Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-03-04
From a letter to the Boston Traveller.l

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Mr. Sumner arrived here on Wednesday
night, having come directly through from Bos-
ton TO Philadelphia where he rested for TWEEN
ty- four hours at the house of friend, and
came through to Washington in the New York
train. On his arrival he was met by frienc,
and taken directly to his old rooms. Il was
generally supposed THAT he would not have
reached here until Thursday night, Many
personal friends who had intended meeting
him at the depot and giving him a cordial re-
ception, were disappointed by this celebrity of
movement on the part of our invalid.
Mr.. Sumner looks very well as he sits iii his
chair. lie was never, perhaps, looking bet,
ter, NOR did he ever weigh more But the idea
of health is quickly disspated then he at
tempts to rise, or more particularly when ne
commences 10 walk after rising, when his
step appears feeble and uncertain, as though
he were walking on slippery surface, and
was sens BILE OF its insecurity He complains
of a nervous sensation III his spine, and
laughingy describes his debility as arising
from want of " back boie" 1t is some-
what like the sensation caused by lumbago,
but the paint dull. 1t incapacitates him from
sitting ia chair without something to support
his back. pillow is placed in the back of
his easy chair for that purpose, and it appears
to afford him much relief
1t was soon noised abroad that the Senator
was in the city, and after nine o'clock there
were several callers many, however, con
tenting themselves with leaving their cards
instead of obtruding their company, when it
was necessary that he would have rest. The
Senator slept well that night, and in the
morning appeared to have experienced no i'll
effects from his journey.
The next day his rooms were thronged with
visitors, SO that it was almost impossible for
the Senator to accomplish anything himself.
But for all that he got off large quantity Of
public documents which had accumulated
during his absence. About two o clock he
rode up to the Senate Chamber. accompanied
only by friend, and took his seat. But he
had no time to remove his overeoat, or gloves
before his chair was surrounded by friends
Their greetings were very cordial on both
sides, the Senator for few moments assum.
ing his old familiar look. The Senator elect
from Michigan, Mr.. Chandler, and the Sena-
tor elect from Connecticut, Mr. Dixon, were
introduced and paid their respects. The clerks
and other officers of the Senate also gave him
warm greeting. Mr.. Appleton of Boston
lett the side of Mr.. Toombs, with whom he
often holds familiar converse, to speak to Mr.
Sumner. The only gentlemen from the Ad
miniatration party, whether from the North or
South, who greeted their long absent coll
league were Gen. James and Gov, Allen of
Rhode Island. The gentlemen of the other
side, including Douglas, Toombs, Slidell,
Benjamin, Cass, and others, passed aad re-
passed Mr.. Sumner seat, and neither gave nor
received look OF recognition. Many mem
bers of the House came in and paid their re-
spects, among them some of our own deega-
tion, The question under discussion was the
tariff, and as it appeared that no vote would
be taken that day, Mr. Sumner returned to
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first indication that a vote would be taken.
The Senate continued in session until i've
o'clock, when It took recess until seven
o'clock. AT nine O'Clock it became evident
that they would soon come to vote, and
Gen. Wilson accordingly dispatched page
to Mr. Sumner with the intelligence. The
messenger found the Senator asleep, but ON
learning the state of affairs, Mr.. Sumner
dressed and started for the Senate as soon as
a carriage could be obtained. The debate of
the evening has already reached you byl1ele-
graph, and the news also that Mr. Hunters
bill, somewhat amended, was passed; SO l
will not take up room by giyeng another ac-
count of it. Mr.. Sumner reached the Senate
in time to prevent by his vote, which made
tie, the engrossing Of Adams bi /, which had
passed even the third reading aud if it had
become q law would nave prevented action on
the Tariff Tor this SEES sion, the House would
never have accepted it, there would have been
no time left in which to originate new bill.
This OF itself almost paid Mr. Sumner for his
journey, and seemed t. do something towards
sustaining has rapidly waning strength. But
before long, so evenly divided were the SEN
ate, that twice again before adjournment,
which did not take place till one o'clock, did
Mr.: Summers vote decide the question. And
when the final vote had been taken, and the
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cred round Mr.. SUMNER and congratulated
him on having secured for Massachusetts the
best Tariff bill that ever had been passed, so
far as her manufacturing interests were con-
cerned. And it is now generally conceded,
that, had Mr.. Sumner been absent, and other
things renamed as they were, the bill would
have been lost
This was the first evening Mr.. Summer had
passed elsewhere than on his own bed for len
mouths. During the long period he spent in
Boston, he was unable from physical dsaLili-
ty TO attend one single dinner or party of
any kind, of the many which were given in
his honor. Aud now the first moment Of re-
turning strength was devoted to the interests
Of his State and country. and with such good
effect that he accomplished all that he could
have done by the hard work of a whole SEES,
sion. About two o clock in the morning, Mr..
Sumner returned to his rooms perfectly ex.
hausted, but satisfied with the result Of his
labors
4 The fact that he should arrive so oppor-
tuuely Tor the interests of his State would be
a most astonishing coincidence, were it not
that to vote on the Tariff was the first and
almost the only object of his visit to the city,
m ade at this TYNE in defiance of the orders of
his physician and the entrearies of his friends.
In his sick chamber he had watched the pro-
gress Of the discussion and he saw how nearly
the Senate was divided in opinion, and he
saw the necessity of some action on the Tariff,
So he watched Till 1t was evident to him that
the time for action had come, and then, re-
gardless of what it might cost, he acted. He
was not day too soon-he was not moment
too late, but he struck just in time, and the
success ofthe blow is evident. understand
that he is very much exhausted this morning,
as he obtained no sleep during the might after
he retired; but it is not thought that he is in
darger Of experiencing any serious results
from the nights work.
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declared war upon boards aud moustaches
All civil funetionaries are ordered to shave the
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