Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-03-16
Senator Sumner,

The removal of Sumner from the po-
sition of Chairman of the Committee
on Foreign Affairs has burst upon the
country with much surprise and con-
siderable Indignation among the friends
of the President. Grant has a silent
way of doing things without troubling
himself to give his reasons at the time,
that leads US to think that popular
opinion will react in his favor as it did
in the Cox imbrogliO. Summer and
Grant are bitter enemies but that
Grant asked his removal because
of his opposition to the San Domingo
scheme is not at all probable. 1t is
thought that Grant has some plan to
settle the Alabama claims with Eng
land which Sumner opposes and hence
his removal from this important posi-
tion. Mr. Summers personal friends
are so few that in the vote to depose
him be could claim no strength On that
ground. He is always spoken of as
cold, reserved and even vain and
naughty. The President feels conf
dent that the storm will blow over
when the people understand the rea-
sons for~'his deposition. AT present
there is a strong sentiment in favor of
Sumner and it is feared that the COM
ing election in New Hampshire will be
lost if something is not done to bring
about better state of feeling between
the two factions.
The Cincinnati Gazette remarks as
follows: ,,.t. :
SIT is to be hoped that the Republi.
cans OF the United States Senate can
find some better way to reconstruct the
Craftsmanship of the Committee on
Foreign Relations than by substituting
Cameron for Sumner. The descent Is
SO great that the public mind will dwell
wholly on the loss of character, and
will pass over any reason that may ex-
ist for making change in the head of
this committee"
The New York Tribune closes a cau-
tious andguardedly written editorial as
follows:
,"We will not conceal our profound re-
gret that any such action should have
been deemed necessary or advisable.
Mr.. Sumner has foibles-as few have
nOt-but he is eminently Senator,
and has earned tee love and trust of the
American people, We could wish that
this seeming indignity might have
been spared him.
The New York Times saws:
''There can be no doubt that the re-
mOval of Mr.. Sumner from the Conn
mittee on Foreign Affairs is a very un-
fortunate event. 1t is evident that al
large section of the Republican party
will regard Mr.. Sumner as a martyr to
his opinions and for this reason alone
we cannot but regret that Republican
Senators should have felt themselves
in duty to find another |
ch airman for the Committee on For |
eign Relations"
The New York Herald remarks:
s'This quarrel between General Grant
and the Senatorial Radical thunderer
from Massachusetts, means mischief to
the Republican party. The effect may
be felt in the approaching New Hamp-
shire and Connecticut elections. When
Senator Douglas quarreled, with Presi-
dent Buchanan, or Buchanan with
Douglas, it was the ruin not only of
Douglas and Buchanan, but of the
Democratic party. When Horace
Greeley broke up the political firm of
Weed & Greeley, at Chicago,
in 1860, he demolished Seward, but
created such factions and dissension in
the New York political camp as to re-
suit, in 1869 and 1870, in turning over
this State absolutely into the hands of
Hall as solid base of oper-
ations for 1870"