, 1873-06-27
BACk-PAY.
A Defense Of the Salary-Grnb.
With Some Preliminary Remarks on
the Credit Mobilior.
Address OF Senator Matt. II. Car
penter.
Delivered ut Jancsvi1lc, Wis.,,
June 2G, 1873.


passed An act increasing The salary Of tho prosldons
mobors Of Tho Cabinct Judges OF the suprcmc Court
and 1ebera Of Congress- nn1 tho act provided that
the Forty.asconl Congress- should rocovo the samo
pay that waH n1od for subsequent Congresses. gavo
this net not only my vote, but my cordial and coll
scoutious support. And, at tho rcquost Of Arsa
number Of your ctizeuas have appeared noiofo you
thin evening TO uiye the reasons which induced mo 10
support this measure.
Contrasting tho friondly terms in which gonr letter
sapprovcd Of my course, with tho angry aud urrea-
soung vuporaon Of tho proaa, and standing to-niRht
bcforo Intelligent audience inclnod to inquire be-
fore they Decide and hear before they condemn can
appreciate. bofore the satisfaction Of Paul
who, afcr having been bnffesed boforo subordnato
ugatra.cs camo Mt longth 10 tho sent Of Kngy pow
err u was Informed that ho could apoak for himself
THE COUNTRY Last WINTER.
Before conug to tho precise point intend to dis
cGss lot refor to te abnormal condition Of things
existing in Warrington and throughout tho country
last wlnscc Which, IN my becf has caused the nproar
which followed what Is courcoualy Styled Tho
back-pay steal" rsler to tho Credit 3obiier ucs-
CATION.
II any ono had gone In 1861 to meet our troops 81
they wore flying in rout and confusion from Bull Run,
md had told thein that tloy were amply In panic;
that the Rcbels wcso rcally whipped: that no enemy
was praung them that all they had 10 do to stop
running themselves to oat and at down on tlc grass
aud cook their Is likely taas he ho would hnye
heen run and o, D o ha
aseing i We" IN hot hasto from hdyelsar,os which
1as!sa natons % 1ery sasaeoas friend Of mine hnso!f
editor has told TINT Tho fac will overako MO
.ho ps@R Rss asen a ii posiion aud Should
ccct III showing TINT they arc wrong, they would DO
as emps 70 y what ho T aa
unanimously condemned will only have the effect 20
Gull forth increased denneation This may 4 Al 10 50.
but do not bOliovo 1T. There Is tiMc for all hngs
q timo to rant and tmo 10 reason. OF rantinB we
hive had mora than enough; so,ns one must incur
thu danger Of attempting to rcason and may o. ws
sufIor ~ uuother.
surs. i It Is ths sudden rabal!en Of fear against
81 @ say s's Ds;s sds ss%
condemned Socrates to death by hemock and Jeru.
cruciaxiou. pa1ca aro not eonilnel to military oror-
sons civil communities often havo their uul Runs
Ono 81 w 9eaafa
e1se'nsns, an Infamous wrelch, y tho nams q TITUS
and pantaoous in it. Of all which ho wns very Short
emerged from olsclrIty and pretended 70 make rove
snacted, % tried, Convicted, Drawn, sn qaafterod.
Oates was liozed, received public ovnons, aud was
regarded as grost bonefaesor and naFiot. Tut afses
ieason, tho plot was found cut 10 10 wicked inven-
ou Oates aeccrtancd to be IN mpoatcr, AMI was
through tho streets Of London nya Judgment Of Tie
lame court which, upon his perurcd testimony. had
condemned acorea Of innocent mon to tho gao"s and
TGe panic Of last winter loss tragic but not ess
romarkablc. Tho dewitt styled tue Prince Of Ito Air;
be has been long while observing things; has seen
generations aud 20, empires rise aud fall and
must understand human nauTs pretty well! Il there
'''' 70 visit bis snug little farm, tho earth,
know os no.hng g'm more iey to excite his nrh
tun ihe Credit aIoDler investigation. And tho grnv-
come completely when tlu drama had become cast,
and the characters go conpletey jnnhled and trans
o soh
ColfAx, man, the latchet Of whohe eloes. upon any
general aveFage Of public virtues, Fernando Wood Is
not worthy, STOPPING down, to unloose
NOW, WHAT WAS CREDIT MOnILlEE7
II was moro frequently called, .he credit ,oyt
pronounced, and moaning 80 fow knew what cast aus
picion upon all a transactions. II 1t waB all honest
wss not sa oy an s
hing dreadful. Many to think that 1t is kind
pf nforna machine which reaches ito iron hand under
The vaults Of tho Treasury aud takes out gold eagles
y the bushe 10 scatter Nnong mc,nbors oi oongresH.
Now II It will not make your blood cold and your
1ober wss, md snow YOU tat il has mover taken one
dollar from tho Treasury, nor dcfrauaod the Govern
ent one cent snd that the panic which has thrown
forty millions Of people ito convusions, Ia all Abont
When Tho slave states seeded aud raised an army to
that tho Union the unity Of these statos had rc.cho
fearful cris!s Now TINT have passed the danger,
quircs effort 10 recall the fears that en distressed
tho most sagacious Of our public men, Whether The
er the would DO Blarp aud short, OF long drawn
1ation nd tie Draft If man necessary totput down
port. Among Among the d,,aoultioa which ssrro,pded
is, wss The danger that Tho Pacific alopo might 60
empire Of its own. Those satca lay far distant from
Tho contro Of our country. Thoy had no communities
Or around capo Horn, or across the peninsuls. Ca
fornta had belonged to Mexico Her peoples views y
ss s ss ovsn dIHa ns s a.
Gold their medium. There were many rcuaouu t
fsar that In gsneai eonvnsGn @ " .n 9n long wsr u
to do 30. This would have e1tondud tho thcatrc oi
vnr iEGn ocean to - oeean' ~, haze compelled III
Increased enormously the expenses Of tho War
These .1es fesra may have ben exaggerated
Hero ''yDSsai eatsrtainod D And 5syona asuSt III III
ost effective why Of guarding agnlnst the danger was
% ese ssss a fa as n T
project Of railroad to ino Facliio wna entoriuiued
nent has paid given can lose account uf these
roads does not clUal, half cqua Tue cost Of afu
Union, rLssa raus lave nlroady rcaul!ed IN savini
10 the Government, IN tho inattor Of transporting
II & s Ssx M ha oa.
far cxceeainE ell that tho aoyernmoat has given q
can eyer !oss on account q, Z te roaas. without estl
{ng commerce Of AAa 10 be carried through our couu
kry, and u that which figures cnunot express, facts
stratc tho. wisdom Of the Government in building
thcae roats.
HOW wEnE THESE noAps nu1Lr7
Such gigantic enterprise TO 10 executed IN tl.t
,nidrt Of eivI war called for doySrnmen.ul @ AID alt
~ n,I1n ftn f1f a.,