New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-04
most terrible and nterminablc sort He would not have

frenZied yeDgeful 1anatlcs lie DeHeves III
all to Providence and 1.-The. In u beautiful figure no
pictured the ultimate melting away OF fghtfu &C
erection OF deusion and wckedness under the benign IN
huences the gradual encroachmens, OF the light anu
warmth Of education and tho pure Christian idea
But still the problem remains, how 10 endure, without
condoung this strange abominaton this mons'rouS con-
tradcton and anomaly. this poisonous branch OF oren
tai sensuay and false religion. engrafted on the iar
Occidental OF Christian. republican oiVzaton 'hlS
corrupted barbarsm tins subjected lawlessness TINS
thrifty prO1gacy this systematzed righteousness 'hs
devout abandonment. this arrogant shame we cannot
hope TO keep 1t in republican quarantine; Thousand
leagues Of sea- thousand leagues OF land cannot protect
the ignorant common people OF England ana the simple
pcasanry Of Northern Europe from the fatal contagon
OF its subtle pTopagandism. II posons the air OF the
world.
After your reporters admirable account Of the trial
OF the honorable and reverend gentleman from South
Carolina felt that there little for TO say. IL
very painful scene. The sight Of human sin and
humiliation is always painfu-but the place, the
rounding the vital interests and consequences involved
made this trial something really dreadful to witness The
initial proceedings the bringing before the House the
suit OF the investigation OF the Committee Military
Affairs, the terribly damaging testimony and the more
damaging admissions, left hope OF good delyeranoe
Of the accused. felt that the was doomed not
only to expulsion. but TO life OF dshonor-to pocai
RUM and echoed the words of friend who said 10 me-
81 feel as though had been TO execution"
think that throughout the pubic proceedings MI
Whittemore bore himself very we'll -modesty enough
but not abecty. There were those, know, VINO sa"
in his paiued and anxious yet set face both unahly %
ror and insoent defiance, fasehOod hypocrisy ana al
the other attributes OF hardened yiany ana toai ue
pravity; but confess saw in him only an orua'''
not unamiable or unredeemabeooking sinner, ana an
average Congressman under unpleasant circumstances.
He does not look ike OF ability, certainly not OF
noca cleyerness and am afraid II will always remain
question in my mind whether he has more wickedness
or less wit than OF his conpeers HIS late high
profession spiritual" has told against him; but II he
stole tho livery OF TO serve the devil in he
probably wore il in such Jaunty way with such care
less grace as 20 deceive very few and he has been out
of livery for some time Yet heard an indignant lady
I'm the gallery exclaiD, 81 do hope they'n expe him!
It's time that clergymen taught that they must be
honest and moral as well as other people"
also have had my share Of righteous Indignation
against The man. 1 know he has pedded. and buck
sered and betrayed sacred trust know that he has
dlsraeod the Republican party and the Methodist Mn
istry know that he has preyarcaed and canted and
yet, pity himand that the woman Of 1t, suppose
Ifreport speaks truly shall have large drafts on my
cOmmiseratiop, In the similar ugly cases which are com
ing up But don't spare ony feelings centlemen deal
out equal and exact justce-prOye the escape goat"
charge ia not rue-nake clean sweep with the bosom
of reform If It carries before it than half the
House! Better emTty seats, where virtue is than full
quorum with corruption herewith Let the "spasm OF
virtue continue until the devil OF bribery be cast out of
legislation.
Two nice old maiden ladies from Boston lately spent
couple Of days in this city, and when about leaving e1
pressed friend benign satisfaction in regard to the
morals OF the Capital 1--WE had heard" they said
great deal Of the wickedness Of Washington, but really
We have found it much worse than other cities
! not than Boston"
With their rare opportunities Of "soeng life" Wash
non this was great concession, but was made be-
| fore the WhitemOre case came up.
Mr.. Logan certainly performed dlsagreeabe duty
with aacry;" followed up the matter with steady.
unreIenting unrelaxng "lope" much Of his name
IN the old time might have followed foe. Yet lie mere.
II did duty doubtless He spoke with great deal OF
force and drectneS and "wOn golden opinions from all
sorts Of people, except perhaps. the undetected raick
crs in cadetshps the unhappy Fehxes, who trembod as
he spoke.
Mr. Butler disappointed everybody. and yet, having
almost no case he did all there to be done, unless
powerful appeal could have been made to the compass
sonate feelings OF the House, something not exactly in
Mr. Buffers line Rufus ChOate, 1t seems TO me- Gould
have found food for in the Of that patriotic
kind hearted charitaby. educatonaly. INTELLECTUALLY
inclined legislator that indlscreet. mpolitc. unsophs
tlcated oergymen 10 have moved and melted the most
obdurae Republican, and tho "wiSest, dscreetest, yr
tuousest, besr Of the Democrats. He would have
caused strange culver Of emotion to agtate the snowy
mustache OF Fernando Wood and would have drawn
tears from even the stern Chairman Military Affairs
though they should have been the last. the first
The Onl, that burst
From Outsissis soul"
The turning Of Gen. Buffers batteries on the news
paper men" reminded Of a scene once witnessed in
the old Senate Chamber. Mr.. Jefferson Davis offended
by newspaper articles, actually addressed the
reporters in the gallery, defed and menaced them
they sat-some taking down his remarks with prOfes-
sional GOODNESS. some idly twidding their pens They
survived the attack. Some Of them lived 20 make and
mass the public opinion which later took form in
and armed men, and took voice in artillery and John
Brown songs, TO oppose and defeat the reasonable
schemes Of that most arrogant and ambitious Senator.
No man, it seems TO me- is so powerful that he safely
defy, exalted that he safely Insult, the "news
paper men,"
On the last day, when Mr. Whttemore stole q march
them all, by handing in his telegraphio resignation
and the acceptance must think that Mr. Banks and Mr.
Dawes wise above the decision OF the Chair, In
arguing that this escape from execution by suicide.
should not be permitted 1t destroyed the moral and
dramatic effect Of the affair Lest he should find
much comfort his hortkar the vote Of censure was
passed. which had a sort OF eIpulsive backacton.
While the dsagreeable and confused discussion was
going on. Mr. WhttemOre sat his desk, tearing up
papers, and trying to decide between two modest and
considerable applicants for his desk and during the pass
ing Of the vote OF censure, no disappeared with the
glide OF a spirit" and him In the
ing however, it is said he attended and addressed
religious meeting So he has not fallen from grace
| such grace as he had @. C.
| CONCERNING BUTLER, wHITTEMoRE, AND THE
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