The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1871-03-24
SUMNER.
Pro and Con.


We publish below extracts from exchanges,
showing the spirit of the press on the subject
of Mr.. Summers displacement from the chair
msnship of the committee on Foreign Affairs:
TIE REMOVAL NECESSITY TO BE ACCEPTED.
The Boston Evening TrGveEIeT accepts the
situation OF Mr.. Summers removal. While
admitting that a large party OF Republicans
are dissatisfied with the Presidents conduct,
It is mindful Of the fact that the Senator had
no right to a continuance Of the Office he held
80 long, and that was purely at the disposal OF
the party to which he belonged. Ii his asso-
cIAtes believed that some other man would fill
the ofhcO with more advantage TO the party,
1t was neither harsh nor unjust to remove Mr.
| Sumner. The question WAS not as to which
side WAS right, but whether or not the majorl-
ty should rule, and the majority was against
| Mr.. Summers retention OF the Office 1t
| would do no good now TO say any hard thingb
against the Republican party, and 1t should De
| remembered that Repubncan party who decl-
ded the Senator'S removal, were upon the
scene themselves, and were therefore better
Judges Of the requirements of the party.
THE PREsIDEET III THE RIGHT.
The New Haven Comm Daily Morning
Journal and Courier, regrets that Senator
sumner put himself In position that necess1-
Gated hls removal beng IN antogonism not
onIy with the President, Dut with the maivrl-
/ Cy of hls colleagues, 1t was required that some
/ one else should til the important trust from
/ which he has been removed. 1t was the Pre-
sidents right to demand the displacement Oh
y chairman Of a committee who would WELD
MS power In opposition to the policy Of the
government. Mr.. Summers recent illness
alone prevented him from delivering a speecL
hostile TO the administration. Sumner Is to be
slded now by Carl Schurz; but even these
talented and boald Senators will scarcely be
able to produce serious braech in the Repub-
liesn ranks. The people have confidence in
Grant. This opposition to Grant will soon
die out, as that OF Wade and Winter Davis die
against LlncOln, for want Of popular support.
SUMNER CAN BE DISPENSED WITH.
The Providence Journal IS disposed to con-
sider "the opposition TO Sumner" in q more
philosophical light than many Of its contem-
porarles. It thinks Sumner or any other
senator is;not absolutely necessary for the con-
duct OF the government, and that even ali the
committees might be done without if there
| was an extraordinary need that such should
De the case. 1t believes that Sumner has car
RED on hls "varlance" to q greater extent than
ms friends might consider prudent, and par
ades it beboae the public lnjudIclOusly Tor
man IN his position. He should not be annoy
| ed because General Grant and Secretary Fish
| KNOW los5 dDONb huu
iaw than he does, but should "bear IL mind
that ststesmsn's superiority in knowledge,
IS IN everything else, Is most gracefully illus
rrated when 1t Is made tributary to the highest
ana brayest national ends" The position he
occupied was high one, but not higher than
that OF President or Secretary or State, and
chairman should not be used 10 embarrass the
government. IL was TO be hoped air. Sumner
would be relnstated.
The Pittsburg Commercial says the removal
of Senator sumner IrUm the chaIrmanshIp Oh
| rha committee on foreign relations, WHINE II
conld doubtless be defended on the ground
rhat it Is due TO the administration That IL
| sbould have the sympathy and Cooperation Oh
| rhe hea d OF the Committed, would be Il pouucaI
| hlrDder At the same time Mr.. Sumner
| shonld be prepared 10 give good reasons Tor
| bis course II Nc would sustain himself In DO
1I,;on nf nostlnty towards the administration
| IN its ,andeavors 10 settle oencaLe and lmpor-
| ami ouesuons; and It would seem that MS
me course Is 10 reure voluntarily and relieve
smbarasmenLs which hls pOsIuOn occasions.
/ Wbile his eminent services and seniority III
the Senate would at the present moment ren-
der the proposed act degrading him unpOpu-
| Jar and q pontlcaI plunder, anything On nis
uart. long Continued calculated W LnWarE the
.ffort OF Tns administration IN the interest o.
peace would neuEraIl7e even these cOnslders-
IONS.
