The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1866-04-19
Washington News and Gossip.
WASHINGTON, April


the discussion in the Senate upon the
veto, unexpectedly to some, came to a
conclusion. Senator Dixon and Wright,
who have been i'll, had deemed it impru-
dent to sit out the. long session upon the
mere possibility that vote would be
taken this afternoon, and beside it was
not.expeetedst that q vote would be taken
until tomorrow. Consequently the two
Senator's named were notpresent When
at the hour aforementioned, motion to
fix 4 o'clock tomorrow as the time for
taking thesvote come np, Mr.. Hendricks
urged that the Senate agree to the mo-
tion, and adjourn to this proposition
Senators Sherman, Trumbull, and other
temperate and fairsminded gentlemen as
sented, but the Radicals, incited by Mr..
Wade, resisted the motion
The indications being unmistakable
that the proposition of Mr.. Hendricks
would prevail Mr.. Wade took the floor,
and in one Of his peculiarly bitter and de-
mandatory speeches, urged an immediate
vote, upon the ground, inferentially, that
as the Senate then stood the Radicals
could pass the bill. This speech was full
of acrimonious illusions to, the Presl-
dent and in the course of his remarks
Mr.. Wade said, substantially, that 1T was
blessing that the absent Senators were
too ill to be present. He was for taking
every advantage which the Almighty had
Dtit ih their hands, and he thanked God,
de-, 60. To these. remarks, listened to
with surprise and regret by many of the
Senators, Mr.. McDougal rose and admin
istered most effective rebuke, which
was pronounced by Republican members
as most ft and just. The scene was most
impressive. The whole assembly seemed
to be- IN full sympathy with Mr. McDou-
gals brief speech and the countenanees
Of all, save Mr.. Wade, plainly responded
amen TO all ho uttered. Mr.. McDougal
said:
Mr.. President, the Senator from Ohio
is in the habitsof appealing to his God in
in vindication Of his judgment and con-
duet. It is common thing for him to
do SO j; butin view of the present demon
stration it may we'll be asked who and
what is bis God! In the old Persian
mythology there was an soromasaes and
and an Ahriman-a God of light and
beauty and a God cf darkness and death.
The God of light sent the sun to shine,
and gentle showers to fruetify the fields
The God Of darknesssent the tornadoand
the temptest and the thunder, scathiag
with pestilence the nations. And in old
Chaldean times, men came to worship
Ahriman, the God of Darkness, the God
of Pestilenee and Famine, and his priests
became multitudinous; they swarmed the
land; and when men prayed then their
offering weress We will not SOW a field of
grain; we, wilrnet dig a we'll; wewill not
plant tree. These werethe offerings to
the dark spirit of evil until prophet
came who redeemed the ancient land.-
But he did it after crucifxion, like our
great master. The follower of Ahriman
always appealed TO the>s same spirit mani
tested by the, Senator from Ohio Death
is to. be one of his angels now, TO redeem
the Constitution and the laws and to es-
tablish Liberty. Sickness. suffering evil
arc to be his angels, and he thanks the
Almighty, HIS Almighty, that sickness,
danger and evil are about. Itmay beea
good God for him in this world; but if
there is any truth in what we learn about
the orders of religion in this Christian
vorr.laa, his faith viii not help him when
he shall sseend up and ask entrance at
the crystalldoors.s 1t there can be evil
expressed in high places that communi-
Gates evil thoughts, that communicates
evil teachings, that demoralizes the youth
who receive impressions as does the wax,
it is by such lessons as the Senator from
Ohio now teaches by word of mouth as
Senator in this Senate hall.
Sir, the President Of the United States
is q constitutional officer, clothed with
high power, and clothed with the very
power which he has exercised in this in
stance, and those. who conferred upon
him osepowefs weremen such as Madi
son and jay and Hamilton and Morris
and Washington, and a host of worthless
men, who, / think, knew as much about
the laws of government and how they