The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-03-14
THE CONGRESSIONAL DISGRACE.

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There were lively times when the pro-
rcxition WAS made to Congress to open
he doou o. the Credit Mobilier Com
r,;ttee. T.ose, or mt least q majority Of
,hose. v.,o did not desire the doors
thrown open, did not dare to vote against
The resolution for fear their action would
he misinterpreted. For, to tell the truth,
I honestly believe that few men there
we're there who knew ut the outstart Just
how virtuous they were. Being accus-
tomed to q mild glow Of the article NJ all
times. they were not overcome a. were
many others, apparently, by sudden
ontdow and overflow of il, all al once, as
!, we're. Those Of toe mild glow were
..u,evhst surprised ut the tremendous
xebemence of the unexpected reinforce
msut and in their wonder and bewilder-
men. they allowed themselves to be swept
along with the surge Of the crowd The
Individuals present moss concerned in
ali the hubbub seemed generally aware
q. the fact. Dawes Was absent, "settipg
~ 'em ND" for the Massachusetts, Sena-
torship in Boston. Bingham didn't look
At all we'll He sat curled up in his
chair, to al appearances revolving some
disagreeable matter in his mind. Brooks
looked even yellower than usual, and
doxncast and dispirited and gloomy.
Ever since the first connection of his
name with the matter, and more especial
" since his speech denying just such
connection, he has seemed to lose more
and more every day his vitality and en-
ergy. He is not the same Brooks that
used to go walking about, laughing and
talking with his friends what time ne was
not ,asy in watching and debating upon
matters before the House. The expose,
or the Charges the fact Of being suspect
ed. or else the iact of having been caught,
one or the other, has had terrible effect
Oh him. You have observed square per-
jury in his case. Somehow somebody
has he'd. And McComb. In his cross
examination of Alley, has made that
risky little Yankee sharper blunder and
halt very perceptibly in his efforts to
clear Brooks.
Commend To your youth, my friends,
Colfax and Scofeld. II You don't print
them in your Sunday-school books, you |
may at least put them down commend |
ingly in your secular textbooks, where |
the boys who will be business men one |
day viii learn how shrewd business men |
take care of themselves. In the case of |
Schuyler they will learn 10 keep out Of /
lawsuits. One may buy into question
able speculation. joining one s friend, if
everything seems clear and fair-the
prospect for taking in few pennies sly
~ and quietly, without cloud but. nv
dear boys. when adversely comes, when
YOU are in fair way to be caught, when
troublesome lawsuits loom up, then sell
out, Make your friend pay you back
your money if You can if not, let it go
and get out of the scrape,
In brother Scofield's case we learn the
same valuable lesson, only little varied.
He bought ten shares. When he found
that the partner who owned ten shares
vas individually liable on account of the
he made all haste to sell
Dut That is good. Embark in n swim
lie, but don. take any worldly risk (the
moral part Of this thing is not to be con-
'idered); il your partner fails to warn
Eou of risk In the swindle you are to
'mbark in. End you subsequently find
here is p liability, get ont of it. You
nay steal. but be careful that there are
no after-claps to it. Don't go in and
Dlnd the strong man If you wish to spoil
lim (: peradventure ne burst asunder the
'onds whercwith You have bound him
md do damage. But If the strong man
'e gone into . far country with all his
.ousehold. then. my son, you may go
trough him and be glad.