The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1870-01-27

had not opposed the education article as
charged by Sumner, and that the latter could
not have been mistaken i'll the facts. 'And
yet,n said Mr.. Trumbull, ''The modest (?)
Senator insisted that Walker wanted to break
down the system of education. This was
the gigantic fact about which the Senator
had rallied so loudly, and though explained
by Senator Stewart that no one could truth
fully repeat the charge against Walker, the
Senator from Massachusetts had again relt-
Grated his gigantic fact" ''and," Mr.. Trum-
bull added, sis not that modest? ' Here
another laugh and slight applause. Mr.
Trumbull read the names of the Senators
who voted for the first Reconstruction Act
and the 18th Amendment, and asked-"Do
YOU miss any NAME there? Was it possible
that any such acts could be passed without
the vote of the Senator? Mr. Summers name
is not among those who voted for those
measures, and yet, he announced the other
day that he was always present. Great
laughter The Southern colored man owed
Sumner no thanks for those measures" Mr.
Trumbull said, however, that Sumner did
vote for the bill after Andrew johnson vetoed
it. and he argued that Summers malice and
hatred for Mr. johnson had proved to be
more potential than the necessities Of the
colored race or the principle involved in the
LEGISLATION. $50 we GOT his vote there
This lunge WAS enjoyed hugely by the listen
ers Mr. Trumbull said il was unpleasant
to have to make these exposures, "but the
assurance and ct1rontery OF MI sumner
And here the Vice-President called Mr. Trum-
bull to order and decided that ''effrontery''
was unparliamentary. Mr. Trumbull res
pectiully begged to differ with the President,
but wouldn't appeal from his decision.
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his adversary in chancery and polished him
off he magnanimously released his hold
When Sumner rose to reply there was agita-
ton all around Everybody expected one
OF the best efforts OF the champion of the 10y
alists, but it was Il failure. Sumner felt his
weakness too scnsibly to handle his opponent
The facts were against him. The pure man
would not draw aside from the great ques
ton to indulge in personalities, which he
said the Illinois Senator took to as ''birds to
the air and fish to the water.'' He went off
into rambling TRADE upon the Georgia
people, pitched into the "Koo-KluxKl ;"
as he pronounced it, much to the merriment
OF his hearers; charged that Mr. Trumbull
was always found voting against the colored
man, and that he had thrown the protection
of his vote over that great criminal. Andrew
johnson; read anonymous letters from vari-
Gus pttI Us VI W ptoNC ILC GlCC-
ton Of Walker was a great conspiracy Of the
rebels to get possession of the State repeat
ed that Walker is a'"TRArrOR," and remark
ed that Walker had been called a"pillar of
the State" but was a caterpillar of State.
Laughter. He proceeded to criticise the
motives of Mr. Trumbull's assault upon him
and characterized it as venomous. Here the
Vicc-President decided that "yenomous"
was unparliamentary language, and the
great champion bowed to the decision and
protested he did not mean to use naughty
words He concluded by an attempt to
whitewash the loyal Porter by reading reso-
lutions passed by the Republican Central
Committee OF Virginia endorsing the loyal
man who wore the ball and chain and then
the Senate proceeded to vote. brakes first
amendment was passed by 81 to %, and
when the vote was announced there was a
slight stamping among the Radical members
of the House who had come in and were
standing in a crowd behind Drake. brakes
second amendment was passed by 80 to 30
and again slight applause from the same
quarter. Wilson's amendment was passed
| by 81 to 90 Morton's modification of the
preamble passed by 80 to 90. Thereupon
the Democratic Senators explained that they
couldn't vote for unconstitutional bill
which they regarded this to be, and 50 tho
bill was read a third time and passed by A.
to 10-the latter being all Democrats. To
the surprise of everybody Sumner didn't vote
for the bill on its final passage.