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The President and Mr. Sumner.

The President and Mr. Sumner.
The imb.oglio at Washington largely &C.
cupies the columns Of the press Of the coun-
: try. as it must tie minds of all thoughtinl
and patriotic citizens. The tone Of the news
PAPER articles Of course varies with the To-
cality and party or personal bias CT the va
rious journals The Massachusetts, papers
generally take tie side Of their Senator and
considering the action of the Senate an al
front to Mr.. sumner, resent it accordingly.
Some Of the republican papers in New
U,mrsbire endorse the statement that the
trouble at Washington lessened the republic
; can vote in New Hampshire, and Others
allow it to pass unoontradicted. The Demo
cratic press generally, and Of course, see in
the matter fatal breach in the republican
party and DO their best to widen it.
From the various articles in our exchanges
We select two, which seem to US to contain
much Of the calm good sense which is needed
at all times but especially in times like these,
and which viii repay careful reading.
The first is from the Christian Union, and
is doubtless from the pen of its editor. Hen
~ Ward Beecher. The Union says
In dealing with foreign nations the COnstitu-
ton Of the United States gives to The President
the whole initiative power, hut to the Senate
! the final rstfying authority. The Committee OF
the Senate on Foreign Restions,always eminent,
has been for ten years past pre-eminent' anu
/ the Chairman Of that committee is scarcely sec
/ ond 70 any member Of the Cabinet itself IL non
ar and influence Not only must he be man
Of thorough and minute acquaintance with the
affairs Of all foreign nations, well yersed In
diplomatic history catholic in feeling, cautious
in Judgment but be must be able 10 MAINTAIN |
the exceedingly delicate position Of one VINO 4
stands between the Senate and the Executive, |
faithful to the Senatorial body, and yet IN gym /
pathy and il confidential relations with the I
President
Nov II is not enough that the Chairman Of |
the Committee On Foreign Relations be honest,
learned snl patriotic. lie must have the GIT
Of working harmouiously wi5h other men by |
his knowleire be is 10 cuiie his fellow Senators,
and bv lis sdyice be is 10 ala the President.
But # his disposition De Of cast 50 severe and
inelsstc. that be can conform 20 neither. but
preach.s % enc and dictates q the other, all his
good qua tiles will fail AZ lust The point on which
everything turns a man whose conscience Is
~ supreme sympathy with itself, may be an adj
lnirabie eIp ouni-f ~ n'i.-.7 "-- ITO "s a 'N.N
ager OF AFFAIRS one must 'e IL > fa'Hy VII"
men as well as Will ideas
The Senate Oh the IuiteI '.'es nave ueol'el
that the public good REQUIRED 'hal announcer MAJ
should take MI Sllaner P,'ee rs OnAlt M Oh
the Committee 90 Foreign Ee,Iii0us. We pre-
sunni, tbi- sf.f, u-el f.lnfl .r Uu-p'v .UiuiSfra-
tive grounds u vas believed that az a critical
period 10 the negotiations o.. auaLs pm poF'th'
10 degree seldom surp'sf-u IN 'Ae l'le.-ule ol
nation, the administration aIt 'le country oouIl
De better served 'y aA9iAei man. "lo' 'nouSu
be would uo- slrPass MI ''uAner ID uo''o lH-
teEriiy, TOR approach man 20 ie-ILlus' Il. Snt
have the capacity OF 'eiis better V'uHse-ot'
and a temper "hcH 'Loaid not Clshi 'Hc sen
respect ol those VINO were ''N51t 10 'AA
conhlenuAi re-'ul ",'l H''1 s
II 'ir Summer hai ua-I '-IAe' ''- '' -'5
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10, ~, ,,,-s ,.,.,r Is man If sipgular
,,f' - .--..+ ,iisi7tsresfslness ofirre-
- M 49,. - iiri,,ses If bc,rt
- ana - ,,-es- LEANING.
p,,- H. ,y;lo- i,..,,v, that he makes his
-, 49, ,t.. 7-..-i.os Is,v # other
- tt,. .,r 3D.. ri.,,-i as r,rs5.,l soes I
IN -, ,....-g, Dis i,l---e-ts that he Is q
=, - ,s,..er All n yr.-se toloyer. q
T. ,r,ss,s+.l IN fl, 4slata I'm the Senate o
.t-.Rf- e,,,,,.g- ,f.. .-- &, ....isI relations Il
s,tlo- v;,l. IN. p-s-lr- up with the Secretary q
If Stste .r5e c1sr,, was moi denied. il was il
,,Iy r,e- A- savin, ts..r Mr. Summer was At all
49, ,.,l,- 80 coTfsr with General Grant or q
Nr tlsb ~. -...tlt- r,r,ir>t Are these gentle C
mon IiLslv r., rro6- Nv the councils Of a man G.
VINO ref,sas 10 ra,o-u-s them ou A. side OF the
,o,,nr;i-re7r, door ana only knows them offici- Il
,lr rn the other ,;d,g one NAV transact mere 8
routine business WIN a. zs',o ', coT pia
.onsai,atoas it s rrsposterdus 70 suppose that t,
the President can be benefited by one who looks Il
md imreriousIv refuses hiul social recognition IS
10 mt a personal enemy Of the President a, the n
,esi If the Committee through which the Presi-
lent is 10 he in svmpgfbv with the Senate. IS as B
+ a gentlemen siauil a,fach q calvauic battery le
O. the bell-ouu az hfs door. and then marvel uI
hat neoule rrefsrrel 10 transact their business
with sonet1fv e'sst IA
Il is 10 be re-re,teI tia: this a..icn Of the W
enate ro5s place. aad stl more in6t it was he al
essarv 10 have il take place. But tie country 60
rill hold the President responsible for the settle sh
len, Of the q tfeulties which have long threat hi
ned to embroil two great nations. that ought to
e helrf1l 10 each other. and whose falling out let
,ould he hailed with delight by every defpotic be
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