The Indianapolis daily herald., 1865-12-18

not contribute 10 our vanity. ambition, OF
other selfish aspirations. Whilst We discover
nothing in ourselves worthy Of such freatmei
a Is constantly being melted out to Us. SELF
loving genius in ito teens attributes all neglect
or abuse 10 general misunderstanding on the
part Of the whole world. Of is peculiar char
aeteristics- Genius I'm fact l. never :. under
stood except by those who fall down aud
worship il, seeing no Jcmish. and nolie OF us
are entirely " wtllfreatcd when not serted.
But what Of all this prefaces simply this.
we are each ofus an embodied loye-otseif-seek-
ing, social and political relations and alliances
for selfish ends, only agreeing where interests
arc mutual; antagonising in all other relations;
hence, life is series flesser or greater com
bats, and none ofus are without the arena Of
some irrepressibe conflict which will not
=. down at our bidding In politics, for many
years, in this country, the question Of slavery
furnished the dement's of such conflict upon
a large scale, involving all the States Of the
Union. Slavery overthrown, and the negro
question fills the vacuum Tonight the Com
mon Council Of this city are to meet on this great
subject. Ii is feared that Congress will en-
francise the black man in this District. The
Council is determined TO ascertain by vote
white the popular will OF the city, and to
fling the Twill Of the people" triumphantly
into the very teeth Of Congress. Alas. poor
souls, they wear their cold Virginia" speeta-
eles, and do not see that when the South slew
Douglas they buried white popular sovereign
ty with him, and now they must embrace the
will of the negro, also, or their voice will not
be heard.
Last night Henry Ward Beecher addressed
the Freedmen's Association in the hall of the
House Of Representatives. much to the salts
faction Of his friends. Whatever NAV be
thought Of this man as politician or as
a DvineTft. onc thing Is certain. he is n re.
cognized power, for good or evil, not to be
pushed aside, or treated with contempt. His
prominent aspiring eye, his passionate nostril,
bis well pronounced emphatic mouth, his solid
neck and large head compact on shoulders
broad enough to bear them, mark a man OF
force and capability. II is said that Mr.. Beech.
or and the President are ca rapport political
ly. have indeed been looking euriouslv for
some one with whom the President is known
to disagree.
The administration of Mr.. Munroe called ..tbe
era of good feeling" could not have presented
more harmonious state Of affairs than now
seems to prevail on the surfsce. How soon the
= dirty poolr may be disturbed no one knows.
1t is not probable that a party which is so
largely in the ascendency as not to be able to
furnish even crumbs from its table TO a large
retinue Of hungry, and greedy followers, can
long remain Harmonious"
The Senate has been agitated OIL the subject
Of Reporter for the Associated Press. More
accuracy and better facilities for Reporting are
demanded, and will be furnished The debate
In the Senate on the resolution appointing a Sc
lect committee to inquire into the state of affairs
in the late Confederacy, etc. was quite interest
ing, Mr.. Hendricks made brief speech, but las
he always does reached the real point ofnterest
invOlyed-the right of the Senate to determine
the qualification and admission of its own
members. The resolution was shorn of it,
point, but, as amended by the Senate, has
been accepted by the House.
Where a committee Of inquiry only is ap-
pointed, with specific object i'm view, GER
tainly requires that no action be taken on the
subject which that committee has under con-
sderation until after il report. The effect Of
this resolution will, then, be to postpone ac.
ton and discussion on the subject of " recon
struction" or admission of Representatives
from the Southern States indefinitely. 1t may
he that members thus constrained will devote
their energies to very important business rer-
tanning to the financial and other interests OF
the country not Of aparty nature.
The officers of the Veteran Reserve Corps
will not be mustered out until further action
by Congress. The privilege Of nominating one
First or Second Lieutenant for the regular
army, accorded by the Secretary Of War to
each member of Congress, has developed a
host of aspirants to those positions, there being
already not less than fifty applicants for each
appointment. Members of Congress are truly
objects of eommiserarion in respect to their re-
lations to applicants for "placer- appli-
cant feeling himself personally aegrieved, and
wilfully wronged, if unsuccessful. Yet, they
chose their own rack let them suffer- There
are many others waiting for them to get out OF
the way. So il is; we ignore Hamlets philoso-
ply. and are ever ready to "fy to ills we
know not Of Yours, ATrECIo.