New-York tribune., 1871-03-28
REPLIES TO Mr.. SUMNER

Mr. MORTON Rep. Ind.) said he did not propose o
reply TO Mr.. at this time, as that wouid require
time and preparation. but simply to snow that 'nc 'o
object OF that Senator's elaborate speech was 10 ca s
the President and least two members OF ms Capne'
with the commission OF high crimes and misdemeahors'
This was more clearly shown by the Senator's own
express admission in the beginning Oh ms
remarks that he did not propose to argue the queso
OF annexation. He had presented an ndlenlSht asa @
the Presdeut with MANY counts but II would be np0s-
sible 10 follow him through his great mass OF details
He could saw that the most OF IL was not unla-
miar to the Senate, aud was no snPi!se ~.
or against santo Domingo, either to-day or at this
1t had been decided In order 10 settle ape u,
the Island who report to the country upon the
proprety annexation and the questions thereT,h
he had suspend his Judgment untl at report
was made. 1t had been thought best TO disml's ,s
made but this had not been followed by some,
though he had declared teE Gne r was nnavo
able 1t had suited certain men to keep the que stoh
asgerated ssSs and distorted form, TO anticipate the
report and prejudice the pupno hd d aed''s taste
snd mm''' nronrety required that the Senator
from Massachusetts should have deferred his speech m
thing of it, character he r Morton) tconhdent that
many charges against the President and large part Of
report. rem The vindcstion of the President upon
ali the charges here made out would We
We lad heard to-day of made bya usurPation OF
the Presidential power; but after all 1t was the most
neacefu war ever heard of-not gun had been hred,
nor an act of violence committed upon single Haytian
So the evidence went land there was no evidence
of the slightest complaint by Haytl not one TQtq ~ & o
complaint had come from that country anu u hau
renamed for the senator from Massachusetts TO bring III
Mr. Morton then had read by the Secretary a dis
patch to the United states Minister MT base G nn
that Hay had disposition or desire to nterere WIN IN
Mr. Sumner, he reminded the Senate, as evidence
that the Administration had not proposed TO
that the Commissioners had no power TO negotiate
treaty and Went with them VINO could TAXI S-
ole sfep in that direction. The Hayten government IN
Violation OF the law Inatons had given free passage
across its territory to Cabra and furnished him win
oaa Saa nesotgiaons %s,sg G' were pending with santo
Do"pis' on that island This the United States had
the undoubted right do because our Government had
defeat the anne alton No need tell him (MOronl
that the senator from Massachusetts, was friend OF
liberty or of the colOred man. when he 80 indsrousy
snent bs time in the effort put the Democratic party
in power The Senator could not strike blow at me
President without at the time striking at the ke
publican party ~ 80, ,,ouv
Mr.. HOWE Rep., Wis., cited various historical IN
stances in which public men, who had been regarded
with esteem by their eouDtryme had ny sub
sequent acts OF misguided zeal and passion forfeited
that confidence and reapsed into obseurty or assumed
positions at utter variance with their former decara
uohS d nanenee @ Of ersecretary Seward ChlefJustce
Chase and Mr. Sumner In 1861 The last seen OF the nst
~ tnis great riumyirate he had turned his back upon
The homes lessons and friends OF his better years ana
WAS acting as a master OF ceremonies IN pohucaI
negeant wherein an itinerant President was the prn-
cipJ figure The second had employed the au-
thnritv OF the great Office OF ChiefJustice
~ b United states TO undo and annul the most bene
cent act of his civil administration. To-day the Repubi
can party experienced some OF that anguish which
swaued in the breast OF Caesar, when having already
bcen strck by Casca and Csssius he saw third dagger
uplifted by the hand Of dear friend and there was
wrung from his agonized bosom the exclamation
Etfa Brute" For, to-day, had heard the remaining
that triumyirate that senator VINO ad
40 earnestly urged upon reluctant Senators the purchase
of those rigid faro regions Of the North Pole now u
I'm deaf ear TO the echoes which brought DacK MS own
ey1,itant prophecy that our city could be nothing
less than the whole America continent WIN
har oatea upOn oil the surrounding seas
Today the Senator not only TO oppose
the annexation Island at our very doors out 70 de
nonnce as a criminal. President who had yentured, IN
the exercise Of a strictly constitutional prerogatlve to
advise It's acquisition. He (Howe) had SOUGHT the PRIV
;Ieye Of entering appearance here for that sroh
RESPONDENT He would hle no demurrer nor interpose
any diatory pleas but preferred the general ISSUE