Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-01-17
RICHMOND WHIG.
WEDNESDAY MORNING...JAN. II, 1866.
WASHINGTON EXTRACTS.
FROM CORRESPONDENTS.
MAsA1NGroX, Jan. II, 1866.


CLIPPINGS FROM CORRESPONDENTS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. ii, 1866.
ANOTHER OUTRAGE UPON SUMNER IN THE SENATE
1t was my happiness to be in the Senate this
morning long enough to sec Senator sumner
complctelv floored. He rose to rebukc Secre-
tary Mccullough, (who, by the by was pres
ent J for daring to appoint assessors ana col
lectOrs of the revenue IN the SOuth, VINO Hlu
not taken. and could not take the test oath,
Tins setting aside law of Congress, or "dis-
neusiup" with it, as Sumner phraSed 1t. This
rnormitv Senator Sumner wished To 'brlnS be-
fore the country" and i'll closing his remarks,
br complacently assumed that he had eiiocted
his object. lie then (as uSuaI glanced round
the galleries for approving female smiles, anu
resumed his seat
And thereafter, Senator Davis stood up and
stated his entire satisfaction that the Senator
from Massachusetts should declare that the
officers Of the Government should obey the
laws; but no wanted to know how many times
Sumner had declared in the Senate that hc
never would obey the Fugitive Slave Act how
many times public officers in Massachusetts had
set aside that la.J and how often, under the
plea OF military necessity, during the last four
wears, the laws of the land had been frequently
dispensed with, with Senator Summers full ap-
proval2 These questions completely dumb
founded the AdOnis of the Senate. lie pre-
tended to read morning journal, nervouSly
turning over the newspaper, and no doubt turn
ing over a reply in his mind. But he replied
not 4 single word. Indeed, like the historical
small boy, he had nothing to say.
STRIPPED or HIS ErAuLETTs.
Among the mustered Outwas q Brevct Brga-
dier" Detective l.. C.. Baker. 1t is known that
his discharge was ordered by the President,
who, not many months ago, ordered this same
Baker out OF the White House, and told him
not to show face or foot on those premises
again. II is equally well known that the "di-
yinitv" of the War Onicc was dcSirouS to re-
tain the services of this detective, and 10th To
discharge him, especially rs this discharge IL
only preliminary to the total diSbandmcnt OF
the entire detective force.
1t is positively stated that Bakers discharge
was not due To Il willingness on tine part 0l
Stanton to dispense with the services of hiS
- Jealous aud skilllul instrument" but was IN
obedience to the "eXpress command OF tho
President ;" and no stronger proof of the cor
rcctneSS OF this statement is necessary than
that Forucy's Chr0RiCie editorially denies 1t.
Baker goes into retirement " Brevet Briga-
der" but not beggar. If he takes his chains
and hand-culls with him he is rch-in old iron,
ship of Stanton and the whole school of free
speech suppreSsing, public-preSs squcchng,
and tclcgraph-tapping tyrants Of the Radical
party. Moreover, the committee appointed 10y
Stanton To award the sums offered Tor the cap
turc of Davis aud tho killing of EoGth, will not
ovcrlool, Baker. 1t is said that the lions share
full two-thirls of the whulc amnunt-will 90
to Baker. The Radicals Owe him that much, at
least.
HIGH ART AT THE CAPITOL.
The lreSco painting on tine dome Of the Capt
tOl was wholly revealed to-day by the removal
OF the scatluld on which the painters have been
ut work for the past eighteen months. The
painting is both allcgorical and diabOlical, and
is said To have cost SjO,0OO. 1t may be styled
'high art" since it is about one hundred and
eighty feet from tho iioor of the rUtunda. Tho
sccno reveals haZy procession of heathcu
diyinities-Ceres, Neptune, Mars, Mercury,
(who appropriately appears in " blue mass
Of cloud-coloring), and other gods. The God
dcSs of Liberty, with flaming sword, purSucs
the American eagle in full flight, ii she meant
To commit another Fourth OF July outrage upon
tl;.r-rnuch abused " bird o. freedom; aud the
procession eliminates in center group Of JUS
tice, Law, Washington, and other distinguished
individuals. Franklu'S, and one or two moro
wcll-knOwn faces, are portrayed, but failed to
find Stanton among the other "dlvlniticS. -
BY some oversight, too, the form of the
" Second Washington is omitted. lmay fail
to appreciate this work of art, though confess
that it classes well with the hidcous mass Of
plaster Just set up in the old Representatives.
chnn,h.r which r"Hl Ln i"c,"''ssI ;'-.i.~
frIrhtfu original of that irightiul figure which
surmountS the dome Of the Capitol, and which
may have been set up with its face to the east
as a national ScarccrOw to warn the cholera not
to venture upon our premises.
SINGULAR GIFT AND MESSAGE TO SENATOR
SUMNER.
Late on Saturday night as a telegraph boy
was entering tho private rooms ol Senator
Sumner with 4 dispatch, he stumbled upon
paper box which had been placed against the
door, aud neatly addressed To Mr.. Sumner,
containing a full length human finger, neatly
wrapped up and covered by the following sug-
gcstiye note, which we give as wOrded and
spelled:
ssYuu old son ola bitch, send you piece
Of one of your friends, and if that bill OF yours
passes | will have piece OF you.
4 UNION MAN"
The finger must have been very recently cut
close from the hand of negro or mulattO.-
These Reconstruction" demonstrations arc be-
coming quite too frequent to improve the tenn
per OF Congress toward those who now openly
boast that they have done, and would do again
with any show OF success, all in their power
to diSmcmber this government.
OPTICAL PATRONAGE WITHDRAWN.
Secretary Stanton has directed that all War
Department advertising bo withdrawn from the
htclliJencer and Constitutional Union newspa-
pors, and that it be withheld from them in
future.