The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-02-03

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seiiismsns erpasea to ne ineaesloos 81
mArAuaers ahd hostile ssvkges; that The
Navy Is 10 Be shorn u its strength and
IL gloSy, aad oaF Oonmenos, "a eAes -
war, le lefl % he protection Ard tea
der msrclcs ~ our eaemios that the
already scanty pay 81 eur learned pro
fessors and brave boys Al West Point
and The msimed and wounded soldiers
wbo are serving - clerks and employees
Ia Tho different Departments ef The
tsover ament u to be reduced BY these
retrenohes 10 the starvation standard,
aud hli tbs money they can save Ia this
way % be appropriated 70 the building
sud identifying Of the grounds and cen
( tennisi palaces at Philadelphia aud pay.
ing the expenses Of this great national
exhibition
No man, sir, will 40 further than
will Ia al reasonable and proper re.
irenchmeut OF the expenditures Of the
Government aud 10 compelling an honest
administration Of public affairs; but, sir,
am earnestly aud eousclentiously op.
posed to doing Il IN the way proposed by
these gentlemen or beginning where they
propose to; aud 10 the name OF our brave
Army, our gallant Navy, our noble boys
at West Point, our faithful aud efficient
clerks aud employees in sill the Depart
meuts OF the Government, the laboring
and toiling people of oar whole country,
the thousands of honest, industrious men
who are now seeking employment and
finding none, aud their suffering aud
starving wives aud children, protest
against such retrenchment aud against
this appropriation.
Again, Mr.. Chairman, what have these
reformers aud retrenchers been doing In
another directioni Iput them upon the
stand aud demand an answer We have
been here IN session since the 9th Of De-
cember, and ask these gentlemen what
they have to show for two months
work, during every moment of which
they have been spending the peoples
money, drawing their salaries, and vast.
ing the time which honestly belonged to
their constituents.
They adjourned over the holidays, los
Ing two whole weeks, duriug which time
they ought to have been perfecting and
maturing the appropriation bills; and IL
they had, every one Of them might have
been disposed of by this time and the at.
tention OF Congress directed TO relieving
the distresses Of the people and revivng
the depressed and Ianguishing business
and industries of the country. And in
that way few hours might have been
spared to the humane and patriotic work
of preparing and passing some act which
would give pensions to hundreds of dis.
/ abled Union soldiers who ought 10 have
drawn them long ago, but have been shut
! out either by some technical defect In the
present laws, or too much red tape in the
Departments.
Let us, Mr.. Chairman, "be just before
we are generous" let us pay our honest
debts, relieve the needy and destitute
and do something to lift the dark cloud
of gloom and bankruptcy from the peo
pie before we run wild with gushing sen
, timentality or borrow money with which
to erect palaces or make magnificent do.
} nations.
II the democratic party are really hon
est, and desire TO show the people thai
they are sincere in their promises to re,
leve them Of their burdens and infusC
life and vitality into the material inter
ests Of the country, now gsspipg in the
; agopies of dissolution, why have they
not made haste long ere this to take al
, advance step toward sound currency
and specie payments in the direction o.
the act of last session, and thus give al
impetus to trade and commerce, breal
the clouds which cover us with theiI
dark folds, and prove to the country tina
they are not bypocrites, instead of givinE
away million aud half of the peoples
money and wasting the time of Congress
i, in an attempt to elect Jefferson Davis Il
the United States Senate, convince th,
country that Webster never replied Il
IIayne, that we have had no civil war
aud that the accursed dogma of States
rights still exists 10 all i,R strength and
ugly deformity2
They have the majority upon this floor
aud can 20 on In the reckless expendi
ture of tie public money and waste o
time; they can pass this bill aud add still
more weight TO the burdens OF a strug
Cling and suffering people but know W
that for all these things you will b
brought into Judgment The great day
of assize is at hand When you must stand
before the judgment-seat OF the American
, people to answer for the deeds done and
! left undone during the present session Of
this Congress. Before that august tri
bunal no dilatory pleas or assembling
{ excuses will avail; the secrets and in,
tents of every democratic heart will b.
/ revealed and made known, aud only
!. those who have been true TO their trns
! and kept the faith In its integrity anC
i purity will receive the crown Of approval
the disdem Of honor, and the scepter o
/ power.
: What will the people Of this country
8 aud Of the world, say Of party that cele
: brates its entrance into power by th'
. adoption OF a resolution declaring
: 'sThAt 10 the judgment Of this House
!. in the present condition Of the 6nanciA