Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-04-12
CorresponsIenco.
Our washington Letter.
w,suSoTOS d. C.. April 9th, ISL
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~ ANAANsA
Three days Of the past week vas spent
in either foresiaIling the report Of the san
Domingo Commissioners. or in an attack
on the Administration. which, the facts
will enable the country to determine. For
several DAYS. week before last, hr. sum-
ner made efforts to introduce a set OF res
oluiions. contrary to the rule adopted by
the Senate. that no business with a few
exceptions named in the rulel should be
transacted at the present session, except
such as relate to the suppression OF ku-
Klux outrages, without unanimous con-
shnt On each Of the occasions referred
TO. he persisted in his effort until called
to order three times by the Vice President
and on the last occasion was reminded that
the rule of the Senate for refractory Sen
ators would be enforced unless he yielded
After these futile efforts TO override plain
rule Of the Senate, he consented to come
within the rule, and asked unanimous con
sent to introduce his resolutions, whic was
granted, when he gave notice that he
would speak on the subject on the follow
ing Monday March 27th) At an early
hour the galleries AMI corridors were
crowded to their utmost capacity, the as
semblage being made up largely OF thu
old rebel element of Washington. ii,
commenced speaking as l2,l5 p. IN. ans
continued about three hours and-a-half
His speech was greatly inferior to his rep
utation. 1t was read from printed slips
and was made up for the most part o
presidents and authorities, the connect
ion between which, being far more Of th'
nature of assertion or testimony than ar
gument. The point sought to be made Ii
the speech, was that the President ha'
assumed war powers, which are not only
not warranted by the Constitution, but ar
expressly forbiddcn-at all points seeking
to show that President Grant has beeI
guilty of acts, which, if guilty of, as b
strove to establish, would constitute hin
an usurpcr. and who should be remove,
by impeachment.
Mr.. Schurz followed Mr.. Sumner in
speech equal in length and of more bitter
ness, unhesitatingly declaring the acts O
the President in relation to San Doming
as unnitigated usurpations. Mr.. Schurz
was, in many parts of his speech, brillian
but sophistical. The substance of the speed
Ike that of Mr.. Summers being in efec
that the President was guilty of act
which to follow to their legitimate conclu
sion Though he did not say SOY could lea,
only to impeachment and removal.
Mr.. Howe Of Wisconsin, in a speech o
about one hour and-a-half in length in re
ply to Mr. Sumner, clearly put severa
good points, which had a telling effect.
Mr.. Frelinghuysen of New Jersey, i
a short speech, made a simple, but tellin
defence of the President, by showing tina
everything in his record was opposed t
the charges made against him and refere
to several precedents Justifying the Pres
ident in the course pursued by him toward
Hayti, and all other nations pending ne
gotiations with San Dnmingo.
Mr. Harlan of Iowa, arose to close tn
, debate at $3.50 on Wednesday, March 2!
His speech was short, but earnest an
characterized by digni6ed and telling a
guments aud presidents. With the han
of a master he reached through the sopl
istry of the speechs of Sumner and Schu
and brushing aside the bare assertions
, those gentlemen, in few minutes Shove
to the Senate that there was but little
f either of the speeches worthy of attentic
|, or answer. In very brief space of tin
. he showed that their speeches, whatev
might have been the intention of the &c
; tlemen, ment that President Grant W
A guilty of misdemeanors more dangero,
4 and damning than those for which A
" drew johnson was impeached by the Hou
:. of Representatives. After showing tn
4 such was the effect OF their speeches,
q proceeded to analyze the motives Cover
+ ing the speakers. He said
o 81 agree with Mr.. Sumner also in Il
A conclusion that must follow, that it is m
tive that gives moral coloring to eve
human act, and, therefore, whether
: may have succeeded or not in establish
, , the grave charge brought against the Pre-
. ident of the united States, he must be /
garded as morally innocent; but VIII
men who are morally innocent, are SON
times mischievols members of societ
and are oftentimes misled by over-zeal
the preparation of grievous evils. | dou
~ not that the Jews who clamored for t
g crucifxion of the Saviour, we're hunest
d their judgement that Barabbas should