, 1879-08-07
THE DEMO-CONFEDS.
"Comine Back 10 Their Father'a
House," and "Cap1nring the
Capitol"
i 4 Record sf What They Taye Done 10 Congress
.-.Dtnwraty al The Bar Of
Judgment.

from rntr ftcn Carrrspondtnt.
WARRINGTON, D. C., Aug. 4.~-Tllcy havc cap
turcd the Capitol. They have como back to
their fathers house, aud propose to rulc IN 1t.
Tic campaign In the great stato Of Ohio has
begun. During It they propose to appeal to fhe
people for verdict upon their stewardship. Do
the people ubderstatnl what the returned Con-
fcdcrates, III their four years Of power In tile
flonsc, have dona1
"Ylcy bare cume back" 81 Ben Hill arro~
gautly boasted at the time, "to thcis fathers
house, uni have como back to STAY" They had
long been III voluntary c1ilo from 1t. The mcm~
ory Of tho reasops whv tl,at exie was UNDER
gonc has not yet persisted from Northern soil.
Before they left, they bad been engaged In an
attcinpt to muinta!u system of civilization
wbtch depended upon the fcrocity Of The few
md tle fear Of tho many. The North decsIned
to acgnitsco In such civilization. The sou.heru.
ers went out, aid they have come back, bring
Ing with them the habits, the lnRupCrs, the
Ineshuds, u,d the memories OF the ,systcm III
which they were reared. and which they fsilell
to maintain. They have come buck IN
The same Shirt in which they used
to search the portn,an.cnus OF Northern
schoolmtstresscs domlciled with them, or ruht cd
the United States malls. III search Of Abolition
literature. They have cotno buck with ttucu-
lent threats, amd bluster, aud swagGcr, to ns.
scrt ifse fright # fthey call Il the iighJ 10 re-
peal the acts Of Congress which they deacrtc1,
and TO eumn,ulll tho Gu7erntMtnt which they
sought to destroy.
IN THE CUTTERS.
In tue old plantntloi1.lnys The fayorttc wcnp-
on wcro tile scourgc, tie howie.knffc, nml the
spy. spscs llare controlled what The e1.Con-
fedc!aseB are pleaso1 to Gull their legislation. x
look through the Documents which the Demo.
Gratis are sending out for tic Ohio cnm patRu
shows TINT considerable portion Of them con-
siats OF thu work Of spies. The FenusYlvaun
patiorm-tIc State Of Watlacrc a,il Ut
Rnndali-ralses the cry ol "fraud." For
four years the political CUTTERS Of thc
Coutincnt haye bacn raicd for tho stun
tl,at forms tlsc substance Of Democratic cnm-
patgns. W their own confession, this great
moral Uarty does not pretend 10 cndeavor to b.
cure control ot the Government through Its own
lncrits, but by The assertion Of "fraud" on tho
part OF tts political opponcnts. Tir record Of
tllclr Legislation is 1 curious illustration ol u
party without a jrIncipts.
AT TIE JuD0uENT-uAR.
They have seated members Of their own party
70 dctla,co OF 'eyidenre, Of Justice, and Of law.
lave not larct! to touch The turIfT; hut they
have been willing to sarrllco the royon,es dt
the country tint the Will lsky and tohaecu tionop-
olIcs mny bo fostercd., They have so,,ght to ra-
peal tho Resumption act; but accou-
from tlat tarce. 1ley have undertaken
hnyc defeated them. They havs pronounced for
subsidies, nEd the Troasury.9rabbcrs hugu bceu
foird bs thu Opposition. They havo shouted
Tor appropriations; ont llave forgotten tlu old
hur appropriations fUs the Southern mou1ta!u
Htntct; u,ul have neglected the ercat ports nllu
avenues OF commerce. They have expended
hundreds OF thousands Of dellnrs Of tho poope's
money to sustain this cry Of Republican dts,on.
csty; but they have not proved thai dollar Inns
been stulon BY Republicans. They have under
taken Inyessiantions Of gigantic bribury; but
Aaye stopped when the discovered traces led to
Democratic hnnds, and they hare postnouei
further Inquiry to allow the Democratic tor
ruptionists to fee Tho country. They haye PIT
RETURNED arunEarts to the front; but have sold
whisky fu the Capttol-bnsements.
