Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-04-26
Ex-RebeIs and ''Carpet-Baggers" in Con-
gress.

In the house OF representatives there are
twenty-eight members who served the confed-
crate government or the rebel states in a militia
ry, executive, or legislative position In the sem
are there Is one such, with three more struggling
for admission. Ofthe twentv-eight in the house
eighteen held military commissions.
These eX-rebels. it appears, actually Outnum-
Der the much talked of Carpet baggerS" Of
the twenty-five senators from tue eX-rebel states,
either admitted or claiming seats, only nine are
of northern birth, six from various southern
states, and seven are natives of the states which
| they represent. Nine of the thirteen southern
born senators are republicans; one of the demo-
Gratis was born in Boston. OF the ffty-nine
southern representatives (TeXas mot being rep
resented,) thirty are republicans. OF the total,
fifteen were born in northern states, one in Ire
land, though from childhood a resident of Geor-
gia; thirteen are natives of various southern
states; and tweny-eight are natives of the states
from which they serve. Of the latter, five are
republicans. These facts, which are derived
from the new congressional directory, show
that the so-called "carpet-baggers in
congress from the southern states are very far
from holding the weight in numbers there which
democratic clap-trap on the subject would lead
people to suppose. In fact, the proportion of
representatives from southern states who have
migrated to their present residence from other
states is less than the proportion of the same
kind OF "carpetbaggers" that is exhibited in the
western states; and in both cases alike this par
TALLY n0n-natlve representation is due to per-
fectly natural and healthy circumstances. In
the last congress, we see it stated that all the
members from California were born out Of that
state. So were nine from Illinois, and both
senator's; all from Kansas and Iowa; one each
from Maine, Maryland and Massachusetts,; all
but one from Michigan and Missouri; two from
New Hampshire; three ont OF hye members in
New Jersey; six out of thirty-one in New York;
nine from Ohio; three from Pennsylvania.
OF the twenty eight ex-officials of the rebel
| confederacY who now occupy seats in the house
| of misunderstanding by their presence
there the unparalleled magnanimty of the
| great epublic-twenty-three are democrats and
| five were elected by the republicans. Of the
| eighteen who were officers in the rebel army,
| sixteen are democratic representatives, as fol-
| lows:
D. Mel. Du Boise brig gen., With district,
: P. N. B. Young (major gen.l With district,
| Georgia,
Joseph H. Lewis (brig. gen. lid district, Ken
| tncky.
A. NJ, waddell tcol.l Hid district, North Caro-
| lima.
Sion H. Rogers (col), not yet admitted, Ivth dis
trict, North Carolina
Edward L. Goladay Icol.), With district, Ten
W. W. Vaughan (brig. gen., With district Ten
John Gritcher (col,), LIST district, Virginia.
r. NJ. Braxton, With district, Virginia,
ginia.
william A. Hundley, Hid district, Alabama
Joseph II. Soss With district.
A. I. Mcintyre 1st district, Georgia.
The following three, who served with COM
missions in the rebel army, are acting IN con-
gress with the republicans
+. Fl. Whiteley tmajor) Hid district Georgia.
George H. Harris imajorl LIST district Mississippi
Joseph l.. Morphls, tcapt.) lid district Missis-
sippi.
The democratic congressman from the south
who held civil offices in the conlederacy DURING
the rebellion, are the following:
w. P. Price, state legislature S. c., With district
Georgia. '-'"
Sion H. Rogers, confederate congress tnot admit
| tedl, WITH district North Carolina
james NJ. Leach, confederate congress mot admit
ted), With district, North Carolina
Francis Il. Shober, state legislature With district
North Carolina. W.
James G. Harper, county officer With district,
North Carolina '
w. G. Whitthorne, state A. G., With district
| Tennessee. "
r. T. Duke, commonwealth attorney, With dis.
| trict, Virginia.
J. T. Harris, state legislature, With district yir
ginia.
There are but two republican representatives
of this class-Thomas of North Carolina. who
was secretary of state during the rebel regime
and Speer Of Georgia, who was a confederate
tax collector.
1t may be well for republicans to keen these
facts conveniently by them, for reference when
democrats talk of the "carpet-bagger" represent
tation of the south in congress.-C Cincinnati
Gazette.