, 1873-12-27
NOTES AND OPINION.

W. 4L@ 6lsA oE'+HlONs
The BoAtou journal, evar cautious aud cou-
sorvatve in its editorial opinion, u article OH
titled "A CongroHs Without Constituency"
snyA:
comparison of tho comments made by tho press Of
both rartiea a,u oil sections npon tue proceedings Of
Inquiry Where nrc Tho conatilnena II tleso gentle
nau whom or what do they rolrozant2 Wo uo not
Ind paper auywliere which spcaks kindly OF them.
fnr.
1t ought not to escapo attontIon TINT tho
momons tho Houho Of Representatives. voted to
adjourn for the holidays gold foil. The molnont
still further. And, tito momuut Congress nd
journol, gold fell yet agaiu. Tho prices Of all
70 , Guy , aro Regulated by tho prieo Of go1a.-
Tho people are speaking througl, tho prcsa
and demanding 1lotronchnont and Rofor1n. II
tho men now III power fail to heed TINT voice,
no matter to what party they belong, whothor
,ocatod At Washington Or elsewhere, their timo
In tho public service will DO short. Tho inquiry
to find Out whore the money goes hnB commenced
in earnest. 1t overthrow powerful co1lbi,ta.
tion III Now York City, md soMo Of the guilty
nro now enduring severe punishment Tor their
crimoB. Dut tho inquiry cannot stop there. It
must 60 forward until it reaclca tho groat ring
leaders OF corruption ut Washington. As yot
wurniug. They. are ping up tho debt and pili1lg
is no thought Of lleronohnlont. Wo ask tho
people to store mp these fActs in shcir memories.
ALBANY .irgHs,
--lf tic people arc paying taxes to furnish
Cabinet and otllor officials with carriages aud
servants and tho other couconlitants OF largo
establishments" they want to know tho lnct
aud thon ta uprooting will follow In raBpouAa to
mn imporious popular demand.-Ittron Trib-
--Rch ecoundrols, successful thieves, ,viro-
II In IL 4nf ~,
example for The rising generation to follow, and
| money has been the altar before which oycry-
body k!uoolo1, and tho old ansl time-worn proverb
has been forgotten. But Justice, though slow,
is always suro-Lc0ucntco'M argus.
--Ihora il ~ old nsory that Nelo tiddea whiio
Rome burned. Tho disSraccfnl proceedings u
Congress during tho few da;a they vera III
sossion. not only recalls this story, but, gu gen
eral principles. servo to incroaso its uredlblllty
While tho tusiness of the country is thorough
Iy deranged. willie thousands Of worlmen arc
out Of onlp!oymout aud bread riots aro beoom-
iny immulcnt, our Representatives havo spent
whole days III trying to find out how they Gun
stoal o iew hundreds additional from the Ma
total Treasury i'll tho sllapo OF Auot4er salary
grab, wlr1o subjects Of tho most urgent impor-
sauca are utterly ignored.- -Bartington Ua'rd- -Eye
"A month OF Congressional lubor has boon
experienced, and thnt body has dollo nothing to
roitevo tho financial clnhurrass,nents OF the
country, lnoro than to quarrel oyor tho pay Of
| it's own mcmbovs who tuko more than SGT per
day from the Public Treasury and adjourn to
sako recess during which to reyol iu tloir Ill
gotten gums. Il1s is all that lluH boon ,louo by
| tho 1aw-naking branch OF this great Goyern-
| ulent for the relief OF the peuplo who NE now
1plding meetings III tho larger c!tios, clanolln.
Tor bread, What co1nmennry: Aud Moro
| lidtlltd while NOmo burnt.-IusH0i3 SfatJ l!e1-
is!3'.
| .-Copgrcas has 30 long succeeded IN lumbus-
ging tho people with falso prctenHea tl!at these
! gretdy Representatives now imugiuo their, CON-
fd3 I'm u{c,t
they aro mistaken. Tlla psn?lo are ioarfu!ly iu
eul neHt, and Congressman may III well UNDER
stand III once lint tho pooplo will !" wipo out :"
oyorY motllol u soil OF tllom who tlona uot co,uo
squaroly up to *Le wo1k.-Harcafd (Iu.) l,ttls-
pendent
The present Congross, during tho three
woels 1t bus been III session, laH done moro to
| lnceEso: tue paoplo and to weaken putty tics
among tho honest IND woll-moaning inassoH Of
| tho country. than it can possibly unQo.-He0ku&
Qa.) Constitution.
| Tho peoElo aro IN no htlmor now to tolarate
any half way work.-MacoMb (M.} journal.
-rAoso Congressman will fully rcnlizo thor
mistake b y the tMa q tlo noxt olootlop,-1e-
Will the reckless parasites ut tho National
| Capital, dtsglacing the onco louored namo Of
Representatives, never learn to realize the situ-
ton? Lot them bowuro.-Eg|"y14am (lN) Dep.-
ocrat.
There is on neither HIlo Of the chambers at
Washington atler tho ability or lonoAty tleuA,,d-
| cd by the oxigoEcoB Of tho hour. Uuuderers
and rascal constitute tile controlling majority OF
Congruss.- {IR.l Democrat.
No wondpr tllat tho people aro becoming i'm
pationt at tho do-nothlug policy Of tl.oir OK
ponsiye public Aaryants.-QuincY {IA) lFAiJ.
.-Ino Republican members stand III tho POSI-
ton OF refusing 10 MAXI good t4oir owu pronl-
tseH.-Peotia (IN.) Transcript.
1t will ba sebl4 ti,eho reurea,|t Representa-
tlyes llavo dal!anty refused to comply with tho
wibllcs OF thotr consttueuts.-J Wis.)
Ba..,ler.
-TAole isll't Congressman iron, IllinoiH to-
day who can ,nalo IS QUO Mt ls,s profession, nna
thts new law IL just aY n,uvll OF utoal aH tho
oler oxcepE that 1t locsn't give quite no a,gu III
anols.lt to eaoh Of the tlloyes.- CarlHuiUs (IN,)
Enquirer.
II .wo proporly approhond the tomper Of tho
people, tho lIurlhul substitute, which Nnnlly
rassod thu uouso will not 10 satisfactory oil
Tic oonlary, will 10 regarded as but little better
than q moclor}. Dubuque (Io'ra) Times.
Tho poopla wero, and nre, Ill earnest abuut
tllu matter, mud will not ha pllt OH with littlo
sup thrown a. them az though they wero dogs
or bnbcs. Tho members m!Ay yot ropout their
action on ths quehtiun.- Hahl,aH 1tls.) TiI,sts.
-Ine Furty-Tlird Congress- l!as alroadyHl.owu
itaol2 IN a !nattor, which circumstances hays
made peculiarly a toat-qucstlon, unwilling 10
ma }4t In ~ 1,n%,o. - f,,t,t