The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-03-28
Spirit Of the Republican Press
The War Between the President
and Charles summer,
From the Cleveland Leader.

The caucus of Republican Senators
made grave error when it resolved to
remove that distinguished Senator.
Charles Sumner, from the position of
chairman of the most important COM
mittee of the Senate. -.
1t is darkly limited that the opposition
of Mr.. Sumner to the San Domingo
scheme had more to do with his reno
val than any thing else, and that the
President exerted his personal influence
with Senators to bring about that result.
Should this he true, then Mr.. Sumner
will simply have lost his place without
having lost his honor. and will have
suffered for principle and. for consci.
ence's sake.
The removal of Mr.. Sumner was a
great blunder, and at this juncture. we
should say not only blunder but a
crime 49,.
From the Hartford Evening Post.]
Mr.. Sumner may be removed from his
position at the head of the Foreign Az.
fairs Committee and Simon Cameron be
put in his place, The party that does
it-that makes change of all changes in
the world most ridiculous and least ex-
cusable-will repent it in dust and ash
es; the Administration that, demands it
and carries it through, will meet the fate
of Buchanan and johnson. and who
shall say it does not deserve it
From the Ohio State Journal.]
There is not one journal in the Uni.
ted States, SO far as we can discover,
that is satisfied with the change in the
Craftsmanship of the Committee on For
eign Relations, by which Cameron is
substituted for Sumner.
From the Missouri Democrat
We can not believe that Republican
caucus has offered to the Republicans
of the country such an insult and inju-
ry as would be the deposition OF Mr..
Sumner because Of his free thought and
free speech The day that ends free
dom of opinion and expression within
the Republican party will date its doom
From the Detroit Tribune.]
Mr. Sumner has sometimes borne
himself arrogantly to his fellow mem.
bers, and some of them. eaten up Of en-.
Wv, like Edmunds, of Vermont, were
glad to strike him a hard blow.
| From the Toledo Blade
| Senator Sumner is stricken down, so
far as he can be by political associates,
so as to overawe Senators who fear the
Executive frown, and thus get rid of all
formidable opposition to a cherished
scheme. A more despotic and high.
banded tyranny was never consumma-
ted IN the Congress of the United States
under the most rigorous rule of the
slave oligarchy. Bnchanan's displace
ment of Douglas had tins to he said in
tits behalf, that the ruling element in tht
democratic party demanded the sacri
fee of Douglas. The present instance
of political tyranny had not even this
tpoor excuse. ~; 5
/ [From the Chicago Tribune.]
| "a President who recalcitrstes agains
such a counselor in most important af
fairs as Charles Sumner. man wise ant
honest and unyieldinq in his SINGER,
convictions. and insists upon taking {,
his bosom such a counslor as Simo,
Cameron. who is not wise. and who.
Ehe has any convictions. holds to then
Eonly for conyenlences sake ]: Presiden
who throws aside, because they stan,
IN the way OF ms views ana MS purpos
es, men IN whose integrity tne country
KNOWS 1t may connde; 2 PRESIDENT mos
J OF whose CHOSEN ADVISERS seem 70 D
men OF little wisdom and less character
ana VINO seem TO commend tnemse!ve
, TO MN cnlefiy because they are pllan
to his will and know no higher law thal
to obey his behests President who
IN many things, as in civil reform ant
IN the choice o. officers to admlnIste
/ different branches or the Government
has certainly disappointed the public eS
!, ,lpectation, is not the President whom
icOnfdInO DeODle expected to find i