Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-08-09

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LETTER FROM SOUTH Y0C0NA.
q Ed. EAGLE: Seldom in the
history Of any country, never in
the history Of this, did political
society present so odd q tumble
of common-places as just now
offer themselves to the contem-
plation Of fair. minded people.
There have been periods more
verpal, vernal as this is; but 30
much ignorance among tho in
telligent coincident with such o
isck Of tone and spirit among
the ignorant has no whore q
record In our annals In all
things it seems to be an age of
mediocrity; in politics an epoch
Of intellectual squalor. It is q
melancholy admission, but it is
. true one, that there is not one
public man living to-day in the
United States whose name is q
watch. word and whose voice a
slogan. The giants are dead
or dying, and, looking over the
dreary level Of affairs, one 10
apt to fe6l1a sort of exultation
II, perchance, his wistful gaze,
sweeping the horizon, is able to
fancy tho phantom of q mole.
hill flecking the distance With 3
glimmer Of hope. Among Re.
publicans, mention q Republican
in connection with the Presi-
dency, and, if the testimony Of
the majority be accepted, he will
be judged Alter for the peni
Tertiary. Suggest. a nominee
for the same high ONCE, the
Presidency we mean, not the
penitentiary, to . group Of
Democrats and it is ten to, one
but half Of the company will de-
clare that, whatever else they
would OF voulditiot 40, thsy'fii
never vote for him. As ftr con,
'victions, he is suspected who
dares give one of them a nights
lodging, wnlle tolharbor and de-
fend one il simply to be damnedl
The business Of the hour is time
serving. The spirit of the ago
is to keep what you have and to
get all you can. Men in office
have so lost the courage OF
their opinions, that the opinions,
diSgusted, have fed to the des-
ert places, where they dwell in
tents and caves OF leaders
there are none. Here and there
q poor little gorilla Of an editor
occasionally ventures to fall up
on the fat TANKS of the Phillis-
tine and now and then Q bush.
whacking statesman in embryo
'pokes his carbine out of q deiile
In The rocks. But the army, of
mercenaries pass on without
losing SO much as q baggage
wagon. The story Of the con-
gress which has just ended its
disgraeefal career does nos sp-
pear to have startled the coun.
try in the least. Yet its, is a
startling stofy. Ito organiza-
ton was the vilest of jobs. Its
proceedings were an unceasing
series Of affronts to decency.
They were fifty closed by the
speakers order to clear the re-
porters gallery for an influx of
harlots. But how could it be
otherwise with a rich and inso-
lent lobby guarding every door
way to the capitol, giving exit
and entrance only to the infa-
nous, and the claim agents
MASTERS of every department of
the government. After all the
people have themselves to blame
for this state Of affairs. They
refuse to take their political af-
fairs into their own hands. They
stand, IKE sheep, and see them.
selves psrrennially robbed, and
seem afraid only ofthe weapons
of self.defense. To be sure
they are moving, but very slow.
~. The robbers See years and
years ofpillage still before them.
The jobbers are taking out
fresh leases upon their habita-
tons within the shadow of the
sanctuary. AS usual, the "outsn
are not agreed upon a plan of
attack, and the sins" are we'll
housed and happy. The name