The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-06-14

Correspondence Of the Baltimore Gazette, ''
The Case of Pat Woods Am Outrage
and a Case without Precetlent-A
Radical Congress Sowing Dragons
Teeth. ..a...tss Gr.a..,s-l.. ~ ~
WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE case of Pat
Woods was the all-absorbing topic of con-
yersation last evening. - =.
Porter puts his finger in his mouth and
hurries to Washington to take measures Tor
soothing his wounded honor. AS he stood
I'D in the House to make complaint that
little Pat Woods had hit him i'll the eye, he
looked for all the world like IN overgTown
school-boy complaining OF one OF his mates;
The members listened to PUrterS doleful
tale, and resolved that Woods must be
brought before the bar of the House. The
resolution in itself is an outrage, and with
out precedent. There is no warrant for
the step. The personal attack was no inva-
sion of representative rights, no infringe
ment of the privileges of member Of Con-
| gress.
If Congress can take this man out of the
hands of the proper legal tribunals, and in
defiance of the writ. Of habeaS corpus, and
place him in u congressional prison, it has
also power to hang him from the statue Of
liberty on the dome of the capitol. 1t may
not be very pleasant for Woods to be sub
jected to congressional handouts, but his
case makes excellent material for the fall
campaign. If this impudcnt Radical Con-
| gress will persist in sowing dragons teeth,
It must not be surprised ut the result. ~
The House Of Representatives, has got
itself into ridiculous difficulty by inter-
| fering in the street tight of one of its men,
bers with citizen of9Richmond. The man
has been brought on here, and held to an
swer before the Judiciary Committee for
assault and battery, alleged to have been
committed a hundred and fifty. miles
from the metropolis. The s'member" as
saulted, one would suppose, should be the
last man who would sneak behind such
security. Has the, Sc privilege" of members
become tantamount to the immunity en-
joyed by the British peeraSe! Are men-
bers of Congress to be put upon the list Of
| old women, who, by the consent of man.
kind, are privileged to use their tongues
without rebuke? AS class they are cow
ardly enough, but do they mean publicly to
proclaim themselves as such = Washington
Ietter-Baltimore Gazette. ~ -.
| DIsABILlTlEs.-In the United States SEN
ate Friday Mr.. Johnston presented the
petitions of L. BremOnd, OF Albemarie, and
Jesse N. James and Daniel p. Conner, of
Virginia, praying foE-the removal OF their
political disabilities; which were referred
| to the Select Committee on the Removal
of Political Disabilities.
DIsABILI7lEs.-In the United State Senate
Saturday Mr.. Johnston presented the petit
| ton of William D. Sanford, of Lynchburg
Allen Howison, OF Prince William; vii.
liam N. Brown and George Ii. Robinson, OF
Alexandria; Jeremiah Moore, of Fairfnx ;
Jesse Blob, Henry j., Male, Dr., Charles
Quarles, Thomas j. Barrett, and George w,
May, of Louisa; Samuel q. Burnley, OF Flu
wanna IT. 81. Ivey, OF Campbell, praying the
removal Of their political disabi lities all OF
which were referred to the Select Commit
tee on the Removal Of Political Disabilities.