, 1870-01-19
Their Passage at Arms.
Curious Biography.
Tho Night Scene at tho Capitol.
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We wero hoped to be, few week. ago, On
tho verge OF the perfect settlement Of tho tecon-
st1uctton OF virginia Tnat WIS tho proposttlon
OF the President Of the United 5tstes, aud It WIS
the overture Of the National Legt,latpte. II wba
probability that appealed TO tho revised p1biic
sp'rt Of The whole county. and naoy dreams Of
IN carly ard hnppy f1sure xe1a Already indnlged
Ia By ths southern people - well as BY tae maay
thoul2Ed Nnrthszners who proposed 70 enter and
inhtt!S tho South.
There were fuss tKo clasees OF people who
hated this deTouilJ-N1htd oonsuuinat1cn,-the
politjc1Ana OF the moss obduzata Horthe,n dis
ltcts Who felt aafe Of retaining power 10 long ~
they Wero furtheak paxt peace ard reaeon, and
the mere politicians Of the Republican orgauixa-
rtnu Who were correctly 2xsured that a. soon a.
the country settled ltaelf, lighted up and moved
On 10 harmonious subjects, thelt places In tho
economy Of public Life would be morn welcome
than their appearances, Tnare u q good dast
or COMMON material In ponttcsl party, as tn su
nrny, which hsd better oe sent homo ID soon as
whence ceases, and Edwin IL Stanton w1A
great master ct strategy IN this apprehension:
for be gaye no holiday To the weary
eo!tess or the Gl1on, but dispatched
tbtn. to tketr pr1rate 1sesides with all
expedition. Had Ary Of thote soldiers been dis
posed to t1sy about Warrington, idlt1g and cA-
1ouJlpgs and Refused point hank 70 60 home, Nc
should have had = military asarpanon. And We
have uow nearly had what Faa morally political
1su1pat1on, because lot Of common-1 may say
Of lhe comuones- -Congre6suen, afraid that tbs
retorn Of peace would remand them to private
1lfe, Iefased to obey General lrans1 suggestion
aud the calls Of society, and wert about to pro-
Iorg the era Of dlsanion and postpone Indenu1tely
The period cf peace.
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At last the unce nne old State Of vug1nIa IL
about 10 appear IN the unton agatha broken co.,
EnD, ard Eot her former self IN outre or power:
but bearing stl1t her honpfed title, And. LEI ns
hope. something CT hef former nigh regard lr net
cath and lore Of country.
Specifically, this result Will seem TO have been
the wolk o: John A. Bingham John F. Farns-
wo1ln, ard Lyman Ttumbull The former was
the uas1er sptrlt In the House, tho latter In the
6eEnte, while Fatnawoftn cpportuney cast con-
slefuauon upon hia ornittee BY wheeling upon
their oNn proposition In open CoDgress, leaving
auch BURGERS a. Paine to defend II. virginia
gained great Occasion, a!so By the ahseuca Of Ben.
Butler, who was at home, some cay at funeral,
| so1e say attending TO great lawsuit lie Was
a1x1ou4ly looked for bY hts parisanB. and think
he was te1eg1aphed TO more than once, but It Was
fortunately without the power Of an todv1dual to
ano Y that be could arrest the tide Of mercy, and
By the mere energy Of his presence organize fouy
Il A3fpl R-%4ACAtf A44of 414 LUG 1Ap-
ceaa ut Virginia, YVES Afforded 9J Chazes Simmer tn
kenn1rG 10 The clezAa desk .she maltgna1t ie;tez
Of certain carpet baegers azsailng,tin the 7iest
ttrme, Governor Walker and othera present upon
tie noo1. Indignation atshe terms asd appear.
ance OF this lesier brought TO their feet Aessfs
I Nye, Stewart, ConE1lng, and other warm Radicals
| ard on the succeeding day It Involved Sumner aed
! Trunbul In pitched bsttlo On the t1ocr OF The
Senate. BON were excited and angry, but Trun
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| obj11gstton, and the former ras able, documents
rty, to AtoW that Summers 1dStser, pronpter, and
companion in oppotng Virgins was draaSel
fellow named cnAl1es L. Porter. who had been {
nn5aLce IN the city Of Norfolk, and VAS dtsuias u
from the army, though now he claimed to be I
member Of CongleaR. Sumner made this mattel
worse by trying 70 retort upon GoycInor Walker
WHO was present, and, a the latter npeuonalll
popclss, and man Of high pirate character, hl
numerous friends IN the Republican party He1s