The sun., 1873-07-02
MATTCARPENTER OUTDONE
NON. y. O. BLAIR or F>MfssOURI DE-
rENDS ms BaCK-PAY T0TE.
THE Hsrd-hips Of Poor Censressmen Under
che Old Lava TheoiosicoI View OF the
subject showing that 10 Refuse the Back
Pay would be Flying In the Face Of Provi-
deuce-pruyrrs Tint AyuIis N0thfue.

subject showing that 10 Refuse the Back
| Pay would be Flying In the Face OF Provi-
dcnce-Prnycrs TINT Avaiis Nothing.
Extracts ,oh Sp,,cn de,ir,red at Hoatcei'o, May s.
A man without n family or with very
small family could support himself with the old
salary and save something, hut a man with a
| medlum-sized family could not and live ~ no
| should.
You have known me and family for years,
and some for lifetime Can n successful charge
OF ektraysRance be made against myself or
Washington challenge investigation. Yea. I
court Investigation into my every act, morally
Though no |teetotaller d" used no liquors as a
! beverage, save wine at one reception I neither
nor even played a game OF cards or OF chance
| Tor amusement, and Visited no places Of low re-
While al home my vile and daughters and
| sons did our home and house work and at
times when we could, get no help my wife and
| lid the washing for the family, and always the
mending and starching and ironing. Two hun
dred dollars would more than pay the millinery
nnd washing bills for the family during my whole
4 term.
And although ran into " hole In the wall
at Washington to save hoard bills, and although
| paid nothing for secretaries or assistants In my
ooTrespondence and sending docunlents, AZ.
aud occupied but a single room, yet, fellow citi-
hsyc saved but little under The Old law O'''
1 'ne entirely out OF business except as to old
suits and some half dozen new ones. and that
!
until | regain my practice, can truthfuriy as
| sert that would not only have not made any
! thing out Of my salary under tho old law, but
would have lost money.
| CoNoREssMHN THE BEsT JUDGES or TpnIR own
VALUE.
And, fellow citizens, you will indulge me while
l u axe another suggestion with reference to III
subject for your consideration. How arc you
ever To- know when Il shall become necessary 90
| increase the salary Of members of Congress? or
| whom aud through whom are you to lecrn the
| hs,e. ny l1r increaset is II not from members
! sityf Is Il not by their own knowledge and ex-
rcricncct If you have to rely upon the knowl-
edge and experience OF members Of Congress.
what justice is there IN requiring one mcn,ber
70 serve yod ut an inadequate sal ry and re-
puiiing him 10 vote an adequate salary To hi.
s!cccssort In other words, had discovered
when first entered Congress the salary made
quate and niude that fnct known, those polit-
cal pruIcs wonld have replied iIlair We be-
licy6 what you say; we know the salary Va inad-
/ cluate we know Won viii sustain loss 10 serve
out your scrm but principle and Justice require
II II hanlrupi yon and ypur family. l,ut for
conscencc sake don't forget to increase the
salary oi our successor. for principal and JUS
ticr ioThid that YOU should suffer him To- be
come bankrupt, too"
nj is so wniNiNu sYroPuANr.
7 admire the wisdom Of the trainers OF the
Constitution IN leaving the subject where thcy
did and approve the examples set ~ by prered-
ih@ tongrc. ,os and yindicate their honesty in
voting themselves increased pay. Gentlemen,
NQI can see from these remarks that ! am no
whining sycuphant or cringing apologist. | APP
ofcr an apology or excuse Tor voting increased
pay. Nor am hefnre You 10 toll YOU that will
return the amount received into the Treasury
again. Nor do Intend To- buy reelection Uy
donating II to churches. charitable and benevo-
lent Institutions. or the school fund. Those
Godlike Ia -iitu,ions and that sacred fund, the
poor child legacy. sh'll never hc corrupted ny
the donation Of alleged stolen money or
lie bill and received The money Tor nj. own use
becomes pcNic ~ clnMIs In the robbery
with those who voted for ii, II Il he "A robbery.
y member VINO receives N and donates IN IL do
ins the taxpayers u great wrong and committing
Ihebll ana receives and Keeps the money. II
ue wrong hut enc enc way is 9pt u, and that Is to
return ret II TO the rreHsury To- dap.,e OF !, in
~ and prcicriucnt and Is wionx.
lni VIZ NED NEWSPAPERS.
hav. heard ~ hut little complaint among the
people - nv district, and ali those VITO COM
piair have been rdslel by Iccnti"us pr.Hs;
and hence mold those venai sheets Responsible
tNr tho public clamor.
