The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-03-20

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We are profoundly grateful 70 Goa
gross. sitter all. for the mode in which it
has cehduSsed fits Investigations into
frauds aud abuses. Wss have; @loEed
DIP. with hdnterest; its proceedinespn the
New Ydtk Custom House :s;zs:as szs;:: ;as,, ,A.a.asec
the Credit MobiIier iniamy. IN The
Pomeroy-York case OF bribery, it sur
passed itself. and in the Caldwell Carney
matter, itatill struggles to evade it's plain
dnty. Congress is impotent to correct
any evil. and cannot purify itself. It has
too many Of suoh men ns Nye, Chandler
and Logan, to undertake to probe any
rascality. TO the bottom. They have both
truly said that the. precedent would be
fatal to, other members. The conse-
.quenoes Of expoanfe Of any ones dis
grace win extend beyond himself. Mem
berg. .mdst, therefore, be on guard against
ooza.;;sstii cont 4. !.s..aelyes in the eondemna-
taon'6f their fellows. Everybody hos, in
consequence. been let off lightly. They
did nothing IN, the case OF Ooliax. and
virtually whitewaahed Oakes Amea and
the innocents who took his bribes. Dat
ish gus: The people will at last have to
do what Congress has so signally failed
in.
The bill for salary increase, made re.
troaotive 30 far as to give two years' back
pay to outgoing members. Is another
very good thing. It has already borne
fruit. The Boston Transcript (Republi-
osn) predicted that it would cause the
loss of New Hampshire, and the predic-
ton was verified. 'The ball has begun
to roll," said another Eastern journal.
''and it will be apt to crush every candi-
date for elective honors this year who
assisted in robbing the National Treasu-
ry. under the guise of reasonable oom-
pensation." It is remarkable that no
defence wha tever has been made or at
tempted in justification of the members
.who have thus. voted unearned. money
into their own pockets. They hang
their heads, and stand guilty and 81
lent before their constituents. Their
constituents may we'll dispense with their
services hereafter. The upright conduct
of Mr.. Roberts, of New York. Of Judge
Hoar, of Massachusetts,, and Of Mr.. Mer-
rick. of Maryland, in declining to accept
their portion Of the spoils, is in marked
contrast to that Of those who .pooketed
it without any qualm or ,compunotious
visiting tofrconsoience. II there be any
virtue left ip the country. if any, desire
yet remains to have an honest and de-
cent Government, the present party,
which can no further go in the way of
commit Ting and oompounding with fraud
and rascality, and in general misconduct,
will infnllibIy bs overthrown at the next
general election. 1t has sesisted the
efforts of Greeley, Sumner. Schurz,
Trumbull, to purge and purify it. Ithas
rejected their counsel, and cast them out
Of it's pale. 1t has repudiated the truths
they told them, because they were un-
palatable, and. if received, would ne
cessarily lead to reforms. 1t has wickedly
stoned it's prophets, and now the storm
which they foresaw and predicted is ga
thering in force. and, ere long. will
break in des tfuction over their guilty
heads.
Savings banks, private banks and
other financial institutions would do well