The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1865-12-28
.THlRTNeItTA eOAGRess.

THlRTY'RIYTA CONGRESS.
On Tuesday, the 10Th idst., theste-
sidsat senta special message ID ihe
SsHate in feSard to the Suppression Of
The Rebellion, the re-establishment Of
the courts; &C., ii the South. Hs.ssys,
that from alftheiaformatian ia .b4 pps-
session he believes that sectional ami
mostly is merging itself into q spirit of
nationality and that gepfegeptasiqd cp 1
neeted With q proper system Of taxation
will result in !, harmonious restoration
eft Of the relations Of The States, to- fhs
Union. a report from Gen Grant
accompanies the message, in which he
iexpresses the BELIEF That the people sof
]Ithe9Soath have uaccepteduthe result Of
! the warsin good faith; and, ARE desirousi
Of becoming good citizensa % s,god
~ Mr., Sumner attacked the President,
rdenouncing the message as a sswhite-.
washing" affair, similar to chat of Pre-
sidentd PIERCE during 1.-The 81 Kansas
| troubles.go3D aot4gidgfW OF .GinigTiT
Mr.. Dixon denied the impptation of
white washing, as did Mr.. Dooiittle. who
b hoped Mr.. Sumner would irefract tfg
| assertion. The discussion becoming
warm, (aR among Republicans, Mr..
| Trumbull hoped it, would be stopped
and a vote being called, it was stopped.
f In the House, the Judiciary Commit:
tee reported joint resolution to anaeild
the Constitution sota ito, prevent the
assumption ass of any, rebel debt, sndoit
was passed adt 4, oi,;oaorad .,taori
In the Senate, on Wednesday, Mr..
4 Morrill, reported ifavorably the bill to
/ regulate the elective franchise1.in the
Districtof Columbia, allowing all male
persons Of mature age to vote, provided
| they are able to read and write.
fad Mr.. Sumner again attacked the Pre-
4 sident,S and held up This message as
white washingN the States recently in
rebellion He also declared that the
Southern people should not be trusted,
that they maltreated the negroes, and and
gave vent to many other expressions
indicative Of his bate b5rlTGd bag
Mr.. Cowan said he was not disposed
to allow Mr.. Summers speech to be
| promulgated to the country without d
reply, stating that the gentleman had
read several anonymous i9letters, from,
friends in the South, probably cotton
agents or cotton stealers, who circulate
in limited section, and communicated
that Che people are set of hypocrites
IHe was in favor of. lreconciliationj not
of subsection. He then d#elt upon the
assertion Of white Washing, saying
| that he did not known what the gentle,
man meant by the word but, as lie u Il.
derstood it, itmeant ssthat the President,
4 in an official message to- nthes Senate loi
1 the United States, lied; that is the plain
! English Of it, Heread extracts from
| the Presidents message, refuting the
assertions of Mr. Sumner, thai, the
Southern Statesfwere in a state of dis.
order and turmoil, regardless ofnlaw
and government. He inquired if they
were to accept laws from, those whe
I hated the name and the sight Of the
lPsouthern people, and who had made
this a personal war; or from those who
had conducted the conflict in a spirit. Of
leniency, with view to reconstruction
t.. In the House, Mr.. Stevens introduced
Z a resolution, which was adopted, calling
4 on Major General Howard, fSuperintef.
dent of the Freemens Bureau, to state
whether any, real estate seized under
the act of Congress, and assigned to the
,Freedmen's Bureau, has been : restored
! to its owners, and if so by whose ahut h3o rr
itysboY eW .nmgioo sd, TO l4E9 3 be
l. Both Houses agreed to4adjourm from
the 81 21st o, Of December bssfh to the 9th Of
i ! TgSf 'fg3Esd ~. a1adH % ~ .e3io!1s