The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-01-22
Trumb bull VS.. Sumner.


Trumbull and Sumner, in the L. $. Senate. oil
the 18th, was one of the spiciest affairs of tn,
kind that has occurred in that body in GOOD
many years. The Senate was discussing the
Virginia bill. Trumbull favored the imme
date admission of Virginia, without further
IFS and ands Congress, a year ago, had midi
Gated to Virginia the terms upon which she
would he admitted. Virginia having full
filled every condition to the letter, Trumbull
maintained that it was bad faith not to admit
the state at once. Sumner, in the usual style
OF our radical Congress, secuted the idea OF
keeping faith with "rebels," and insisted on
new guarantees. In the course Of the debate,
he charged that "loyal" men from Virginia
had offered to lay facts before the judiciary
committee showing that Virginia ought not
to be admitted but that the Judiciary COM
mittee had refused to hear them. Trumbull,
and all the other members of the Judiciary
committee expressed their establishment at
the charge and stoutly denied its truth and
| Trumbull went further and intimated that
Sumner probably got his information from "a
class Of persons who have been sitting by his
side squirting HIM on with suggestions
Mr.. SUMNER Will the Senator be good
enough to mention the person lie refers to
TRUMBULI. l refer to the person, not mem.
| Der of the Senate who has been occupying
| very prominent place near the Senator while
this subjec of Virginia has been under consider
alton.
SUMNER. The gentleman is member elect
of the other house from Virginia
TRUMBULL Who is he:
SUMNER. Mr. Porter. Is he excluded from
this floor?
TRUMDUL1. 1 suppose he has no right upon
this floor at all.
SUMNER. How about Gov Walker-has he
title to this floor? Has 1t come to this, that
those who are speaking for disloyal Legislature
would exclude conference with the loyal people
OF Virginia. for that IS the point Of the Senator
from Illinois. He speaks for a disloyal legisla-
ture-I mean what say-a dis-loyalle Legislature,
that cannot take the oath prescribed by law.
The gentleman with whom / was in conference
is in no such condition. He is loyal citizen OF
Virginia.
TRUMBULL. Who inaugurated the gentleman
from Massachusetts the leader OF the loyal peo-
pie of this country: Upon what sort Of food
does he feed that he comes here and talks about
the loyal people of the country: L. lie any
more loyal than any body else upon this floor?
Is he the peculiar representative OF loyal men
who stands up here to defend person who,
when speaking of the Government of the L. S.
and the president in drinking saloons in the city
OF Norfolk charged this government - l
With hci; .bnrbng ~ fr,r h,, iar 80 "
1 have in my hands what purports to be trial
before military commission OF lone Charles
langrage towards the Tn,t@d S+a.e. for
duct preiudicial to good order and discipline :"
and Tor being drunk riotous and disorderly
Ter ! and NJ tba end "fit Al +Se I,,in
guilty" OF all the specifications. II the sena-
,of ron Mls,'ghu-e',' who feras'nfs the ioya,
as sample OF the pure and yirtuons and d NM 1
spotted loyalty which he represents, why, sir,
saniI no, cayit Win MN is 10 oelhs the leader