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amer stands to the present raging conflict
The result | trust win not prove unlike.
had thought to make extracts from il, bu
must refrain, except so far as they are embed
led IN Mr.. Summers eulogy: of which
trust for pardon for introducing little nor
= tion.
oi Alter having drawn in a most craphic ane
E, vivid manner, The scene, coming, as he said
+ " clearly within the domain Of art - Of Don.
+ glass, as before related, reading the Majority
d report on Kansas at the Clerks desk. and
It Judge Collamer reading his at the same place,
: ana John Shdell occupying the President
J char, a. sitting behind like Mephistophele-
= looking over the shoulder Of truth. while the
e patriot Senator, standing before. gravelv IN
; folded the enOrmities which had been nerre-
trated - the brightest and most glorious
! monument of hIs long life" Mr.. Sumner
proceeds thus
{ " Ihe other signal occasion when he showed
, much Of The same character, and was surely in
spired by the same sentiment, was during the
last year, when the illustrious President. who
now sleeps IN immortality. undertook, in iisre-
gard Of congress and solely by executive power.
TO institute civil governments throughout that
region Of the Union where civil governments
had been oyerthroWn. Wh0ean forget the awak
contrary to his custom, he interrupted another
in debate TO declare his Judgment against the
power Of the President 10 institute permanent
civil COVE nment TO last beyond the war
e This INTERCEPTED judgment was afterwards
developed in speech, which for sententious
wisdom and solid sense Is perhaps, the hest he
ever delivered. II is not long hut. Ike the
Roman sword. it is effective from its very short
ness. He spoke with the authority Of years. hut
he spoke also with another peculiar uuthorit, sfor
1t was he who drew the act Gong ess which plac-
ed the rebel States under thebln Positively, cam
estly, and most persuasiyely he insisted that Con-
gress should not abdicateits control Of this oue.
ton. His conclusion was repeated aguiu an nl,alain
1t was for Congress, be said, TO say when that
state Of things existed which would eutitle the
rebel States TO perform their functions As infe-
grai parts Of the Union. Il WAS for Congress 10
decide this question, and not for the President
except so far the President uni Is in an act of
Congress by his Signature And he asks
hen will and when ought Congress to admit
these States as being in their normal condition %
To which he answers, II is Lot enough that
they stop their hostility and are repentant.
They should furnish 10 MS by their actions, some
evidence that the condition Of loyalty and obedi-
ence is their true condition again. and Congress
/ must pass upon II, otherwise We have no Sc
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again. fllel with the tba1-ft he -. .Ty..
great essential tlf,., NOV. b.. MS. No.. .i..
Congress shall Io nothing which can ir ss, INV
create a iouJt about our poarf over -l. ,p-
ject.' And sill ilellr- aeaia-t .x ..u.;,e int
ference, he say, heIier. thar when rg-e~,al-
lishins the condition of peace With thar people.
oonsresS, representing The tnHel Srie-, ht-
/ power III enhHg ihis war, ." ger some security
loI 'ie Iull'e- Il %.A-d le "a strange thing Il It
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1t is his dvir- Iey,ry 4, h. -..,-.-, H.. .u
| from Preside6t ~ citizen. heed Ii- ,.-I. rb.
aspiration so often eyrr,-.,l t,-.la. -',. NJ.
now alive 10 take part in the r.-....,ti.-..f
the rebel States IS fllillel He lives r BIS .ie-
clared opinions. which are now ech cd from to-.
tomb.
To those who would understand tU- sub
ject in is principles, in its history It's origi-
nal occasion and substantial merits. | would
commend an attentive reading. not only Of
Judge Collainer speech, hut Jf tina. whole
debate.
On the 20th Of January, 1904. a yeat
prior u the speech last namci, be made
speech, which, in its qualities and character
as legal argument, is, perhaps the very best
Of his forensic efforts. Mr.. sumner, on the
18th OF December, had proposed rule of
the Senate, requiring It's members in oren
Senate 10 take the Oaths prescribed hy the
act of July >, lS62. II adopted il would %
crate only Oh Mr.. Bayari. one of the Sena-
tors Of the State Of Delaware. l. had been
the subject Of discussion from tine % time,
and Mr. Bayard, himself one Of the able-t
lawyers in Congress. had put forth the ut
most OF his ability. The sgeech of Judge c.
vas mainly reply % him, and Of course
covered all the substantial ground Of debate
1t exhausted the subject in an argument that
answered all opposing views ard LEFT no
ground for successful reply. It Is worthy Of
study. Neither this nor anv subsequent
speech was printed in pamphlet. They NAV
be found in the Congressional lobe
shall notice but two other of hi speeches
es-one on the subject Of National Banks az
a substitute for, and a tlrcihe supplantiHg
Of, the old system Of State Banks the 9th
er on the subject Of Treasury Notes-'Green
Backs the making Of them legal tender.
Ihey were both received with -lme show
OF discountenanee by men who are accustom-
ed to regard party poiicy, when once adopted,
as absolute IN its supremacy over the night
ol private personal Judgement. a. 20 meas
ures settled upon by the PARTY, for carrying
such policy INTO elect. Oi course they were
dlsapproyed by those who iav red the pro-
posed measures upon convection and Judge
ment honestly entertained 0i tie tormer
oi those speeehes nave only u saY, that DC
i charac'er'zed by the usual a'iI'y VITA
"hlch lts author was accustomed % Do ssch
service, Oi the SUBJECT. either IN point ui
Hrinclpie' oF IN poiicy, have no knowieise.
Ihe present currency ] suppose serves to me
the same purpose That the OLD bank bills
WOULD Il they had continued 10 be The paper
currency ct to-day suppose it would have
taken SI4U oi them u buy Slou oi gold.
The latter OF these speeches IN my Judge
ment has remained mpresnable against all
attempted answers down to the present mo-
ment aud think that the public Judge
ment, Affected BY the experience OF the IN
teryenns period, with something more than
silence now appreciates the principles and
views therein maintained hatever tenn
porary benefit may have resulted at the time
from the measure, it is certain that the pub
he credit has suffered a serious wound, in
having the governments promise to pay,
with the authoritative provision that that
promise shall be equal in value to the same
named sum in gold or silver. Inundated in
the market and mart, By being treated ~
worthless for one third, (mure or less, } Of the
sum expressed upon IT, face. Ii Is also Ger
tain that conhde ce in the good faith Of the
Government is seriously shaken By the pro-
positions, coming from diverse potential
sources, that the government may and will
meet its pr lmises to pay in gold for money
borrowed, by those deprecated Greenbacks.
II that should prove to be So. innumeable
will 10 tho rnrIri+uEs +b,+ will b,t. rs-,s,,, -