The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-04

If the exnend;,uros of ,ho covo,r,opt and
In comnrIlino a, bon,s, adn;n;e,ra,,on 81
nublic AFFAIR." hpt cir 7 on, earnos,iv and
nnnosod IN do;ng IL IN Tho
wav pronosed Inv these yen,lemen or heo;n.
ming where they nronose tn. and in The
name of orr brave army onr gallant navy
our noble bovs at West Point, our faithful
and efficient clerk. and emnloves in ali ,he
NJ tho gnvernn,ent tho labnr
inc and tnling neonle of our ,vho,o ooun,r,,
The thousands nj honest indnstrions mon
who ore now seeking amnovment and Gnd
inc none and tba;r sufTar;na and staru;no
wives AMI children. / nro,est AGAINST snc5
retrencbment and aoa;rst tb;s onnronr;o
ton
Again. ur. Chairman. what have tho TO-
formers md retrencbers been doino in on
other directions I mt them unon The |
stand and demand an answer. We have
been here in session since tho 5tb of De.
cember. and ask these gentlemen what |
thew have IN show for two months' work
during every moment of Which thcv have |
baen snendinc the neonle'a money dTawing |
their salaries and ,yosiing Tho limo uB;nb |
honestly belonged 10 their constituents
They adjourned oyer tho boldovs los;ng |
two whole weeks. during which i,me thew
ought TO have been nerfectinu and matnr.
ing the augmentation hills and If thew
h LIZ .no app,op'na ". o',ls anu IL .ney
1au, 10y vne VI .ne,n in'Su. iia.e peen
oepoaeu y, W ,n.o 1'i.o anu 'no a'ten',on
VI 49,. sonsie 90. uiees ', " i.let,ns ,ne us
.,os sa y, .ho poope, anu ius;anns .ns uc-
Gs u,s; NV, .b si "au
a few hours might have been SHARED In The
humane and patriotic work Of nrenarin0
and passing some adj which wonld piye
,one;ona % hundrod. &c d;eoi,,od Iro;o,
pehsrons 10 nunuIeus OF ulsapieu Union
soldiers who ought TO have drawn them
long ago. Int have been shut ont either nv
80 80 %" e., I'll 49,, =; ~, 49,. 80
eon,o 'sou ,l'' uoieo' III .ne piesene Avs
Let us, Mr.. Chairman, "be lust 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 people be-
fore we run wild with gushing sentimental
ity or borrow money with which to erect
palaces or make magnificent donations.
II the democratic party are really honest,
and desire 10 show the people that they are
sincere in their promises to relieve them of
their burdens and infuse life and vitality
into the material interests of the country,
now gaspng in The agonies of dissolution,
why have they not made haste long ere
this to take an advance step toward
eOunu currency anu specie payments IN inc
direction Of the act of last session, and
thus give an impetus to trade and com.
merce, break the clouds which cover us
with their dark folds, and prove to the
country that they are not hypocrtes, in
stead of giving away a million and half
of the peoples money, and wasting the time
of congress in an attempt to elect jefferson
Davis TO the United States senate, convince
| the country that Webster never replied to
Hayne, that we have had 20 civil war, and
that the accused dogma of states rights
still exists in all its strength and ugly de-
formity
They have the majority upon this floor,
ard can go on in the reckless expenditure
of the public money and waste of time
they can pass this bill and add still more
weight to the burdens of a struggling and
suffering people but know we that for all
these things you will be brought into judy
ment. 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 tribunal no dilatory pleas or
assembling excuses will avail the secrets
and intents of every democratic heart will
be revealed and made known, and only
those who have been true to their trust
and kept the faith in its integrity and puri-
ty will receive the crown of approval, the
diadem of honor, and the scepter of power.
What will the people of this country,