New-York tribune., 1880-10-29
a BELRgLED CONGRESS.

sold,.r when leaders are to be chosen and
the rewards of politics to be distributed, has
sci iom been mole incisivelR stated than III
Mr. Crsfcld Johnson's letter printed IN another
mart OF tins issue HIS anay is OF the records OF
NJ mbcrs of the present Cong ess Is made from
official information, and the proof Is over
,yhelming. Ii does not stop with the tact that
there are seventy Confederate soldiers amo z
the Democrats of Congress, and only ten ex-
Union soldiers 1t inclndeS the civil records OF
many OF these men, some OF whom served 'he
C,rfrdcracy elsewhere than III her armies some
holoing Offices under her Government, and
others kecplcg up Ere OF dIsAflectlon III the
rear of the Northern soldiers. In order to
ent,rce the political NOR II of Mr.. Johnson S
letter, we have prepared he following exhibit,
biscd upon his examination of the Ufhclal
Directory of CONGRESS:
pEMOCaNT~ IN TIE TWO HOUSES.
nted States senate.
Confederate SO'd'c ID
Confrd rate Oirr-no derS.
-tccss0nIsts. without olhte-.....--.-----.-..' .
r,o,.,r;.. ..bt .eca..ion,sts. -.
Pronounced ~ "s,l0n symDah z'rS...---......' p
y IN ant C0Dprrnc >
Tmc-sesyers and nrutra s.....-...--.-.....-.-' "
>o.a..io,.i.,s.,rd Nor,bera allies. :,s
Remnant unconprom.sng Union mcn..----...-. ;
Total Democratic strength AZ
HoU>c Of Representatives.
moderate soldiers. %
lu!rGrrH-- 1T, lOde. e.>.....-..-.-.........---
sccc5sonI,ts, without Office. ID
Downright seces,ionist-. ist-...................-.. 10
Secession symp,t Izers. Copprrneaos, neu rI's' -,
Union men,. -..-......-.".------.---' -
Totai Democratic strength. l53
The analysl, of the Democratic minority IN
The Lower House j. nece ',ariy incomplct"
owing t5 the meagrencss OF the lnfOrWdtIOn
cupu,ied by the Official Directory. OF Tie
1913 Democratic members OF that body, -lXiy-
Two either fought for or held office under tne
Confederacy, and sev,nty-ive were downright
Socessl0n.st3. This fat speaks for ltSrii, and
I if is scarcely worth while t. classify the re-
mludcr 80 as to find ont precisely how many
svmpathized with secession openly or Sc
crct,y, how many acquired an Infamous repn-
| ,ation as Northern CopperJeads and how few
were uncompi 0misng Union men. In The Upper
II use The inlO. nation Is more dc Unite More
than one-aalt of the Democratic Senators
were C0nfcderates, thre ,fourths were al IA
sccessIonIsts and blatant Coppcrheads, and
nine -terths were disloyal for IN time OF IT, a
sou and open rebellion times rvlng neu-
tality Is dislOyal,y Not only are the sol
dicrs and ollice-holders of the Coniederacy
present in overwhelming numbers but they
, COHtrol tho business of both houses The
cLalmen OF titty-nine out of 1O2 commit
ices of both houses are SOuiherners and almost
without exception former COntedcrat ). Even
those who suppose they have fully recognized
! L.. I, a. t,artt
the Democratic parry may be little surprised
| upon reading this statement to see how com
! pa;e that ascendnncy is, and TO see how care
| fully the posts of honor have been divided w
among rebels and rebel sympathzers, with
scarcely 4 Union man showing himself any
where. The place I0r Union men III the gov"
erning councils OF the Democratic party is
away in the rear; III the Republican party II
is in the ve.y front. That is a difference
| which means good deal.