The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-01-20


WAsnlNGtoN, ID. Co Jan, 10, ls'@'
SUMNER SPEAKS.
The great negro hampion-Senator
Sumner-having extensively advertised
himself for splurge on his civil rights
amendment to the amnesty bill, his adj
mirers, the negroes, filed the galleries of
the senate, and rs he entered the senate
chamber he received their plaudits. The |
orator was all himself and his deep cultural
pleased his worshippers as much as the
sweet voice of the great tenor, Wachtel,
now here, does the lovers Of music and |
melody. His arguments were but q re-
hash of Sumneran thoughts and ideas
which failed to interest the senate, though |
it tickled CufIee and Dinah in the CALLER
les, who were delighted at being made the
subject of speech. Sumner closed his re-
marks with a dig at Grant Senator Nick-
ers replied in a speech Of great force,
claiming that Summers bill was both UNI
constitutional and inexpcdent.
The amnesty bill passed in the house
yesterday, is triAe more liberal than the
one now before the senate-which is about
as liberal as the radicals can afford to be.
| 1t is expected that the latter bill will be-
come a law, as there is no thought Of gen
eral amnesty.
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.
A caucus Of democratic senators and
members will be held tonight for action
upon matters legislative and political 1t
is not expected that anything will be done
with regard to coalition with the dissatis-
fed radicals but mastery inactivity will
be recommended until they see how these
radical cats jump. If such playful radi-
cal kittens as Trumbull, Schurz &c, desire
TO scratch their brethren, they will have to
jump towards democracy as there is not
the slightest probability of an abandon
ment Of principles or organization by our
party. Our platform will, no doubt, be
broad and liberal enough for every lover
of his country, who is opposed to military
rule, corruption and fraud, to stand upon
ENGLISH CUNNING.
| +, 1t is Just being found out by the radi-
Gals that we have been completely out
{ witted by the English part of the com
q mission in forming the treaty Of Washing
= ton. This was TO be expected when w
:. remember that England sent able anC
experienced diplomats and scholars to at
tend to her interests, while those selected
by President Grant were with the sole ex
ception of judge Nelson, set ofthrd rat
! lawyers, and politicians. Now that tn
scales have fallen from the eyes of tn
radicals they recognize the truth Of wha
had been told them by democratic journals
and they now oppose the ratification of The
f 2Sth and 30th articles of the treaty, which
to have effect, must be ratified by con.
{ gress and the parliamcnts of Great Brit
ain and Canada. By the ratification OF
these articles Great Britain will have a
monopoly Of the carrying trade and COM
plete control of lake tonnage as they can
build vessels at from so to 40 per cent less
than We can. By the time we have got
through with the treaty of Washington
and have settled the Alabama claims, the
people will stand aghast, and wonder if
there was not also job in it, as in all
the schemes of this administration
GRANTS BLUNDER.
The laundering Ulysses, not con tent
with having NJ. Catacazy, the Russian
Minister, recalled for interfering in the
Perkins claim, and in the jealous squab-
bles of his wife and Mrs. Fish against
Madame Catacazy, must pursue the matter
by sending letter to another brother.in
law, Kramer, Minister at Copenhagen, who
with coarseness and want Of Judgement
insisted on reading at dinner given by
the German minister, which was refused
to be listened to. lie, Kramer, subse-
quently read it to each minister indvidu-
ally. The result of this whole affair is
that Catacazy is endorsed by his govern
ment and the coarse, vulgar Grant, is val
ued at his proper standard When will
this dolt cease bringing our nation into
disgrace by his vulgarity and cupidity?
THE LEGAL TENDER ACTS.
To-day the opinion Of the supreme
court, affirming the constitutionalty of
the legal.tender acts of congress was de-
livercd by Justice Strong, judges Davis,
Swuyne Miller and Brady concurring.
Chief Justice Chase delivered the dissent
ing opinion, judges Field, Clifford and
Nelson concurring, Mcssrs. Strong and
Brady, who were appointed by Presi-
dent Grant especially with view to this
decision, have earned for themselves a
most unenviable notorety. For the first
time in the history Of the supreme court
anything like II job has tainted It's purity.
| The radical journals Of New York city
and elsewhere have openly charged that
the appointment Of Strong and Brady
was in the interest Of corporations, but they
failed to state what was the price paid to
the appointing power.
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