Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-09

They - ere all very good humored bout
dlring tire firs' oO,.ple of hours, unili
sopsf o. both $Ges began TO ow ured,
aud Zach ipsissed that the other should
y'elG The yeas and nays had been called
6an p dozen lines on M dOSfs 10 az I'm,
d, pos pope, to 'ay he table, Y WAGE
CRaud or aGd Sumner, with no oJner CO.
iprts faaa 10 XII tine 10 yeary "the
enemy" IntoRn abandonment IT. o"iect;
as { 10 IN j9rity sh, I'd bOld front, ana
seemed beat on " ituing Out.V tauout
go-clecl- Ca Ii 4 of Y ini2 tex u
ifeur. agd Delivered violent harangue
aEal Hst be administration aud us poHtE.
Then ca "a little war otwords between
NJ ssrs. SsUls}luFy ind Pomeroy. me
B.i waTe r Moon rose IN explain now
lnu-b the Damoorlcyo l his state had been
compelled to endure. what trials and
trhuiatlons bad iall to tHeir lot under
miifHrt trspotism, how they had been
n.rsccutat nsgh untO death for worship
Ing tue VIM and tue deity OF state
ri4ht-. BOW tapy were compelled TO take
ties. uathS AID bow the mui0ns Of tne
mnistrstion pursued them with unre-
uiiUg vengeance. All Tins ne sald IN
the tone Of a devut Methodist brother
unho-Oming himself in "a class meeting.
Brother pomcroy then related his Kansas
experience. He was glad 10 meet "a broth
on DO had passd through Ike fiery
furnace OF tribulation Wits himself. Like
Brother salisbury, ne, 700, had been the
subject of military oppression. lie
iemembered very we'll when, away out IN
Kansas, the Influence Of DOwie-knives was
felt at the pols: he knew something OF
test oaths. Il bad seen men kept rom
the polls because they wouldn't swear TO
support the LtcDmption constitution, =
we'll as the constitution OF the United
a -4 r,,.g. aftf ] cath .Far. AZ
hearing men called upon 10 take an oath
that they would never write, circulate or
say anything against slavery; aud ne.
himself, mad been asked go swear thar
slavery existed by law in Kansas. Here
was mccli ng of eXtremes-or rather,
coincidence Of tXperiences-tn THIS mat
ter Of persecution for conscience sake.
3 esspd are the meek.
IL wbs growing late, and Beyerdy john
son had "A little account 20 settle with Mr..
sumner. So he took the floor TO reply to
something the great '8pos lie OF freedom
rad said about MIN, and 10 him and in
the course Of MS remarks made this ar
ann ahin nd bomjnunt: "Why didu'i the
Senator from MassachuseI Is incorporate
iu the charter Granted to hotel compa-
NY, the other day, Il provision that there
should be no exclusion of guests on ac-
couat of color ~ "Would you vote for
i p inquired Mr.. Sumner. mo-" said
Mr.. johnson, land although the Senator
from Massachusetts might vote for such a
y OPPOSITION, am sure he wouldn't pat
ronlze hotel conducted on that princi-
pIe.e spec ally il he had Mrs. Sumner along
With him"
The huur-hand Of the Senate clock was
~ XII, and the minube-hand at XII. when
B "a w ade suggested az it WIS getting
late, tn had better adjourn. But Irum-
bull Occurred. "ThenV sad Ben, "let
u have the yeas and nays.' The major
ity was becom NJ FESTIVE and ill-femper d.,
and began 20 accuse the minority Of an
at epCt 10 brow beat them and defeat the
VIII the senate by dilatory motions, but
Nj had no other effect than to draw a
lYrs speech from sumner, in the course
3D. winch he admitted his intention TO
fiHg ~ bear an the artillery in the arse
ua parliamentary law to avert such a
e. hmty ms tbc passage Of the resolution
would bette Bun Run Of the admins
ration. MIR. Trumbllll seemed determIn-
ed, he as Id, to cram the resolution down
the thrDats Of the Senate; this reminded
him of a threat made by British officer
once TO cram the stamp act down the
throAts OF TIE American people on the
poiut Of his sword.
At 1890 Il was evident that
| r." minority WoNiu carry lIef point,
: Ihe mainity members were losing their
r1npel-wbich WIS bad sign for them
white Ben w adj and his colleague seem.
inst entering into the spirit oftbe &C.
cssiJn and preparing themselves for q
l0ns siege. AcDougal was there, sober
"a a jud4e, for a wonder, bat tor that rea.
son, Peghaps, not acting with his brother
| Democrats. he was I'm willing to let the
night pass without putting himself upon
the record, SO he jumped up and made The
! prediction that if volatility and wisdom
was one and the same thing, MIR. Sumner
/ would be the wisest man in the world
RMS elected smile on both sides Of the
senate Chamber.
Dir. Trumbul was becoming democrat
| lied fast. lie sent a friend with hag o
| truce to Sumuer and offered to surrender
! by adjeurHing, provided it could be under
! stood chat a vote would be taken on Mon
! day. Mr. Sumner, feeling himself master
OF the s1tustiap, re- used to accept any
! terms, aud demanded an unconditional
| surrender The champions of the new
! State government Of Louisiana flung L
! he breeze she token OF submission, anC
! acquiesced i'm the adjournment. Fl,
| state government, which MIR. sumner haC
! ruly said was "borR Of "A bayonet," wa.
/ not recognized, and subsequent events
showed that it would have been better 70
! he Republican party had IL never at
! tempted 60 force rulers upon the people o
! Louisiana.