New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-10-15
ought to satisfy any man. and that he ought to be

tions were made pointing to an intention TO bring
1.-THE Sumner dynasty" as il Is called by the dis
affected to an end. Three years earlier vigorous
attempt was mad0 to prevent the reelection of Sen
ator Wilson. 10y some higl-tOned gentleman,
who Thought that Massachusetts, cOnld he better
represented by of their order than by shoe
maker. | think the attempt would have succeeded
had not the Republican press very generally, ana
with entire disnterestedness. supported Gen. WI
sons reelection. Some persons of the defeated fac
tiOn felt very much mortified over their failure. and
unless they were lbeled, they did their best to
revenge themselves They belong 10 the clique that
is DESTROYS of giving successor 10 Mr. sumner, ana
they continually harp upon the unfarness OF keeping
the same man in Office when there is so much line
talent lying about spots aud anxious to range itself
III good places II is fayoritc argument with them
that no man ever was elected to Tour successive
Senatorial terms from Massachusetts for though MT
Webster was four times chOsen-in ~ IN 35. IN ~,
and 45-therc an interval of SIN years between
his third election and the fourth. They would have
regard for ancient usage, like good Conservatives.
But TO all this the people do mol seriously incline
and it was to put stop TO their dolngs ana sayings
as well ~ TO block fine game OF some more foInl1-
able persons that tho State Convention fairly
and firmly put Mr.. Sumner in nomination for u
fresh term. This bold proceeding has settled
the matter and yon may p4t down tne election Gl
as any future thing VOL can be-aye, rs certain as
the election Of Gen. Grant to the Presidency OF the
United States, and that Massachusetts, Will give nun
$4,000 majority by way ofhelping make INN strong,
handed as President. The man who most expected
to step into Mr. Summers place Is Mr. Charles fIancls
Adams late American Minister near the Court
of Her Britannia Majesty. Eminent for talents as
they are were. not one of the members OF the
Adams family ever has had as much p0wero mental
vision as would go TO the formation OF pOlticu
mole i'm sound conditions and Mr.. 4. r. ADAMS
whose general abilities admitted and admired, Is
blind for member Of his race because oil ms
long absence from home. lie knows nothing OF the
state of things in America, or he wonld not have
perpetratcd the gross blndcr of assuming tho posi-
tOn of a neutral Is soon rs he reached quincy ms
he did when lac was requested to speak on public
affairs bY some of his good -natureu toWnsnen,
who supposed he would gladly avail himself oil
such an opportunity 10 come ont" for Grant :;
and 80 be placed before the people NJ
"A candidate for the SenatOTship Had he done AZ ~
was supposed he would do II Is possible ne might
have proved "A strong candidate. But, win That cold
impressveness which is characteristic of the man,
he said he should take no part IN the pending COLI
test; i'm other words that he would wall ana see on
which side the strong battaOns should array them
selves. Had he known, what Is known even To every
child in the State that things are going all one way
here lac would not have uttered The patitudcs mat
came from his lips The action OF the ktpublcan I0l-
Vcntiun seems 10 have dispclled the deuSlou under
which lac was aboring. His son, Mr.. j. e. Adams.was
nominated for the office of Governor by the Democrats,
some weeks ago but made no reply 10 the honor ten
dcTcd him. This flash of silence was well under
stood. Every one said 1t meant that the AdalhSes
were about 10 Join the Republicans because the
father when aspiring TO the Senatonhp. could not
hermit the sOn 10 take the lead of the Massachusetts
! Democracy But Mr. j. Adams found the use
of his pen ~ soon aS the Ecpubicah Con
vtntlon had spoken lie and his father saw
that the ScnatOrshp had become endowed win Inc
properties of grapes that hung too ghto he reached
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letter accepting the Democratic nomination. lie al
tributes his delay "a write 10 absence. or to some
other of those stereoiyped causes oi silence thal are
common with gentlemen who play the waiting game;
bat, our Turkish friends have II, that Is al oo'h
The Adanses have resolved 90 remain Democrats be
cause tey cannot get the price they expected for re-
turning to the Republican party Had they been
taken AT their own enormous valuation al them
selves they would at this moment nave been III the
forefront of the Grant column ~ no OtheI hoice
was taken of their offer To sell than vote that
amounted to the announcement that they were not
| wanted on any terms. they concluded 10 remain
where they were Inc acrimonious zone on 'li. ~ -
Adauss letter Is owing 10 the dsdin with which The
| Republicans treated The family, oiier To take
| the good things that belong 10 tho Nct"is IN
| political warfare. lie speaks Tor stlt and
| father. and the confined malice Of two sncl men
comes foamiug forth ~ a perfect Niagara oi abuse nl
that party 10 which the elder OF the parties owes ~
that he M lee able 20 stand m history tlr third
| member 0i his family, ~ rcgn,ar succession. Wa"
| represented his country IA Great lintnA-a i''l
without smile az II IL likely 90 be without s,cHRdRa.
| in American annals. That POLITICIANS should not bo
strong ia the matter OF gratitude ~ nothing new
hat these Adan,cs act a. II the people 81 Tie litol
States were Tie inhabitants of "a close borough and
! were To- be- denounced and punished for having re-
| yOltcd against their lords aud masters There u
much said about historical families. but II the fam
lily at Quincy - far specimen OF what goes To tho
making of a patrciate must say that piehcians are
much To be- preferred The iamilys idea Violently il
! that they have a hereditary night 10 whatever they
desire aud that they are strong enough 90 command
/ their own terms. They hawk their alliance from
/ camp 10 camp aud fall into grand rupc when they
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them at their own absurd estimate of their worth.
! Dir. j. q. Adams POUNDS his prcteusi0us on the
large vote lac received last year, when he WAS the
! Democratic candidate for Governor. There was
something calculated 10 turn weak head or Io mad
den feeble mind ia being the first Democratic can
ddate who ever received sO.C0O votes in MassAchu-
| sets. number far exceeding anything that had
been gwen IN earlier years and which never viii bo
given again. That vote WAS. like many other Demo
cratic votes Of last year. the result of local discon
tent and bad no more 10 do with national rOlItlcs
| than with Mr.. BurliuCancs Chinese Embassy Mr..
j. q. Adamss sef-conceit leads him suppose that
he brought that vote into existence whereas IL would
have been pOlled for Mr.. Payne. OF for any other
Democrat who might have been nominated. Found
ing that vote, and surprising the Republicans
incapable Of understanding the planest of political
facts, the AdaiGses thought they could make their
own arrangements and have all that they might
desire which would have been all that was worth
taking Mr.. sumner. whom they hate. as al au ear
lier date tboy hated Mr. Webster, thoy meant should
be beaten II TO be te price of their aid that lie
was TO be 0straeised. That 30 able man as Mr.. Q.
I, Adams should have Thought himself powerful
enough 10 dictate TO powerful orQHnZatlon-a party
proud OF its twelve years of unhroken tnumphs-is
10 he accounted for 10y his having fallen behind facts
while abroad. He became JOhusOniIed in Eng
land and took the complaint badly, the air Of that
anything that is hostile to the principles on which
this country should be governed aud on which for
some time 10 come II must and Will be governed.
Thus lie was in that state Of mind which led him To
TO the exalted merits Of his family lie erred cgreg
ously and he must submit 10 be punished for his folly
and folly ever is punished more ercy than crime.
HIS political career ~ NJ an end and in the calm
shades of Quincy hc will be blcs; with that abundant
leisure which, hc has told 10 what hc most Graves
for the settlement OF his affairs.
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