Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-03-23
SUMNER.
New York Heralds Abstract
Of Opinions Of the Press,

] Ohl tAbHdh5 5Nof 9HO"i WV "IA''N
of the pRcss on the subject Of Mr..
Summers displacement from the
Craftsmanship of the Committee on
Foreign Affairs:
THE MOVEMENT A NECESSITY TO BE
ACCEPTED.
The Boston Evening Traveller ac-
cepts the situation Of Mr.. Summers
removal. While admitting that
a large party of Republicans are
dissatisfied with the Presidents be.
havior, it is mindful Of the fact that
the Senator had no right to CON
tinnance OF the office he held so
long, and that was purely at the
disposal Of the party to which he
belonged. If his associates be-
lieved that some other man could
fiji the office with more advantage
to the party, it was neither harsh
noruniust to remove Mr. Sumner.
The question was not as to which
side was right, but whether or not
the majority should rule, and the
majority we're against the retention
of Mr.. Sumner in the Office. 1t
would do no good now to say hard
things against the Republican par
ty, and it should be remembered
that the Republican party who de-
cided the Senator's removal, were
upon the scenes themselves, and
therefore better judges of the re-
quirements Of the party.
THE PRESIDENT IN THE RIGHT.
The New Haven Daily Morning
journal and Courier, regrets that
Senator Sumner put himself in a
position that necessitated his re
moval. Being in antagonism not
only with the President, but with
the majority of his colleagues, it
was required that some one else
should fill the important position
from which he had been removed.
1t was the Presidents right to de-
mand the displacement Of a chair
man of a committee who would
WELD his power in opposition to
the policy Of the government. Mr..
I Summers recent illness alone pre-
vented him from delivering a hos.
tile speech against the administra-
ton. Sumner is to be aided now
By Carl Schurz but even these tai
ented and bold Senators will hardly
be able to produce a serious breach
in tile Republican ranks. Theapeo
pie have confidence in Grant. This
opposition to Grant will soon die
out, as that Of Wade and Winter
Davis did against Lincoln, for a
want of a popular support.
SUMNER CAN BE DISPENSED WITH.
The Providence Journal is dis
posed to consider the opposition to
Sumner in a more philosophical
light than many Of its contempo-
raries. 1t thinks Sumner or any
other Senator is not absolutely nee
essary for the conduct Of the gov
ernment, and that even all the com
/
mittees might be dispensed with II
there was an extraordinary need
that such should be the case. 1t
believes that Sumner has carried on
his variance to greater extent than
| his friends might consider prudent,
and parades it before the public in
iudiciously for a man in his position.
He should not be annoyed because
! General Grant and Secretary Fish
know less about diplomacy and in
ternational law than he does, but
should "bear in mind that states
mans superiority in knowledge, as
in everything else, is most graceful
ly illustrated, when made tributary
to the highest and bravest national
ends" The position he occupied
was high a one, but not higher than
that of President or Secretary Of
State, and chairman should not
be used to embalrass the govern
ment. 1t was to be hoped that Mr.
Sumner would be reinstatod.
GRANTS COURSE ENDORSED.
The Albany Evening journal en-.
dorses the removal of Mr.. Sumner
from the Craftsmanship of the Com
mittee on Foreign Relations. Il
believes that the "rancorous atti-
tude" in which the Senator placed
himself toward the President, left
no other alternative, It must be
no douht, a matter Of pain. that a
man who shed lustre on the posi-
ton. should be compelled to retire
but the necessity was of Mr.. sum
ner's making, and it was prejudi-
cial to the public interest that q Re-
publican in 50 high and important
a position should continue longer
to perform the duties of an office
which required personal intercourse
with the President, whileit was we'll
known that the President and Mr.
Sumner we're entirely antagonistic
in fheir views. Then again it was
reasonable tofear that Mr. Sumner
would oppose any treaty negotia-
( ted by the administration in refer
ence to the Alabama claims, and
this Of itself would tend to com
plicate the great difficulties which
at present attend the adjustment of
our account with England. Hence
the Journal thinks Mr.. Summers
removal was perfectly justifiable.
THE DISPLACEMENT A FATAL NEcEs-
sITY.
The Newark Daily Advertiser
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