The mountain Democrat., 1865-08-19
TRDUnrG1E DEnOCRAT.


A HnTOElcAL ScnAP 1oR RADIcALa,-
A W@sshkeoa correspondent uF the New
YSfs, W6tlA, says the Harrisburg PatriOs
and USiOa, describes one Of the varly
SeShSs In the grand drama, which, It q
tOSs rhspsd. = nov st it, elOsa. He
II SsS during the session OE Congress.
thg wiwtsr pFeeediOg the CharIOstoa
CSnvsniion, that grave Senator 0ccti.
pio4rS The atNsatioa u the Senate On The
Stits. Of the nation. His solemnity Of
waASsF, his simDlicity Of style, his ex.
trsehe views On the s1bjsct Of StAIes
rights, ell proved the sincerity Of the
aCSaksES aaA rvealsea 10 msmOFy the 6R
UreS t6see and sentiments Of the dead
CalhOuR. The voice seemed more like
the ea.akiOU Of spirit than the uttered
eoayieki6nA Of The man who wa destined
70 hsShs lsaAsr sfs gTeaa rebelIiOM. A
sort QfAws spread over the Senate cham
Der, aa6 even Wade aud Sumner and
Chandler listened with aN attention akin
TO respect. AmOaE the audiiOry there
Was one Wh0 s-cmed more than the res
AhasFbsd in the seene beGOre him. The
Seaats adjourned, and Stanton hAStrned
from the Srnatr chamber to one Of the
hotels of Washington, and asked to be
shown, the room u the venerable Govern.
or Msda'y, Of Ohm. Scarcely had he
Snterrd when, wi'h Q voice full of pas
si"Naas energy he exclaimed - " Metiary.
I have Just heard Davis, and. bv all the
CODA he IL the greatest living statesman I
The 6Uutb In right, aud Davis must he
the H0n.inte Of the ChaTirSi"n Co"ven
tiOu :; and 70 secure that end. you must
c,NnS'to Washington and take charge Of
the Gsvernment organ"
Governor M~daFy angGested that therr
Iere certain reaSons shy such an arrange
msNI might not be acceptable to MF.
Bdrhsnsn, whrn Mr.. Stanton replied:
81 wilI look to that; I Win be rtsp0n
sls''e Tor thaii Twill 20 at once to the
Waite H0lss, and iH twO hours from nos
I will zee y'0 sgain."
MsdaFy waited, Stanton returned but
f0T eeas0na unnecessary here to naIratr,
the Hrs1eSne isilrd. This was the O,'eniNg
acela which precrdrd the FehelliOn. a"d
Edwin N. Stanton PLAYED the chief role
in the advocate Il Southern rights, and
the HReCisl friend Of Jrtiera0a Davis
And this Il the same Eiwin N Stan.
ton., ROw aud for years. the Secretary Ot
War, wholn the radirsl Republicans are
lanling To the skies and looking up 10 ~
thssrrpeSrnIatir~ OF ali the Pla"kS "f their
c'eei Il barhariSm, centralized power
and rrgr" rquali'y.
IA i~ diflic1Iii for calm nature TO credit
20 signal change Of views, ard 1t is on
II hy accepting the sPh"Vism ,hat He'll
knu"S na hate like low" to anger turned"
thai Ardinnrv hunsan crrdulity can toivr
ate f Aud yet aside fr"m the phy >nln.
.,ical fact that strong, passionate natures
as< .F"ae 10 Tun from one extreme to an
other, We arc informed that there are
three living witnessrS u prove il. The
same writer says:
, 1GoScrnOr Me,laFy sleeps in an hon.
ord grave, hut there are yet thver living
Witnesses tN the truihfu!nrss Of this mar
rAiire Ono is . State priSonsT whO lies
in <ipins at Fortress Monroe another is
his jailOr, whO declared the prisoners
vi-~s TO br just, and ~h0 sought to place
the 1lan he holds in irons, in the Presi
,L~asial chaiV; the third and last is the
venerable James Buchanan. This IL but
. stray scrap Of history. but il is not un
worthy Of being presen,ed!"
Alas GOT the radicals! They have pin
ned their Gaith and fortunes to q man
Whose ''principles" are founded in hste.
the result, evidently. OF persOnsl jealousy,
disappointment, or wounded self love-
Alas, poor wounded d"ve!