The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-04-04

There comes. too, n sound of signing
from the oppressed among iar-ofi nations;
a cry OF despair lest the experiment OF
free government shall be proven fails
IRE lest there be no land of hope or
refuge LETT. How piiiiul that the blind
zeal of party should so obscure the higher
and grandcr interests of patriotism
This ccaselcss investigation has exposed
one mans false dealing. and IL has wasted
a million Of money and the tommittee
on Appropriations knowing this, are
complacently emitting down individual
salaries and Boosting of ecoaoD,y, BAH!
The discharge Of the employees in the
bureau Of engraving and printing has
created the greatest misery. Where
these poor creatures were employed they |
were hcrdcd together in close room
whose atmosphere was poison; but they
endured Its horrors patiently, for the sake
Of the pittance so earned. Now, face to
face with absolute starvation, the cry OF
their distress moves every heart except
those on that committee of Gorgons.
(The Gorgons were women, but they
were horrible. so insist on the correct
ness of my epithet.l
RELIEF ORGANIZATIONS.
A regular organization tor relief has
been formed One of the ladies' inter
ested lives over the way; her door is be-
sieged with women and Young girls and
children whose wan faces and shabby APP
parel tell their sad story with irresisti-
BILE eloqucnce. Starvation in America
Starvation at the very gates OF the CAPT
tol. business embarrassed, and dismay
and distrust spreading like some
foul contagion, and ------- investi-
CATION committees ignoring il all
tor partisan ends. The pressure of lcgis-
| latIon becomes extreme and then, these
gentlemen having consumed tie hours OF
the day IN their precious search for in
fanny. conclude to have evening sessions.
so weary and jaded they drag themselves
TO the house aud wranglc because they
are too much exhausted Tor any proper
consideration Of any topic. One thing Is
very certain, the country doesn't admire
the conduct OF the present majority in the
house. The usual quiet of the senate
has been somewhat disturbed. and this
tune 1t was Mr.. Boutwell,. who made "A
disgracciul exhibition OF himself. know
Mr.. Boutwell, il y Republican,. but no
man is oxousablc in any party for saying
the things he said "a, he said them in The
debate with Mr.. Bayard. Bi.otcd, mar
rowland spitcful he Is by nature. Massa
chusetts made mistake when she sent
such man to the senate. but there lie j..
and the Old Bay State must bilc her time
till another election may give her an OPP
pOrtunity to show that gentlemen and
statesmen are not yet extinct within her
borders. Mr.. Bayard may DC mistaken
in his thinkings, but MIR. Bayard never
fOrgels to be the gentleman his birth and
culture have made him a fact, which to
mind like Boutwell's. is n sin beyond
ergo, nobody has any business to be. An
l ill-natured! confess that more thai
any other sentence Of that bitter TRADE
the fling ut Mr.. BristOw was too much fol
any one 10 endure who knew him
Mr.. Boutwell, would never trus
any man born in the South. Com
pare the record Of Mcssrs. Bris
tow and Boutwell, in administcrin;
, the affairs OF the treasury! Which is tn
honorable man:
HOW DO THEY FIND OUT?
: The senate is drcadfully exercised over
{ the mysterious way In which the news
papers obtain their secrets. Were In,
: laws against witchcraft still in force, en-
terprising correspondents would surely
t be condemned tor practicing the blacl
art. l heard a senator expressing hi
amazement the other day; said he. Iva
going down the avenue when Billy Cope
s land overlook mc--evcry body likes Bill,
we walked along minute and then h
asked me what we had done In the las
l executive session. replied couldn'
l. tell him! ANY said Billy, well goot
y morning and.efhe dashed. Twenty rod
u ahead Of me he met another reporter
: they stood aud rubbed their heads to
gether minute; Billy laughed, an,
Il coming back told me the secrets Of our las
u meeting! How did they find out p
c Verify, the ''freedom of the press" is
@ great thing.
Jones, Of Nevada, created a great dea
OF interest by his brief remarks upon tn
G silver question. lie means to make al
. exhaustive speech on the subject befor
u many days. II will be well worth hear
ing, tor 10 this man of countless nuggets
J. all possible views efiect.ng his treasur
e have been of the greatest Importance
u Evidently he has studied widely an,
=, thoughtiully. lie used language ex
:" pressing his opinions that was wonder
" fully graphic and clear lac was read
u with conclusive answers TO every question
e and wore his Oratorical spurs wit
~ the assured ease Of man knowin
IL his power. The coarse illusions ofte
II made to Mr.. Jones mining days hav
e. given an impression that he is uncdu
II Gated, but Mr.. Jones studied with Edwin
NO VI. stanton after completing his Garlic
" course, and no gentleman in active life LA
~ continued his reading with more assid,l
ity aud pleasure than has our silver ,cna
tor.
This agitation OF money aud its value.
u Is extremely pulling to the aveIag
~ mind. We have taken it, existence 10
Is granted, caring little To examine IL