, 1865-11-23
4 LiltIc Club Go>sJp.
Eroafnr Enxresnnnaeute t4kNaTx1natpot'l Of q

EEostGn Correspondence "NaI11ngtoa'l o. sae
At the Unio1.and-Wetcr Club, IN Park
street, CD the night Of tic election, slight
+ disagreement occurred between these gentle
men on the reconstruction question: Hccct~
er, you knuw, lnving got Young Hopeful pro-
Gov, Parsons to tho Bostonfars, and trying to
get them to take the million dollars worth Of
of Alabama bonds. SO they went to the club
room with the Governor, and Dir. Sumner
was also there. Gov. Parsons- see he has
been turned out neck and heels BY one Tpt-
ter, who was 4 more intense rebel than HIM
then Beecher took up the wopdfous tale, and
talked, nonsense Of course. for he
talks nothing else nowadays lie
closed By asking whether II would not be
good investment and clever thing to take
some of Brother Alabnma's bonds. Where
upon Mr.. Sumner rose md said he thought
not, giving his reasons therefor, whlch were,
I have no doubt, though his speech has not
been reported, that Alabama, was q very
bogus State. not more than half converted
iron disloya1ty, and though perhaps not IN
tending to take up arms again, Jet fuliy u
tending 10 rc-estah1ish lnsti,utioaa az nearly
a. rosFible on the old basis Of injustice md
slavery 10 the black race. Beecher bad not
sense enough to hold bis tongue, after ti4ts,
but tried to reply, and IN the course OF his re-
u,nrks, repeated tho idiottc argument that
thu North Ind no right to instst upon negro
suffrage bccanse certain Northern States Wt-e
not ret ready to etant It. Having thus In the
Language olihe T. r. got Bcecaer's mob INTO
charcery, Mr.. Summer proceeded to punish
him to his hearts content, exposing hrisby
his abeurdities, aud disrosing Of him ,dnally,
for that occasion at least. But now came
Coy. Andrew to the rescue. Alter -rehuki1y
Mr. Sumner for introducing the forbidliu@
topic of politics to the Urion-anl- Natefftcs
fwhieh be didn't do, for Eencl.er introduced
it. and no b!ame Il he lid, for Parsons GRAND
was necessarily POLITICAL he proceeded In q
tcry personal and abusive strain to reply to
Mr.. Sumner. One who did not take part In tbs
debate reports him to me as saying, g Until
this moment, he had hoped Gov. rassenswonl1
be treated ~ gentlemen as gent lensan." This
| is had enough, but believe the Onion End
Nuteri:es ppplaudeJ It. The Governor, pro-
cecded to alucidate bis views further, prohu-
bly, follow IN. the text Of the circular Of his
An.eriesn land company, which leclared that
"the day OF necessary anta9onlstn Is past.
| That of cooperation IS come" which means,
boiled down, .s Let Us forget politics and pro
ceed to E1ake money" Wei, tho day Of f'*ueccs
sary antngonisln" never came. The copper
heads we're right, IL we had lot slavery alout
there would hare been no war, and noantago
nism TO bring on war. But We couldn't
let slavery alone. Neither can sertdom ant
injustice: he let alone, 10 matter who want
isn't half aone set, and Congress sud Cabine
aud people will have considerable to do be
fore 1t will be safe to tnru NIL the public ut
tentiou into the channels Of business, To rc
turn: Ar,. Sumner replied, In gent1emanl.
terms, hud was congratulated afterwards upol
speakin9 n1oud what considerable numbe
| Of The audience had been only whispering.