The Pottsville Miners Jotz7lGl says: Cen
eral Cameron was made CHAIRMAN OI the COM
mittee, and we consider tnat one OF the WOcsG
1estures OF the whole matter Is the Peunsyl-
vHnIa Senator'S acceptance or position from
which one OF the most brIIllsnt lHtelIects oI the
natlon had been struck down, anu when he
| must know he Is untitled tor the position. We
do not say tins Ii any spirit OF uuKInuness 70
Senator Cameron, with whom our personal re-
| laIlons have been pleasant but We Lssl that
we must express our surprise that he would
consent to Jake the poslnOn under the circum.
stances.
The President may not fully understand the
magnitude and gravity Of the step he has taken
| ln rms matter, put he SHOULD remember how
solns of his predecessors IN the Presldent1al
chair suffered IN the estimation OF the nation
by parallel acts. In this cause the removal
seams to have been effected Tor the purpose OF
Torcnp an obnoxious measure upon the peo-
pie, and aided too by Senators IKE Hamnn,
Morton and Scott, who bent phantly 70 the
Executive mandate IN this case.
The only policy under this state Of affairs for
the peOpe 10 adopt, Is to instruct theT repre-
sentatiYes to kil the San domingo business
dead as a door nail. The peOple want no
more Of that kind of territory, especially while
the southern part of this country II from laW-
lesness, unfit Tor occupancy.
We regret exceedingly 70 be compelled to
sneak thus of the course of President Grant
on this question, Tor much Of hls past course
IN the Presidential chair met our approval, and
we felt favorable TO hls reelection. But OF
late he has seemed disposed Ii dogged man
uer to have his Will prevail In oppOsItion 70
the wishes Of the people, the effect Of which
# continued, Will be 70 Jeopardlze the welfare
Of the Republlcan party-to save which the
members Will have 70 look around Tor anoth-
or man, and that man we feel confident, would
be Schuyler Coltax.
THE DISPLACEMENT FATAL NECESSITY.
The Newark Daily Ad0ertiseT thinks the dis
placement of Mr.. sumner was necessary. ond
while 1t removed HIM from the leadershin of
the Republican party IN the Senate, it was al
50 a deserved reDuke TO him for his antagon-
ism to the policy OF the Administration. The
AduertlseT traces the quarrel between him and
the Administration 10 the Presidents recall
from England OF Mr.. Motley, whose views
upon the Alabama CLAIMS were in harnon,-
with those OF Sumner. The tone of both these
gentlemen was entirely aggressive toward Eng |
land. 1t was said, also, that Mr. Summer
language In conyersIng about the President |
and the State Department was 'istartIinoIv
violent" Personal intercourse had ceased be |
tween him and the President and Secretary of |
State. The Republican caucus had TO consid |
many objections 10 his re-appointm ent to the |
office thar his removal was almost a necessity
It was not the San Domingo question that |
weighed against him, Tor this is certain to he |
declded against annexation. The chief diff |
Guilty lay N his well known opposition to the |
basis upon which the JOINT Hlgn Commission |
was appointed, and IN anticipated trouble |
when the report Of the Commission wonId |
come before the Senate. 1t would be eoui. |
valent to vote OF censure upon the President |
were he appointed. He did not hold ths Of |
tce by prerogatye, and TO transfer him 10 |
another important position could not be com
sidered insulting. but that a serious breach |
has been affected in the party by his removal |
is certain.
A CHAMPION OF GRANT.
The Washington Evening Star is against |
Sumner and for Grant 1t does not believe |
that the craftsmanship Of the Committee on |
Foreign Relations is a place of self-gIorifca-
ton, and thinks that he who holds the Office |
should be in better accord with the President |
than the chairman of any other committee.
The position is g confidential one, and heuce |
the retention Of Mr.. Sumner in that Office, re- |
member1ng his antagonism TO Grant, would be |
detrimental to tbs public interests It could
not be expected that, in the settlement with
our difficulties with England, ne would labor
to bring about results that would rebound TO
the prestige Of Grants administration: nor
could It be expected Of the Government that
It sAouid, knowing this, retain in rest sS