The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-05-05
ouR WASHINGTON LETTER.

had declared the martyr Summer to
be . traitor to the cause of Radical
ism, rose, andin the mostlachrymore
vein, took back all he had said as to
Sumner turning Democrat. After
the speech which Mr.. Sumner made
on the Ku Klux, Mr.. Howe's heart
softened and he held out hisl long,
thin arms to welcome back the stray
sheep, as he had supposed Summer
to be. Sumner reioined by declaring
that he always was a1d always will
be q Radical. The new baptism
over. all were made happy, and Sum-
ner was as good as new. and Howe
wept.
Ku Klux was then in order and
Carl Schurz opposed this legislation
and proposed amnesty as being the
proper remedy, and he stated that
rs an independent Republican he
should not votc for the bill. Senator
Casserly maze q very able argument
against the proposed iniquity. and as
he had not time to finish he asked
leave TO print the rest Of his remarks.
. request never refused, which was
objected to by Mr.. Edmunds, in a
vindictive and spiteful manner
"You can't make o silk purse out OF
Q sow's ear"
All the amendments Of the Judi
ciary Committee were adopted, as
was also one offered by John Sher-
man. which aassesses damages upon
the city, county or parish in which
person or property may be injured
or outraged for political reasons;-
and one by the cruel, bloody minded
wretch Morton which strikes out the
clause repeating the test.oath for ju-
rors. This. as stated by Mr.. Rob-
ertson, Radical. Of South Carolina,
excludes almost entirely the intelli-
gent whites OF the South from the
jury box. It is understood that the
President used his power to pass
these last amendments as he feels
that he must have absolute sway in
order to carry the South in the
Presidential election, and to use the
power given him to force himself as
the next nominee. for il he il not
nominated he will not use the power
given him. and without such use be-
ing made of it Radicalism has no
hope; though with or without it their
fate is sealed.
The House was the scene Of rath-
er lively debate over q speech
which was printed in the Globe with
out having all been spoken. 1t had
been delivered, or at least portion
of it, by Mr.. Garrett, of Tennessee,
and vile on the subject Of Buffers
son-in-law. Ames, of Mississippi,
said he was ga happy combination Of
knave and fool. having no regard for
truth, decency or honor, and q poor,
pitiful coward, &C." The trouble is
that Mr.. CARROTS ignorance OF par
liamentary rules led him to say just
what he thought, and which no doubt
is correct, but which is not allowable
in the House, and there was great
hubbub about it, but after considera-
BILE virtuous indignation had been ex-
pended by the truly loil and moral
men. Ben. Butler put in and the re-
suit was that his bitter enemy, Farms
worth, moved very near to where
Butler was speaking about personal
matters, and glared in his face in a
manner most ferocious and said that
sit was sometimes necessary to be
personal in protecting the interests
of the country" He then, looking
at Butler, shook his finger at him
and continued: "When q coward
and poltroon crept in here-(the
Speakers gavel made such o noise
that the remainder of the sentence
was lost)sButler shrunk away from
Farnsworth as though he expected
immediate chastisement. This epi-
sode and the strong language used
was Immediately seized by Mr.. Cox
to show that old members sometimes
violate the rules. The speech of
Mr.. Garrett was merely expunged
from the Globe.
The National Banks were yester-
day saddled with an expense they
hardly dreamed OF. Some ring had
bill passed in the Senate providing
for reissue of new national bank
notes; as neither the banks nor the
controller of the currency had asked
for the reissue, Congress, by vote
of 103 to 10, decided that the banks
should pay the cost of the work,
about 1000, 900. That job was
badly damaged, I reckon.
The unity, harmony and the entire
ignoring of personal feelings which
exists to-day in the Democratic par
ty is sure augury of success in
1872. The existence of this acqui-
a1cenoa of The nornoorof;c ,,ar,baro