The Republican journal., 1872-06-13
The Pitfalls of Congressional Life.


Among the exciting causes of immnr-
atty, says the Washington Capital, the
most prominent is your Congressman
Your Congressman, unless he has Il tami-
ly with him, is in perilous condition.
and then he lives under a moral restraint
| There is no moral restraint that we know
of so potent as the wife. The wife fetcheS
her husband in at an early hour OF NIGHTS
unless she accompanies him to lecture,
a reception, night meeting, or some other
mild entertainment of that sort and she
sets her chaSte tace against the female
lobby. The female lobby weakrns before
and retreats ingloriously from the presence
of the virtuous wife, who is n crown OF
glory, and sometimes of thorns, to her
wavward husband.
But without the restraining influence
of the domestic circle. what wicked men
those members are They eat hash through
Lent with an Indifference that is really
shocking. On Sunday they do not attend
divine service, but, on the contrary, smoke
wicked cigars and write prOtane letters to
their constituents we say prOtane be
cause they are full Of lies. The member
writes TO the constituent that he loves
when in truth he hates him and wishes he
were dead. He is on intimate terms with
the sirens of the lobby, and has delicious
little suppers with said sirens that cost
some ready money and some very ques-
tionable votes.
Now we say to all good wives who are
so fortunate rs to have husbands returned
to Congress, to accompany those husbands
il they hope to continue their marital rela-
tions in that other and better world to
which even Congressman, under the wide
forgiveness of Christian salvation that took
even thief from the cross to heaven, may
aspire. These good women don't know to
what temptations their Iicgc lords and our
law makers are subject. OF these the
most seductive are the sirens above re-
terred To. But designing men having Ger
Tain Jobs, as they are called, to ret through
Congress, involving millions. fetch to their
aid beautiful, accompli>he aud. we are
panied to write, unscrupulous women
Think OF the unsophiSticated Scion. fresh
from some primitive, rude town, where It
tailor plays the flute after nighl-wherr
the principal resorts are Il hotel with the
SION swung out, and Water-trou@h and
pump before it, the barbcr-shnp and cor
yearly circus and quarterly revival, com
ing to such Il whirlpool Of political wick
ednes- and fashionable folly As this. and
then meeting with a beautiful, accom-
plished, maguitirtntly- dressed female
who smiles upon him, and has such soft .
cOniiIing ways and ttScinl inc manners
The plain, understandable. homely wife. at
home, whom he married in early youth
suffers it, comp1ri,nn How the cnuninr
leader o the "ring" brings Congress -ioual
simplicity IN contact with Tins fascinating
creature What sumptunuS dinners and
delicious little snppers; what rare wines
and rare dishes tempt the Scion, until ear
ried away, he fails, like Satan. never 10
rise again When the Scion wearies of
these female destinations the next step
downward comes in the shape Of money.
Poor fellow His pay is nalcqua G, his
business at home has all gone to SKIES and
sevenS, his family needs money, and il is
so easy to accept Il loan, and then q little
stock, and then more loans, and more
stock, till the virtuous Scion goes under
If the good wife wishes to save her lar@-
en- self she must not trust him alone in this
wicked city. And when with him let her
keep sharp eye on his movements and
associates. She must not trust him to All
unlimited use of a night-key, and if fash
iOnahle females come about let her trown
with great severity and hurry her beloved
law-maker away as rapidly as legs we
beg pardon, limbs-can carry her. # he
expresses a wish to visit Welclzers 90
with him. 1t will be nice, quiet even
ing instead of q monotonous night The
on1I nl no f.i, -.
we write this advice in behalf OF virtuous
innocence-is the Washington Club
Breach of promise suits somehow don't
prosper this year. Here is the record OF
an unfortunate issue of the kind in York
County as reported by the Lewiston Jour
nal
Julia McCrlis vs. Daniel Wentworth Breach
of promise Of marriage. The parties live ii
Lebanon. The plaintiff confeSsps to he 40 wear,
of age. The defendant does not know eXartl,
how old he Is thinks he is about AZ or q and WA,
born in 1927. The plaintiff had two children
born out of wedlock. The first died in The
army. The second school girl. She has bee,
as she says, twice married. once to McCrjIli,
and once a morganatc-marriage to Mr.. Knox
WIN whom she lived many years, until he died
She lore him one daughter. He forgot her in hi
will; but the chief legatee paid her some S32:
for service in the family.
| Plaintiff testified to the contract Said tina
she was about purchasing Il house, that defend
emf came to see her in June. 1869 IA ter Knox.
death in the fall, and persuaded her not to buy
the place and to have him On that con>i,lerl.
| ton L agreed to marry him. | asked him il
July whether he was in earnest about it and h,
said yes. He went to see me once, twice an,
! three times a week; remaining from half "A,
h 'ur to two hours. Continued his visits t,
January. 1870 and then, with interruption, t.
July, after promising marriage On the 81 0
| August, 1870, he married another woman an,
| left me ont in the cold.
| All this contract defendant denies lie carried
her to his house once to do his washing, an,
called on her at a neighborS as he passed by 70
| an occasional drink of water but never men