Year: 1870

The Sacramento Unions Washington correspondent
draws a terrible picture of destitution among the
lower classes at the National Capital He states that
meetings being held every day to devise means
and raise money for the relief of the poor Of Wash
ington City and suburbs At one of them the start
ling statement has just been made that there are no
less than thirty thousand destitute persons in the
District" Thirty thousand out Of population of
one hundred and fifty thousand, or twenty per cent
DID such state Of affairs exist under Demo
cratic Administration The legislation Of Congress
in the interest Of New England manufacturers cap-
tasts and bondholders, is beginning to bear its le-
gmate fruits in adding to the boasted wealth of the
rich and crushing down the laboring classes. from
whom the revenues Of the country derived to
support the bondholders in idleness and luxury Mr.
Grant is silently accumulatng his thousands and tens
of thousands. which he boards with mser's greed,
and from being poor man few years ago s fast be.
coming millionaire but In way and by means not
at all credtable to one occupying his exalted position
The Unions correspondent states that Chief Justice
Chase has promised to contribute to the destitute Of
Washington City the sum of one hundred dollars per
month during the winter but hear nothing of the
unworthy occupant Of the White House offering to
contribute even few small loaves fishes, even


dollar of his l.goten wealth, towards keeping soul
aud body together of his destitute fellow country.
men living within q stones throw of the EXECUTIVE
mansion. His time is occupied in other matters. and
In looking after his pecunary interests his mind
Is so wrapped up in schemes to accumulate little
more of this worlds goods that like the miser in
church who it is said had his hands olasped tightly
in fervent prayer that he could not disengage them





his seat Mr. Grant shuts his eyes TO the misery and
desttution surrounding him, and opens his Message
Congress with exclamation Of gratitude to the
Giver of all good for the many benefits we enjoy.
II the country has derived any benefit from Radical
rule fail TO it. If reducing the laboring class
es to destituon and starvation is of the benefits
legislation has undoubtedly proven eminently
successful. Instead Of returning thanks for the
many benefits we enjoy" We are OF the opinion tina
in the history Of our country could be found
more appropriate time to set day Of Tasting. hui
initiation and prayer" and upon this subject we OBJ
that tAe members of the evangelical alliance il
the United States have issued schedule. which WI
find ip the Springfield (Mass) Republican, recon
| nending that the first week Of the year be Sc
apart to devotional exercises. end for Tuesday Jan
4th recommended as follows:


Prayer for the President OF the United States ane
al in authority in our and other lands; for uni
vcrsal peace: for removal of political corruption
| increase OF integrity and righteousness i'll govern
ment for religious liberty and advances of truth il
countries where religious liberty is enjoyed aEt
| where il is sought.


We rather think Grant and the Radical Congress
need praying for and We glad to see such move
ment on the part of the alliance. Stop praying fo
| the negroes and heathen and commence praying fo
the removal Of corruption and for the increase of in
tegrity and righteousness in Government. We nigh
hope that their prayers would be answered were
not that think the whole Radical pack past pray
ing for.