The New York herald., 1869-04-04
IHR WEDGE IN NEW ENGLAND REPi 3
LiCANEN.
The War Against senator Sprague, Of Rhode
Island-Assaaits Of the Leading News
papcrs-Letter from Senator Spraaue.


From the Boston Advertiser (anti-Sprague repub-
lican), April 81
II is almost Impossible to treat these extraordinary
outbreaks or Mr.. SpraRue's seriously. The first
seemed Ike the escapsde OF an hour, the fruit OF
bottle OF wine too much or dinner badly digested.
But now they have been prolonged far that atten.
ton cannot be Withheld. The problem which they
present Is not one OF easy solution, and TO the foreign
student OF our affairs Will seem utterly nexplicable
some training In public life moving as he Is pleased
TO boast, IN the best society which republic like
ours produces who suddenly and upon no special
occasion shouts forth rom his pedestal lamenta-
tion ruore mournful than that OF jeremiah. His
complaints are curiously incongruous. The country
lawyers In tls Senate. The private morals
OF the people are corrupt. No husband dare turn
his back upon his wife. The reign OF terror which
exists is due TO party whose every measure for the
past six years wise and otherwise has received the
senator's vote. The manufacturers Of New England
will soon have 70 stop their spindles because they
are losing money. The nrm OF which the senator
4 a member, TO De sure, h coming wealth; but IL In
only by crushing ont its competitors. Ignorance OF
financial Affairs show itself IN the senate Worst Of
all, the President proposes 20 protect aud eventually
20 pay the NATIONAL debt Tne word IL hollow; my
doll is stuffed vita sagdus;; and II you please will
30 into a convent.
[Fron the Providence Journal Isenator Anthony
republican,, April 81
In calling attention TO the remarkable passage in
the Senate debate OF fuesday the Official report of
which we print this morning, very few words Of ex-
PLANTATION from US are needed. On Wednesday
night OF last week received telegraphic synop-
SIS OF senator Sprague's speech, IN which that gen.
teman declared that he became sOrrOwful and dis.
heartened when he heard the President In his In.
augurs assert the sacredness OF the public debt:
that there was less virtue and morality In American
society at the present day than IN any other civil
ized nation IN the world; that the decentralization
everywhere was frghtful that no husband could
close his door with satisfaction, ana much more
OF similar tenor and purport. knowing that
the utierance Of such sentiments by Rhode Island
Senator would be seriously deprecated here, aud
feeling unwilling 10 give them currency as public
journalist withouta word oI dissent, we IN a brief
paragraph suggested that the senator was taxing
too gloomy view ~ the situation OF affairs.
Nothing was further from Thoughts than an idea
Of lmpugnng the mercantile credit OF The Senator
OF which he Is member. The paragraph releTrina
TO him was susceptible Of no such construction, and
we have not heard " man 10 Rhode Island who
pretended 10 see In 10 any such meaning. We were.
therefore. not little surprised 10 receive ON the
next Monday the following communication, post
marked washington, March ZT":--
To BDfroR ov JOURsAt, PRoviDRNcE, R. L.
SIR receipt of siy your paper of the 18th
forth will be snswersf by IN place IN the senate A.
you reflect TIE sentneots and AZ. tied "a ssfvude W the
tics and hs public sentiment Of Rhode Island, shall Civ. "
that influence The seiing iortb s entitled TO- Az strike
hose control you will find indeed terribly
Take therefore, You nov have the position 10 public that
ssn Is far more honorsbe honor belongs 10 you nature
your past dastsrdy ana cowsrdy been Show
this 70 Ives A Co am, ac, ". sPRAGUE.
The speech here threatened we prin, ON the FIRST
As the public position Of the writer will give this
Senatorial letter more than merely local interest
and circulation IL may be proper TO explain that the
Owes Cor therein curtIy mentioned ~ understood
| TO designate the widely known house OF Brown
Ives, Of this city. Why these estimable private clt
zeDs should he thus referred 70 in such c0mmuD-
| cation is quite beyond our comprehension. Tue
members Of tha, DrD are gentlemen VI reputable