The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-12-25

the kind. Mr.. Charles Sumner led off,
Early in Mr.. Lincoln's term claim for half
q million of dollars held by some Northern
merchant, was rejected in, whole or part by
the accounting officers Of the Treasury
After long and .perseyering exertions by the
claimant, the claim was firmly denied. In
the exigency, Mr.. Sumner was appealed to-
He undertook the business, and came to
Washington, where his progress in get
ting the whole, claim out Of the Gov
ernment was like that of Casars against
Pharnaees. He might, and perhaps did
exclaim, usai, vidi, uici. How much Mr..
Sumner was rewarded for this exploit has
not publicly transpirsd, but nothing short
of $4,000 is at all likely. Again, the old
Senator from Rhode Island who preceded
Mr.. Sprague, was publicly exposed and dis
graced as the recipient of q bribe of $780,
600 for corrupt use of his legislative posi-
ton. Here then we have three New Eng
land Senator's spotted, and the well-read
politician will remember that the newspa-
pers some few years ago levelled very SINH
la shafts at Senator Hamlin. These circum-
stances will afford some idea of the purity
OF leading New England Abolitionists, and
guide to the motives which govern ninety
nine.hundredths of the whole party, not
exceeding by any means the shining aboli-
ton lights of the good city of Wheeling.
If you can find room for the scathing ex-
posure published in the World touching
Secretary Stanton's management of the
HURT case, and the tender care wherewith
Chase's abolition tools are protected at the
expense of the ruin of honest and upright
citizens and soldiers-to wit, Major M'Lear
you ought to publish it. From all ap-
pearances we have now in the administers
tion more corruption, violence, venality and
crime than all the past history of the coun
| try could gather into one heap. Such how
ever was to be2expected from the party
| which has sought to conceal its own WICK
edness under imputations of disloyalty and
unfathfulness against men whose shoes
latchets they are not worthy to unloose.
There never was Christmas when ex
penditures were as great among our citizens
both old and recent, as now, The store:
are supplied with the most expensive artl
| Gle, from Paris and London, and they sci
Notwithstanding. The specimens of topo-
graphy from London are unsurpassed, ano
seem not possible to be excelled Market
ing continues very high here; turkey o.
any pretensions will bring from S23 to S3
1t is announced that the first sale of the
confscated property IN this region will take
place on the llth Of next month. The
estate ofRobt. E., Lee, or the famous Airing
ton estate owned by the late Geo. Washing
ton Parks Carts, the step-son of General
Washington, will be first offered. 1t com
prises about l,400 acres of land, and is most
eligibIy situated. A difficulty must arise
| however, if the Constitution of the United
States is to be considered as Of any further
| validity, because whilst the Constitution
| disallows the alienation of real estate from
the heirs of convi cted traitor, Judge Un'
derwood has decided that the fee simple
will be sold.
In a case before the United States Su
| preme Court, involving The question o
legaEtender, removed from Court in Ne"
| York, the Supreme Court has refused &c
| consider the case for want of jurisdiction
| There is probably some iuformality OF
which this decision is based, otherwise IL
would appear that the Supreme Court has
abnegated its authority and Jurisdiction
If this be the case our Revolution is COM
plete, and America may shut up her shop as
| free people ruled by laws. 1t might soon
be time to celebrate the entombment of the
| Constitution and the Republic by a grand
| funeral procession, so that the great change
| might be read and known of all men.
PINNACE.