The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1880-09-30
REBELS CONTROLLING THE NATION.

In numbers and interest, upward OF tnusy
and In the Electoral Colleges by reason OF
counting the whole colored population as CIT, |
things witt with ia the Whites. This IS double
wrong and double robbery, to Just the extent |
frauded m % Of their vote and their voice. zap |
plause.I To what extent this Is true the cleo
sentation, based on stified rights, is a plain |
violation of the Constitution and of common
honesty but there it is sHG I'd, there !. .sey
seeding States tincluding Delaware. Mary.
land, Kentucky and Missouri. which did not
nine % Is n majority OF the Senate. so that the
South needs only seven Senators from the
Win viii never fail to get them Il seven Northern
Democrats are there. There are twelve tnere
now.
NrHE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
there are eas members. Amajority is l47. The
South has l06 members, lacking only Al OF
majority of all. The Electoral College con.
iss. lacking only Il Of . majority. Consider
the sway these numbers have. In the senate
Ios sna s
ness De srSer pS 81
mittees the South has the Craftsmanship OF
ern Chsirmanships are of important Commit
tees. Delaware, with 10000 people-about as
many as the GtS OF the he S6 sng1e
ships of the Committees of Privileges and
Elections and of Finance, both very import
York, with 5000 900 people and her enormous
interests and tax paying, has for her Demo
mittee on Patents west virginia has the
Craftsmanship of the Committee on Appro,
whifh The 9peas tase ns pf
has the Craftsmanship OF Revision OF Laws-a
committee whose business was finished years
ago. Virginia has the Craftsmanship of the
Committee on Pensions; Georgia OF Com
merce; Texas'of Post offices and Post roads;
Missouri of Claims: North Carolina OF Rail
roads; and so ON. have said the South has
control of the working committees.
in this way: On every Committee there is
majority of Democrats, and of these majority
| in all cases consists of Southern Senator'S
There are forty-two Committees. The CHAIR
men of twenty-five are from the South. All
majority is Democratic, and of the majority
more than half is Southern. During the two
Houses has BEEN so iodsed the existence Of
| the veto power and the approach OF the Presi-
DENTAL canvass have suggested urgent % reasons sons
not been introduced; many that have been
introduced have not been pressed; some
| such obstinate opposition as to secure pres.
| ent postponement or some notifications. But
| er is in Democratic hands-whatever the solid
| caucus DEGREES will be written, the caucus
win be controlled by those who represent less
than one. seventh Of the people Of the Union
STUBBORN FACTS.
| After showing by a large mass of statistics
how the great commercisi and Industrial in
terests OF the country centered In the North,
| mitted to control them, he said:
Southern commerce is simple. tardy and de-
pendent. Northern commerce Is complex,in-
dent dent Northern m methods and progression
have constantly increased their fruits. The
reverse true q methods IN isso
Last year they were only $40, $40 ,s5t. They were
less last year than in any year from isss to
were slo7 SIS, $50: Last year they were only
| $50 02ls s7l-less than in 1870 and 1874. The tom
apparently, because steam vessels have been
more used of late, and steam vessels count
raPy nd nS stnaSation appsar NJ other
Southern ports. Baltimore Is not treated as a
Southern port, because il Is the ocean ter
Now turn to Northern ports:
Bos.on,s imports... $ss ssS $50 sssS SIS 'sss sss
New York's imports...... sss,sss, ,94l $685. ,s9s
New York's exports. $3.50 ssS $751; ,66!
Philadeiphia's exports. 5.5ie,755 49,6l21 195
Baitimore,s Imports. SSs,1ss 1 ls,ss6' ,6' - ~
Baltimore's exports...... s,soa,Soo a6'zso's1'
THE POINT AT STAKE.
These unerring proofs map and locate the
bulk and substance of the Nations wealth
and business. But some man may say, whai
Arthur and a Repuhlican CongressP answer
it has every thing to do with t. Again, some
a Sy
| corporations as private business, ana VIVA
are they to politics or politics to them? I an
pends on just and friendly laws and whole
| some administration of the Government.
81 she
speaking to men whose wisdom, integrity ant
aSe
lent city on the globe. affirm that the broas
r issue at this election is whether our eolossa
9 fabric of commercial, industrial and financia
: interests shall be under the management ant
protection of those who chiefly created ant
2 those whose share in It is small, and who's
; experience, antecedents, theories and prac
! tices do not ut them or entitle them 70 ASSUME
: its control. IApplause.].
REPUDIArIoN.
3 Every Southern State but Texas has latel,
repudissed its oSligationsI ;.,n This nggregaat as
noSnts tn about al in is7s IN
e debts of Southern States were S24e, e,5o0 o0(
Now sss: 1s sna o
n is unpaid and funded interest. On so 900 90
: interest has been scaled downto 2per centun
Whether the residue OF debts are also to b
!, foresworn is now an open issue.
o State debts are sacred above National obli
/ enS gsaiem is m Of Sigher essence than the NatioT
9 and this was the standing defense in rebellio
z for going with their States" Moreover
9 purposes. If their own State faith and credi
n Is not inviolate with Southern leaders, what l
= their hands would be the fate OF obligation
= which were the means, the cause, the memo
3 rials of their defeat?
Q But we are told that General Hancock woul
watch themi An angel might watch tiger
a child might attempt to divide beefstea
with bloodhoana; lam lamb % might, III lie e dST s,S
# The peril 81 Democratic ascendancy in all tn
e branches of the Governments is deeper roote
q than any measure within the scope of exis
|. ing public questions. Statesmen abroad tai
IS of 1.-THE balance of power" and Of "chansin
d much more than might easily occur her
70 [Applause.1
a, ATTACKING THE JUDICIARY.
:, The speaker then proceeded to speak OF ii
70 enmity of Southern leaders to the supren
1f 1'df Bus no new law is needed; natures la,
and the Limit Of age as fSar veaT
"a vacate at least four seats on the Supren
e. Bench; These four appointments % VIII deSis %;i
,ee what Judges would the Democracy M then
,9 The Circuit and District Courts are obno'
,e with. Like the Judges of the Supreme CouI
OF these Judges hold their places during goe
Vi asa sss has
ut Or district Or adding to Il another, takes ,sd
,e ,e him finally; he is " "Iegislated out"
" Thus the whole judicial es.aotshmenIs III tS Ia,
r. making power. With courts revolutioniz'
Mt to conform to reactionary notions and DO
v | mas, preJuulceS anu lutercstss Wuat hiay
- the fate of questions affecting "commer
he among the several States, revenue, bank a.
IN legal tender currency, the taxation OF Go
ernnlent bonds, the currency in which the
,x bonds are payable, civil rights acts, electit
81 laws claims growing out of the war, clair
- for refunding the war tax on cotton, the Ia
-. amendments and many other grave matter
OF OF no man can predict. lApplause.]
n BOURBON HATRED OF THE ARMY.
fir The Army, too, Is envied. Its "ofense
al rank" Less than four lines of the Revis
e. Statutes are all that denies commissionslnM IN NJ .
tn army to men who, educated at the countr.
ey cost, and presented with their country
he sword, drew that sword against their cou
1t try's life. A bill to repeal these four lines
n now pending in the Senate, already passed
~ | a third reading by the solid Democratic vo
Is On the 25th of February last, MIR. Hefskill,
it Maryland. was relieved from the operation
on this exclusion, and Senator from ArEans
ut moved as an amendment Its total repeaI. =
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