Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-11-21
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

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such an appointment no right-minded man WIN
dispute. Not only has il the sanction OF INV
honored usage By the best and wisest OF inen,
but every dictate Of reason ana e'eiJ souts
ment Of religion concur In ns aPPIONHt.
Doubtless its observance Will DC Echofat
amongst s''.-IntsHtseneer az yss'e'60y'
We always regret to differ from our honored
friends of the InfeiIigsnser. Nevertheless We
do differ from them as to the propriety of sub
shutting the Thanksgiving day of Yankee
land for the Christmas day solemnities Of
Christianity that being the real question in
issue between US. We deny an toto, that the
change "has the sanction Of time honored
usage by the best and wisest of men," unless
the dsmi-dsities Of few generations of crazy
New Englanders be the wisest and best of
men, and its sanction by peculiar class Of
people considerable majority of whom have
been led astray by their views of religion, step
by step, until they have substituted the wor-
ship Of their passions, prejudices and ap-
parent temporary interests for the worship of
Christ, and Him cruciied, is sufficient to
make 1t me-honored." We also deny that
"every dictate of reason and every sentiment
Of religion concur" in the approval of the
change Of which we write. Our respected CO.
temporary might as reasonably argue that
every dictate of reason and every sentiment of
religion approve New England's substitution
o: the pulpit for the stump, the latter change,
wlich has become almost universal in the
land of Puritanism, being a natural COMO
quence octhe style of theology that has brought
about the former.
The 80 observance" Of yesterday was not
general among us,' as it should have been
observed. In riding in to the city in the
morning we met over two hundred mon and
boys with guns and fishing rods in hand, upon
4 single road leading out Of Washington We
know of but very few bar-rooms within The
limits of the Corporation of Washington tha
were closed throughout the day; and We know
that on such an occe sion those who keep bar
rooms here always calculate to enjoy a far
larger trade than usual. While we should
like to see this whole community giving thanks
daily, for the multitude of blessings we eajoy
through Divine Providence, we repeat, We lave
no fancy for the substitution here of New
England's Thanksgiving day for the Christmas
ceremonies of the christian religion, and re-
spectfully take the liberty Of limiting to our
friends Of the IatetLtgeneer that we cannot
perceive how right-minded man" can
grsvely advocate such a change
senstof Sumner.-The Republican papers
a:e again complaining Of the condition of
Express insists that Mr.. Fillmore's defeat in
the recent election grew out Of the fracas be-
tween Senator S. and Mr. z. S. Brooks, which.
1t alleges, cost tie straight Know Nothing
party the loss of the votes Of $50, 900 Sumner
sympathizers In the nom laveholding States
1t the Express Is correct, the fact illustrates
the eternal truth Of the old adage saying
that some good comes out Of every thing. We
presume that about the time Of the commence.
ment of the canvass for again filing the sen
atorisl seat held by Mr.. Sumner, his admirers
will admit that he has got we'll enough for
the satisfactory discharge Of its duties We
have no expectation Of his recovery until
then; as his playing the martyr proved
profitable card for his party in the recent con-
test, if not quito profitable enough to elect
Fremont to the Presidency. The manner in
which the Republican party managers used
the Sumner and Brooks fracas has served to
strip the former Of all sympathy from all
whose sympathy is really worth having, leav-
ing him to look for consolation to that only
which is generated for political purposes
Overlooking the fact that both the Criminal
Court for this District and the Parliamentary
Court of the Nation gave Mr.. Sumner redress
for the humping his head got (Which never
would have been thumped had he not violated
decercy and truth and justice in his speech,
under tho idea that his senatorial prerogative
secured him perfect immunity in wrong doing
as an individual they (the Republican party
managers) sought to make far more out Of the
matter than they should have done, thus re
pelling the real sympathies the fracas origi-
nally elected
In this connection, the Albany Atlas and
Argus says, with much force:
Mr.. Summers partisan friends sought to
make political capital of the affair, with an
avidlty and grossness that were calculated to
Iepel the sympathies his case had elected.
They exuited over the wrong, as they contem.
plated the profits they were to realize from it
linus we have seen some indiscreet maid
! en-, misled by wicked libertine, become nm
object OF sympathy; but when Messrs Quirk,
Gammon and Snap. her attorneys, buy up her
claims for damages, and bring her into court,
all fearful, with her damaged innocence still
moist about her, to wiring from the commiser.
| ating jury bouncing verdict, we are apt TO
leave hcr to her consultations. Thus have We
| seen the example of vindictive damages win
iome le.s viItuous Miss Burlingame to specu-
late IN the damages Of her outraged virtue
| We do not mean to question the philosophy
oil vindictive damages; but We can disc.imi.
nate between case which invites our sympa-
| thy, and one which spec ulators seize upon, and
shape by exaggeration, false testimony and
dishonest appeals 10 prejudice gnd passion,
INTO means Of obtaining political or pecuniary
| capital"
The Democracy Of the South and tho In.
coming Administration Under this head