Litchfield enquirer., 1857-04-02
Southern Politeness.


 sulted in s Inst giving to Congress of the most able speakersit hasssver known lMr. Banks, oi
 sss9 is still fresh in the memory of the people. II will De remembered that Mr Aiken, of South Caro- lima the opposing Candidate at the last moment ol the protractcd session, arose. and taking tie hand of Mr. Banks, led Him to the Speaker Chair For this act of courtesy, Mr. Akin was severely con sured. Mir. Speaker Banks however proved him. self most acceptable efficcr accomplishing busi- hess with great promptness, and diseharging his mutitudinous duties to the entire satisfaction of the House. At tic close of tie late Congress Mir. Aiken arose, and proposed resolution wherein the thanks of the House were presented to Mir. Banks for the acceptable manre: All which he had rcformed his artluous duties This vote was put a large portion of the South opposing it. however. For this simple act cf courtesy, Mir. Aiken has Teen taken to task by the Southern Prcss-and i'll such language these hot-hcaded journalists know how to utter, abused in the most violent language The South Carolina Tines. taper of large circulation arpropriatea column of ysIy snail tyre to an ar tclc which, from sharpness of wit. bite. ness ef feeling, and excited fanatei. m has not 1.rn eoua, led ny any thing w. have seen since the blaspbe nous article from Georgia paper last autumn up- Oil Northern IhankSeivings. Wcregret cur little paper dces hot aio,d sufficient TO, m to quote in. l entire article. We give some mM clp,inos from if that our friends here at the North who a, fond If 'cc's'hs us oi want of respect for the ch;raLty may gam some ldeaof the generous and comprom sihs nature of the Southern preserves, Of tlle en- tire South: as8
 The conduct of the Hon. W,1,1,u A,r .,.. distinguished Representative in Congress tro,n ti. ni"'ilct CI Chai aifston. in lcfcltntc to Mfr Sn.lc bANs has struck Tot only Me 1e1ie q S,M IareIna om ~e @ a%oae fos"fFy 'raa tie most 1retoua .~onxa- neu We are free to contess-an.l nc record if will deep 'eget-tl at we share largely in this astonsb n'nt We are amazed to think, tkat enc occunr. ing his distinguished positi, n- with Lis r,l;:i',1 ahtecedents-oncc an Ecncred Senator, and sulse the Governor of high toned and civ,,r u;s nn.nI, with property which, in magnitude and kind in thes hli2 more largely with tic people of th-Snrtb than almost any citizen silc has-a man of noLc an elevated sentllEents-as sensitive ard as dvo- ted to tEe honor of his native State as to his own gentleman of political experiences and with on portunltlcS to fulm clear and correct judgment of what was due to himself and the pcnple he repre- seiltcd-when we say WIG consider all these things we are '0s' |" 0mo:s:'e" ct he bare contemplation e, Ms ohe oct, so extraordinary in its character. so unex rected as proceeding from such an agent
 mortified would be but to give feeble expression to the emo tons 1t has excited. It is a source of profound bu- na'hation-of deep and predominant shame of bu- initiation when reflect that ouc whose pul|f. character and private vtues we arpreciat. and re- spcct much. could far fcrget what was due to his own exalted character, though for a mo- ment. as to stoop to the low level tf this arch cnc- my of all lis State and people held mcst dcar-and of shame from prof, unl conviction of the utter unwortiincss of the object thus distinguished by this signal act of favor"
 This is the commencement of the article. Before he inlsles' lie Wakes lip, and gives usa specimen of Southern heroture, the like of which get talked of very often in these districts; for instance in speaking of MT. BANKS, he Ases a few md terms ry m'ld, to be sure, for Southcrncr but coinprc- hensble, notwithstanding
 :" MT. Speaker BANKS we rcreat. is one of tbe chosen, trusted leaders of the Black Republican mar ty. By them, that is, the Black Republicans. he was selected to fill the Chair he occuies-nd elect (! over Mr. AIKEN and others. His sentiments his principles of action, ia with his rarty are those of the nccndi,ly-the sentiments and tic principles of those wl.o would fife your dwelling would murder your wife and cnldren-wculo plun- der your property-would rob you of all you had Mir Speaker BANKS would sacrifice would consign to hopeless ruin, entire half cf ike Union to in. sure the t1iuml of his principles and lalrty-the party of Pandemenium-the principles of a De- mon! Mir Speaker BANKS openly avows opinions that lead directly and lead inevitably to insurrec- tion, llpine and muydcr p
 This Editor must, VIC confess, have had drop of lemon juice squeezed into his mixture-7al to find many harder woids one wculd Lc puzzled where to look. But it is not Mir BANKS that alone comes in for the drubling. He staishtly goes off on to MT. AIKEN again. and talks in tl4is fashion:
 It is honorable to rise superior to the feelings of disappointed ambition mortified rrdc which per sona rivalry and political strife so often cnsrniler In moving that resolution of thanks to Ntr. Spca kcr BANKS he voted. " for his able and impartial discharge of his dut;cs, the presiding officer of the fousc. Mi. AIKEN, no doubt regarded it as an act Of magnahimity- y-an truly it was an act uf un- paFsliclcd magnahimi,y! But was it just act in
 its cxercise Was it such an act as suited the rela- noS between Alr AlxEN, his ctnstitucnts Lis state, and the recipient of this distinguished mark of fla vor! There is something strikingly noble in a l1as'fsnilnous act-in the exhibition of the power to rise superior to personal considerations selfish motives that arc supposed to aetCatc the majority of mankind. To revenge is hu,nan-to forgive di- vine. It is heroic act to fo,eive cn, my when We are in . condition to be revcnged. Yes, it is noble, and 1t is magnan:mcus to furlear runishiny yoar' enemy-cne it may be, who has deeply wrongcd you-to torcgo revenge vixen revenge would bc easy. It is not, however, invariably so there are cases in which to forbear to punish would be highly criminal
 This Is not all. however The Editors style is very versatile MT AIKEN C mes in not alcne for a paragraph of an argumcntativc character. but gets big wipes big listed, d-n your eyes knocks. Listen.
 " For this VIC say southern rerresentativc--re- presenting the largest slavch"',!;n2 constituency in tho south, an himself the largest slaveholt!ing moral traitor-traitor to his Constitution and coun try-shoult! receive Vote of thanks, and southern representatives must vote fer it This is time nor cccasitn fer disguise or con- ccalment, or the suppression of one. sentiments ! vf)l withhold tho and Dnract ,x