Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-05-19
SALLUsr.
FROM LINCOLNDOM.

S.LLusr
FROM LINCOLNDOM.
We subon extracts from late Yankee papers received
ct this ofice
WILLY sNUBBED BIZ SUMNER.
In the Yankee Sen TO- on the 18th instant the b ]
amending the charter Of the city Of Washington 60
to allow every male citizen to vote, without regard o
color, was under leration The following pas a.
from the debate viii interest our readers
Mr. Wiley of West Virginia, (UaioD,) argued aga n {
the proposition, the ground that the rgh 10 70 9
was purely conventional and that it rested soly with
communities TO besos he privileges OF the franchs'.
BE said the inhabitants Of Washington we're ops ed to
this measure nearly unanimously. He depicted the
ellis which would Aow rom bestowilg the biz pryi-
lege upon the masses of uneduclted save5 especially
in Washington whose population according 10 the pre-
ent ratio Of increase, would in five years be oue-hak
coored The passage of the measure would cot only be
injurious to the coored ITSELF but would rTite
the whole country aud especially the borier statee He
said this one who had emanc psed slsvee BY the
sweat of his brow. o. YVES idle TO suprose that We
could colfer the high privileges Of civilization by
scratch Of the pen or by act OF Congress u dega
ded ard ignorant race.
Mr. Summer, of Massachusetts, (Union) said Slavery
died hard both in this chamber and on the has efed
We have been compelled before to listen TO yindica
ton OF the save code and the save hunter or is f,cr
and to-day the excuson of coored persons from the
franchise has been advocated by the Senator rom West
Virginia wac was himsel introduced into this chamber
by the iDhuer of freedom. He rises bers vind
cate Slavery in one Of its meantst productions.
Mr. Wiley denied that he defer ded Slavery. Wee
the Senator had liberated many slaves he had,
could afford 10 call him friend of the STA q and MT
bfote. When the Senator gets his other b throu r,
to allow negroes to testify in courte OF jzstc he could
bring halt a dozen witnesses TO testify that lie
nItarf riand In frepdnm emanninalinr, A. The
Senator from Mass chusetts.
Mr. Sumner said the gentleman had the odSss iu-
dice arising out OF bis former connection with iasery
still iu him. The head of the beast had been Gu but
the Senator still cuug to the al.
Mr. Cowa1 denied the right of the Senator ffon Mas
sacausetts to denounce those who denied suf. 20 to
negroes advocating slav ~. The assumpi1i was
lido and only beokened gnorIuce aud weikaess What
idea it that West Vrg nj. should put hsr,' at
the will of the Senator in order % be in the line pro-
motion He thought the Senate should have been called
to order for hs remarks. He was certainly out OF
der among gentlemen.
Mr. CoWan proceeded at length to argue sgainst .tLe
b II, and to maintain bis amendment 10 t. mentioning
that Illinois bad no. only refu cd negro suffrage but by
90 900 majority excluded them from The sate alto
gether. New York aud Pennsylvania were alike
imous gainst the measure.
Without action, the S:nsts, CT motion of Mr. Wilson,
went into Executive session.
srRAGGLERs AND KULEERs.
The Washington telegram, in the \ sw York Times of
the IS b, says:
Fully two thirds of those brougL 10 tho Hospitals
here wounded, by careful esimgf, mere skulk-
ere, with only slight bruse, in m.s instances with
out scratch. They have Gvsed themselves of the
confusion Of battle andhe character Of the Wilderness
to get out of line aud their way here among the
really disabled.
Government has instituted thorough Jog Of
hospitals, and all these sksdadders vi be promptly
seat back to the army The presence OF officers among
this crowd adds much to thc>dgrsce OF such conduct
Over thousand officers and men have lkesdy been ar
rested by the provost guard and pllc in the Capt.
toll. The officers will be returned to General Grant in
irone.
VIEWS OF GOV. sEYxoUR's ORGAN.
Toe New York World of the 18th, submits the follow.
log views on the situation in Spoaylvana:
We must frankly state ourimpresson that he mill
tary aspect is not very hopeful We have profound
admiration Of the irdomitabe pluck Of Geo. Gait,
which ia all the more conspicuous from the probability
that any other General than he would this have
dstIusted his ability to reach redmond by route
which at every step brsles with obstacles Even Grant
himself is profoundly impressed with a sense of the
hsrcean magnitude OF his task 81 propose TO eight it
ou' on this hue if Z takes all Summer" This talk of
all summer" does not consist with the idea Of vic
tory nearly achieved but rather with the dea of work
yet to be performed Of sIch Stupendous difficulty to
require the most Hnf rchiug determination of o
naturally resoute soul
1t apparent from Grants language that the idea OF
some otherroue has Gro ssd bin, ana that it Is by
cousciou effort Of rmnes that he holds himself to his
original determination 40 III: it cut on this lne'-
If there gcounis for doubling lie prsctieabty
there had been occasion for this very emphatic
serton of adherence to nis original plan.
TIE AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY.
The anniversary meeting OF this Society was held In
Nea York on the 12th. Rsvesiy Johnson, of Mary.
land, made sresch, aud is reported as follows:
h spoke lirg of the mea urts taksr since
the breaking out OF the rebellion, for the cc Alton OF
the Scriptures in the Border Sates and eoqus oily
ferred to the social effect OF the war in Mary d. The
political dlfereDcer ofthe day, hoSsye we're sight
of By all persons in Bslinore who were engaged in
Bibles to he Border Stlies
Toe South were addressed en- the subject end ssked
if there deartb 81 . 5'es ia 'hs Southern State.
They resp lnded, "S nj ~ sc Wpd Of Sod" TIE
Virginia PIE S0i. ~ re - J. l'sa 10 the
mater, and pod "H-t' .f'si 10. IL !, Scrip
ture' Sn.- 80 a., Bel in, sc < ne,aiisd d.
iribu ed tr 4 ~ iil b. 10 S,ehty 257,S13 yo,-
Il - SC - There must TO q d. at,h Of
b. sbm d Returned prisoners state that |
ID .es h,r SIS ~ Josfsderate money for each /
Dib ~ bal ia their possession.