Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-12-06
Summer would simply have spoken as fol-

| oumher Would ellnply nave spoken IS loI-
lows.
"One word, if you please. A funeral
will take place tomorrow on which the
eyes of the Nation will rest, while innu-
mersble hearts throb with grief, and the
people everywhere learn the instability of
life, and the commandment of charity. 1t
is proper, therefore, for the representatives
| of The Nation to suspend labor that they,
too, may be penetrated by the lesson Of the
d&y. More for them III n the ll0strious
dead is this needed He is gone beyond
any earthly call. The remaining duties
are always for the living; and now, stand
ing at the open grave of Horace Greeley,
we are admonished TO forget tbs strifss of
party, and TO remember only truth, coun-
try, and mankind, to which his honest
life was devoted. In other days the horse
and armor of The departed chieftain have
been buried in the grave where he reposed.
So, too, may we bury animosities, if not the
badges of the past. Then, indeed, viii
there be victory for the dead, (which all will
share"
Senator Fen:on would have said: 81 de-
sire TO leave for New York at O'Clock, and :,
therefore, venture upon the indulgence of
the Senate to make motion at this time.
It has reference to the great bereavement
we all so deeply feel in the death of Horace
Greeley. This sad event touches the hearts
of all our people. Not only in our land,
but the struggling and the good in all lands,
Of whatever rank or position, will unite in
deep and long lament over his death; and,
further, as a public recognition of an event
so impressive, of 2 grief 50 universal aud
profound, move that when the Senate ad-
journs to-day, it sdjourns TO meet on Thurs :
day next. may remark that several Sem
ators desire to attend the funeral, and it is
semi-officiaily announced that the President
and Vice President of the United States
will leave for New YORK to-day for the
same purpose"
Special to the Louisville Courier Journal
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-The Senate Rad
Gals have to-day developed rancor and
malignity toward Messrs. Schurz, Sumner,
Trumbull, and other Liberal Republicans,
unprecedented in parliamentary history.
The committee appointed by them to revise
the Senate committees WAS composed of
the fiercest particans, viz: Frelinghuysen,
Stewart, and others. This committee has
not yet matured all the details oftheir ar
rangements; but the essential features OF
ii4C11 Htbb HOlD bJ-GuJ NloSlOoCOs GtlA 54lpF -
determination not only to deprive these
Greeley Republicans Of the important pla-
ces they have heretofore filed. but, if posi-
BILE, 10 prevent their having any representa-
ton at all upon the leading committees OF
the Senate, and also to breed iil-will be-
tween them and the Democrats. In order
to this end, they haVs to-day notified
the Democratic Senators that the
majority have engrOssed certain positions,
and That they have made no provision il
the committees for Aessrs. Sumner, Trum-
ball, Schurz, Rice, Fenton, Upton, and
Hamilton, of Texas; and further that the
Democrats would be allowed the privilege
Of filing the blanks on tie most important
committees, namely, Foreign Relations,
Judiciary, Finance, and Privileges ana
Elections. They have left only one vacancy
to each, so that, if The Democrats wish to
provide for Mr. Schurz on the Committee
on Foreign Rslations, they viii have 10 turn
out Mr.. Casserly, and if they want to put
TruHbull on the Judiciary Committee
they will have to leave of Judge Thu.
man, and SO On. On some of the un-
Important committees pretense of fair
ness is made by giving two places out of
seven for The Democrats to ill. There are
now sixteen democrats IN the Senate, 2lG
seven Of the prescribed Liberal Republ-
cans, the total making nearly 4 third Of the
whole body; and their due proportion would |
be two members Oh every committee CON-
posed of seven. The Democratic Senators |
justly regard this proceeding as an outrage,
but are poweTlegs 10 prevent its consunma-
tiOn. They are to meet tomorrow a. II |
O'Clock, and have extended an invitation to |
the Liberal Republicans to meet them in |
conference on this subject. At present, |
therefore, il is not known how the Demo |
Gratis will decide 20 Gil the vacancies allowed; |
but il is probable, Il not certain, that the |
Liberal Republicans viii refuse 10 accept !
places if it forces Democratic Senators 70 |
give up the positions they have heretofore |
held on these committees. 1t is well uu- |
derstOOd that Fir, Sumner, Oh account Cf |
his i'll health, does not desire to be on any
Committee, and Sir. BAyard, who is here, |
may possibly decline for ike reason.
When the matter comes mp formally before
the Senate, it is likely to lead to discussion
Of sharp, personal and party character.
These proceedings already create marked
sensation, and are regarded as an indica-
tion that the Senatorial oligarchy hes lost
none of its old bitterness,