, 1869-05-24

QUE CLAIM AGAINST ENGLAND

Jecsian Ly the Senate Of the Alabama cIsjn
protocol, that very few Of the Senators vi
voted for its rejection would concur in Il
grounds en- which Nj. Sumner opposed
We doubt ii o1c rotc less woala hare bee
east against th< tscA*y il the brilliant speet
u the Aassachusetts IS orator hal never b.e
nade, Not that that speech does moi q.
Press Pretty fairly the deep sense Of n,
sional affsons and injury with which we r.
gard the course Of Great Britain duruc tb
"as, 1t does, 1ts passion and eloausnc
aye thoroughly American. But American
S4l understand that passion, however iii,
eese ar just, nlust not take the hela, il
matters Of business, and especially IN y1ay
sad vital Questions Of policy resaitiae i
peace III waf. There is another h1de To th,
American character, just as faithful sn.
'nors Influential, which 4lr. Sumner,
Speech dues not repsesent-that is, the dis
l,asaonase, calculating, impersurbable side
lhe couatly that looked calmly o,
while State after State seeded, a,
>enais and fuztzesses Surrendered
loyal g:rr1sons wero besiegea, th
national flag fired upon, mud Congress VA
deserted By the seeding members. ~ithon
raising The band to strike or the voice I,
threaten, 50 long IS there was hope Of re-
cone1liaiinn, is slow to wrath. It canuo
ind It's whole policy outlined in one impetu
ous speech. :
1t Was one Of the furtuitous aids vhioI
Aas lent additional power to 3fs. Summers
speech abroad, :hat it was naadc too close
oa TIE sre of aliouraueut for any co,upar.
1son Of its views with those Of other Seaa-
tors As the speech stands alone, and was
printed and made pab1ic by vote Of the Sen.
ste, It is assumed that it expresses The only
.l'ne1lcaa view of tie subject. But it should
lie remembered that the same Senate which
unanimously printed the speech aad rejected
tue treaty had with equM nnanimity cou-
trmea the appointment Of the Minister
who made the trcatv.
Mr. Sumner 3s eonstitutio1olly IN et-
,scuilsts aud no less SO On this than On
other Questions. He pushes bristiipe prop
"s't.ons to their logical, or even illogical,
conclusions, without paasing to quaIlfy,
e1tenuate Or eount The cost. lie WIS the
inst in the Senntc IN tn,1 ,,nro,,nsaa;,;ze
defiance aud scam ~ ,1s~arv ~
NC ultimately. at great cost, fought out
thnt question on u1At LING. But it does not
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s''ceesau VIC might oe In It aence, such
vast Visionary damages can have no just
place n Alr. Summers speech, except BY
w2y OF rhetorical effect to shor how
reasonable. and how far below the full