Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-12-24

The Managers this year IN the Senate, ashamed
of their conduct, II the last session, In excluding
Messrs. Chase and Sumner FROM all the commit.
tees, determined to pursue different course
The Democrats proposed to provide for Mr..
Chase, and suggested to The Wings to provide for
Mr. Sannei, Accordingly, Mr. Chase was
placed on several committees, but i the Wing
caucus, proposition by Mr.. Seward, to make an
arrangement for Alr Summer, 1gds opposed 6u Mr.
EUerett, his colleague, and defeated!
We cannot help contrasting this conduct Of Mr..
Everett with the magnanin1Ss.-b behavior of Mr..
Dickinson of New York, who, while in the Sem
ale, as we learn from good authority, never syould
consent 10 any degradation of his colleague, be.
cause of adherence Of political opinion, but al.
ways insisted upon assigning TO him such positions
as his ability and his relations to the State Of
New York fairly entitled him to- Would thai
such magnanimity were more common among poll
iticians. National Era.
We are not surprised at Mr. Everetts conduct
in relation 10 Mr. Sumner and the Senatorial
Committees. 1t was just like him. Il shows
the amount and quality of bis gentiiiy, just as his
threat to shoulder his muske. go down South and
shoot any old slave who rebelled against the pow
ers that rod her the.mire of bondage, showed.
the character and quality of his chivalry.
If protested minister and ambassador Of the
sagIeF Of the world, from Massachusetts, could
volunteer, before the Senate Of the United States,
to shoot his coored countrymen ifihey attempted
to do what John Hancock, Joseph Warren, and
Samuel Adams did, how could the same person
be expected to show courtesy towards a gentle
man, whose whole character and political conduit
present such striking contrast TO his own A
man who pretends to possess Christian charity.
(. and all the other virtues and accomplishments
which constitute the true gentlemen and vet does
not possess what he ptetends to, has never any
quarrel. in bis heart, with political rascals and
s0urtiy knaves. II is The true Christian and true
ss1tleman that be hates. Ii is against the man
psOre whose moral majesty and intellectual great
ness, he is always compelled 10 confess his ow
inferlority, that bis mild rebels Edward Ever
ettNould have no cause to feel uneasy with
woman whipping in6del 10 COMMITTEES with him !;
bat we can easily see with whsta shrinking sense
oil personal condemnation he would sit down be.
side Charles Sumner.
The arrangement TO place Messrs. Chase and
ouianer on the committees, was proposed by
the Wings and Democrats themselves, with
out these two gentlemen being parties to il.
The democrats. who have none of that gsnteeI
malice and implacabls spite which seems to be
lmi'edded Ia whIggery, placed the Senator from
Ohio upon several. committees but the wings.
inspired by the malice Of the "Keyerend {" Ia.
ward Everett, refused to accoid The same courte
~ to Charles Sumner. fa sA
Il 10 astonishing 10 observe with what singular
ananimiiY bunker csrgymen, who deser, the
pulpit for the forum, becon q the most yiruIeot
and yindictive paftizans IL politics There il q
dogmaiicAl Intensity In their hatred and hunker-
ism which transcends that of every other class Of
individuals AZ the profession Of Christianity IA
the highest possible profession Of virtue, 90 are
the politics o. sx-cergymen. generally ,ihs lowest
possible MANIFESTATIONS Of mean unmanIiness.-
Edward Everett would not have been Edward
Everett Il he had shown courtesy 70 I man who,
being a. least, bis equal 10 al scholarly a,,a.ns
mepis, would Mother hunt a fugliiys slave. nor
shoot down boudsman who rebels against hIs
tyrant. i was reserved for Mr.. Everett 10 nsuIi
Massachusetts 10 the person Of her worthy sena-
ior itisa disiinciiop tnfwhich he will probs.
bly, never have q composition y. .es
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