Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-04-15
WASHINGTON, April 6, 1870.

WAsd1NGIoN, april D, 1OIU.
Dea3' Journal: The President has been
preparing @ message to send to Congress
recommending universal amnesty as soon
as Georgia is admitted, but from the pre-
monitory symptoms which appeared in yes
terday's Chronicle, the organ of the kitch-
en- Cabinet. there will be great efforts to
prevent the proposed recommendation,
which OF course the President ''Without q
policy" will yield to. The untenable po-
sitions, the absurd propositions, the bare
faced torturiDg of the language of Sena-
tors, the ridiculous arguments advanced
the petty meanness and the brassy cheeki-
ness of the malignants in the Senate on
the Georgia bill would be rather amusing
were it not matter of such serious import
to have such an outrage enacted. On the
Democratic side is the little band who are
inferior only in numbers, and who strug-
gle gallantly, though almost hopelessly, for
the right, aided, so far as the Bingham
| amendment is concerned by the ablest
| Senators of the Radical party-such as
Conkling, TrumbulI, Edmpnds and Car
penter. TO see Sumner or some other
windy orator initiate q large bellows to it's
fullest capacity with an hours vaporings
much to his own qualification, and then to
have Judge Thurman rise very quietly in
his place and with sharp piece of consti-
tutional law or common sense prick his
bubble until it collapses is O most riQicu-
lous sight and often occurs; or soma car
pet-bagger ventilate himself and as soon
as be has stated his proposition, Trumbull
blow it away with breath of air. During
the debate on Monday Mr.. Howard, who
lays great claim to be lawyer, was go bad
gered by Judge Thurman by questions and
corrections that he houndered about like
boy who goes into deep water for the first
time.
Mr.. Thurman then proceeded to discuss
! the question like one who had q thorough
knowledge of it, as a statesman and q
! lawyer leaving metaphysics and mystic
ries to Sumner and flights of oratory.
suited to 4th of July celebrations, to
Thayer, Yates IL Co. Mr.. Thurman spoke
like man who had a reverence for truth
and Justice, his oath, his country and his
! God, and was not owned body and soul by
party or swayed by pitiful ambition. He
| took constitutional view of the question
of admitting Georgia. which the Summers,
Mortone, brakes or Towards did not, but
howled about what must be done for their
party and adduced such absurd reasons in
| support of their positions that Judge
| Thurman felt himself degraded in being
forced to argue with such fanatical dolts
He said: have always found that when
there was really difficult question the
most erascibe lawyer could keep his tenn
per III the argument of it but when
: Ia hal NIT
absurd as to shock the common sense of
mankind and the decent respect of the
profession for itself and the law, it is diff
| cult for even an old man of mild temper
| to control himself as we'll as he should"
| This rebuke was well deserved as the ma
iority of the Radical Senators are noodles
par excellence. 7 am reminded of Harry
Hotspur when he was nettled and said
Elm stung to death by pismires." Such
was the case with Judge Thurman, but his
amiability and courteous manner to his
fellow Senators would not permit him to
say so.
Senator Carpenter yesterday took Mr..
Sumner and Mr.. Morton in hand and
dissected them In most skillful manner.
Morton was on the rock and Wriggled
most uncomfortably under the powerful
thrusts of the Senator from Wisconsin.
Sumner tried to look unconcerned, but
notwithstanding his hide has grown cal
| lous from frequent castigatiOns [ think he
came as near being skinned yesterday as
! the callosity Of his epidermis (Ashe would
say) would permit Mr.. Carpenter was
listened to with great deal of attention,
Senators Casserly, Davis, Thurman and
others of the Democratic side going over
to his side in order to lose no word of his
argument.
Contemplate as is John w. Forney, he
having sounded all the depths OF political
dishonesty, and callous as he is to the
amenities and decencies Of life, [ could
scarce believe that he would champion the
cause of the degraded scoundrel Bowen,
our present Mayor and candidate for re-
| nomination, but you know the old adage,
''birds of feather, &C." But such is the
fact Forney and Bowen, who is stencil
in the nostrils of every decent man in
Washington, Radical or Democrat, are
friends.
John w. Garrett. Esq, President of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, has 1--WE
learn by Bowen's paper donated So, 900
to O. church in Baltimore, and as Bowen
as Mayor could not black-mail Garrett as
Railroad Presi lent, he opens his paper
with fling at Mr.. Garrett and the per
capita tax. Mr.. Garrett claims that the
tax is unconstitutional, and If RENTED he
will reduce the fare just that am unit. It
makes no difference to him or the Rail
road Company whether they pay it in to
the State Treasury or do not collect it.
But Bowen finding he could maken othing
out of Mr.. Garrett attacks him for no
worse crime than giving SIS, 600 to church.
Bowen being on the make and take, and
not on the give, cannot understand the
liberal charity of Christian gentleman.-
such Is the mercenarY and INSCRIPTIONS
tyrant that rules in the Capital City, and
who is backed by such fanatics and dema-
gogues as Sumner, Morton, Drake, Butler
and Maynard.
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