The daily gazette., 1875-01-29
From the Phila., Telegraph, OF last night.
The whip of the Carpet. Bagger


The whip of the Carpet -Baggers,
The proceedings III the House of Re.
presentatives at Washington ON Mou-
day were of a peculiarly interesting
ciiarater. A caucus of the Republican
members of the House had been held
on Saturday-from which good many
Of the most eputableRepublican mem
bers stayed away. Those who were
present permitted themselves to be dra-
gooned by the carpet-ba element from
the SOurth to unite in an attempt on
Tuesday to suspend the two thirds rule
and to permit any bill during the bal
ance of the session to be passed by a
bare majority. This chiefly in the
interests of the carpet-baggers, who
wanted new measurers passed against
theSonthern States the object of which
was to prevent those States FROM tur-
ming out the carpet-baggers and elect
ing genuine representatives to Con-
gress. But there were objects to be
gained by the suspension OF the tive
/ thirds rule; there are host of dishon-
est claimants who have been knocking
at the doors of Congress for years past
hoping to get their dishonest claims
accepted; but the two thirds rule has
always prevented the fulfilment of
their hopes. They were scarcely less
eager than the carpet-baggers for the
suspension. I'D. .r.
II AS for the threats of the carpet bag
gers we are not greatly scared by them.
There is no terror for us in the mouth
Jugs of Mr.. j. Hale Sypher and Mr.
Ananiah Hays. If, say the carpet-bag
element in Oongress--if the Repnbli-
cans who either voted against the re-
solution on Monday, or lodged when
the vote was taken, shall persist ia
refusing to be bound by the caucus,
the Southern wing of the party have
determined to apply the party lash to
them, and to call upon the Preaident
TO treat them in all respects as mem
bers of the opposition. This is not
. bad, all things considered, to emanate
from the carpet-baggers. They might
have done ever so much worse. They
Y might have called upon the President
4 for troops to enter the House and ut
1 the point of the bayonet compel the
4 obedience of all those members who
a dared to vote as their consciences die
d ltated, to the mandates of the - South
It fern Caucus Committee" And there
n Is no saying what the President might
! not do for them. The people of Lou
n isiana are apparently resolved not to
. lgive Sheridan any bloody work to do;
|, he must find time hanging heavily
70 upon his hands at New Orleans, and
e he might be making himself useful 10
D; the carpet-baggers by treating all those
s. honest Republican members Ia Con
IS gress who refuse to vote for their
1t dishonest sche mes as "baGditti.
We think it will occur to every dc
cent man in the Republican party
that the threat of the carpet-baggers
of set of men who owe their seat
IN in Congress mainly to the purchase o.
the votes of negroes and false count
he ing and false returns, is carrying kna
d. wish insolence rather too far. Wher
a. such men threaten to apply the whil
rs to the shoulders of honorable mel
H. who refuse to do their dirty work, !
becomes time to let them know thei
,r- places. From the hour that they
re made their appearance at Washing
I'D ton they have disgraced Congress ant
p the country: they have hindered th'
of restoration of the South by Legislation
of to keep themselves in power; the.
RS. have abused their power, and misrep
he resented the people who did not choos
of them; they have kept allve sectiono
lis hate and bitterness; prevented III
", contamination of true Union OF IN
tie States; and their whole influence Il
of Congress has been blight upon tha
cal body and burden upon til
IS, Republican party.
ig- They are not representative Repul
he licans any more than the "bummers
,ti- that followed Sherman's army on II
lat march to the sea were entitled as SO
,ut diers to the glory of that exploit. TIL
al party will be better and stronger whe
nd they are disowned by it; it has born
cs- with them too long, and when sue
of unmannered dogs snarl and show the
it'll teeth, they should be kicked from u
ing floor of tie House they have disho
ion orcd. 1t is not for them to threate
The their bctters with the lash, but TO ba
)u- their own backs to the lash OF ever
of honest Republican who desires
I'M purify his party by Kidding it OF the