Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-12-31
Democratic DOughfaces.

THE Northern Democratic representa-
tives in Congress are beginning to show
their hands and to do the dirty work of
the SouthcrnCrs with the same alacrity
and relish ms before the rebellion. In
deed, they seem to have entered upon the
doughiace and dirt. eating business with
even more eagerncss than in the days OF
slavery, when the whips of the chivalry
kept cracking about their ears so indus
triOusly. They seem TO have given them.
selves over to the Confederates, bodies,
souls and hrccches. They have had their
noses held 10 the grindstone by them lln-
til they consented to let King Lamar die.
tate the business of the House, enunciate
their policy upon all questions and tell
them how to vote. They have thrown
wide open the doors of the House, have
collected together the one. armed and one
legged veterans who were given the minor
Offices as a reward for their services to the
Union, and kicked them out into the
street at the bidding of the Confederates.
The places of the manned soldiers have
been studiously filled with ex-rebels. To
crafty Confederate spleen and venom,
these Northern doughfaces have penetrated
every nook and Granny of the House and
swept it clean Of every crippled Union
veteran. They even went nosing about in
the ladies' retiring rooms, and at last
found an old colored woman who had
been a waitress for years, and whom they
also kicked out into the street to make
room for an eX-Confederate's widow.
They have, therefore, established the fact
that the only test for otiice-holdinG in the
| House isa proof that the candidate was
either an active participant in the war to
break up the Union or sympathizer
with secession. The boys in blue go TO
the rear; the rebels come to the front
This Is just the condition of things that
the Tribune predicted would take place as
soon as the House was organized, and
this is only the beginning OF the end. The
South is moving upon the Treasury, and
as Mr. Lamar has been given the control
OF the Democratic votes the Northern
doughiaces dare not stand in the way of
the ex.rebels. Shoals of bills are already
pouring in, the majority Of them from
the South, and nearly every one of
them involving claim or an ap-
preparation to Iecompense Conled.
crates for their loss and trouble
in resisting the Union army. On Tues.
day 233 bills were introduced, the ma
! iority of which were to enable ex rebels
10 get their hands into the Treasury and
remunerate themselves for losses incurred
| in the war of the rebellion. And this is
but the beginning of the end, only the
few first drops before the shower, the ad-
vance guard Of the grand Bourbon raid
upon the Treasury, which has been made
possible by the dirt eating and doughface.
ism of the Northern Democracy. OF
| these Northern Democrats, at least sixty
are holding their seats in the House--tiye
or six from this State alOne-by virtue OF
Republican votes (who foolishly thought
the leopard could change his spots), and
this is the manner in which they are pay.
ing back for the political advantages they
have secured. We hope that the Repub.
licans who helped elect tham are satisfied
with their success in helping to throw
the control Of the House of Represents
tives into the hands of exrcbcls and to
give Conlederates precedence over Unior
soldiers. Chicago Tribune, Dec. | Z.