Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-06-02
Charles summers lncendiary Letter
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fFrom an Artiele IN the Boston Courier

From Article in the Boston Courier
We all know that Charles Sumner is philos-
0pl4r and a statesman; he is calm and deliberate
in Sidgment, wise in counsel efficient in action
profound in argument, polished in his rhetoric,
anda man of such preternatural prescience that
he lands far ahead OF hisag That is to say. his
adrsirers claim this for him. We have heard
hin:say in FaneuiI Hall, that say what you
pletse. the grandest figure OF the time is the
nec.o." Here is little Of his late counsel TO the
nel Goes OF the South in replies TO inquiries sent
20 = by them to the course they should take
in reconstruction. He says: II haze no hesito-
tiot: IN replying that you must insist all The
rig3s and privileges Of a citizen They yours
and trh0sUsr undeTf axes 10 rob you Of them is a
ustyper and an imposter." Now President
Jol4 son must read his doom here. Ii he con
cludes not to let the negro vote forthwith, be is
a"rsurper aud an imposter." Charles has said
it, I'd no mortal power, of course, can deny the
truisfuness of the assertion
NV We will say something: Charles Sumner,
in sxying this to the negroes Of the South, at
thiskuncture, has made great mistake. He at
tenats, thereby. to forestall the action of the
GotSrnment He teaches the negro that the
President of the United States. if he denies the
rigi: OF immediate suffrage. is " usurper and
an saposter" No matter what causes, nor how
com .etent they may be. the President may have
for Delaying this right at present. IL he does de
lay =, he IS held out TO the negroes of the South
as 81 tyrant, As a ht companion for Jefferson
DAVIS. These words coming they do from
the acknowledged Senatorial champion of the
negEn. tend TO seditiOn among them If their full
dem ;nds not conceded BY this counsel they
will ::ook for immediate enfranchIsement. they
will elamor for it, (the more ambitious among
tEeD. they will be less submissive TO the de
MANS Of labor TO supply the necessarIes of life,
theywill look upon vsgabOndage the only
true .ype Of independence, and by thar demands
will BADLY cOmplicate the most difficult problem
of Reconstruction
There is no nse OF applying epithets to Mr.
Sunher-that he u no statesman is well settled
an tae minds of thinking Americans. He has
only followed, while he has appeared TO lead the
OnwG1d march of certain principles or political
ecoD-,my and morals which are destined in th.
couU-ry TO supremacy. His manner of conduct
ing Es share in the conflict has always been in
Hamniatory, never conciliatory. Even in urging
the adoption of measures whose adoption was
inevitable by the course of events he has brought
oblo9uy upon those measures by his failure 10
temFsr his zeal within the limits of common
sense- The letter. at this time. only illustrates
his a3ter want OF wisdom Ia public affairs. But
il sounds the kew note of MS party President
Johpson will make a break with that party by
the course he takes upon that question Ii he
fails 20 accept the counsel of Mr. Sumner. they
vill abandon him, and call him an "impostor
and usurper; u he accepts that counsel, they
will sustain him and measure the loyalty of all
men BY their fealty TO negro suffrage.
There is moral in the declaration Of Mr.
SUMNER. as given in the foregoing article. which
has forcible applicability at the present time.
The Republican press have attempted to place
upon the Democratic party the responsibility of
the assassina ton of Mr.. LINCOLN for the reason
that The Opposition press charged upon him the
exercise of arbitrary and despotc powers. This
teaching. they assert infamed the minds of the
ignorant and pTejadiced. and induced the com
mission of that fearful crime What will this
class OF papers say in reference 70 the counsel
Mr.. SUMNER gave TO the negroes lately in
response TO certain enquiries made to him, in
which be told them that they must insist on all
the rights and privileges Of citizen, and
whOeSer undertook 10 rob them OF them
IS . asHTper and an inDOstsr Mark the
language The peculiar friend Of Mr.
SuNNEK unreservedly declare that the Presi
dent IN his North Carolina proclamation
does ceprive the negroes or freedmen. just
YOU nay term them. OF their rights as citizens.
hsnce.he is subject to the sweeping denuDciation
OF Mr.. SUNSKK as being IAN usurper and an i'm
poster l. not a declaration Of this kind. com
ing from man occupying 'he high position OF
Senator SUESK. calculated to incite the Assassi-
nation OF The functionary whom be tells the ''op-
pressed class. as he desgnA,es them. Is rob
Der. Al. Gsurper. and Al imPoster Could more
inham natory language be used TO invite deeds Of
violensei And il any Injury should befam the
President al the hands Of any Of this oppressed
class. would not Mr. Sr~SEK aud his coadj utors.
accept az the logic Of the Republican press. be
Tespor IDLE for the crime