, 1873-12-09
NOTES AND OPINION,

Tic assignment OF Illinois C0aGreagul6n TO
committees in tho House ia as tollows:
Rlce-DistrIct OF Columbia.
Nard---Julciary. ... .
T4rwel1-c chnrlnan OF Manufactures; second On
Banking aud Currency. na,,~ =. ,,.,
nurchard--wayaa and Meaus,
Hawiey-charinan ciaims third Oh Military
Coreviu-pacInc Railroad. :.
Tort-TerritoEfep:
Dayrere-rriyate Land -Clhns.
illay-AgriclturB; Mileage. ~
kunpp-Itnvisou Of Law.
Department..
McSulta-In.liau Afaira.
Caunou-POal~DtAces and PoRt-Roads.
Edcn-C1ailns Freemens Affairs.
Msrttn-1nvnlid Pensions.
Morr:son-Wur-olaims Expenditures in stato Do
ptcissi ciumenta-pstenta.
MARSHALL appropriations.
Tho Detroit Post each Chandlor'a orean)
letB lily column OF invectvo upon the voting
n,aaaes Of tue Democratic party, the grayamon
Of their oifcune boing in this:
Nov, at is cloar as sunlight that tho Democrntio
rarty we tho VOTERS Ut tho Democratic party
from Maiuo to California;" elected The Democratic
Cougressu,en rell knowing What kind OF men tley
sre-eecea every mSn o. snens s sce tno
cusaed--ann that these CongressMrn, and Fernando
Wood himself, the elosnn-tle very laely choicl--
representative men aud oelal leaders Of thu Deno~
cratic party.
An application OF something cool to tile part
mont affected would mako it as ''clear nB 8un-
light" to this Detroit editor tAat he didn't know
what he WAS talking about.
Tile Albany Argus, good Democratic al"
thority, Guys:
rhore wero but few Democrats In Congress before
the action Of tho Democratic cauous. Thera are les"
now, Dack-pay CouBret,meu who laye
dtsregarct The voco of tic Democratic party but
Republicans for they aae supporters Of simple AZ.
presIontIal act nnd no Democrat shate In tho
responsibility for without di6owning ha own party
Tho aalary-gtabbors will no doubt endeayor
to divert public intention from that oaious mca-
sure, but it will DO pressed upon them, mud its
ro1eal demanded. The action in regard to the
with general condemnation by tho Democracy
and Democratic pross. These men 90 not rep
resent the Democracy; they llavo been con-
de!nncd by ovory Democratic State anu County
Convention that las convoucd Hinco tue passage
Of the obnoxious measure, md every Denooras
who voted for it will bo repudiated by his con-
| stituency. The 1ato movement i'll the nomina-
| tion OF Wood was a coucorted measure OF the
| grabtors to fn1orse themselves and then call 1t
an Endorsement by tho party; but tho gentle
mon will lind that tho Democracy il not to ho
| satlllod with B,,ch m incubus, aud when their
terms expire they will have to ratlro from polit.
tcal llfa or Join tile Ropubcan party, which up
proves OF crabs Of all f'ats'-~ Aasa' Guy s4uo')
Times.
| .-,rhoRe "rcfornlars u III CongresY who aro OF
Mr. ConkIing's ray Of thinkinE--thns tho baclt-
nav clause Of tlo sslary-grab law IN the nIan
| feStnre with which tito paoplb iin1 tnuit-will
| not bo long In discovering their mistake. The
country iB out OF pa!ie1'ou with tho whola buBi-
moss, and viii spoah its mind Mt tho pol!s Thou
tue proper time comoH'-1s0a"s0'"e (1"a') Jour-
nal.
-Wo arc still In tho hands Of e Credit
Mobilier aud baelt-pAy Congress, but Will
ie,1 Tweed OF Naw York, ID to-day cloth
ou in tho striped uniform Of . sstate'a rriaon
canvict. I,et uu tnlso uoutago. II Now York
CITY can do 10 woil, wa do not fear for tho
oo,iutty We al,alI hive no ludso Days sitting
uu tla investigating commttcos os Congress
lila winter lmt lho caso Of Tweed allowa What
may bo expected nbxt summer from jury Of
tho pon,,le. Their verdict iH already lnaao up.
lilo says uf Twaotl's suit Of statesmen ara num-
| ba.cd.- -4}iuseatine (lo,oa) Tribune. ,,,,
| --A Washington cosrohpondont nays !: :" IMo M
opposition to tliu oponl OF tho anlary-grab stu
gromA as tho facsk become eylcs that Thu fas|"g
~ baci.paX WAS tho objectionable s", ant that
tIo toopo 10 not regard the prosent salary with
out lertlu,sites ~ ilotttinAto." It occurs to ua
t,at It n,thulcrn Of Oongreas content themselYos
with thia assumption. t4oy Wy! wako to tlI'a # =
! ypry fhta! illusion. lib tho extortloh that
l. lilo I,uopo are Indignant shout, an4 any remedy
l,wh0h fails to roaul to tho worry bottom OF tue
sliniouly viii do nothing to sllxy tho popular
fuoI,lsg.-4llittpaHkea Netps.
Iii tho olpctions ut last fall meant anything
III tho sbuHa Of uaanlfesttng the sentiment OF sht
country, they meant that "guaranteoH Of par
tisAn allegiance undos Ill circumstances sr'