Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1866-02-09

THE SUMNER cURE.ALL.

Mr.. SUMNER has spoken. As usual, his
orstion Is adorned with eloquence and erud.
ton. His most devout aeoiyte will claim
nothing for it by way of scholastic or classic
culture TO which We will not assent. 1t Is
enriched with the lore of philosophers and
pundits who have hourished from the times
Of MosEs to those Of MosrEsQIEu.. As a
digest Of conflicting opinions upon what con
stitutes republic, it is exhaustive and in.
valuable. We have no doubt that it will be
regarded as new "polyglot" where the am
bilious youth. Of the progressive persuasion
can forage for political texts and truisms.
We admit that Mr.. sUNSER has said all
that is to be said on his side OF the question
II no has not sustained his views, they can
never DO sustained. His argument, il with
the license Of language We can SO call 1t,
might be successfully condensed, but cannot
be strengthened. II his entertainments are
carried, II must lead to complete capitulation
Of tho squadrons Of whom he is the acknowl-
edged chief. We know Mr.. SUMNER too well
to have expected from him m exhibition of
close or terse reasoning. Demonstration IL
not his forte. His strong point is statement
and sslsctious-for proof he has lofty con-
tempt. Still We did not look in so poor di.
alectician rs he, for anything so feeble as his
shift on the Connecticut position. Connecti-
cut has received the services of her black
citizens. They fought in the battles of the
country, and fought we'll. She was asked to
reward their devotion and gallantry by ex-
tending to the African race within her limits
the right Of suffrage. She could have done
so without harm. and 1t was the only way she
could properly repay her colored soldiers for
their meritorious conduct. She refused to
do this. And when Mr.. SUNSER is asked if
equality Of franchise is the test Of repub-
lican form Of Goverumen t-and 1t Is the duty
OF the Constitution to guarantee such Gov
eminent to the several States-why Connec-
ticut should not be renovated as we'll az Ton.
nsssee, he replies, with all the vehemenee Of
PopsSAP, the two cases have no "imagin.
able resemblance"
There are rivers In the North, and rivers
In the South, but who says that on this nc.
count the two regions are alike" The L" de.
nial Of justice " in Connecticut "is on so
mall q scale that 1t is not perilous to the
Republic" Mr.. SUMNER deals with no
minor eases Of injustice; an evil must be
gigantic to receive his heroic treatment.
The Yantick flows through New England
valley the Tombigbee through the ever.
glades of the South; because no one says
these regions are alike, why that should be
the ground Of Withholding from the negro
the rights in Connecticut tina. are demanded
for him in Alabama passes our comprehen-
sion. II may be clear TO the intellectual
possibilities of Mr.. SUMNER, but we arc I'M
equal to it. We would suggest that while
hanking Is good strategy in military tactios
where formidable defences are to be avoided,
yet in argument 1t will not do to obviate a
dfieulty by going round it. The trouble is,
that Mr.. SUMNER cannot meet the Connecti-
cut difficulty.
With Mr.. SUMNER's general views on hu-
man rights Ne have no issue. His abstrac-
tions unApPiisd TO practice are harmless and
pleasant contemplation. He has portrayed no
harmonious picture Of the future under uni
Vsrssl equality that will not haVs our prayer,
nor drawn any vivid outline Of outrage and
inequality that Wiu not have our protest.
Bat this 10 not . question u Arsadian thso, |
RES or approved rhetoric. IL Is a question
bow, 4pdsr the Consultation Of the United !