, 1870-12-22

fertsa wiIh Tie rzes'aens u tue blue: :>oo9. b.
become somewhat lame ind unAEHe /.
get up the AlatIs, and the Prea3dens wAs Ha1
he vent to sne blue room, It VA not fox sccroJ.
Or private conference. He had never oatFQded
hi1 opinions on the Presidcnt, on aaY gnbiec4,
<0deavored q si1e T !. honesty. III .1a a .su 'a saa
uuin7 Il The Senator wants 70 impute 70 him the
1act thas be Waa friend 70 the President per-
ssa tea r "a qqs as,f ,n "
.taee the battle Of Fort Doralson+ and at 'on6h
oe s!metfmes disagreed With rhc PFtstden. IN fr-
WAYS t11ed 10 aioer Vim h,m IN such / Wy : not
as.A Il ~ peisonal character Or demorallze the
p paIsy Ct .tiea be wa The head. a sek1es Of ~
to tine yer s.nce hi1 inauguration sc1rccly had
P,e,tde1t had been treated viii bitter
po 1nss RtctSn Ss .oo. saa ne.gs of1ss cal
a!y executive Of the Unl:ets States G!nce the days
a Thomas Jefferson. But one br ons these as-
sfnHs had utterly failed. They had beea e1poted,
country. The arrows Il ca!umny had fallen 81
~ slde, and although he hid be.n
i!eauen.i'e . deonnetd, aud: The Pfestde mt had
ana % b. weuld fan throughout the adm,n,sfrs..
tion ur DIS connection Wit1 public life. The i'd
mfn!stratton. thus far. wAa a great success. AZ
ses touch tne R1ea1 and wonderful slcoe,s Of the
aomlnlstratiou. The general results OF the ad-
mlnis1ration hni we're Rra1d-almnst otsond prece-
den-and sa II i should 90 on for the next tro
u csc grand resnIle wtu!d he 70 consplcu.
tns rs! ~ ~ unds Istood: I'D admired b Al
IRE people did NOT look It persona. couHdtra.
ten They dtd not caIe whether NJ coz oF Mr.
nel1no VA sscfttary OF the tnteilcs, OF whether
lie Con,s oi 81. Janis wnst ,ae1 sfsuei Nsntsd % %
Sno" WAs that the government was well and
faithfully r'llnlnlstt red. knoftng that III
there pers "a! constdeFations were b'usn-
The assault Of re senator from Massachusetts
20 tue Pitsihent I'll attetnoon was most uupzo-
voEed and lIdefepsi':1e. 1t IVES rot difference
toes but had substantially cha1red the Preriden,
with usuipatiOh snd r11nlt. aud naf co1unaTcd hts
administration 10 that Of Buchanan unu Pierce.
LIZ nsd Sr Ssawa s9nPi,a
r. i.s u D' of III es re'ea s'sies s.
IT, aRnmsn,, of the senator fso
the necessity and importance Of the tuyesu8a-
tion. Mr. Samnet had *ppsaTcd on the stand d q
witness, ard testified coplous!y snd ToIumlnously,
au5 OF his assertions. The RESOLUTION proposed d
make an examination a. TAI as il could be m1ae,
and report back the facts to Congress. SO
that COT g1eas might Judge for Itself whether or
Lot ante1stion was desirable. When be Intro
ncced the 1eso1u'1on he supposed IL could not
opposed. but would pass without opposition.
