The New York herald., 1870-02-14
Lively Entertainments in the Senate and aaux
- - -Eufius The Past Week.. 4.s-.- :
srethsr ceahlipg as an Idol siaashsr--l acsqos'
Dissection and Analysis Of sunaner-Bsn But
r's"choo, 'Fty,"- on cox--T'he Alleged
Charges Against Hsves, the Colored
Senator from EisSissippi-obser-,
va1tonas About Senatorial II
TB.'1 Virtue Generally

WASHINGTON Feb. IS. 1870.
What with Sumner, Conkng, frumbuii and
Ste wart in the Scuatc aad Butler, Dawes, FARMS
worth, Cox AMI others IN tho House; what witn lhe
lively discussions tnat aporuye Census bill, aud
curious wrangles about auciossp NJ negro Suffrage
panaccas; ana rich sad rare specimens OF BUM
comDe on economy and excrueiaun1iy funny per-
sonal cuts and thrGsts among noed Parliamentary
rivals, rtnink we ray sarly clol'n hcraIo have had
decidedly interesting week OF 1t. Nor Laura keele
at ,Wall's Opera House, nor e. J.. Davenport
IT tho National could furaish programmes anytning
IKE 40 attractive as the e4ertAin,ents suppledat
the Beales coDslques In she wings Of the Capitol.
Moreover you gor tour fun for nothing IA the louse
or eDatcseats entirely free. and 10 distinction On
account Of race or color-wh feas at the regular
dramatic temples. you. had TO pay your way hand
somely The Congressional varieties were tnereiore
altogether preferable TO either spaldin.'s or waits
and, wnat Ia more, drew larger houses.
DON'T think anybody, not even that very uIcer
tain individual, the Oldest iniabltant, remembers
spicicr times than we enjoyed during the period
referred TO-. Wnat could have been moro lively than
Brother Roscoe's scicntfc siaying Of the ;insacnu
setrs idol when has been ~ iogg worshppec, n
not fn outs,de the unNed states Senate With tho
sacrIie glou5 fury of iconoclast did Roscoe hul
down the godike Charles; with the scieDnDc
relish Of some nastcr Sswbones did he dts.
sect the portly Su.nne-: and say, On ye
forty-seven Senatorial unueIleyers IN sumocr infa!
hpi.y, did not be, Roscoe, surnaIned ConkliEy.
aualyze the brain OF the New England antocrat with
tbe snplie and wOnderinis skill of proIoandeSt
psycholoslstsp Answer: Oh ye lortyseven dsrelicti
F.lcuis Qecensus aue,1.i.n Which means very hoer.
any translated, it's not Impossible Tor census blli
TO 20 In the opposite direction to olympus, even
wheu sumner the Greas is its guardian angel.
And then. remember Sumner about two weeks
ago. or pr6bably less rising oil his MAJESTY IN his
seat beside tho irreveyent and j0cose Nye.
and saying, with d look OF withcriug scorn,, 10
fEurnhuI, and Stewart, ana Carpenter, and Conx-
An1 Ain reply Ito criticisms on his course
crttictsms designed 10 exhibit HIM as an obstacle,
not promoter Of African equality and "sch"--Ie-i
member SIMMER, 80 rising aud procaining, Sir, +
. say now what wouln not hlse said under any
other circumstances; wnai never woud have said
hut for tue peculiar characteg Of this; debate wh.ch
Is directed against me with the purpose OF showing
thar have been TN obst.cle to the ameloraion. Of
the negr0 Tnat J. sr, wua lhc aulhor of the section
OF so ana So giving tue right Of suflrags to the
negro. SIR, 1never would have alluded 10 TINS bus
Jorsoma Of the Ieih.!3s nAAde Leie today "a the
/ say rememoer THIS cool utterarce oil Charles
bate In tue Senate on Thursday, wacn s.ewart ana
Trumbu |, IN TO lambike iaiiion, attacked the aeW
England states.nao tore the laurcis IRON hls brow,
aad proved tno satisfaction OF all the Sela.s fHt
Charles not tie author 0i the section gtais SUI
irage the African, a4l tIat he nohor really be-
AtloiisInd yearsJ wnicn Is me Aonasa seca}sita
given John Bingham, oil Ohlo by tnat "bad
Masn't THIS rou.h one On Charesf Iput it TO all New
Eng.auu, aud particularly Boston, whether tlis
quences. mol only was Sumner pulled dowa from
his ugh PEDESTAL " lruIiouil ana Sewart olt ne
was constrained BY Conk'!n1's terrific assaa!t 70
tee on ta0 REVISION Oi the LAWS, OF Wa.ch Cou.itn5
Is char nan, aad Which ma ,c report agaluay tuc
House Ccnsats bin. Ihd ever anybody hear bc or@
OF Sumner permiiung himself IT, get 80 l!lorodsly
deIof aiizeJ7 Is II not a sisn tnat nc Was oid!sf
lurL whel ne found Ii necessary to asa, To lie
Heped roi furt.er service a coianat1ce presided
by senator VINO hai peail SO uDClvu ~ tO at
ack asKi successfully rJdC hfinY ~. d st{fe'
1t seems apparent that no stronger proof could be
supplied OF the severity w.erewitn cue grclI .issl
chusetts senator wasnana.cd by Conkllas .hua t!fs
hasly retreat from further official intcrc0ursGWILu
"the honorable Senator from New 'York.pt4
Tie emphatic vote On tnat bIti-4I 10 9--'s only
means OF approaching the amount OF hIuze.p MS
representation which has been brought lnI0 ne.
