, 1876-03-06

y asking .ths question, Can IL b pos
mn,s ,an.,, ;hst ;t sho secSe.a1y q Waz honofed,
| t.lIon,, fallen, falton frum his high estato7
M Must II be tho Interchangeable record that the
gineas snl {sar Of our nsslGns history ahs1
GohvIetson a az common fe!on Of ono Of the moat
| important M. ol}!cetb Of The State, on tho charge
Ri. b9ihct 10 md Turned s'ds .as ncre and ook
q. bevon year" ago las. Dacombor, In this city,
tdore VIA one Of tho most no,ab!o 9a:horinra I
oyor attended. suoh an asbcmblsge Viii,
% m,ne nes'F ss vss seen IA ssah in your
reunion Of ai1 Ito Western ar1aies Ssnor
the closo Of tho Civil War. Representatives
wofo present from tho Army Of Tho Tennessee,
Ohio. and the Army Of Georgis. rhs opsra-
Houas, which subsequently foil amid tho flnuos
q tho great fro. was packed from pit to dotnc
IN tlA platform we're some OF ths most diBtn-
prosoncc OF ths brilliant Audtenco Gen. ". ".
Uelknap Of tho Army Of tho Teanossoe, tloIiyerofl
ssporb otatiou. In which hs paid n nobio tribute
to tho American soldier.
Ihe most shameful feAturo OF thin most
shameful and astounding disclosure is, TINT tho
Rocrotaty Of War stands confsesodIy guilty OF
having betrayed tho intcrests Of these common
soldicra Of whom ho 90 Justly spoke. 1Ie has
taken tho money o1torted from thor scauty pay
By hcsrlIcss. tApacIous trsdors. ue, who should
have bcen tho Tory Honl 0f honor, tho tnvinclhlo
rock, lko '.the 1lock Of Chickamauga," against
which all tho waves OF corruption should havo
daelied In Taif.' las proven treachorous quick
sand. swallowing up whataycr corruption could
| Gr1nE within ita waiting, eager grasp. lie. who
| By hts ycry pob,tion, should have boon t1o aoi-
diet's beas friend, has boeu his worst enemy.
he coDo,e nbo e9sss to la, hss' him.
not depict tho turpltudo OF the crime.
erisf nd shame. Tho foes Of RopubIiean Gov
nrr A+x&H T..
Aha abAl Jour ena IL drawing near" But va wo
denJ the point of tho prophecy. The prompts
sude nth which measures nre takon aga,ust tho
offending party; tho determination Expressed
apsedy Justice boforo tho civl! courts tho csy of
sozTow and indignation. and tho dou.and for
oondigu punisAlncnt which comes up from
all parts Of tic land do not
first huudrcd years Of the nntlon'a lilo that ifo
La eoon to 0.id In everlasting Disgrace. Hut
whilo wo llnTe this uushakcn faith In the dea:iuy
| Of tdo Republic, NO cannot shat cur eyes TO tlo
| grave dangers which threaten ua Tonight.
TAn bouudlose extravaganza OF Mr. Heiknap's
wife has boon alleged as the prominent reason
Of tho HecretaEya downfall. She aspired to ba
tho Queen Of Washington Gocioty. Americn could
not afford aEitied enough 1naHtna-1nakors for her,
md 30 costumes wozo imported from Frauce.
Entertainments Of the most sumptuoun charao-
tor wero given 10 their palas'al aud elegantly
furnished Residence. l have beon assured by
tafumeut cost not less than $4,000. Ths secro-
tarys salary was but 95.u00 yeaz, and yet 81 600
moro than that whole salary Was spent In ono
oTening.e festivities. Whence came tho money i
| TAkeu from tho poor eodiorn OIL the frontier :
taaen through bribery. tha meauest perhaps OF
alt tho sins Of humanity.
Well mar q tFanchant writer cay Of bribcxy,
"slost other crimes arc possible to q Bf,4glo
to the gntlt-tho man who giyoa and
the man who takos. Both arc dotAsed.
