Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-05-21

mission. In counselfins Ex-Governor RsedeI
| to resist the summons of the United States
| Court to testify before the Grand Jury, in o
| case where the crime charged was treason
and more especially when to obey that sum.
mons would have taken him but few briet
hours from the side of his friends, was to 70
so manifestly in the face Of all pretence Of
law, as that every one who knows any thing,
must comprehend that they are simply labor
ing to back up the cause of abolitionism, over,
against and around the law, without the slight
est regard to the obligations of their position
Their conduct cannot fail to have the effect of
discrediting their report, whatever that may
be, In the eyes Of all fair, honest and sensible
men Of whatever politics
The truth is, wherever abolitionism is in
the ascendant, the obligations of law and COM
mon honesty are secuted Whenever they may
conflict with the purpose of carrying out the
principles of abolitionism or the prejudices of
the vicinage upon any other subject. All
dwellers in n-slave holding States know that
this axiom holds good in such localities.
Messrs. Howard and Sherman, in the way in
which they are discharging their present du-
ties, are but simply parodying the conduct of
Theodore Parker and W endell Phillips in the
Burns slave case, and Of the leaders of the
" Jerry rescuers" in the famous New York
fugitive slave case. When the country comes
to obtain full information concerning their
presentline of conduct, their report and recon-
mendations will have as little weight any
where with moderate and fair men, as though
it was signed by Phillips and Parker, rather
than by two abolition members Of Congress.
They are indeed completely over playing their
game.
Tho Scene in the senate.-In the whole
history of the legislation of Congress day of
greater violence and more excitement than
yesterday was, is unknown. The two days
speech Of Senator Sumner, we are panied to
say, was little more than tissue of personal
accusation and assault, and charges against
all his opponents without the slightest effort to
sustain their truth other than by here and
there citing newspaper paragraph penned
in malice and for the express purpose of de-
ceiving the public. Such was the substance
Of Mr.. Summers violent harangue, which was
of course interlarded with classical illusions
many of them dragged in by the ears, as it
were, into inappropriate connections His
personal villifcation and abuse of Senator
Butler, than whom a more considerable and
higher toned gentleman never graced a seat
in the national councils, caused a blush Of
shame to mantle the cheeks of all present
who respect the character of the body before
whom it was uttered; because it was wholly
unjust and untrue, and, in style, far better
suited to some low doggery in a region of
country wherein billingsgate is uttered with
impunity, because it is not customary there
to resent and punish such language person
ally. Senator Douglas of course came In for
a due share of the choice epithets which the
graceful Senator from Massachusetts, shower
ed around with volubility that would have
graced the foulest mouthed fshwoman in all
London. His reply, as we'll as those of Sena-
tors Mason and Cas-, were marked with much
more moderation of temper than we dreamed
either of them could command under such
circumstances. 1t was made very clear to us
that no other man who ever served in either
branch of Congress could " hold candle" to
Senator Sumner in the elegant, dignifed and
respectable work of {" singing slush"
A Capital Jeu dEsprit The last southern
mail brought US the following from distant
subscriber:
FOR MASTER HALE,
In ancient times kings had their fools
To jest away the idle hours
These testers were but plant tools,
The creatures Of their masters power
Kings kept their fools, and senates had
The wise alone; but-change how sad -
The customs Of these times allow
As well as kings, that senates now
May have themselves buffoons to rail-
Our senate finds It's fool In Hale,
Twice glorious State that which affords
The ruler and the jester too
New Hampshire all this glcry hordes-
Both Pierce and ale her borders grew,
EAToNToN, GA, May 9th, 1856.