, 1873-03-07

ton, Maynard, Negley, Packard, and Sargent,
among those who voted for it. G1orever, is
snapp "played-out," and Sypher to stand for
naugh.7 =
| The Detroit Tribune refers to Tie Congress
sional Globe for tho vote {115 to 110) by which
| the House substituted censure tor expulsion in
the cases Of hmes md Brooks. Tho yeas wore
| 7G Republicans, 50 Democrats, Liberal; total,
! lis. The nays were: 40 Repuplicans, 80 Demo
Gratis, 2 Liberals total, 11U. :
| -Colfax ia to DO fotcd in eonth Bend to-
| morrow. The Buffalo Commercial Adcertizer
sayB:
Let u hope that, after his retiring to private life
H. Collar, By Ills n,odesty and hu1niation vii en-:
record and remember only what Ia good.
l., Also the Albany Erening journal says:
There are plenty to e1ut oror The misfortuus and
TAU OF tAis unhappy man plenty to betray their a-
Ensnt ID se1a IN f.ise Sa and ong sae
| all profession Of virtue. and vet we have faith
enough IN the true nsincts Of the American people to
believe that the majority, without reference to par
sanship, have manler and sounder feeling Ne be-
ne'o they have more Of real sadness than harsh and
nanaSd e'tn . fe1R.oessn 1c They temper the voice G1
one who stood SO high, aaI who was accepted as =
ing IS hsy Believe thro9b psbs Weafness rather
than through ouY ingram ed wickedness.
William B. Washburu retired from Congress
: IN December, 1871, to be Governor OF Massachu-
setts. Bis unearned dividend Of Congressional
pay is e1 800. But then, a. Bon Butler remark
ed, Anybody can,1efuso to receive it,
1t is needless to say that no one Of the Goa
gresamen from New Hampshire and Connecticut
(four Democrats and three Republicans), voted
for increased pay; they Ill, with one accord,
rallied to the front and voted loudly in the neg
atiye, every time. They arc all OF them candl-
dates for reelection this spring, and are the
only members whose caseB were not passed upon
by the people last autumn
massachusetts, has thrown overheard the
traitor Sumner, but she extolls the noble Ben
Butler (for whom her next Govezno1ship is re-
served, and offers Oake: ines complimentary
Boston dinner, with orators and poet. There
upon the Hartford Couran' (Gon- Joseph B.
Haw1ey) says:
The great State Of Massachusetts, with its culture,
T. t. sot e ssssan IT. fss % d s
MI: Webster; "1ook At her, Tbs past at ieast s.
securing what little there il left Of the present We
do not propose to defend these men, Maasachusetts
aSs ac0 fiji h se %
gress she heals their wounds, incurred in her SER
vice. with public dinners There IL something heroic
o1oAAA9 <AAS0o -
higher compliment than this. For their sake ahe sets
H. Dana, Jr AIr. Adams IL no. much named for
tho poson Of United States Senator One Of the 1at
nowned Tor tie most services to hss country
during the past twelve years towering above bis con-
temporaries with European reputatton-Massachu-
setts has no use for him
What sham Of q government! What spec
taole to present before tho nations Of the earth.
Enough to make every Americans check hng1e
with shame Fort Dodge Io,0a) Times
There has never been time in tho history OF
tho country when the public estimate OF the value
Of Congressman was so low as it isnow, and this,
notwithstanding the. high prices which individ-
uals had paid for them; and members misrepre-
sent their constituents in crowding up the price
OF goods which hare already fallen in the mar
ket.-Detron Free Press.
This vena1ty in public bodies, fraught as it
ia with danger to the Government, can only be
checked by The people. It remains with them
to decide by their votes, whether iniquity. e3-
travagance, md corruption shall rule in high
places, and not only bankrupt the morals, but
the finances Of the country Oshkosh lWis.)
Times:
1t is time that simpler and more frugal ideas
gard I to t the cost Of living WY should n not T
Congressman practice all the nice little arts Of
economy, live simply. restrain the frenzy for
show and e1travagance that prevails all around
him, and do whit he can to restore the healthy
Ing On character and ability rather than his
purse ?-Boston Times.
viii the ninety-four members OF th8 last
House Of Representatives,, who opposed the
measure for increasing the salary Of Congress-
men, now give us an instance Of their devotion
to the public jnte1estsby declining the increase
which they may lawfully take ? They can thus
contribute to the Treasury nearly half million
dollars, and evince the sincerity Of their patri
otic Observation-Disclosures Sentinel. .
The retroactive feature Of this bill by which |
the retiring m :mbers have taken more than one
and half millions Of dollars ont OF the Treas |
ury more TOR their services than they agreed to
take when they were elected we regard as . /
steal that is. little, il any, better than taking
Credit Mobilier stock. It is an outrage for |
which there is no excuse, and an ineult to every
taxpayer in the land No other public act leads |
so directly to fraud as for public officers to be
permitted to increase. their rown salaries, and We
do not believe that in the whole history Of our
Government more dagrant robbery OF the Pub |
lie Treasury than this can be found, fEYerr prio-
ciple Of Justice and equity condemns st.-Janes:
uiQe (Hls.) Gazette.