The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-22

evening In tho Oliver street Baptist church. The mus
cal and other exercises excellent and interest
| Ing character.
In the Fcnan community therc continue to be various
manifestations for aud against O'hahory by Circles OF
tho Brotherhood twenty-five sbright sisters have
/ formed an OMahony society.
An inquest was held yesterday over the body Of boy
seven years OF age, named Hermann Miller, whose
parents reside los East Twenty third street. and whose
DEATH tho opinion Of the attending physlcan wastle
resell Of hydrophobia He bitten the street by
Newfoundland dog 9th ut and from that time up
to Monday last. when he died. endured great suffering
There died suddenly Tuesday last, Of congestion OF
the brain, at wcehawken, NJ J., man named Theodore
| wlnkelmsn, Lutheran minister and teacher In
school at that place. whose papers and diary bore evil
demo, OF very singular transactions his part
From these appeared thathe had made regular prac
tce Of stealing from the students and others about the
school such articles ho could Lay his hands and
pawning them in this city.
An election was held In Washington yesterday take
the sentiments Of the people the Congressional pro-
position allow the negroes of tho District Of Columbia
to vote Seven thousand votes against negro sufragc
| we're poied and only seventy i've In favor OF H.
FIRE in 81. Louis on Wednesday night at Nos. I.
and City Buildings. the cvce, between Market and
Walnut Streets destroyed property estimated al two hun
| dred thousand dollalnin value.
Aiarge warehouse filed with government supplies
valued at one million dollars, al Camp Douglas
near Salt Lake City, destroyed by suppescd nccn-
| diary nre Tuesday last
Tho stock market irregular and excited yesterday,
but closed with upward tendency. Gold closed at
| 140X
There were rather moro actv ity and GOOD deal
Nlcyancy in commercial circles Yesterday than during
til previous two days this week. and fair business WAS
| done. Groceries continued dull. Cotton was nrmcr.
| Petroleum was d-l and lower On Change -four ard
| grain ruled 0rmcr Pork active and higher Bccf.
was steady. Lard rrmcr. Butter anu cheese ~erc
quiet whiskcy. nominaiy ri0c In buyers favor
| Tho Defent Of Summer and stevens-The
n Prospect Frightening.
Tic first days proceedings OF the prcscnt
Congress, n both houses cast heavy shadow
upon the country. From The apparent surren-
dor Of tic House 10 Che radical hcrcsies of
stevens, and Of The Senate to the fanltical ca
prices of Sumner, there was reason for the
apprehension that the policy Of both branches
would be Tho policy Of reducing tho excluded
Southern States to lie condition Of unorgan zed
| Territories, and Of holding them under ell the
evils of a rigid military despotism for a! least
two years longer. Such was the gloomy open
| ing Of tho present CONGRESS. Sumner and S!o-
| vcns appeared to be masters Of the two houses,
each with nm overwhelming minority behind
| him; but with The delivery Of the Presid >nts
Message the prospect began 10 brighten; ana
SO rapidly has The Presidents policy since been
gaining ground. chat we may announce hat
the glory CT Sumner and Stevens has departed,
AMI that their radical hcgesics arc scattered
TO tho winds
| On Wednesday las. 10 The Senate, on thc bill
! o? i,r. Wilson .to maintain The freedom Of tho
Inhabitants Of the States declared in insursec-
ton and Oetcllion by tho proclamation o. The
President of July /, 1862" Mr.. Sumner re-
turned 10 liz charge OF embarrassing" ag sinst
| tho special message Of the President, and the
report Of General Grant OF the day before, on
tho condition Of Che Southern States. lie said,
among Other M.ngs--"When think of what
occurred in this chamber yesterday, when I
| call to mind the attempt to whitswash the un-
happy condition Of the rebel States, and q. this
| time to throw tho mantle Of official oblivion
over the s:ckening and hcar'repding outrages-
where human rights are sacrificed, and bar
barism, rebel barba-ism, receives new letter
OF license-I feel that I ought 10 speak Of
nothing else to-day. Str, stood here long
| ago, in the days Of Kansas, when small COM
munity was surrendered to the Vaccinations
Of the slave masters, and now stand here, alas !
| while an immense region. with millions Of
population, ia surrendered 10 the Vaccinations
| Of slave masters. 1t belongs to Congress 70
arrest This fatal fury" And so on through
long philippe on tho atrocities committed
against the freedmen Of the Sou.h and the
| "whitewashing" message Of tho President.
The plain English Of these furious attacks of
Sumner upon the President and his Southern
policy Is declaration of war against hin, in
which Sumner calls upon the republican me-
iority TO join him. But there are no responses
in his support. On the other hand, two CT
three republican Senators promptly step for
ward in the Presidents vindisation. These
dcfecsions defeat the game Of Sumner md
Stevens. We SEE tina. the cool beaded and
sagacious men OF the republican majority ap-
preciate the hint thrown out from The other
side, that the democratic party may again
como into power through tho present Execu-
tive and through a division Of The republicans.
Tho question thus recurs to tho republican M
jority whether it will be best to cut loose from
the administration or to cast Stevens and Sum-
ner overheard as the two Jonahs who threaten
TO sink the ship. Upon this question single
measure consummatod by the naturalization
the abolition Of slavery-promises to be the
death blow to the abolition radicals. As they
dare not take the ground that the constitutional
amendment is not ratified, they cannot hold
the ground that the Southern States excluded
from Congress are ont OF the Union. In this
dilemma the rage Of Sumner eighties nothing,
while In the silence Of Stevens we have the
virtual admission that his game is lost: The
Southern States will no! be reduced to The