CATCHING rAnrAns.
The House Military Committee undertook the
investigation, OF the army, hut Was compelled
to devote its time 10 an Investigation Of t,a
OVID clprk. The House NayAI Committee NJ
tempted to de,ame former Secretary or tho
Navv, on the testimony Of discharged laborcrs.
dlsrnputabta lobby. y.brokess, md infamous wo.n~
eli; they did NOT show dishonest act on the
part OF GcoFge N. Robesnn,-and TINT Centle-
inan to-day, as 4 number VI Congress, hua
I compelled the respect and admiration oi The
Democratic side for hs conspicuous ability,
ca,llor,. md fasr1!ess. They hare sought to I'M
peach tue Integrity Of the veteran Government
Printer, John y. Detrccs; yet thu! venerable
gentleman called MS Prosecutor lIar, a,ni of;
Of Ills own record to 1tve hM = chance. 'rhcy
went ntnbout tho i'm oeachneAt of Ulysses s. Grant,
presdcnt u thu United stntes; aul tho ues result
,u S Se ayesTaS wo dtaa faei thiour i r..
keyholc.n Illey sought % ''Eatch" lliilc
JohpnIe DaVenport; ami caught Tartar They
were bound to lud fraud ~ thc tcal'estate pool.
ant tS "es:sh ar@ntn . asala; and thy caught gs.
have enleayored to Gust kellogg from tho Sen'
ute: but llaye succce,lc1 only in dscreJtt!nE
Spofnrd. They proposed to work great eeut,o.
1nies; but t!,cy hayc vastly Increased the ex-
prnees Of Congress, and arc cutting now ap-
proachrn 10 Tie House VI Representatives TINT
there may be tnosu 1onr6 70 tend. They claim
III hMvc n,ndc Hr1nt rrtrenrhmcnts In public cS-
ptnlEsurcs; bnt their Deficiency bills arc greater
thuu their pretended sayiNgs. They boat'ed
that they were The friends of tho Union sD'dirr;
hut they turn OIL tD irglets a,! arl.lcas heroes
of tho Uri0n army Tbs boy who loa: two legs
" Getiysbnrg muat ,. en; ont ul,s q si1f n'ott
IN tlp place of Oliver r. Morton stans1s Ell
Salisbury. Of Delawarc-Goa hayu the iharkt
sis lii = Eaton ' Roscoe con@s 3 @ sarss
ttOrs ti!s Craftsmanship to John b. tiurdou, WHO,
IN inct, o1I:e nearly rnpturtti tlM. CIrIlpl. Al-
soh gives nIRcu TO the liehel ttoy. tOsct nl
Rubert T. Wilrrs, Of Virginia, sits IL Judgment
UPON ths payment Of punslous Of Onion SOL
dlrra.
DlsENCl1ANTMENT.
Times havc changed. VIII mt tho American
people heco,nu Disseminated with this "Isctdrn,
Cungr*ss," as Swift was with his Lesbas
.Wacn Le4bta first saw, ~ heavenly FUR,
With uyts W litisht, uud with TIA! awful AR,
.htnsht my i,sart wnuld durht 70 high usp,to,
A bolll a. iss WIN anatched cel+Asnl Itr,
llut, suan M t'ur tie lMuutopIlA mint spake,
Forth fEoIn her curu, lip. HHci, folly hruke;
Llkv lalm thu tsickling Aun4unao heAlGd my
WnnAd,
And Whit Ger eyes cushraIed her tongue IN,
bound"
T. D. W.
Conju9At Aftlictton mn,l Affection.
The I.ste1, puhllal,e.l at Cobuskil1 ia tho un-
romantic County Of sclogarse, u our authority
iot slngn'S'f 1nl soesaiH astruc'iye ssHry "
It sre1ns ouu Mr.. john Jaapcr, farmcr wlose
narue suggests Tho secret uoW forever to rcl,ai,
u,,ulacoyefrl lii "Elwiu Dro0u." n,,d one
sfrs. Earl, iIle wife uf anu:llcr larIner, turned