The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1852-08-05
MASSACHUSETTS AND MR.. SUMNER.

! ne refusal Oh lNe oeuate On wednesday w
hear Mr.. SUMNER has excited great indigna-
ton in the old Bay State. Some Of the papers
are peculiarly bitter at what they regard an
insult to Massachusetts, and an attempt to gag
her representatives We have only room this
week for the suhjoined extract from the Ded-
ham Gazette, which will show the feeling it has
called forth
d" More Degradation will be SEEN by the
following extract from the proceedings of Con
gress Of "Wednesday, that Mr.. Sumner has been
denied the privilege of speaking upon the Flu
gtiye Law. II there is man in Massachu-
sets who can read it without having his blood
curdle with shame or boil with indignation
he il disgrace to the soil, and only fit to be a
scullion in the kitchen of negro driver. II
there is Il man in Massachusetts, who will up
hold the negro drivers and their meaner in
struments who voted nay on the question he
ought to be condemned to be waiter in IA
negro oyster cellar for the rest of his life. OBJ
serve the votes of Cass and Douglas, and learn
to what loathsome depths Democracy has sunk
Observe the votes of Fish Of New York, and
Smith of Connecticut, and learn that there are
no lower deeps for Whiggery to fathom.
Massachusetts and the free States are
gagged and that by the aid of cowardly
wretches, who are called, in derision, Wings
and Democrats But we have no language to
express the sentiments which Cypress US in
view of the craven disposition which permits
the people to submit in silence to such insults"
Other papers, such rs the New Bedford
Standard the W orcester Spy, and the Boston
Commonwealth, hold similar language. Some
of the papers are unjust to Mr. SUMNER. They
condemn him, because he did not speak on the
resolution on the day it was introduced, and also
because he did not speak on the motion of ref
erence 1t should be known that, by the rules of
the Senate. resolutions have to lie over one day,
and that the motion to take up the resolution
did not open the general question Mr.. :.
called up his resolution at the earliest opportu-
nifty after offering it, and the general question
could not be discussed until the resolution was
properly before the Senate. We entertain the
hope that Mr. s. will make himself heard be-
fore the session closes, Notwithstanding the re-
fusal of the Senate to hear him on Wednesday
"The passage OF the Homestead bill by the
United States Senate, in its present shape, is
considered certain"
We find the above in the Manchester Dcmo-
erat, and regret that we cannot endorse its
truth. Mr.. CHASE endeavored four weeks ago
to ascertain when the Committee ON Public
Lands would report it to the Senate. On the
sth of July, Mr.. FELcH said they would prob
ably be ready to report in week from that
date Four weeks have gone by, and there is
| no report on it yet although petitions in its
favor continue to pour in. We fear the delay
is ominous--that it presages defeat The SEES
sion is drawing to a close-priyate bills in
special cases are passed with but little trouble,
and we fear the Homestead bill will be per-
mitted to slumber in Committee until the end
! Of the session. LOOK TO THE SENATE,