Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-02-27
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Probably the last two persons in the
world man would expect to hear Of as
quarrelling are the Hon. Charles Sumner
aud respectable eOlored man from BOs-
ton. If were asked 10 name anywhere
in this bleak world of ours i" two souls
with but a single thought" I should
name in the first place the Hon. Charles,
and in the second place the respectable
cOl5red gentleman from almost any
where, bnt espeoi9lly from Boston. But
scripture and poetry warn us of the in
stability OF human friendship, and though
history gives Us few exceptions in favor
nf men lovely and pleasant in life, and
not divided In death, l regret to say that
Mr.. Sumner and the respectable colored
gentleman from Boston cannot be in
cluded among them. Till within 9 week
they might row they cannot. How it
came that the nmpilissl cord which
bound the bon. Charles to the respect
able colored gentleman from anywhere,
but especially from Boston, was broken,
never again TO be united, it is the object
of this paragraph to relate: The Office OF
chief journal sferk Of the Senate was va
Gated couple of weeks since, by power
which disregards the tenure OF Office act,
and makes removals without the adj
vice and consent Of the Senate" 1t has
long been one of the written laws of that
great body to allow Senators, in regular
rotation, the privilege of naming candi-
dates for clerical gscapcies under the
Secretary. This time it was Mr.. SUM
ner's turn to name the individual who
should ill up the gap which death had
created. There was joy among the re-
spectacle colored gentlemen Of Boston
diIIlsed among several for q while, but
finally concentrating INTO intense and
ecstaiic rapture upon one, who vas as
sured by Mr.. Summer that he should be
chief journal clerk Of the Senate.
News Of the intended aeleotion reached
the capital very soon. Senators remon-
strsted with the Honorable Charles,
whose respectable eolored gentleman
was, to their eyes, nothing but-a bigger.
And nigger must not be chief journal
clerk Of the Senate The backbone Of
the Honorable Charles stood stif1iy up
for the respectable colored gentleman
awhile, and the respectable colored gen.
tlemsn came all the way from Boston to
Washington In full expectation of being
Installed in the promised Office. Senate
rial remOnstrances increased in vehe-
mence and multiplied 10 number, until 1t
was solemnly asseverated that no mig
gern should be clerk of the Senate, and
Forney, with ell his "derce devotion y
to the colered loyalists, had to yield to q
request under no circumstances to ape
point Mr.. Summers respectable colored
gentleman from Boston to the vacant
clerkship Here was 3 dilemma. The
respectable colored gentleman from Bos-
ton was here, with Summers written
promise in his pocket, and yet he couldn't
get the place because he was nigger.n
Mr.. Sumner finally yielded TO the
pressure, and named white man for
the place. The respectable colored gen.
tleman went home TO Boston, perhaps a
wiser, certainly not = happier man,
swearing vengeance against the Hon.
Charles for not making more Of 3 FIGHT
in his behalf and more than doubling
the sincerity of that great mans attach.
ment TO him personally, and to his race
collectively. Henceforth no more for
ever will that respectable eolored gen.
tleman from Boston sound the praises of
sumner as the champion OF civil rights.
Gone is his admiration for the Hon.
Charles whose seIlpiternal orations on
universal brotherhood will fall upon his
chagrined and disappointed ear as tink-
ling eym balls, full Of sound and fury, sig
nifying nothing; or, as the respectable
eolored gentleman from Boston, who
wears speotscles and hath q classic air.
flor l saw him With mine OWE eyes. will
doubtless put it, voG ct preterea ril.a.
Oh, Charles, who'd have thought It?
MACK,