The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-06-12
The Case Of Miss Winnie Ream-Thc
--latest Nutlonnl Disgrace

ton from the capitol at Washington
OF Miss Winnie Ream, the sculptor,
have perpetrated an act Which for
petty meanness and pnsilanimous
spite. is unparalleled in the history of
that body.
This Miss Ream is very young, of
even girl-like appearance. Her talent
IN sculpture having been brought to
the attention of Congress-, she was
employed by that body to model and
complete statute in marble of the
''lnte lnmented Lincoln" and COM
mittee of Congress assigned her n
room in the basement Wherein to
conduct her work; and this was done
without her solicitation. There she
has since prosecuted her undertaking;
her studio being much visited BY
public men and artists. She is rep
resented as q young lady of great
gcntleness and modesty, and rs high
~ respected. Miss Rcam's father
resided in Kansas, and was there the
neIghbor of Senator Ross, who, for
this reason, took rooms ut Mr..
Keam's house, when he reached
Washington. During the late i'm
parchment trial, the Senator's voto
was subject Of speculation and many
rumors. Among the things said,
was that winnie Roam had in
Huenccd him to vote for acquitting
MIR. Johnson. Whether true or
not, it was found that Miss Ream
inclined to tho President, aud Mr..
Ross voted for him, and that was
enough. Mr.. Bingham undertook
the Infamous act of revenge upon
this poor girl. He introduced a re-
solution ordering the room occupied
by Miss Renm to be fitted up us IL
prison for Woolley, and the room
opposite to be fittell mp for guard
room. These rooms Ind been letter
cd y and Is in the morning by order
of the managers, and the resolu-
ton OF Bingham specified them as
"A and B, when there We're no other
rooms i'll the basement thus lcttered.
The resolution was passed, and Miss
Rcam had to'moyc out her casts and
materials at great Inconvenience and
with great danger to the mo,lcl she
was preparing. After the resolution
was adopted, q motion was made, on
Friday, to reconsider it, pending
which most disgraceful debate oc-
Cured. One Gen. Morgan. of Ohio,
took position rs the champion OF
Miss Rcan, and recited the alleged
pnrport of II conversation between
her and Julian, OF Indiana; where
upon that gentleman got up, gave
his version. proclaiming ut its con
clusion that Winnie Rcam or any
body else who gave IL different YER
sion lied! No one will be surprised
to learn that the man who ma,le this
proclamation OH the floor of Con-
gress has been publicly cow-hided
ut home by one Col. Meredith. He
richly deserved another application
OF the cow-skin. Butler, the Beast.
was naturally inspired by this ex-
ample OF blackguardism and coward
ice to make an essay to divide the
lnfamy with Julian. He gloated
over this brutal act, declaring that
the young lady should not lave a
dollar for her work us long rs he
had anything to do with the Com
mittce on Appropriations, and that
the statute was thing that ought 10
be broken. rs it did no honor to Mr..
Lincoln OF the country. All this
malice towards poor girl upon sus-
piciou of nu net which she indignant
ly denied. Fit exhibition of man
hood aud honor FOR radical congress.
men.
lSFLUEScING THE VOTES or .;ESA-
TORS ON THE IMPEACHMENT Tho
Washington correspondent of the
Louisville Journal says:
Tho following laconic messages.
which passed over the wires between
Parson Brownlow, of Tennessee, and
Gen. Stokes, will be produced by the
Democrats, if they can get a hearing
before the nosing committee:
KNOXVILLE, May Blow will
Fowler vote?
W. G.. BROWNLOW.
WAsiIISGroS, May 3.-Don'tknow.
Think he's oil right.
w. B. STOKES.
KSoxvILLE, May If you ain:
certain, pump him.
W. Ct. BROWNLOW.
WAsHINGroS, Muy Il can't. He
won't discuss the question. fear