Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-04-13

these sauIS Democratic constituencies.
OF such men, from such constituencies,
is made up the Democratic majority in
the House; and from such Representa-
tives the country has been taught by
the orators end press OF the Democratic
party to expect reform and relief from
the business depression of the past
three years. The absurd character of
such expectations has been rendered
more and more apparent as days have
turned into weeks, ana weeks into
months, since the cOnvening of the
present session. a brief ami very inn
perfect recapitulatiOn of " hat has been
accomplished and attempted, and what
was promised and has not been accom-
plished by it, will show the inefficiency
and incompetency of this Democratic
majority more strikingly perhaps than
any other mode of exhibition. 'Unthe
very first day of the session the dough-
ty knight from New York, Fernando
Wood, attempted to secure the en-
dOTsement of State Rights and the
legality of secession, but was promptly
unhOrSed by Mr.. Blaine, and has new
er fairly recovered from the shock.
! Then came the hurried and often insO-
lently worded discharge of nearly ev-
cry subordinate official within Demo-
cratic reach, and their substitution by
many virulent, sullen eX-rebels, after
the similitude of John Wilkes Booth
Hambleton's father. Then, closely fol-
lowing this patriotic exhibition, came
the attempt to re-invest such pets and
guides of the Democracy as JEFF. Davis,
and fellows of that ilk, with the Justly
forfeited rights and immunitIeS of
American citizenship. Defeated. On
a thin pretencr ni c-II9uIy. our Consul
lar and DipiULdtIc service lell under
rebel disapprUbatiOn, and so far as they
could effect it, it was effectually Grip
pied. The arny-already inadequate
10 its wCrk-was regarded with still
less favor, and must submit to large
reduction. y modified endorsement
of the right Of secession was effected by
a strict party vote, under the Demo-
cratic leadership of Cox. The House
has been nearly overwhelmed by bills
of Southern origin, as for payment of
rebel war claims and for the almost eX-
elusive benfit of the late insurrectiOn-
ary States, which if allowed would de-
plete the National Treasury to the tune
OF above S300,000,00 Any attempt at
financial measures, looking to the re-
lief of commercial and other interests
was virtually abandoned weeks ago as
practicable, because of the family
diSsensiOIs and disa greements existing
in their own hOushOld. During all tide
session, now going into its fifth month,
not one word, | believe, has been spo-
ken, indicating repentance or sorrow
for the desOlatiOn wrought by their
fratricidal war against the Govern
ment, nor one expression of remOrse or
regret for the infamous crimes perpe-
trated at AndersOnville and other pris-
on pens in the South. On the contrary
they have been shamelesSly defended
and declared iustifiable. Their au
thors have been eulogiZed and referred
to as heroes and patriots, without one
word OF remOnstrance or protest from
their Obsequious and sycOphantic par
ty associates from the North and West.
Indeed, such utterances have been
rather encouraged than otherwise by
such pestilent demagOgues as ;. ;. Cox
'and others too numerous to MENTION
The entire force OF the House has been
divided up intscOmmittees to hunt for
L. 5. officials. An uncOndi-
tiOnal invitation has been extended to
every revengeful blatherskite with a
grievance, who knows aught against
any Republican official, or who knows
any one else that does, or ever heard
anything to their detriment, to hurry
TO the National capital and spit out
their venOm-a the expense of the
Government. During this desperate
search for party advantage and capital
for it is that and nothing; more
thus far, they have brought down one,
Republican official, but in
fact, life long Democrat, while many
Democrats, including almost every
prominent Presidential candidate, has
or incidentally been con-
nected with some criminal, dishonest,
or questionable act or
and it is submitted as
pertinent suggestion that if, with all
the efforts made, but one dishonest Off
cial has been discovered (and his pun
ishment is doubtful because of Demo-
cratic duplicity and blundenng) in a
party that has disbursed such vast
sums of money during the past fifteen
years, how many would the party
yield which has furnished such good
~ number with0uC special effort to find
them, and which has enjoyed only such
a limited field for operations, were tito
be in the ascendanCy, with all the
federal power and patronage attached,
for the next fifteen years.
Only very slow progress has been
made with the necessary work of the
session, and it is not believed that an
will be possible before
July. There is no doubt that the SEN
ate will stoutly resist many of the re-
ductiOns of salaries and reduced apprO-
priations, that the Democratic House
has determined on;and it is very likely
that the House after making a show of
resistance, will give way, and go be-
fore the country with the plea that
they We're defeated in their economical
intentions by the wasteful Senate.
REP.