Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1876-01-27
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tie gseat war-and outl.ge
Sene1 - foamed and fsxied il his
seat oee che resolution thAk be bss
bees y ing ssev since Che eonvsAisg
Of The p5seut Congress. SHehas plsy-
ed h - light well, and his passion
. arr I'd. for the present, with his
physical exhaustion consequent upon
the e6of He has sformed and protes-
ted aui9st white pen having any rights.
and he ~ wept and walled that the
negro Gould have asy wrongs. He has
charged upon the people of Mississippi
the commission Of outrages of the gros-
sest khd. upon testimony too Aimsy
Tor one momen,'s considers and 50
paspsbltfalse and partial as to put the
Senatns when he seriously offers it TO the
public - the basis Of his charge. upon
his Own defense, before all honest sensi-
bic MED - to whether he himself Is .
kuave = fool. "
Co. , one possibly entertain the
theory that Morton believes a single
one Of the long stories with which he
bas entertained the Senate, and sent all
the nervous and shaky old white heads
there assembled home to their beds
trembling in fear and terror over the
horrors Of bis recital! Why Of course
not. He knows very well where all these
heart remdiny appeals fron Mississippi
are go:tenup. The furnishing of such
documents has been quite lucrative bus
mess for some time past here at the Capt.
tai. No one knows this better than
Morton himself, and no one probably
has patronized the business more than be.
That outrages have been committed
and are being committed we know very
well, but we don't have to go to Missis-
sippi to find them. The greatest out.
rage of all is being perpetrated here at
the CAPITAL when such men rs Morton
deliver such speeches on the floor of
the Senate as the one made BY him on
"Wednesday last. 1t is horribly DISCUS
ting to see a man paralized and physi-
cal'y helpiess-(some say the result of
his own reckless and dissipated career)
and consequently enjoying a personal
immunity from the dangers Of war and
revolutionary discord, sitting in his seat
in the highest Legislative branch of our
Government striving by every means in
his power to stir UP strife and animos-
ity between the people of his country.
Unable himself to take any part in the
scenes of bloodshed and slaughter that
he SD delights to conjure up aud portray,
but far removed from all danger, he
sits like the boys in the gallery who
encourage the heavy villains in the play
aud gIoat over their deadliest work.
This 10 Mr.. Morton's dissipation now,
since he can enjoy no other. Do the
people want to maintain this exhibition
in real earnest for his delectable enter
tainmentp We hope not; it surely can
not bc popular, for there must be very
few besides. Morton in this country
who will derive any pleasure from
witnessing such an exhibition.
Practically, it matters very little
whether this Mississippi resolution pas
ses or not, and Morton is fully aware
of that fact, but it is simply an excuse
for him to agitate his most cherished
horror and exhibit bis bloody shirts.
1t is high time his linen was sent to
she wash. We would rather for the
credit of the country have our legislators
wear clean shirts.
The President Yesterday sent TO the
Senate the diplomatic correspondence
in relation to our little question with
Spain in response to the request of that
body. Are we in condition, after our
war record upon the question of inter
vention, TO NEEDLE with the affairs of
any body's household? We who raised
such an outcry at the mere mention Of
interference by foreign Powers when
the Confederacy was struggling against
the Federal Government now quietly
propose to step over into Cuba and take
the cares and responsibilities Of govern
ment Of that province of the hands of
Spain.
= T6esA 10 another matter which COM
mends itself to the consideration Of the
people, il ID should ever be seriously
contemplated, but we hardly fear that
surh will be the case. II is only another
feature of the plan for retaining our
soldier President in office for another
term. Mere talk. Nothing more we are
sure.
The Centennial appropriation bill is
still pending in the House, but it is
Thought that q vote viii be reached to.
day. $3.50
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SrrcrE PAYnExr.-The Democrats