Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-04-30
The Best Hit Of the Season.

Tho Best Hit Of the Season.
Tho Washington correspondent Of the St.
Louis DemOciat, under date Of Feb. 18th,
gives the following amusing sketch Of bout
between Washburne Of Illinois, and Copper
head Cox of Ohio:
To-day Sam Cox of Ohio received set
back from Washburne Of Illinois, which is
rather more complete and triumphant than
anything Of the kind that usual occurs in
Congress. Cox had got hold Of circular
pc applet issued by some crazy fanatic. in
witch the propositions below were advocated
Ind I give them to you in sdvance Of the
Copperhead sheets, as immense quantities Of
the speech Of Cox have been subscribed for
and will be scattered abroad over the coun.
try:
al. Since the whole human race is of one
family, there should be. in republic, no dis
tinction in political or social rights on account
Of color, race or nativity. 2. The doctrine
of human brotherhood implies the right of
white and black to intermarry. 3. The solu-
ton Of the negro problem will not be reached
in this country until opinion sanctions union
of the two races. A.. As tho negro is here
and cannot be driven out, there should BE- no
imprdiment to the absorption of one race in
tho other 5. Legitimate unions between
whites and blacks could not possibly have
any worse effect than tho illegitimate unions
which have been going OH for more than a
century at tho South. G. The mingling of
diverse races is proved by all history to have
been a positive benefit to the progeny. L.
The Southern rebellion is caused less BY slave.
ry than by the base prejudice resulting from
distinction Of color and perfect peace can
come only by cessation Of that distinction
through an absorption Of the black race by the
white. 8. 1t is the duty Of the anti slavery
men everywhere to advocate the mingling Of
the two races. Q. The next Presidential
election should secure to the blacks all their
social and political rights and the progress
ivs party should not finch from conclusions
fairly reducibls from their own principles.
10. In the millennial future, the highest
type of manhood will not be white or black,
but brown; and the union of black with white
in marriage will help the human family the
sooner to realize it great destiny"
Now tho substance Of Sam Cox's speech
was an effort to maintain the assertion that
the war for the Union which tho Government
of the United States is now carrying on for
the supremacy of the Constitution, is simply
war for the establishment of the doctrines
contained in this circular-a war for amalgam-
alton. And Sam discanted through weary,
though to him delightful, hour upon the hor-
rys Of the system Of negro equality--rolling
the theime like a sweet morsel under his
tongue. alluded, the other day, to the
speech of Senator Richardson, of Illinois,
which was little else than an effort to check
sentiment in the army by filing the public
mind with disgust and indignation concci n
ing the objects for which the war is waged.
Coxs speech was worse than Richardson's
he stands to-day in ignominious pre-eminence
as the meanest, lowest, most traitorOus Cop
psrhead on the jeff Davis side of the House.
When Cox had finished his speech, Wash.
burnc. Of Illinois, introduced an offset TO the
vile harangW, by reading from a book written
by Cox himself a few years since-and every
Union man who desires to check the intended
effect of the circulation Of Cox's speech in
preventing enlistments, should cut out the
Washburne offset and paste it in his hat.
Washburue snid
"We shall net probably have the pleasure
at the next Congress OF hearing my friend
from Ohio reherse this speech here, because
think, in tho light Of the recent elections in
Ohio. and particularly in the district Of the
honorable gentleman. can cay to him in the
language Of Watts, and in the spirit Of the ut
most kindness. ..rMr r,.
"You living man, come view the ground,
Where you must shortly lie"
desire to show the House what the gen.
tleman from Ohio has written in regard to the
" African, in book entitled "A Buckeye
Abroad, or Wanderings in Europe md the
Orient. BY s. S. Cox" lie is describing
St. Peters, and says: "In the meantime SER
aphic music from the Pope's select choir raw
ishes tho ear, while the incense titilates the
nose. Soon there arises in the chamber Of
theatrical glitter "a plain. unquestionrd
African! Laughterl and he utters the SER
mon in facils Iatinity. with graceful manner.
His dark hands gestured harmoniously with
rounded periods. and bis ,swar,hy vissage
beamed with high order Of intelligence. "
Laughter. What was hs9 Let the gen
tleman from Ohio answer: " He was an
Ahyssinia. What commentary was here
upon our American prejudices The head Of
the great Catholic Church surrounded by the
ripest scholars of the age, listening to, tho
eloqusncs "-of whom Of the despised ne
gro and thereby illustrating to the world P"
What p" thereby illustrating to the
world the common bond of brotherhood which
binds the human heart Laughter. Mr..
Speaker. I appeal to this House ifit does not
appear that the author Of that pamphlet must
have been corrupted by the work Of my friend
from Ohio, Mr.. Cox. But the gentlemen goes
on to say: " ocnfess that at first II seemed
to mo sort Of theatrical mumsry, not be.
ing familiar with such admixtures in society"
That was the first impression Of my young
and festive friend from Ohio, a. he wandered
throu0 tho vi1ded corridora of 81 PetNr'a