The management OF the Theatre
Comique has heard of the Democratic
Troupe before This troupe is not suf-
fciently popular to justify an engage
mcnt. The management is sorry, but
it cant hclpit, and don't mean to try.
When Democracy can convince the
public that it is possessed Of brain,
talent and genius, then, and not sooner,
can it have an engagement ut the The
atre Comique and a successful run
into the pockets Of We always honest
but sometimes mistaken common
wealth.
The Glow comedy will still he the
reigning attracter, and old Spoons" re-
main without peer, supported by the
rising star klopemania and the "swag
ring brothers. The management thank
full for the past liberal patronage, take
this occasion to announce the engage
ment Of the inimitablc Grant, Corbin,
Fisk and Gould Association in conjunc-
ton with the justly celebrated Richard
son, Mcfarland, Greeley, rockingham,
Bcecher and Sculdugery experts. For
particulars see small bills.
LET Us BE-ANATHEMA.