The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-02-13

now on the part of rGengressmen7to
vote themselves $1,000 per aahtim
which win not probably be done this
session. The frank has been wortha
mint of money to- aCongressmengfo for
political purposes. but it has gone
win its abuses and We may now hope
for cheaper postage. ss9t s5;o-f
= ssho sLAUGHTERED,BvA1 A1IEs. .hildo !
:. = Schuyler Colfax, of the Sunday
School, and Senator Patterson athe
college professor, are both
laif upon the shelf awaiting political
burial. That Patterson has been gull
ty of false swearing there is net a
shadow rofdoHbt, aud if he1 does not
ask a Senatorial Committee of inses-
LEGATION pretty soon,s his colleagues
Will ask IT for; him and then be viii
be- expelled in disgrace. Mr.. Colfax
declares that he canexplain his seem
ingly false oatb,, fBnta his warmest
friends doubt his, ability to do it.
There notsbeing time for his impeach-
ment he will probably retire ON the
fourth of March with no other dis
grace than the contempt OF all honest
men. The Republicans in, Congress
sseem to feeltthe disgraceokeenly aud
are already beginning to hedge by de-
.claring that the public exag gerates
the enormity of the transaction, be-
cause of the ,sunwise conrseY of the
snembersi implicated. They seem to
forget that it is this, "unwise course
-othsrwise the lSing- -of these mem-
ibers that the public so seriously rep
rehends. Aines will not be expelled
for bribery even if he is expelled at
ALL, Wilson and John Logan would
have been as deeply involved as amy
body else had it not been dheii. good
fortune to have have trie.ds who
warned them to get out Of the Credit
Nj ebilier-w att .kst.aor atIf III ansf /
s'oThel last 'campaigno has seriously
f,s .TF6tIIfiag ari5 20 nnimssab II ~
|a8a PHE POLICY or HATES oa1
As is evidenced by the recent passage
of an act in the House to restore the
pensions to such soldiers of the war,oi
1872 as had sympathized with. or; aid
ed the recent rebellion. OF course
the red flag was Haunted but those
Ewho rallied to It's standard were but .
Icorporal's guard 10 General Butler's
tcredit belt said that he urged them to
forget 1862 and remember, 1872: 20 70
ElBlHa49eus 7sonnls 5HE nsa6ARRLLiJ
tJnu ilsTlfitGo3 ---4-----1.- 10 yff,iTpna.rt
iloils9ibai si1WksHiEGqoN, Feb. 10.'
ELe We are having acurions anomaiy : il
Congress. The House, is, practical
without leadership the Senate'is con
l.siderably. unsettled, 2 aud Legislation
f lacking its ola masters, lags. The re-
cent Investigations have dispirited th,
lIIeading men IN the Republican party
and dlhave greatly intimidatedq amacl
lIlarger number. In these pefiiotis time
no one dares, 10 assume the leader
ship, and amid the general confusion
Eeyerg one seems 10 be waiting 40 sec
What wifi happen next. g AT the first
/ the opposition and some ambition
btnembers of The domigant party wer
itioiighted 10 see a few hohoretf heads
4 roll into the basket; but the slaush
ter has been SO immense that for pity
they have agreed TO stop these inyes
ptigatiohs. Two Vice Presidents,thre
! senators, and eight of the most prom
l.inent men in the House are in dee
Disgrace With a single; exception
they are all Republicans, and it is, NJ
wonder the Republican party is. sad
Eiy demofalized. Three. months ag'
one would not have thought snch
i sudden and overwhelming calamit.
Il possible. .aH0T.si fhH 19aBfld
/ When the session began, the Repub
licans, flushed with victory, were lou'
4 in their assertions that their party wa
: destined to ruien the country forth
+ next Fifty years. : Some aof its leader
planned the enactment of such law
by Congress- as should by Implication
sanction every centralizing -lneasnr
Of the last twelve years. Now, the
have abandoned all theso plans am
are put on The Defensive s,a,lf,red
To say that this sudden ybreakini
4 down OF the Republicans pai.ty Is til
4 result of the discovery Of corrpptiol