New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-12-26
THE STRUGGLE OVER EDWARD EyERErrs NOM
NATION AZ MINISTER TO ENGLAND.
Ia LIZ Ehifnr M The Tribune.

To the EditOr Of the Trtouhe'
SIR: | read in The N. y. Times (of the 5th
inst I think, n communication from the Hon. Chris
tonber Morgan. giving interesting "reminiscences
OF the proceedings the Senate OF the United states IN
,sn on the nomination OF Mr. Edward Everett IA En-
bassador TO Great Britain. Doubtless Mr. NJ IL war
raned in supposng that the patriotic efforts OF himself
M Weed and others, exerted a strong influence In
arrestng the conspiracy flor 1t was that and very amy
and cunnngly concocted tool to defeat that nomination.
But he has not fully unyailed the infamy OF that In
tre nor he pictured to us the dsgraceful partisan
subscrylency exhibited on that occasion.
On the Incoming OF that nomination. caucuses were at
once held By the Democrats OF the Senate at which the
Southern members demanded OF their Northern allies
ifs rejection on the isolated and specific ground that Mr.
L. had when "a candidate for Governor OF Massachu-
sets written letter in response to an inquiry publicly
addressed TO him. affirming the power OF Congress to
abolish slavery IN the District OF Columbia They not
only demanded this but that the lead in the debate
should be taken by Northern man, whose business it
mus, be 10 make THE speech. the refrain OF which was
TO be Mr. E's Abotonsm, as developed by the letter.
and nothing Rise. Why Northern man should do THIS
we shall see presently Both demands were agreed TO-
and no now living who was an observer OF events
I'm those days with list OF the members Of that Senate
before him would hesitate moment in naming truly the
selected IN geman for IL could he other than James
buchanan. Undoubtedly, from rumors that leaked out
there was an elaborate, denuncatory philippe against
Aboitonism and all that, most faithfully and willingly
made to order II the testimony Of many ookerson
and listeners is TO be credited the delegated champion
was utterly overwhelmed, and fguratiyely crushed to
impalpable powder by the adversary who met him
Rufus Choate The able speech Of W. X. King OF Ala
bama. Is fiction. for he was incapable OF any such
effort He was the scold OF the Senate in all
such debates shrieking ont invariably the epithet
thorough going AbolitiOnst" dd All that
gave noOrety to the part he took the reltterancc
OF his hreadbare menace Of dissolution OF the UnOn,
when he encountered the shake Of Mr. Cays old straw
hat in instant reply II the old hat and not Mr.. KS
oratory that has mmoralized him in this otrepeated
tradition. But to the details Of the conspiracy.
Mr.. Is rejection counted on inevitable by the
position Into which Southern wings To be driven
by the unanimous array Of Northern Democrats against
him. especially by the selection OF the leader in the
debate glance at the yeas and nays and ut the list
of absentces will show that little nominal success
seemed 10 be achieved by this artfu programme but
it viii show, too, that, cunning as the schcmers were
they in the end outwitted; for 1t was apparent
enough that the Senate had been most carefully
vassed and that il votes had been necessary 10
confirmation, they 10 be had. 1t was, therefore,
arranged that the Southern Wings should he represented
In the minority and the Southern Democrats thus de
priyed OF monopoly OF the buncombe As a majority
for confirmation of TO certain, McSsrs. Preston
aud Archer took the negative and so they now appear on
the lmpcilShhhle record 10 DE as thoroughly htorat
Southern partisans Allen and Tappan Of Ohio, Blu
chanan and Sturgeon of Pennsylvania, McRobers AMI
Young Of Illinois, smith Of Connecticut, ana woodbury.
q cw-IIampshirc: while the friends OF Mr.. L. could
spare bscntces Barrow of Louisiana Bayard or Dea
ware. Henderson OF Mississippi and Kerr OF Maryland
who probably had "a slight preference To be away, in
difference Southern opinion; and this they could do,
na-uch their votes could with perfect safety be dis
pcnscd with.
The Northern Democratic absentees were Pierce Of
NewlIanpshire Wright OF New-Iork; aud williams Of
Maine; the missing from the South being Walker OF
MiSs-sipp Nicholson
these Democratic absences traditional hearsy has not
clearly preserved; but there Is strong presumption
that Wright Williams, and perhaps Walker, In this
category A. to SaS Wright there * probably no doubt
whatever Not Democrat, from North South, cast
n EdiCdFd EuercH, the Senate Journal from
which the injunction was removed will show; The
Southern Wings who nObly and brayely stood their
ground for Mr.. f. Messrs. Clay Of Kentucky More
head, Berien, Clayton Mangum, Graham, Merrick, and
KNcs. 4 NEwsMONGER OF 1871.