The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-01-28

He spoke Of Mr.. Dudley,sthe president, and
of others as strangers spresuming to know
our people better than Virginians born, and
described their conduct as presumptuous.
Mr.. Nick. said these people were not
always consistent, and mentioned the in
stance Of Pennsylvania Radical who kept
hotel at Leesburg refusing to allow Lang
ston, the lmulatto orator Of Ohio, to sit at
his table with his white guests-a privilege
which q "rebel" landlord in the same
town Immediately afterwards accorded to
him. This was when several Republican
speakers went to Leesburg to make speeches.
Mr.. NICK. expressed himself as much dis
gusted with many acts and doings of the
pretended Republicans which were calcu-
lated to prolong bad feeling, and earnestly
urged the restoration Of Virginia and her
people as the way to put on end to all this.
Judge Thomas made very diguified and
clear statement, and repudiated the impu-
tation Of partiality cast upon him.
At the conclusion of his remarks, Mr..
Millard, Of Loudoun, came forward to &C.
cuse the Judge both Of inconsistency and
psrtiality under the influence of prejudice
towards him for being Union man. The
case was one wholly governed by law, and
the Judges decision had been affirmed by
the Court of Appeals. After hearing his
statement, poor Millard received from the
committee shower-bath. I" What's that
got to do with loyalty ?" said one. i" What
have we to do with this Judicial decision p"
said another. But, said Millard, he told
me one thing in the morning and decided
another way at night. "Well," said Mr..
Bingham, s'the Judge had right to take
the papers home with him at night and
make up his opinion there" And Millard
was fairly pooh-poohed" out of the room.
Thus ended the scenes touching disabili-
ties and reconstruction to-day. - -,. ..
The pertinacious Mr.. Whittlesey, who
seems to be left here by the Wells party to
take care of their interests, was on hand,
nesting close under the wings of the COM
mittee. These persons seem to regard the
committee as motherly ben, especially
engaged in sheltering them with her wings.
I rather incline to the opinion that the COM
mittee is tired of the relation, and considers
that there is much presumption in the at
tempt to maintain it. -... -.-....
Whittlesey was applying for further
opportunity to put in his plea for continu-
ing the shackles upon Virginia white men
while enfranchising the negro-another
chance to impugn the integrity and justice
of the people OF Virginia, whose bread he,
too, is eating. He seemed disappointed
when he was postponed till tomorrow,
when, said Mr.. Boutwell,, blandly, " Col
onel Baldwin, too, will be here"
Colonel Baldwin is here, and he will be
on the stand again tomorrow.
Mr.. Sumner treated the Senate to one
of his little episodes to-day. The Union
League of Winchester sent memorial re-
monstrating against the removal Of the
disabilities of Judge Parker. Mr.. 3um-
ner presented. the petition, remarkipg, in
substance, that he had heard Of this Judge,
and if Hildreth, the great historian, were
alive, he would suggest to him to add an
other chapter to his book on Atrocious
Judges, and include in it this atrocious
Virginia Judge. When we consider that
Judge Parker is one of the most estima-
BILE and courteous of gentle men, as well
as one of the most upright of Judges :;
when we 90 further, and add that he was
by no means heartily in the southern re-
sistance, but was believed to be SO much
oppo sed to it that twas at one time ques-
ton whether or not his salary as Judge
should be paid, we cannot understand what
has provoked this bitter attack of Mr..
Sumner. Y.