The sun., 1871-03-13
II II True - Did Grant Stab Sumner at
England's Rcducstg


England's Request!
Tho Wa-hngton correspondent e the
Ercpiag Post makes the following stat ,mcnt,
which appeared in that journal ON Saturday
evening:
some important inform IA Ia. come 10 light
since tie act ON Of ,h4 Senate yesterday In deposirE
Ne. SUHNER, Wh.cn setits beyond a doubt tiat the
Administrator committed Itself more than SIX
uotks ago to s.r EDWARD TnoRSroS, the British
Nit ister to bring about a Change In tic Chl.rm4n.
ship OF the Foreign Relation Committee.
The disclosures which arc low given to the public
made upon the authority vi two prominent gen.
nemen holding h.Eh cnical positions, whose word
Nill be freely accepted By tho country but whose
samss am for the present, not allowed to use
Nearly two months ago Sir EDWARD ruORS7oN
eSrrcssed to Secretary Fism doubts as TO toe Al
nnnistraton being able to get such a treaty as the
High Commissioners mieht agree upon ratlel b.
the United states Senate 20 long Son1tor SUMNER
remained at tie head Of the Foreign Relation Com
Tittce and entertained such views az expressed in
his speech agaust the REyEHDY JOHNSON treaty. II
the Administration saw proper 10 make CONGO ssons
20 Great Britain on the questions In controversy,
hr SUnSEI., ircm his high Official posi- ion, would
De enabled 10 exert great influence over The senate,
and perhaps defeat tho treaty 20 be submitted. II
was therefore desirable, the British Minister argued.
that some other senator should be placed In Mr.
EUNsERt position on the Foreign Relations Com.
nit,ee
"The matter was informally discussed by the
Secretary OF State and the British Minister and
NeE he 'g&ca ,ras taken b,Jore PftsideHt GRANT.
AFTER consultation with some friends OF the Admin.
isimtion, both IN and out OF the Senate. during
Which tue San DCningo and other questions we're
brought up and discussed plan agreed upon.
and. 90 the result shows, fully carried out
"The British Minister and the Bitish high Com.
missorcrs were informed that nCir porsrfH ant
sIf orioES ofToHeEt, H. SUMNER, uoaia b reH,0rtd
from the position Of honor he had held long, and
that by uis act they Woud sec that the Admiui,tta
uon abandoned the ground taken b him wien he
infucneed the REJECTION Of tLc BiYERDT Johnson
treaty.
Soon after this course was decided upon. for.
siEn Minister who has personal friendship tor
Mr.. SUMNER heard Of il, ard went TO and warnei
him that he was to be doposed from his Chairman
ship through the innuor OF the Adm stra on
Nj sUHErR could not but believe that his in.
formant was mistaken. and attached little credit to
the story.
e Not long after this Mr. srHN,rR was taken H.
ard tic warning which had been gwen him was for.
gotten while he was eorfned to his bed In rur.
scarce Of the scheme agreed upon. statements were
published that Mr.. SUMNER had prepared and woull 1
deliver speech sssailing the President in the
most bitter terms, ard hrraignns him not only for
he eah DC 'm'nEo poNeV' out ior other adnlnis'ra-
M rrSrreS r' ~y mo- snc D sDoeS IN n.
S,temeat vs.. made. however. to create &c irpres
sion throughout the country that Mr. SUMNER was
Determined on opposing 'he administration IN every
way, and that II vas essential 10 the success OF tho
foreign policy Of the Administration 20 remove him
from his position or influence ard power in the
Rcua,e.
The country knows The result and Nat the
s.nm-.',,,n- v" NV .0''''' ~ '"' 'A''"'' VI
"The,e disclosure come To vopr eorrc.poploBt
90 well authenticated, that he feels justified iu
making ,h'm public establishing as '"'y do the