Show for tor the deseret NEWS W WHITHER R ae seq geb WE DRIFTING in conning over the published congressional reports with the view of ell eli eliciting cItIng some encouraging patriotic enunciation sor Bor sor bor statesmen like legislation legi for the benefit and welfare of the country and for the opening up the way for a higher arid and more extended scope of civili judicious observer must be deeply disappointed and chagrined to behold instead the almost entire reverse the lover of his country cannot but view with mortification dismay and sorrow mingled with cou con contempt tempts the lack of df dignity and losa loss of self respect manifested by the disgraceful exhibitions hibit ions now of so frequent occurrence which are enacted in the balls of congress instance the shameful affair at the past session when the venerable alexander stephens was gagged down by bis his own aide sije because he contend edJor whai what he considered and right in opposition to the manda mandates of a it caucus clique even his hia age and nd long service in the interests inte reata of hid his hii country were not entitled to any consideration or respect but the outcry was make the old man sit bit down make the old codger shut up u p no jno wonder that men of refined and sensitive natures shrink from public positions sit iolia at the beat beau of government when they are liable to come into contact with and to be dragged into the mire by defamers detainers def deta amers iners ana adventurers truly has it been said that co congress ili lil gress is the purgatory of statesmen and the paradise diseff of demagogues the writer of this articie article would not wish i to be thought desirous of inviting indi ting g a it jeremiad but when reflecting upon the tho present status and rev reviewing fewing lewing the ja past ata aya history of 0 our beloved country when our patriotic sheb sires stood up shoulder to shoulder and solemnly pledged their lives their fortunes and their sacred honor in defense of the cause of civil liberty and religious freedom devising plan plana sand and legislating for the public weal of the nation in contrast with che present wrangling ling from the thel paltry motive of what is expedient for pan par party parly ty faction and th the 0 bekai scrambling abling for office and accruing the venality exposed by some dano 20 boards at the last election for the chief magistracy gi stracy of the republic the fear ean ear is if sueh such a 9 deplorable state of things continues and increases that tojo todo jo will the por tent ious lous oua hand hand band writing iVri ting seen on the wall our only existing circumstances la Is that he who boeth all things well will in his hia providence overrule events for the welfare and benefit of the up right no that the hopes of humanity may not be blasted wasted but that even eventually t those augean stables Bt ables shall be cleansed when men of nobler stamp and purer impulses whose high sense seme of honor of what is due to the dignity of their positions and the duty they owe to trio the coun 1 welfare whose voice cannot now be heard above the din and uproar of strife and war of words hali come to the front and alad hresc rescue le of diirr 0 nr libert liberty y from the profane hands bands desecrators desecraters dese craters as when a daniel daviel doubtless spirits fired by a noble patriotism stood up in tho senate fe enate the avowed champion for constitutional liberty and the federal union whose look drew aud lence leace still as haht or gum tum gummers mers mera noontide air therefore whatsoever there may appear or of dar dai darkness kutes or peril in the present let us take courage and proceed in the broad lum in guspa th of duty dury trusting in the divine wisdom till dangers troubled night be pas passed ed and the welcome dawn of peace returns |