Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-07-23
WISDOM OF THE RUMP.
It's DOings, with Brief Comments

devotion to the negro is unsclfsh, and springs
from deep conviction of the negro's worth,
and his capacity for elevation. Mr.. Sumner
did not marry negro, because it is probable
he did not find a lassie of that color upon
whom he could fasten his affections, but still
We have abundant reason for believing that
Mr.. Sumner loves the negro. lie is not,
like ARENAS Ward, disposed to deny that
the negro is his brother, Tor he owns the re-
lationship whenever opportunity is afforded.
lie has recently given an unqualified evil
dence of his fondness for the oppressed race.
When the bill supplementary to the recon-
struetion act was before the Senate, this mod
ern Athenian attempted to introduce an
amendment providing for universal manhood
suffrage in the North as we'll as in the South.
lie claimed that it would give a large in
crease in the radical vote in Kentucky, Ma>
ryland, Delaware, New York, Pennsylvania,
Indiana and Connecticut, aud in fact. was
needed in every State. The Senate, how
ever, did not agree with Mr.. Sumner, and
declared his amendment out Of order by
vote of % to ID This action of the radical
Senate proves that, with the exception of
Mr.. Sumner, the negro has few unsclfsh
friends in the 18th, and that instead of Mr.
Summers ami eut being out of order, the
American Sc e is terribly disordesed.
In the use on the 1lth, an obscure
repressptat ed Broomall, mailing from
~ ste wi oasis Thaddeus Stevens,
e. to guarantee to the several
form of government. The
ii is that universal negro
extended to the North as
The Sodtl1 The bill was referred to
mmittee on reconstruction. Consult
''lOgic of events we have reason to
that this effort of Mr.. Broomall has
q in a sure place, and that it is
bis name from that obscurity
zen buried.
IS introduced and passed
Sth, appointing a COM
Ggate the treatment of North
in Southern prisons. Mr. Mum
wished to amend by appointing
TO examine into the treatment of
prisoPers in Northern prisons. This
SdOwn, of course, Congress asserting
atssh did not wish to go abroad even a
Sspicf3st That prisoners in the hands of the
Union forces were mistreated. OF course not.
Such an investigation would send abroad facts
exceedingly unpalatable to the dominant par
ty, and decidedly damaging to the reputation
for humanity, Of the Gbest government the
world ever saw"
On the 10th, among numerous rcsolu-
tons introduced, was one directing the judi
ciary committee of the House to enquire
whether the States Of Maryland, Kentucky
and Delaware have State governments repub-
lican in form. and to report to the House. Af-
ter including the States of New Hampshire
and Missouri in the inquiry, the resolution
was adopted by a vote &c to 50. Thank
Heaven, breach has been made in the New
England Fortress, and New Hampshire has
been brought under the law of Congressional
investigation. Why didn't the House in
clude Massachusetts in their inquiries?
On the 18th the following resolution was
introduced, and passed under suspension of
inc rules ny Il StTlcL party vote:
THAT the doctrine avowcd by the Presi-
dent that the abrogation of the rebel States
binds the nation to pay their debts incurred
prior to the rebellion is at war with the prin-
CiP.es of international law, and stabs at the
national credit, is abhorrent to every senti-
ment of loyalty, and pleasing only to traitors
and their allies and sympathizers, by whose
agency alone the governments of said States
were over;hrOwn'
Served him right. What right has Pre-
sident of the United States to avow any doc
trine at all, much less one which ''stabs at the
national credit" which the Congressional pa
triots are unfolding by the reckless and un-
necessary expenditure of hundreds of mil
lions of the peoples money. In the language
of Mr.. Thaddeus Stevens, it is ''impcrtinent
and uncalled for" The doctrine of the hour
is that the President has nothing to do with
the question of reconstruction That is a
matter solely within the jurisdiction Of Con-
gress-or the trump so-called.
The most sensible resolution Of the
whole session is that of Mr.. WashLurue. of
Indiana, which declares that taxation in this
government should be borne equally by all
that for purposes of taxation all property
should be liable; that tile exemption from
taxation of any portion of the material of the
country is wrongful and unjust, and that to
carry out these views the right to tax any gov
eminent bonds now exempt in any future
funding of the public debt shall be allowed.
Referred to the committee on ways and means.
The passage of this resolution would again
breach the New England fortress, and knock
the props from under ''Shoddy."
RADICAL E2ETEAVAGANCE.
The unstinted extravaganza of the radical