The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1870-12-28

stop all movements to re-organize the
committee on foreign relations.
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LET Us HAVE PEACE.
The Administration sustained an
other defeat yesterday in the Senate
on the San Domingo question, for the
President and his annexation friends
have failed IN their purpose of having
Senator Morton's resolution disposed
of before the holidays. Even though
it should pass the Senate early to-day
it cannot possibly get through the
House, as legis latlve business will
close at two o'clock this afternoon, at
which time the death ef the late Rep
resentatlve Smyth, of Iowa. will be
announced, ard the House has al
ready ordered that to morrow's session
shall be devoted to debste only, no
business to be transacted. These con
tinued defeats of the Administration
are having n bad effect upon the
Presidential disposition and temper,
and are daily widening the breach
between the President and Senator
Sumner, who is looked I.i,on as the
head and front of the offending.
San Domingo has become a per-
feet fre-brsnd in the Republican
party, aid threatens a disruption of
mary fast political friendships, for
While the President has his adherents,
&c has Senator Sumner, and the latter
are as faithful as the former.
Within the last few days attempts
have been made by mutual friends of
the President and MI. Sumner to
bring about a reconciliation, or, at
least, a better understanding, and,
after consultation the President was
approached on this subject by a dis
tinguished New England Senator.
REFUSES TO BE RECONCILED. =
The President manifested a good
deal of feeling, and. utterly refused to
be persuaded that the differences could
be reconciled, r even to give his'eon-
sent to any movement having in view
a reconciliation. The good of the
party ,&c.y was earnestly urged, but
In vain. {
GRANT VERY BITTER.
The President, in response to all
suggestions of 'let us have peace"
replied emphatically that Mr.. Summer
had attacked him in executive sessions
of the Senate; that he had spoken
bitterly of him publicly, in street-cars
and other public conveyances, and
that he had grossly abused him in:
Boston and during his recent journey
West.
HE SHOWS FIGHT.
The President added that, on some
of these occasions, Mr.. Sumner had
attributed dishonest motives to him,
AID, if he were not President of the
United States, he should hold Mr..
Sumner personally responsible for his
language, and demand satisfaction Of
him.
THE PEACE-MAKER SCARED.
This somewhat startling talk from
the man whom the Republicans have
almost worshlpped as the conqueror
of the rebellion, put the peace-makers
TO flight, for it was plain that the OIL
i've branch woald not be accepted, no
matter by whom rendered. e
CHAMPIONS OF THE PRESIDENT.
The staff officers about the Presi-
dent share his feelings in this matter.
and one of them General Babcock)
is reported to have gone SO tar as to
declare that if he were not officially
connected with the Executive he
would subject Senator Sumner to per-
scnal violence. This whole matter
creates a great deal of talk among
those who have been aware of ITS ex-
tent and nature.
FORNEY WAS CONNECTED.
The connection of Colonel j. w.
Forney with this difference betwe N
the Administration ard Mr. Sumner,
has, it is reported, been this. Mr.
Forney was given to understand by a
staff officer of the President that he
was expected to attack Mr.. Sumner
for discourse on the San Domingo
question and his attitude toward the
President. This, Mr. Forney posi-
lively refused TO do, on the ground
that MI. Summer had always been one
of his warm personal friends, and this
decision withdrew the Presidential
favor from Col. Forney, and, 1t is
said, closed the doors of the
White House against him.
It was the President, also, who set
in motion the effort to displace Mr..
Sumner from the Craftsmanship of.
Foreign Affairs, or to so reconstruct
the committee as to neutralize Mr..
Summers influence. Republicans are
naturally inquiring. "where rs this
fight to end p while others want to
know why Grant and Sumner, with
San Domingo between them, can t
"Let us have Peace."-M Patriot.