New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-01-01
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the United States cailsd at the hour o
seven oelock in the morning to inform tn
President that the Senate had passed tn
San Domingo bill Nor is this the onl,
incident connected with the progress ant
hinal passage of that MEASURE which hal
shocked our neighbours exquisite sense o
propriety and aroused his patriotic ire t.
the very boiling point Of disgust
The Senate made an allnight job of it
The President, in order to carry this hii
pet measure, ''prostituted his Office to the
level of a lobbyists" And this, too, il
would seem unnecessarily; Cor we are in
formed that he found Senators his willing
tools. Such, at least, is the inference.
He issued his 'order" or ''orders. u
They ''obeyed" They felt and knew,
perhaps, that the President was wrong;
that it was nonsense, or worse even, to
vote commission to inquire whether
there was-or was got speculation in the
proposed dicker but when the word of
command was given and heard from the
executive chair, like dutiful menials they
fastened to respond, "Certainly, master;
certainly, We are here to do thy
bidding" And the bin was rushed
through.
This would seem to be one view of the
matter as it strikes the keen vision of our
contemporary. We would not assert that
it is the only one; for such alacrity to
obey orders is scarcely consistent with
those other intimations of executive
lobbying, threats of prescription for OPP
posing, hints of favor for supporting the
bill, or the other fact already named, that
the measure only passed after an all-night
in the Senate. BUTT sin keeping
with the opinion that the haste of the
Vice-President to carry tidings of the
victory to the White House was ''obse-
guious," 'courtier-ike, toadyism in
Mr.. Colfax"
We heartily join in the sentiment that
not even a wise measure should be carried
BY undue influences. Without pretend
ng to possess that very delicate apprecia-
ion of what is at all times becoming to
his position or that, to one high office or
mother, for which some editors are so re-
we still claim to be reasonably
lisgusted with toadyism whenever it crops
nut, with tools and time-servers wherever
We behold them, and with the business of |
obbying, By whomsoever practiced.
Therefore, but for the conviction that
be picture drawn by CUP neighhor of the
PRESIDENT, Vice-President and our na-
iona Legislators is chiefly a fancy sketch, |
70 should pronounce it humiliating in
be extreme almost as much SO a. any
hat cobld have been truthfnliy sketched
.o.a tie history Of Democratic Presidents
nd Congressmen Of other days. We say
Inest but not anite fer surely we
ave bnt to 60 back 70 the last Demo
ratio adnainistIation lonitting the one
aat amused itself BY swinging around
BE- circle q 6nd q chapter Of its history
ven more disgusting.
Protracted sittings Of the Senate, run
ing often into "the wee sma' houfs ayant
ae twal," or to the break of day, have
OF been rarities. They have occurred in
le House, as win be shown presently, and
nat, too, when there was no valid excuse
n them, as there often is in the Senate.
he latter body has no previous ques-
ON" as the House has, by which to cut
T debate. So when the friends of
Ieasure feel that it has been sufficiently
seussed and determined to force vote in
ute of persistent, or even factions oppo-
ton Of known minority, they have only
sit by, cease all debate themselves, vote
own all motions 10 adjourn Eptil the
ppesition, having talked themselves out,
y willing to yield and the desired vote is
ken. This.often makes an all-nigh4 ses-
on for the Senate. and its records abound
ith such instances from early times to
le present.
But ia the House there is not, nor has
lere been for years, any necessity for
sitting ii out, " as it is called, to weary
10 takers. The majority may at any
oment order the previous question, and
ius close every members HIPS. Yet we
n call to mind and propose to notice
ie night session Of that body for the
sneat Of our neighbor. It may do his
ghteoua soul good to think Of it, and Of
iose good old Democrats times.
IN those days James Buchanan vas
aly President, but seemed to feel him
,lf king.
The people Of Kansas had been assured
lat they should Be left perfectly free
regulate their domestic institutions Ia
leir own way, when, 10 theFs camaRto
document purporting to b
State constitution for that young 10
Ia, aad which made, or attempted to
ltahlish, slavery as AZ steraal inasitution
lefe. IL vain did the citizens Of that
arzitory assure the President that that
1cument nas not their Wosk chat It's
rasandsd adoption was she sheerest maud
"a farcs ever perpet1stedsin civilized
"a ii vain did they point him 70 mock
as wlera the poll-baaks showed
81 names copied from ne
dectoriea of distant cities
"a Displayed the names a auch
goniRea Radicals as Hosacs Gseeley, s.
cha a,A Il. Seward end others