The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-03-25
. Grace' on the Great Disgrace.

Grace Greenwood gives the Congress
sional grabbors a thorough overhauling
in an article oI two columns and halfin
an the New York Times She calls the
back.pay plumber Of million and half
"the great Congressional embezzlcment, u
and proves the unawiulDess Of this raid
on the Treasury as follows:
There is now u parliamentary rule that
was called up in the late Credit Mobiler
debate which says:
"No member shall vote on any ques-
ton in the event Of which he is immedi-
ately and particularly interested"
Now if a member is not Immediately
and particularly interested in the qucs.
ton of raising his own salary, what is he
interested in?
Let Mr.. Garfield, who finally engineer.
ed this thing through the House, answer
the question.
Here is another homc.thrust from the
gentle Grace
In looking over the debate on the sal
airy question, it is curious to see how pit.
eously, with what persuasive sophistry,
many Congressman dwels on the patri-
otto sacrifices he has made in accepting
his position and living in Washington six
months in the year, on an average. 1t is
difficult to realize in him the same indi-
vidual who, year or two ago, was plot.
ting aud scheming and toiling for a NOM
nation who performed such herculean
campaign labors who was so lavish Of
smiles to his constituents wives, and so
lavish of kisses to his constituents babies.
Here sac holds up mirror for vir-
tuous Massachusetts "Liberal" to look in
Mr.. Banks, the actor in our national
"School for Scandal" to whom we al.
ways look for "noble sentiments" made
a very poor face all along. He said
81 do not hesitate to say that any man
who asserts that member Of this House
can support himself in this city upon
$4,000 year, with his family, as | con-
tendhe should if he has family-no man
can say this, and be within the bounds Of
truth"
1t did not seem to occur to Mr.. Banks
that Congressman arc generally supposed
to have brains, and other ways to use
them than by Grating and rosoluting
that it is taken for granted they have
some trade or profession by which they
can turn an honest penny during their va
him lie makes GJAE&9,nas P1IG'ggdsbbp E.I to
make nothing, Of the advantages Of the
position Of honor and power, and per
quisites. He demands, and they de
mand, more luxury end state immunity
from creditors, and sanctuary from duns
Senators, too, come in for their share
of notice:
The scrious-minded Nye, whose Scrip
ture moveth us in divers Places talked
pathetically Of his impecunious declining
years, and seems to accuse an ungratefu
country of having robbed him Of all thu
jolly days he has spent in the United
States Senate. The arguments OF Mr.
Carpenter and Mr.. Logan will not soor
be forgotten or forgiven. They appealed
not only to vulgar prejudces against
wealth, to the agrarian spirit of the mob
but addressed themselves to that passion
for display and high living which is grow
ing rank here in Washington, and is tn,
meanest snobbery of the world.
Mr.. Flanagan, Of Flanagan's NIills,wen
back on his constituents, thus:
ut is the fault of the people if they
send inferior men here. They have tn,
opportunity to select the best, aud tn,
consequence is upon them whenever they
do not"
The cool and depraved impudence o
Ben. Butler receives this passing men
ton:
During this debate Mr.. Batter remark
ed with more than his usual calculatin,
audacity:
ut is said that this is an nauspiciou
time to raise salaries. In my iudgmen
it is most suspicious time. The Presi
dental election has taken place, determ
lining the policy Of the country for iou
years, so that no miserable demagogut
can make any political capital out Of it.
This is the old apreS nous le delug
principle-lct us cat and drink, for afte
four years we die Other Republican
doubtless thought it an suspicious time,
for the reason that the country had beer
pleased and placated by certain neede'
reforms and investigations. 1t remind
me of the story of the ingenious Montani
miner. you see, Jim and | had fallel
out We were always falling out, Blu
that day we met and made up, and tool
drink together, and everything wa
lovely, l knowed, though, it wouldn'
last, and so, Oh The spur Of the momen,
right on the spot, | borrowed twenty-iiv,
dollars of him. That's what call pres
ence Of mind"
But we hasten to the final verdict o
the whole dishonored crew-a verdict il
which an honest people will heartily con
cur: "Le. these back. pay men tax
back seats. fla blunder is worse tina
a crime, let them feel that contempt
harder to bear than curse-more cling
ing, and singing, and scathing LIE
them find that dear is the honey that
licked off thorn"
CURIosIrIEs OF ADvERTIsING.-A Oh
cago Journal makes tho following obsei
| vations