The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-04-03
a,+ Debates The Times.

r,, ,;ouant aud scandalous debatcs VI
<,aar,ss show tho lively state OF tce''ng
lint prevails in that body about these t'mes'
We regard these cuanations OF sharp rc'"'''
cutting sarcasm, aud open and broad mp
tation and insult as entirely na'nfa' 49,,
has been departure from the lh''s',! ' ,na
high sense of honor Of other DAYS ~ .">
rnlinc nartv in the country. The cons'''"-
ton has been ignored TO crafty F'r'l>".
rancors and party interests. Inc p"'."
and shameless dcpravity OF Tue "s..'"' :,
body has disguised the bcllcr Po' WIN
,uhlic men. and Invited The sharp S"''! ~ "
those gifted in that line. A. 'cHhsc'eN''
p,,scs towards Of us all. these hits, man!
of which cut to the very bone pEo'oNe "'
resentment such rs was known amongst
honorable men Of other days. he s"'lts
.,,hm;t and find consolation in chuckle
ovcr the results Of depravty, fraud, anu
force.
The aprca! made TO such men by some
lowycrs Of ability against the violation OIL
the Constitution seems to us TO he A'S'To
.xce,t so far as that appeal is intended to
affect the public Judgment. The scurV!
politicians heed il not. Their only care Is
10 count noses-to see that they have Inc
lower to do what they desire. The course
of argument pursued hy that true gentle
man ana clrar-headcd stat, sniai, Mr.. been,
ii Kentucky. is calculated TO exert Il
stronger influence. Mr.. BECK showed the
ultra Radical, The peril they brought upon
themselves hy their lI"lcs> meaSulcs-oy
missing law, 10 Cypress the South upon Tue
,r marie statements of the liars OF the South
,uborned by the knavcs and sccundrelS III
Washington, who were so boldly ana justly
denounced by the venerable GARRET DAVIS,
of Kentucky. That is sort ol argument
which may Sc, them 10 thinking but rs Tor
The Constitution, that is not worth as much
g. / pair OF old boots not 1t to be footed.
Neither Justice nor humanity can for mo-
meut stand in the way Of the prosecution
Of the plan for securing 10 the ultras the
"thccs. Forms of law present not the force
.: rush's power of resistance 10 the II.
,tiiatc greed of RalicaliSm. The President
l. to ," possessed Of the strength to break
ail the restraints Of true Ncpublicanism a.
easily AS SAMSON snapped the wilhes put
upon his limits by the Philstincs.
We say il is not surprising in IN age OF
e,ich Gcrravitv. such contempt for law and
Justice rs prevail in Washington, that
there should be these frequent "uthursts OF
d"nunciation. and that that Remuneration
should fail to excite an indignant feeling OF
sentiment. Depravcd men arc not very
k""n!y alive to 4 sense OF honor, rs they
have no such sense, and sharp satire Is
now aS good as wasted when directed at
such men. What sort Of people must we
think are sent TO Congress when membcrs
freely impugn the honor and integrity oi
one another, and do it with impunity. We
saw the other day the Speaker of the iiou>'
descend from the chair, and arraISn
u fellow.member, hcaping upon him dc
nunciation aud insult, and the scene excited
hardly sensation. Why the moral status
of that western Legislature, in which years
ago the Speaker came down upon the floor
and stabbed his assailant to death, was far
better than that of tue present Congress Of
the United States.
How different it was in the early part Of
this century. The courtesy and decorum
of Congress was seldom disturbed by per-
sonalitie>. But when it was, the pcr>on-
allty involved q responsibility. The ohcnd-
ing member was surely held 10 account, and
a settlement, hostile or anlcahlo, WAS ne
cc-SarY to adjust the relations Of the adyer-
54ries. Men had honor to protect, and ;i>
It was known it would be protected, that
honor WAC not lightly assaiI.d. But now,
a honor is scarce, the >hrewd ones are not
going to put Themselves in danger for no.
thing
1t would hc SID reflection if we
could STE no hope for the improve
mcnt Of the condition of the national
public virtue. We have becu led TO be-
lieyc, or rather to trust. that the brazcn
shameleSSness of guilt in the public coull-
cls Of the nation, the gro,S dcprayity aud
reckless want Of principle which mark the
national legislation had been cn2cndercd
by war and its passions, and that the
people may yet revollltionize Congress
by cleansing it in great degree OF
is corruption and rottcnnCSS. 1t is
to he hoped that as the people
have the power they will Use it promptly
and wisely. Nothing else can save the NJ.
ton from anarchy and the establishment Of
IN arbitrary onc-man'S Government. The
remedy would be far better than the dis
case; tut it would be one Of the saddest
chapters in history that should record the
untimely end Of a republic such as ours,
whilst in its very Infancy. As the men of
the United States love liberty, they should
unite, and with one Herculean effort drive
out from the public places and out OF the
national capital the men who have trodden
under foot every principle Of true republic
caniSm, and have converted the sacred TEN.
pies into denS of thieves.
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