Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-02-27

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us-estions 10 Persons wanting
Docnmaents from their Members
Not 80 DE Neg.ected-NaticHai FL.
rances-The government ~ thous
sos Po,icy-EIvIaiedv Pledges and
Prom Eses-The Prospects before Us
why are t.reenbacks like the
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Wisdom.
Editors Daily Journal;
WASHINGTON, D. g., feb. "A.
Leuten season is upon tie gaities
and enjoyments Of the Capital, for
limo but still this city presents much
to interest and attract. Here is con
gregated much of intellect, wealth, wit
and beauty, not only Of our country,
but of other nations. st this season
Washington is the Long Branch and
Saratoga of the country During the
| day. the galleries of art, the curiosities
of the Patent Offices, the Smithsonian
treasures, and floral displays OF the
Agricultural Department. invite and
charm the senses, while the animated
debates of Congress on the important
| questions that agitate the country,
deeply interest every visitor at the
National Metropolis. And every even
ing, lectures on scientific and literary
subjects, receptions, concerts, and the
| theatre and opera, are offered to the
| learned, gay and fashionable. Last
night we were entertained with lee
ture by Rev. w. n. Milburn, 'fthe
| blind man eloquent" upon the invita-
ton of the President and mem
bers of Congress, on the Life
ard Character of Aaron Burr"-and
| the audience were much charmed by
its lessons SO eloquently inforced, and
SO graphically described. The daily
! debates in Congress attract crowds of
| patient and appreciative auditors. L
was present on Monday last (16th)
when on resolution offered by Judge
Kelly, proposing that the members
should commemorate the assembling
of the delegates from the several pro-
vinces and colonies of North America
bling on the next anniversary Gust a
century, at Carpenters Hall. Philadel-
phia. To this proposition your repre-
Sentative, Hon. i. NJ. Waddell, made
happy and brilliant response. He
alluded TO the past, that when our
fathers fought for true liberty in the
days of the revolution, that the best
blood Of the sons Of our State had been
poured out freely on the soil of Penn
! sylvania-that in her borders the lives
of our Nash, Irwin and others had
been offered up to the sacred cause of
freedom. Modest and unobtrusive as
North Carolina is, her sons are not in
trusive, and such events were not bla-
zoned to the world. Long before the
tea was thrown overheard by the dis
guished citizens of Boston, the sons of
North Carolina had, in open day, seized
the Stamp Master of Royalty, des-
troyed his stamps, and compelled the
Governor to leave the country. Her
sons at MecFlenburg had openly de-
clared for independence long before
the States assembled in Cong ress. He
hoped that this meeting would occur
on the 9Th September neXt-its tenden-
cy was for good-to calm down the
angry feelings engendered by cruel for
tune, and restore tina. patriotism,
which though repressed, still welle d up
perpctUally in every American heart.
Colonel Waddeil seems to be gene
raj favori,e. and, although he was well
abused for his vote on the salary bill
-
he showed ''the ring OF the true metal
when he voted against the repeal; for
if he had, he would have ackno wledged
that he done wrong ID the first in
stance. In politics, an error is as had
as q crime We ike pluck, even f in
error
Your member from the Raleigh Dis
trict, Hon. ". a. Smith. is winning
notoriety, if not fame. His recent let
ter to the Legislature Of your State is
quite unique i'll It's style and of the
Brownlow order of political warfare
Judging from this, one would sup
pose tina. he was rather ii rough custo-
mer, something Of the style of John
Rardolph's descri ptlon OF his col
league, Mr.. Shelf, "A butchers knife
wLetted on q brick-bat.'
The member from Salisbury Dis
trict, Col. Robbins, flashed his
maiden sword" on the civil rights bill.
III the House, and hat such stalwart
! bows that from this or some other
cause, the bill has gone where the
woodb:ne twinoth.'
General Vance, from the Eighth
| District, has made a good impression
III Congress. He has been bold and
incisive; rs we already have sa d, we
Ike pluck.
Judge Merri,non, one of your Sena-
tors, has made several speeches re-
Gently, especially on the currency, on
the 2lSt uit. This question, as We will
show directly, Is much agitated In
Congress. Judge II. S effort was we'll
received, but III advocating specie
! basis with one hand and expansion
of the circulation with the other,
/ it was taking both sides of the creek.
! His colleague, General Ransom, en-
! Joys the regard and respect of his
compeers. Some think that as he has
not occupied the Senate with any set
! speech, that he has no taste or talent
IN that line. But he only abides his
time. The remark of Fielding is
probably worth attention, that "a man
talks generally better when he knows
what he is talking about.
The House was engaged all yester-
day on the question of franking pub
lie documents. Whatever may be the
opinion IS to ranking generally, for it
was n power most raIhly abused, yet
an immense mass of information is
withheld from the people. In the
opinion OF members (Tyner and
others the abolition of the franking
privilege had hot increased the rev
chttT' w tIc i't'Sb OitiCc l..
The printing of public documents
cost tie people 1915. OGO exclusive of
the printing for Congress, which
amounts to as much more. All this is
wasted, unless some measure is adopt
ed to distribute these valuable dccu-
ments. Each member would willingly
send them out to the people, but can
not afford to DO SO. Let me give you
an accurate list of the postage. The
postage on Presidents Message and
Documents is about so cents: sa me on
Agric lltural Reports; on Census, 81 10;
Coast Survey, IS cents; Diseases of
Cattle. 50 cents; Educational Report, !
SO cents; Globe, 81; Ku-Klux testi- |
mony, No. 1 to ID, about 81; Land
Office Report, 80 cents; MEDICAL |
and Surgical Journal of the War, SO 90. |
New York Custom House frauds 81 30, |
Report of the Secretary of War So 16. |