We, Sirs, for uotng what the trainers of our
Constitution allowed and provided Tor Ia mould
ing our Government into existence awe, -irs, for
stat"sricn did in the r'l,r drN~ oi the republic:
aud, We -irs, for doing what the Rcpubhcans
GeHdIncrd H ss "shS.rs S S t ,eSe. %Se. are t. he
hers, and "Corruptiouists," by n set of un-
sotupulous aud merceuIy newspaper editors.
\ remarkahlc commentary Is this upon those
noble and p'ire nntf-hcilnn, and ppS-l,llum law
yers, statesmen; and patriots. DO YOU think
these Carping editors whose virtCOus indigna-
uon Is so aroused are better constitutional law
Iers; aber statesmen and purer patriots than
the Whirs and Democrats who gave their votes
Tor similar measures before the war ur those Re
publCans or Democrats who did the same thing
sinco Ihe war; Do You hink they have the well
fare % the Government and citizens more az
heart than those noble men who lived ia the
purcr days OF the rcpublicf No. no! know you
VIII agree with me III saying that those noble,
pure men were as much purer than they as
heaven IS purer than he'll. And yet men whose
characters have never been soilcd 10y the breath
nf suspicion even. are 10 be held ZIP TO public
Scorn aud r,dicilc Nv these pnrlanicnl ~ saint.
c"truI t.onIsts ior doing precisely what those
men did.
THr THEOLOGICAL ARGUMENT.
And now, llow citizens. Ia conclusion. sub
mt three unanrwuTHbie proposition establish
ING beyond doubt that there Mele ho steallhg-
i'm the hi:
leading pcltiri organ. ,all OF doubtful repu-
tationl show coaclusivcly that they received
nothing under the bill Had II been "senl,'
they would have gotten their share and their
mouths would have been hushcd.
Second II T. asserted los large class OF re-
liglunists IN the world that the Bble teaches
that whatever come. to ua,s II forc-ord.ducd
and decreed q God The. salary 1ill didn't
drcroed OF God. God don't urdaiu sealing
lie that rc-.sts His decrccs rcsS,s God.
Third senate and House had each a
complaint On tnat ,core rhey were employed. /
"i course because they weie pious ANA right
llshlS"us "Vallelh much Ihey prayed daily for 1
us. We're lnelr players heard Tney prayed .
lhhl ''hu NbNlu give the members pure hearts, +.
ana through His slltit lead them into the ways /
ul ruth ana ri iShteOusnCss. Under the PRAYERS /
OF Mir. Butler IA small minister House Chapliln. /
We we're icd to see SG,j n TO he a sufficient salary
"a l,rl uf ranking privilege, mileage sc, and .
passed. toe bin for that amount
crArl.,.S NEwMAN ..oNsIuLr.
II went to tho Senate thus; but there they .
had - big ministcr' especial friend ui Pros-
dent Grant,. Their chaplain was the Gel
ebratcd and notorious Right Reverend BRIG
adleT-Gcneral II. p. Newman, a member IN
good -tanding of the Methodist Church North, /
of Christ; spiritual adviser Of the President .
uh!s accounts for Grants quick perception; /
special friend OF senator Harlan, and late pastor
OF the Metropolitan Church with chimes at /
tached. lie prayed for the Senators daily. I'm T.
der his PRAYERS being big prepcherl the spirit |
led senators Ia dcnounce and hurlcsque the /
salary of 5000 es nXed by the House, and led
them 20 adopt $3.50 in lieu thereof. Thus IL J
came back to the House. What were we. gem
tlemen, that we should Withstand God" OF /
course we voted for II. IL the PRAYERS of the |
chaplans were answered, Won have no right To-
complain. II they were not that was not our
fault.
senator Mitchell thareed with BigamY.
Fr,m me PHs6tr0h Post
A. some Misunderstanding exists i'll re-