The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1867-03-08

occupied. Senators Hendricks. Sher-
man, Buckalew and Fessenden defend
ed the Secretary against the onslaught
of Sumner and Chandler, and the lat
ter came out of the "scrimmage" con-
siderably the worse for the wear. Sen
ator Fessenden Radical as he Isl decla
red that he had not words to character
ize the Outrageousness of the language
used by Chandler, and said that it was
false from beginning to end.
The veto of the Military Reconstruc-
ton Bill has not yet been sent into
Congress, but is hourly expected. 1t is
just now rumored that the President
has signed it, which I doubt. 1t Is
measure which would create revolution
in any country but this, and fear Will
finally result in war even among the
phlegmatic people Of the United ~
States. 1t is unnecessary that l should
refer TO the details of this iniquitous
bill; suffice it to say that it annihilates
the State Governments of the South
and makes that section the Poland of
| the Union. In view Of the fact, how
ever, that if the Southern communities
| (how can we any longer call them
! States p are not represented in Congress
by the next Presidential election, they
will have no voice in that election, it
is Il question whether the Southern
people will not conform to the require
ments of this bill, and demand repre-
sentation under it, They will be COM
PEELED to adopt the constitutional "a
mendment and negro suffrage, but they
hope to be able to control their emancl-
pated slaves and thus slay Radicalism
with its own sword. l would not be
surprised to learn that movement
willsoon be emade, by prominentSouth-
ern men, looking to the end which l
havejust indicated.
The tariff bill is at present under
consideration in the House. There is
great fear that it will fail for want of
time. The diversity of interests which
ask to be "protected," causes consider
able clashing among those who want
tariff, and the iron men and wool men
and flax men are all at loggerheads.
New England having succeeded in get
ting her manufactures protected, now
protests against like protection of
Pennsylvania coal. The House COM
mittee has reduced the duty on that ar
ticle from $1.25 to 80 cents per ton, but
an effort is now being made to increase
the duty when the matter shall come
before the House. Our coal-operators
can Judge from this of the fairness and
magnanimity of Radical New Eng
land.
The hotels are swarming with poll
ticians of every hue, whose business
here is to reconstruct the vacant reve-
nue. offices in their respective districts.
Things are at skies and sevens in this
regard and there is no prophesying
what will be the upshot of the strug-
gle between the Secretary of the Treas
ury and the Senate. There are plenty
of long faces on both sides.
/ have spent some time in sight-see-
ing around the capital, but must fore
go, for want of space, the pleasure of
relating my experience. In the mat
ter of art, / cannot help referring to
the statue of Lincoln, placed in the ro-
tunda of the Capitol. 1t is short and
thick-set representation Of a tall and
spare man-in short it resembles Lin
coin, in form, about as much as it does
the Kentucky giant. In the dome of
the Capitol there is grand painting
which a grave and reverend Senator
declares is picture of the Father of his
Country surrounded by the girls of the
Canterbury On the top of the dome
is a brownish looking woman, with the
appearance from the front of the Cap
itol) of having her head knocked off.
But | must close. Is. f. NJ.
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