Middletown transcript., 1872-03-30

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Il Congress.
Ne. VOORHEES,. u epsning. rslcsfed III
The condition Of many 1T the States In the
Union. which. he Gays, cxcites the M.
mingled pity aud Indignation Of tho civil
ised world. They are The thcmc 81 sor-
rowful aud Of bitter Comment wherever
the channels Of human intelligence pence
trste. They engage the attention Of oil
the departments of the Government. Ex-
ecutivc proclamations spread evil 'idings
about them, and hurl every principle Of
their liberties. every imminent Of their
safety to the ground.
Congress enacts laws against them
which utterly destroy every vcstige Of
freedom. and forge and rivet on their help
lcss limbs the feticrs Of dcspotism. Il also
sends forth its powerful missionaries Of
mischief 10 the form Of committees. backed
By the money and the power Of the Gov.
ernment, whose labors are 10 blacken the
character and the fame Of their people un-
der the guise Of official investigations and
official reports. The head Of the Depart
mcnt Of Justice, the late Attorney Gcn-
cral, he who led his people into tho war.
and then returned to plague and lay wnste
the hearth stone Of bis followers, superiu
tended in person the inquisition aud the
torture inflicted upon the descendants Of
those who fought in the battles Of the
Revolution.
The army Of the United States iu a
time Of profound peace. has launched like
a bolt of destruction into their midsts. 1t
| is engaged in scizing. without sworn
charge or warrant Of law. the youth, the
middle-aged. aud the grayhaircd grand
sircs iu the sanctuary of American homes.
aud driving them like hcrded beasts into
crowded prisons. And the President
himself. in his recent message. prepared.
ne he says. in haste. ns II he had affairs Of
greater Importance to engage his attcn-
ton. vet found time 10 give his sanction
10 all this, aud to add his malignant mite
to the general accusation.
And SO MIR. Voorhees, proceed to ar.
raigu the Republicans, charging that since
peace came, seven years ago, that party
has poured upon the unrcsisting and help
less South the foods Of disorder, corrnp
tion, bankruptcy. crime, oppression nnt
ruin that BY its conduct and policic,
every blessing Of free government ha,
been scourgcd from the face Of countr,
containing over twtlve millions Il paople
AMI larger in cxtcn, than any Of the fore
most powers of Europe by this party tn
Constitution has been tramplcd under foot
dwarfcd into dend- letter, or windcd ant
extended By fraudulent amendments, nc
cording TO the unscrupuIous purposes OF
powerful party would be best promoted
from turrct 10 foundation the Republican
party have torn down the governments q
eleven States; have rent all their loca
laws aud machinery into fragments. AN
tramplcd upon their ruins Mr.. Vocr
hces described the ostracism and politics
pnnishments visited upon the old citizen
Of the South. Every man WIN. durin
the conflict between the sections, wa
clothed with the slightest responsibility
has been marked by the blight Of inelis
biliiy. and. like the lcper Of old. il wa
, made crime for the people to again reac
forth to him the hand Of friendship. Eve
, the sacred instincts Of hnman nature b,
came disqualiicaiions fer Office. The Il,
Of kindred we're made criminal. aud
4 who gave n cup of cold water and cru
/ Of bread to bis thirsty and fanished so,
under arms for cause which he believe
to be right. and for which he was willin
4 TO die, was branded with dishonor NJ
A driven gu, from the councils of bis cbu,
- trymeu. The loving mother who shrltc
r ed her weary and wounded boy, laid hi
- 10 his own familiar bed at home on
o more, kissed his fevcrish lips. wiped awi
!. the gathering dews Of death. and with
,c broken hear. closed his dear eyes fcrev,
70 was conacnncd for these acts Of nnge
4 ministering. and incurred tho penalties
"A confiscaticn. lie who dismounted n
&c gave his horse to brother in the nome
Of Of dagger aud close pursuit; the sisl
4. who wrought and sent clothing to him
N the toilsomc march; the mniden W
n prayed for her lover M he lny dying in
he Wilderness or at Stone river. all fell un,
n. u common curse. Even the white hair
n. grandmother Of four. score years. VIII
II youthful husband. perhaps. was at
n. Cowpcns. Euiaw Springs and Yorkto~
:. or. may be, fought under jackson at N
=. Orleans. in the var Of 1912 was dcpri,
ch Of her pension, that small morsel Of bo'
eli ~ from an ungcnerous Government
cd her heart ycarscd or her aged hand ,
"a. extended in sympathy to bes children q
her childreu's children on the plains