Thors ma! be dariuE in robbery. and courage In
ardieo. II sneaks. Il cringas it hidos, It ~inda,
It tuists, It Wrlggles. 1t skuks. It is not lion
roaring md rushing on its prey. but a eorpant
lurking in tho grass, to infuss i.s poiso before
crushing with its coils. 4 man who a'ousos his
Office, wArpn lia Judgment, md tHiats his ool,-
science for bribo, soils bis soul bT his net. an,l
ever afteE lives expecting higher bidder for
| hiunelf."
Husband and wifc arc both guilty, Who can
ghuRs tho depth Of their mtsory7 Tho torturea
OF tho inqulaiton aEc not comparable To thu paiua
which now Eack ther souls- Vera 1t not shst
the majeaty os tho law il to bo vltsdicatod aud
the e1ampis set to this aod coming generations,
oath o{ oifco cannot cscnpo the loBAt couso-
quenooa Of hls wrong doing, tho punishment Of
romosso, OF . blghsed sonutatiuo, OF a ruined
| home, OF 4 Heritage Of shame while lifx should
last, would bo puniahment enough.
Wo must, however, aak ourselves tho aolemu.
searching question tonight ''Are thoy alone
responsible ?" anHwer moss anphaticaflr, No
apiouously guilty. tho greed of gold. tho iove ~ ot
display, the taxing Of bribos, sso4ho sins Of nc
Uncomfortable nor uniutluea!ial portion OF
American society. This aociety han largely to
do With tho perpesration Of tho startling crmos
which ass shaking the nopubio to ,ts very
| centto-
Eow, 1t rs painful and rnor:ifying fact that
noasfy oseryshtnE IN ous. country has
sss dS bSs neeassss sass
seeza, builders, contractors architects. have
lboea bEibod; clerks merchants, bankers,
have boon btibed. Constables, policemen. DOL
pogsulasters. have boon briboi. Lawyers, doc.
tors, chemists. aoa,ysta. uurgoons, havo heon
bEibod. judges. tu'ora logts!atore, aoEefnoss.
.Romornber that bribery 10 mona tho less
bribery" says ono .for coming not III the shape
Of bank-notes or gold but in thatof IN e!oo-
tloueoring llft, os = professional ssalstance,
ttnguishes ~hether tbs price Of dishonor
ts paid into An itching psttn or on to 4
proud patr OF abon!dorA. paid u, u mans pocket.
or h,s politics. or hin pa1ato: Financial nolitic-
a. professional. convitial, thoY nrs all OF ono
|,debauchcd and accursod brood.
Closely allied 70 this bribery IL shs adultora-
tton Of foods and psoluc.a and fas!fyinS tho
balance hp doco1t. The unrivs'ed dlseovcstas
OF ohemistFy Boon to b uaea to simulate tho
natural ARTICLES demanded by man for susto-
nanca Thote ia scarcely anything 10 cal or
| wenr which is not yitiAtcd OF doprcciated in
| 7s!uo by 4oue degrading mixture.
Ono prominent physicfau OF our city told mo Il
short titno sgu thAt it Was no1t 10 impossible Ia
procurs rnso medicineA. and ottoniines thc
oll0ct which might bo naturally oxpscted from
= certain medicine givcn had not occurred, or
enother effect wholly unexpected had taken
place. TO tho endaugestng OF life itaolf. Oar
Civil War has loft us "a logAey tho commercial.
social political. and moral demorai!zatton which
f1gn1os In Credit Mobllter oorrupsous. would
havo not bosn poaaiblo characters under any
previously existingsconditonn Of society In this
country. Tho - cornoss," tho stock, gold,
whoat, and United Staten ministerial pokcr-
gambling would have bena Impossible.
hut tho War Ia now over. Theae iniquities
ought ahoull come to speedy opd. Tho treat-
tncut muat be constitutional. Tho work OF
puriAcation must begln In tho Individual hoart.
It must be carried on in cvery school district, IN
evary village. In every city OF tho Union.
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