QUESTION to 0verturE law Of 1oJO, an.l which
was 10 ably exposed wv tha Now York senator to
tile datnagc Of AIR. summers reputation Aa laan
Se the incuthpieco for the wheat fl0ricsst.ons
touching the scope and results OF the cen,
sas @ y. as . oo ba as aans s
representations and figures to "emlnent STATISTICAL
aulhoriy;" and. 10 give significance TO his grounds
less charges, he extoiled the scentinc Character OF
y man declared to lie a mere Cnariatal. ills Oil.
reiterated misrepresentation OF the pay to ceusus
officers under the Old law and declarations oi
omissions OF great and important interests ia TIE
publications Of the census OF lS0J, were happily aad
specifically met by direct Citations fron tae pay
roll and reference to the volumes belled; aud {aa
sCathlng application OF the AlaAin .'suDD,eSsto
rerp, by Mr. ConEllng to notn Mr.. Samnee
sumner seldom maniiesls ny his acss nlucn
ey,deuce OF sensolIity. undsr castigatlons IN
Ujceu, and his reslguall0n as o member Of the
COMMITTEES illustrates letter than any thing else could
his appreciation u tue position ~ when Mr. Cons
lung has placed nm. Had the House Census Dill not
been put upon iEs passage as soon IS printed and
before time could be had for examination Of pre-
posGerous details, 1t would never have reached me
Senate. notwithstanding ITS allarenents oi patroa
age IN giving the disposition OF fat ONCE to eacn
member OF Congress- \. more melting tnan
% Sli could be npa a Until discussion and I amendmens
were entered upon In tue iOusc, and 1t was passed
without calling Tor the yeas nnd nays It's crudi,les
great vote whereby II was rar;ed exploded tue long
blown ana higniy admired bubble OF Garfield, Walk
port OF 100 pages to show how mncn tney knew but
which better illustrated ls0w hLue they had learned
experleace to ADMINISTER census law whcn he las
r'dculed beed and msrep esented In the press and
10 the committee as insufficient, impracticnbe ana
cosby, and 1Or which he has his reward tO the haz
ard OF o reliable census. Wlh the bubble has gone
the $4,000 salary and PRESIDENTIAL appointment, as
well as the new anu hungry army Or expecIanl ONCE
f. NAs SUMNER AND FEssENDEN. 81
us ON q IN " ysEnf ~ as
Laws recalls smlar piece OF folly pracslsed by Inc
Massachusetts. Senator some. Llme ago. Ihe late
Eessenlen had finished OF his wonderfully cool,
sharp cutting ciitcisiiB Oh Suaner, and tueiatter
lett SO keeniy Tie lncslye tnrusLs OF the inexorabe
Maine orator taat he wedt, from dis scat III
dreadful uusler-so at least 1t Is reported-ana
approaching near whsre Fessenden sat, remarked IN
q voice hoarse WIN em0uon:--'sMr. keSsendeu, IN
f15ae-I desire that intercourse sau be entirely
Official. shall be obliged by your lot speaking 70
me ut all save on necessary 0incni busineys.h Z
TIE quiet. c0ntemptu0us smhe thai came over
Fessenden's3 lace can he imagined bv those WHO
knew him. II cannot ne descrlDed. Fessenden WAS
not the man to say "nay'i TO such, proposition,
and though both ne and Sumner often afterwards
grappied tn the course OF exciting debate aud soe
times thus spoke 10 each other wish cislity, they
never were recoRcted socially. 4sEtt
SUNSET NO MORE, BUT "sHOo FLY.n |
Ben Buffers 1"shoo ny,'i hit at Sunset Cox the
other day still the town talk. Ii s regarded as
masterpiece OF hunbug retort, which some profess
TO desplse, but which nevertheless proved the
enective weapon or DEBATE available during Thurs.