The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-12-08
PATRIOTIC SENTIMENTS

crate General, but now a member of
Congress from Mississippi, made a
speech before the Democratic caucus
in Washington last Saturday. He is a
representative man of the South, and
his words on that occasion are supposed
to have given expression to the feelings
which prevail in the South, and the
policy of the Democratic party. The
following patriotic sentiments uttered
by him on taking the position OF Chair
man has been telegraphed across the
continent:
"But while the House Of Represent
atives Is thus immediately Responsible
to the people, all other branches of the
Government are responsible to this
body. The people OF the country have
charged the Democratic party III the
House of Representatives with the i'm
portant duty OF holding these branches
OF the Government to their first respOn-
sibility. They demand at our hands
sweeping and thorough reform IN the
civil service, which shall be conducted
IN spirit to spur the appointment to
places Ut trust and responsibility the
honest, the experienced and the capable.
There is also All imperative demand
that vigilant examination be made ill.,
to the administration of the public rev.
enue of the country, that all public &C.
counts bs scrutinized by Us and corrup-
ton be ferreted out and wroDgdoers, no
matter how high or low, shall be fear
lsssly arraigned and fully exposed and
punished. One of the most pressing
demands on as is 10 perfect and adopt
such system OF taxation as will Lring
the required revenue with the fewest
restrictions on commerce and with the
leust burden to the people, and that the
burden be equally distributed and skill
fully adjusted. Owing to the exigencies
OF one OF the greatest interneclue con-
tiicts, and also to u perniclous system
of legislation, the people are suffering
from the evils of an irredeemable cur
rsncy. In meeting aud graphing with
the difficulties Ut these vital and inn
portant questions it will be our duty to
take care that nothing is done which
would impair the good faith Of the coun-
try, or tarnish the public honor or low
er or disturb the credit of our Govern
ment; but we are to remove those OBJ
stIuctions that bar the progress and
check the prosperity of the American
Republic. 1t is the duty-and it is to
be the glory of the Democratic party
while it controls this House to see
that the national debt is paid i'll full
and that the currency OF this democratic
republic is made equal with that OF any
nation ON the earth. The grandest as
piration of the Democratic party as 1t
will be it's GROWING glory-wiil be to
restore the Constitution TO its primitive
strength and authority, and to make it
the protection of every section and OF
every State in the Union and of every
human being of every race, color and
condition in the land. Tue apprehen-
sion and distrust Of one part of the ma
ton that portion of the Southern
people arrayed against the authority of
the Federal Government 10 the late war
| would be an element of disturbance to
tho American Union has mainly disap-
peared-as is evidenced by orr election
and in it's stead has grown q more
fraternal feeling which regards US Of the
Southern States as fellow. citizens of the
same great nation. On the other hand,
| the people of whom speak are one
and are here by their chosen represent
atiyes ready to honor any draft which
the American nation may draw upon
their patriotism or faith for the glory
and benifcent destiny Of American in
stitutions. The experiments introduced
among us. based on the confidence in
the workings of local self-government,
and intended to solve the difficulties
connected with the recent social and
political transformation shall have an
open field and fairplay. No hindrance
shall be placed in the way of their
vigorous development and completest
success. We want Government that
we can love and revere. and SO, from
motives of reverence and love. we hun.
ger for patriotism which shall unite
all the people in generous and loving
brotherhood. Let US not forget that
the great victory of last fall which
brought us here was achieved not alone
by Democratic votes, but with the CO.
operation and efforts of Independent
patriots and unselfisE men of all parties,
wearied and alarmed by the increasing
evils resulting from corruption and
maladministration. Reforms are mr.
gently needed; let us wisely make them.
Renewed prosperity is everywhere ur.
gently desired; let us by removing un-
just discrimination, by imposing rigid