Nearly all The polnts nate by the Senator from
Massachusetts were immatesial 10 the purpose Of
In matters which. 30 far as the resolution Ia con
celed, might he designated as frivolous and tul-
material The Senate wa not proposing to exam
Inc Wnetaer, = ueaty had been properly
qceslon al i q treaty haa never been made
the Senator from Massachusetts had said that the
prosocal pIoFlaed that the President should ptl-
vatetE use his tnn1ence to bring about 4 rattdca-
lion Of the t1ea'y. The protocol provided no such
thing. WAS not att3ched to tho ue4ty AM, had no
part with the treaty. It made no provision that tie
President shou1d privately influence membet7 Of
ConEreks- tloTeEeT. ~ At tEta1y was gone, az
the Senate had passtsl awny from it, as was now
mere relic OF the past, whete waa the Import
ance o. dwelling on the protocol, and in tfytuR to
tx crime on the PIT sfdcDt in connection Win It
The Senator from Massachusetts Aaid that the
appointment of Commission would commit
Cougress tn the policy Of annexation. There
was not word IN the resolution that could be
cnnttIned, md no Senator was TO be frightened
from voting for the resolution by the bold declasa-
It s,mrlS pEos icea Tor c3luu.tselon TO examine
and report On what tsrnls San Domingo might de-
sae to to become sm,;,ss anns5cc That report vas
Sas g ay t oefoe 'he eonsss st xao
animation. II The facts were favorable
TO annexation, well; II uufayorable, we'll Tie
Commissioners were not authorized themselves
TO give m opinion OH Tie question He had been
careful. IN drawing the sesulutton to provide that
thtJ should have no authority to give an opinion.
They wele stmrlJ to report the facts, and Con
Referring to senator Summers descttpt.ou Of
The political joekeJ, be declared that Caoral was
the mere leader ct eandltt1, who, for the last
at any one time. who did not endangef and had
not Endangered the movements OF Baez, but Vno
bad been represented hy the Senator from NAssa-
strength behind him, and who xas NOT to be Re.
ststet, except and By q naval furcc, which Tfesj.
dent Grant Lad placed At the command Of Baez
the statement a. sidicull1s ana iudicIo9s. Thq
only meaning could te that the Admiral 10 con.
msnu had marched hts tHRRtes across the isI4nd
and thIon2n a ne mountains, With tne a.d Of Ho.ae
tLAughter.] The luth Vas That men Of ali paf.
ties ii San Domingo were In favor of annexation
The eEldenee was that Cabral himself mas no ! Il
sire Of the great body OF the people on the lsland
for yca1s, TO be annexed to the United Statca. /
made no difference whether Cabra1, or Bae1, O
would be al IN favor Of annexation, becsus
even the people oi Hayu we're in 1avof OF it, be
cause s Il, : aoped tnat It wonld be precursor Q
Keier1inK to Secator Summers charge, that tn
President had n1cd TO sc: him anu Senator "a,
MORTON said thst, II the President made ary cj
fort Of that kind, he did know IT, had he cor
suited him aeont the prorr1ety OF removing tn
Senator from Massachusetts from the head !
that committee, he should have denounced il :
once The Senator's ability, his standing. hi
long experience, and his intimate connection vii
the Republican part5, all forbade that
Init he would say that, now ths
tie Senator had placed himself before the wort
in antagont8m to the administration, and mad DE-
bounced the President In uujusthable lauguaRt
thete might be some prupnety In say1ng that Ii
Committee On Foreign Relations Ahould NOT
be led bT an aso&e ed enemy OF the sdmtnisug
ton.
Ar. MORTON then proceeded to t3,scusa III
great importance Of the acqu,Gtton of SIN Df
mlnRo, rs well on account OF its e.tnatfon a II
prctuctS and commerce. It WIS worth uftY Afai
kas, fo1 the acquisition Of which hts friend frui
Nassachuse:1A had been 70 K1eatly In earnes
The Senator from Malsachusetla was also 9reat]
IN favor Of the acquisition OF the Canadas. but
would tell him that the most uuteasoninH, raot
unc-nquerable. and obstinate thing In The Wor!
Was Hnash prejudice, and that tue neonle Of Cal
ada arc less inclined to annexation 1t ihIs sim
than twenty years ago.
In conclusion Mr. Morton &rxuesi aQalnst sefe,
ring to the Foreign Relations Committee. Such
reference could only result In delaying II III, sue
a satc hour As rerhars to prevent action dur1n
the seq sion. lie appealelto the Senate to fsyc
the examination proposed. Acd to let ConNye:
hare the facts and BY those facts let the ouestfo
0f annexation stand or fail