The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-12-06
TIE FORTY.FOURTH CONGRESS.

To-day will be memorable for the as
sembing of the Forty-:ourth Congress OF
the United States, and the organization
Ola Democratic House OF Representatives.
for the first time in about fifteen years.
This is circumstance upon which not
only the Democracy, but the people ofthe
whole country have reason 10 congratu-
late themselves. During all the
long, weary years Ct Radi-
cal rule, as Congress after
Congress assembled, feeling Of anxiety
took possession of ut least one entire sec
tion Of the country, which became more
and more Intensified, rs the session pro-
gresscd, and there was always heartfelt
sigh of relief when the announcement
was published that each Congress had
adjourned. And good cause there WAS
too, for the feeling. Under that rulu
measures of prescription, persecution and
hate became the rule and not theeXccpuon
Citizens were arrested upon the slightest
proyocatIon, and their liberties were
completely at the mercy of every little
understrappcr of IN u. s. Marshall or
army officer which the Administration
saw lit for the time to permit to play the
tyrant. Rulers creatures of the Admin
istration, were forced upon the people
Of one entire State contrary to
their will State Governments We're
in some cases actually overturned,
while others were recommended
by the Chic. Executive himself, to be
treated in like manner. Thus business
of all kinds was paralyled, and the tair-
est portion of the whole land was kept
only as the plaything of the nation; the
legitimate prey of thieves and despoilers
So matters went on from bad to worse.
until at last those browning infamies of
Radical legislation, the supplement
tary Civil Rights and Force
bills, were reached, one OF
which WAS passed, while nothing
bu: the timely intervention of the fourth
of March last, prevented the final success
of the other.
Nor were these things the least OF
the Radical enormities. StupcndouS
rings and plots for cheating the Govern
ment and people Of millions of dollars
were mutureI, fostered ard carried out
right in the very Halls of Congress, un-
til the reputation of the Governments
both at home and abroad, was one of
utter haseness and corruption.
But space would be lacking to cnumcr-
ate every item of Radical mis;ulc
No wonder the people We're
anxious, and no wonder that this
anxiety spread from State to State, from
section 10 section, until, at last, an IndiS-
nant people could submit no longer, and
made hot haste to cast out from power
their unworthy servants.
ut is long lane which knows no
turning" however and to-day, the pco-
ple can witness the assembling Of a Con-
rress and breathe freely. There Is no
more danger, for II year. at least,
from prescription and persecution
The day of stupendous fraud has passed
away, and now the people have every
assurance that the interests of the whole
country, North, South East and West,
will. instead of being treddcn under foot,
be protected, and general prosperity and
happiness Will be the natural result.
But the Congress which assemblies to-
day, has a great burden of responsibility
to bear. The country is not yet fully re-
deemed. The Senate still sa Radical
majority, small it Is true, but still enough
to control the legislation of that body
The President under whose administers
tioa this unenviable reputation Of the
has been made, still occupies the
White House and will work with every
means in his power to either retain his
seat himself, or secure the succession to