Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-06-04

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When Congress aasomhs On
the 9th Of neeambeF, d seemed To-
be impressed With a sanee og tie
necessity Of prompt Legislative
action upon Che question before
the country. Il made many de-
monstratIons OF q hearty Wiling
ness to dispose Of business, and
for a short time it seemed prob
able that l. was really N earneat.
The financial, The manufacturing,
the Commercial and the agricnl-
tuFal energies Of tho whole c0un-
try were depressed, and business
enterprise of all kinds was eagerly
waiting. for the establishment Of 8
permanent policy which could be
made the basis of safe action In
the future. The people were in
clined to be hopeful and confd-
ing. They had patiently waited
for the final completion Of the
measures which the war had rem
dered necessary, and which the
resistance Of the Democratic party
had go long postponed; and they
confidently looked to the Forty
first Congress to complete the
work without further delay.
They believed, andWith Justice,
that there were no longer any Sc
rious obstacles In the way, and
that Congress could easily accom-
plish It's work in time 10 allow the
enterprise Of the country 70 flow
in its natural channels. With .
controlling majority inN both
Houses, and with q political repu.
tation almost unequalled, the Be
publican party had what may be
Justly termed q splendid oppor-
tunity. It has only TO address It.
self to the work before it With en-
ergy and wisdom, and to make .
practical response 10 the wishes Of
the country, to attract 10 the par
ty even greater strength than was
displayed in the campaign Of 1888
We are sorry 10 add that the re-
suit thus Ia h&s .Vsa htEis better
than q general disappointment Of
the hopes which were ihdulged.
For nearly six months Congress
has tsiAed with the people, until
there IL danger that the party it-
self will be made 10 sESar for the
dilatoriness Of its representatives.
Instead of adopting q wise and
well considered course OF action,
Congress has FILTERED away month
after month Of precious time In
dreary and proftless debate; It has
allowed itself to be diverted from
the essential work before It to
the consideration Of d thousand
paltry schemes Of legislation; It
has spent weeks upon q struggle
between local interests over q
tariff bill--a bill which ought not
to have been introduced, and
. which there was never any pros
pect Of passing from the begin
ming; IL has paltered with an over
whelming popular demand for re-
lief from excessive burdens of
taxation, and has almost entirely
failed to suggest any weIl-digested
and symmetrical financial policy.
Meanwhile, the time has passed
by for the Inauguration Of new
enterprises for the current year;
labor is sorely depressed; trade
is paralyzedj capital is idle, aud
stagnation prevails in almost every
branch of business. Those who
are accustomed to feel the pollti-
cal pulse Of the people detect un-
mistakable signs Of ofdlssatlsfaction.
There is grave danger that the
Republican party, six months ago
strong and full of vigor, win find
itself materially weakened by the
inefficienOy Of Congress. Il Is
unaccountable that our representa-
tives do not see the mischief
which must inevitably accrue from
their do-nothing tactics. The
people are fast losing patience,
and, unless Congress makes haste
to retrieve Its error, they win be
likely to visit the femissness OF
Republican Legislatures upon the
party itself. ssaiat
In the interests, therefore, OfalI
Republicans, we appeal to'the ma
jority in Congress to address
themselves diligently to the work
in hand, and to make the only
amends in their power for the neg
lect Of the past. 1t is not yet too
late to make some show Of dilll-
gence and a business-like spirit,
and thus to save the party from ths
mischievous results which other
wise will surely follow. We urge
our representatives to be active In
committee; to discourage unne.
cessary debate; 70 forego idle
speech-making, and to loose no
more precious time in dealing
with the vast interests at slakel
If this be done, faithfully and in :
proper spirit, the people win yet
sustain Congress "a the approach
ing November olections; but il
the remainder Qf the session is
FILTERED away, We frankly admit
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