Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1877-05-10

Mr.. Hayes has issued his procla-
nation calling an extra session of
Congress to meet on the 10Th OF
October, next. The last Congress
adjourned on the 4th of March with
out having aaade any appropriations
for the support of the army, for the
yeSr ending June seth, 1878, SO that
after that date, our officers and SOL
diers must serve Uncle Sam on cred
it, until Congress again meets and
appropriates money for that purpose.
The ra aasons why Congress refused to
make provisions for the pay OF the
army, were, because the Democratic
House kcenly smarted under a
sense of great wrong, in seeing the
country cheated out of Its choice for
President, under the forms of law,
and because it could not know what
Mr.. Hayes, southern policy would
be, and SO vely properly refused to
become a party TO the additional in
EQUITY of maintaining the bogus,
carpetbag state governments of South
Carolina and Louisiana, by the use
of Federal aims. For this act the
House very generally received the
Communications Of the Democratic
and Independ mt press, and the
thanks of the people at large. But
an extra session Of Congress Is inev-
liable. The nations brave soldiers
can not long wait for their pay.
They should not be asked to wait
single day. Hayes should have call
cd Congress together at 4 much ear
lier dav. and would have done so.
but for the political reasons that
govern mis- action in the matter.
By reason Of his peculiar relation TO
the peop,e-holling the highest OF
fee known to onr laws without being
elected thereto-he finds it indis-
pensably necessary for his own COM
fort, to eonciliate an outraged and
indignant country, by 4 conserva-
live attitude toward the South.
Hence hiscablnet, composed of every
shade of political opinion and pre-
iudiea. Hence his abject fawning
to representative eN-rebels of the
South.
Mr.. Hayes can not be consistent.
Ills very title rests upon falShood,
and so his course must be contln-
ucd dseries of contradictiOnsand bung-
ling. He anl his Illegal commis-
sions did their level best to crowd !
Nichols into the GOvernor's 5 chair of
Louisiana, and Hampton into that
of South Carolina, and yet Packard
received more votes than did the
HAYES Electors Of louisiana. Thus
did Hayes by his own act, throw in
TO bolder relief the Great Fraud that
elevated him to the Presidency.
Is it any wonder, then, that the
Radical leaders are out of all pa
tience with the man whose position
they secured at such fearful sacri-
fees Of law and justice ? They
counted HIM IN, he counts them ont.
They made him President, lie gives
the offices to their enemies. They
are ready any moment to deTour
and cast Linn aside. They only
await their opportunity to open their
batteries against the gentle and ami
able Hayes, and That opportunity IS
the assembling OF congress. Hayes
makes hasty flank movement
against the Wades and Blanes of
his party, and defers the meeting Of
Congress from the early part of
June, asfrst intended, to October.
BY that time lie hopes. the fury cf
his friendSmay be pretty well spent,
and the success Of his policy fully
established.
While we have but very moder-
ate opinion Of Mr.. Hayes integrity
or craftsmanship, we are willing to
accord him all dae honor for acts,
the etfeetef which will be the pacifica-
tion and general good of the coun-
try.