Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1871-04-06

On Monday of last week Senator
Sumner made his speech against the
annexion OF San Domingo, very
brief notice Of which was given IN
the REPUBLICAN, last week. Since
our last issue the speech has been
published in full. The two points at
which the Senator aimed were the
demonstration that the President had
exercised war powers not delegated
to him by the Constitution, and that
his Intervention in Haytien and Dom
in,can affairs, even during the negoti-
atons for annex;on, and especially
since the treaty was rejected by the
Senate, was without authority and in
violation of international law The
records OF the State and Navy De-
par,ments which he quoted very free
", afford ample evidence that Baez
was upheld i'll power, not only as
against Ilay,ien interference, but as
against revolutions in his own coun-
Try, by the guns of the United States
Navy. Baez acknowledged that ''it
The United States ships were with
drawn he could not hold the relns of
government" Besides, the United
States ships cncircled San Domingo
and assisted Baez in the election at
which the vote was taken for annex
ion. Carl Schurz male a speech in
support OF Mr.. Summers resolutions.
Senators Morton, Howe, FREEING.
huysen, and Harlan, in opposition
At the close OF his speech, Mr.. Har-
Ian moved to lay the resolutions on
The table. by rule OF the Senate,
this cuts OF all further debate, and,
although Mr.. Sumner and others en-.
deavored to be heard, they were in
1Xorably choked down.
OF course, the motion OF Mr.. liar.
ian was according to parliamentary
rule, but it can hardly be consistent
with the rule OF courtesy and fair
dealing. Scnat ors Morton, Howe,
Frelinghuyscn and Harlan are able
men, and they could hardly make
speeches without saying something
worthy of attention. The papers il
the especial interest OF the Prcsidcn,
against Mr.. Sumner, have hcraldcl
these speeches as able replies TO Mr.
Simmer, anl the State Register j!
pleased to say that Mr.. Harlan's wal
"a powerful speech" If these speech
cs were SO powerful and able, 1t seeml
to as that it would have been the per
lection Of wisdom to allow Mr.. Sum
ner to reply. Justice requires thai
the mover of resolution shall have
an opportunity TO make some reply
t. objections. In this case the very
Senators who complain the most Of
Mr.. Summers unjust acts, were tho
ones TO be unjust to him. It is nc
stretch OF truth to say that Mr.. Sum.
ncr was gagged down, just as he was
ragged down by the Democratic Sen.
s.tc OF 1855. Every thinking man
mn re gard the action Of the Senate
in ,aLiMg Mr.. Summers resolutions
without giving him an opportunity
to speak, as the strongest evidence
yet offered that Mr. Summers first
speech was unanswerable.
i is significant, too, tia: none OF
she powerful speeches made against
Mr.. Sumner have been published
Arc they considered too powerful
Tor the consumption Of ordinary
mortalss
Since the above was put in type
We have received the Davenport
Gazette, ot the 4ll,, containing the
speech in fall. Of Senator Harlan, az.
companlcl with editorial cnlogy oI
the speech.
The speeci,isinexce'laut good taste
being temperate and calm. 1t seems
20 rs that tho Senator avoids one oi
the strongest points OF Mr.. Sumner
speech. No one doubts that the
President has the right to use free
IN defense of the counuy or its clear
~ vested interests, The point Mr.,
Sumner male was, that the Pfesi
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