New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-12-22

| CCrtakCu 60 Insult n sister Republic.
Enlargng upon the point - the alleged interference
os designed to intcrdet Hay from tie collection OF tho
db oy in pan by ,hs san b DG9s4 Go
latter Government was liable Tor thot delt. Noticing
pore of answering his remarks undCr this head, lac sup
pos that attempt ~ Justification would he made
lions ho United States could rgltfIly eTor,se iuris-
d.rOn the territory which the subject OF negO-
aoas tor from HR Tos & re0ts this rn, ne
national Law. showing that the treaty could be
jurisdiction in Dominican waters YVES uSyrpation In
s opinion, every such trcspass act OF war
by Ec Executive without tic consent OF Congress This
Outr5 &c upon o sister Republic was aggravated by
the suc which The President of tho United states bad
o. the Republic Of Hayti. This issue was apparent
upon Simple statement o Tie official utteTGnce Oi each
Grant, IN bis annual message, rad asserted
e' to I'SclUh OF ic san ot[aly on ne Par
language of the Haytan President was, mat the ankle
dasiaed before the good and wisdom Of the Sen
aye al NashinGon 1he former speaking with the voice
f4oO0oOO people had called the rejection act OF
folly; while The latter representing Only 100000 people.
ana they all black, had asserted the very opposite
opinion. Not content with that the President OF tho
United States IN his Message, acting In the spirit of his
Commodore, lad nine times monacod the Independence
or the Republic Of san Domingo The first OF these was
his proposition for the acquisition OF the island;
next, he representation that 1t was desirable be-
cause OF us scoaphcli position; ana 20 on 70 me enI'
These constitute mne distinct mcnaccs against mat re
was accldcntali nut he thr sumner would remind Tue
Senator that an accident could not be reca cd nine times
President could not AFFORD 10 throw any menaces IN
The CITY of Washington, Cypress the weak elsewhere
Buchanan ana Andrew Johnson.
Ia other days President OF tie United States had at
tempted TO change Committee OF Congress, and ms
e r we are vaJ nor Iof ~ Win Inc Copmtee on
Foreign Relations constituted Tor years lie wished
10 change lie asked first for tie removal OF the Chair
man CNir Summer Somebody told him would not
be convenient IiausatCI.l Ee then asked for the
mOya OF the Senator Missouri Glr Schurz), and ho
told could be doLe without ting the Get
He called for removal o. tine Senator from New
mans % ais state. II tlay tettlt that that could
not he done br sumner SAID no alluded To these thugs
th reluctance, and because vote could not DO
reached on the question wi bout passing them IN review
He called upon tic Senator from Indiana dOrtoB WhO
TIC spapers said, the President had Lhdy Ieceou
Dir Morton, intcrrupting rose to ask The Speaker
10 be interrupted u the midOe OF sentence. Mr.. Nor
ton appearing TO persist M ms intention t i pr. sumner
bin u his night To the hoT, which the CHAR &C
could not interrupted while spealing, without his
consent. MI sumner tieh lcsuhed - 49,. Ill.,.
urou The Senator from Indiana tIort0n to repair To- the
tte digasfr,Is poI,cv lr was pprsuur. FORMALLY adj
dressing the vicePrtsdent MI. summer continued with
eTP5n ION who re TO ne Chief Msgr,s place sad
honor 20 call a. ouee upon ae ffe'tai Go A4f IN le' 10 We ~
example OF Ifa-kla Pee . Jsae' Je ma, an. 2,
tu not b exercise Tue power without euiho" Of ConsFe' te
aab1s il WI Mr.. sgal you you love this
Co.'S iC.
