The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-03-14
WASHINGTON.
A New Theory Regarding Summers
.E..s-a Renl0val.,

lations committee was first agitated,
some two months ago, the opinion pre-
vailed in various quarters tha. his oppo-
sition to San Domingo was a mere pre-
text for such contemplated action, the
real reason being that the administra-
ton had a plan Of its own for settling
our international difficulties with Great
Britain, which it was we'll known the
Massachusetts, Senator was violently
opposed 10. When the movement to
depose him then failed, all suspicious
OF this character died away
A Notable Speech BY General Logan.
In the debate in the Senate last Fri
day, Mr.. Logan took occasion to again
refer to this subject in the following
language "At the time the discussion
occurred in the Senate, in reference to
the settlement OF the Alabama claims,
a speech OF the Senator from Massa-
chusetts was permitted to be published
all over the land. The seal Of secrecy
was broken, it was published, and that
speech was the text of every person in
the Republican party in this whole land
with reference to the settlement OF the
Alabama claims with our mother coun-
try, England. But now, at the
very time that the Joint High Com
mission is meeting here to settle
these claims-at the very time when
that Commission is discussing these
claims, perhaps on the principles enun-
ciated by the great statesman from Mas
sachusetts-the Senate of the United
States deposes him from the chairman
ship of that committee, and says to
England: we back down from what we
have said. We take back what we have
said. We decline to further stand by
this man. We decline to stand by the
proposition that he enunciated before
the country We say to them Gen
tlemen, we have disrated this Senator
who enunciated this principle before
the country, and we desert him: Now
make your propositions, differing how
ever much they may from that which
has been suggested to the country, and
we give you evidence now that we no
longer will stand by him.
These remarks created great sensa-
ton when they were delivered, far above
the ordinary excitement attending the
general run of debate, and have been
the subject Of comment in official circles
here ever since. The opinion generally
prevails, especially among Summers
friends, that there is more in these bold
utterances Of the Illinois Senator than
the public has yet been made aware Of
and that time will determine their truth.
The Guillotine in Operation.
Senator Spencer is authority for the
staten ent that his last official friend in
Alabama has been decapitated by the
President, because Of his (Spencer s.
action in caucus to retain Summer at
the head OF the committee on Foreign
Relations.
The Thornton Story Denied.
WASHINGTON, March l2-There is
authority for denying the truth of the
alleged disclosures telegraphed from
this city yesterday, purportlng TO rep
resent the British Minister as having
expressed to the Secretary OF State opln.
ions adverse to the retention Of Sumner
on the committee on Foreign Relations.
No conversation or allusion to the sub
iect has ever passed between Sir Ed
ward Thornton or either Of the members
Of the British Commission and the'Sec-
retary of State. Neither Of them has
ever intimated to the Secretary any de-
sire for change in any Of the commit
tees.
Proposed Bridge at Cape Girardeau.
Ex-Governor Fletcher, Of Missouri, is
here urging his bill for bridge across
the Mississippi river at Cape Girardeau
1t is said that the Baltimore ~ Ohio
railroad las become interested in the
Illinois, Mississippi River d Texes rail-
road, and therefore in the bridge at Cape
Girardeau.
The San Domingo Commission.
The dispatch published here this morn
ing, announcing the arrival of thh Ten
nessee with the San Domingo Commits
sion at Kingston on her way home, has
excited much comment. Private let
ters heretofore received indicated thai
the Commissioners would not reach
home before April, and it is known
that a mail for the Commission was
made up at the Postotfice Department
to 20 out in the bee last week. lfthe
information from Kingston be correct,
the Commissioners will probably be
here within a week, and then will come
the final struggle over this unfortunate
annexation question, so prolific OF mis-
understandings and dissensions. The
opponents of the scheme have had great
confidence that it would be defeated,
and think it gained no strength by the
controversy Of last week.
Radical Politicians AIarmed-Look.
ing for an Available Candidate
Democrats EIated.
The removal Of Mr.. Sumner from
the chairmanship of the committee on
Foreign Relations continues to be the
exciting topic OF conversation in all po-
litical circles, and its probable effect
upon the future Of the Republican party
and the denomination Of Grant is freely
discussed. All the Republicans except
a few of Summers personal enemies in
the Senate. agree that the occurrence is
very damaging to the party and may
prove disastrous, in short, that 1t was
gross political blunder. The Demo