your great influence 70 se' lie President Hg 10
a. us point, 5r. MORTON again endeavored to inter
pose question: Tut MI SUMNER declined to yield FRO
sanc%ton. Mr. SUMNER char ctcrizcd The whole thing
us bloody lawsuit, and read from leticr nom DA'id
H.tCu regard 20 wLOsC alleged false Imprisonment IL
San Domingo an investigation ordered Ia, session
As Illustrative OF The expenditure and suffering Nulch
fcads of the resolution Mr.. sumner cited tho case OF
SPAIN winch had rpcEt S0G0OO ard SACRIFICED ltPV OF
tie flower Of her ariy IL the vain attempt 20 possess
herself b. force Of tie key 10 tie Caribbean 6ud the
commerce the Gut vi Mexico. lie hoped the example
Of spain would never be followed 10y ms oWp county,
One other consideration suggested vas at lAe isHnu
Of san Domingo never could become permanent pos
Influences DC. IL conclusion, Mr. Sumner protested
against adoption Of the resolution, as be had done Id
IS aotncr stage IN drama OF blood, be said nc pro
tested against IL ~ the of justice outraged by NO
leuee, ia the name OF humanity hsutcd IN the n.,c 81
the weak uOddcn down. IN tie name ~ Lpee ImeilleG,
aga N l93 ns@. . ne 411,:- Whose FIRST effort ''
TIE DUTY ON SUGAR.
Upon the conclusion Of MIR. Summers remarks, Mf.
MOTION obtained tie fOOr, but gave way 10 motion
by Nj SHERMAN TO take up the House bill .rIectlng
ambiguity the law relating to the classncailon VI
Sir CASsi;PLY Dom. Cali submitted md advocated
Nj THUMBULL GFeI,., III strenuolsly advocated the
repeal maintaining that tue Argument OF It's necessity
Was conradicted the fact that the secretary Of the
Treasury was steadily boarding millions OF gold upon
T6e Amendment was rcjcctcd-Yeas l2 NAYS 4s-and
the nll then passed The Senate took recess til
EVENING SESSION.
On the reassembling of the Senate after the
recess and the disposal Ol some unuuportant matters III
Commander John ". QUtCkenbush To the active list, the
resolutions relating to Domingo taken up, una
TmE SAN DOMINGO DISCUSSION RESUMED.
Mr.. MORTON (Bep, lud) replied at length and IN
Mr. Summers suggestion that lie (Iir. Morton was the
confidential adviser OF the President and frequent visitor
a the White House where he conferred with the Pre5
dent in the Blue-rOUm, lie admitted that he had
frequently the President in the Blue because
ylluf n "a glf
STAIRS, 1 anu do S9 stliTs and see him there
When be went TO the Blue-roOm not in secrecy
private conference; lie had never Obtruded BIS
opinions on the President any subject, aud never
gave asked for it aud then ne endcsvored 10
meant 10 mpue to him the fact he was friend
fiSht; he had been l; friend and adinlrer SINCE
the battle Fort DOnadOD and although he sometimes
disagreed witA the President in regard 70 appointments
aud ether matters, he always tried TO diner WITH him IN
such not TO assai ms personal character or de
DOraze the parry OF which he the head. series
OF assaults had been made the President from time 10
time ever since his Inauguration. scarcely had QUE sun
sided before another was begun. TIC President had
been treated with bitterness bitterness t OF p6drse zen,
been lavished on any Executive OF the United
states since the oe aay S5d p no, failed theE
had heel exposed and had become cOntemptbe to tbe
people bsoes e NV ne Presidents SIDE and although
n had been frequently announced that the President had
80 they would fall throughout his administration or bis
connection with pubic life The Administration was
were Of o personal character and did not touch
TIA e1eat pnd wonderful SUCCESS the Adlnlusuatol
Tie general results u The Administration were g.and
almost beyond precedence; and If Il should 30 on for
tbe next two wears o. had for the last twenty months
these grand results would be conspicuous, wen under
stood and admired Of all men, tina. they would over
wbelm all opposition The people dill not look 1T per
soua Considerations they did not care whether Mr Cox
Mr.. Deano was the secretary OF the Interior, or
whether Mr. Motley Ar. SchenCk Lnhassador NJ
the Court Of St james. What they wanted T. know was
that the Government was Wen and faithfully sdi9is
tered Knowing that All these personal considerations
The assault Of the Senator from Massachusetts on le
President this afternoon, most unprOvOkcd and IN
dccDsihc. IL was difference from the President
ON ,per political siderltiOns but De ha substantially
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