The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-03-16
WILL NOT BE SUSTAINED.

In referring to the removal Of Sum
ner from the position of Chairman OF
Foreign Affairs in the Senate a few
days ago, we stated that the better and
more honest part of the Republican
party would denouncc the act as I'M
called for and unwarranted, and would
refuse to support the Administration
in its attempt to humiliate and de-
grade Il we'll tried and faithful Captain
in the army of great moral IDEAS
On this subject the sacramento Union
Of Tuesday has the following:
The railroad organ of the Republic
can side in this CITY Yesterday morn
ing declared that 1.-The removal of
Sumner is indor>ed by Republicans
generally, but denounced by third
party men and Democrats" 1t de
rived from this the motive of the
| MONS structures. our Washington
dispatch Of Yesterday morning tells
quite another +"Ty. 1t says: AN
Republicans except Il few of summers
personal enemies iii the Senate, agree
that the occurrence is exceedingly
damaging to the party" 1t is also,
and. with much good sense in our
opinion. regarded a> either fatal to the
denomination of Grant. or ta.aL to the
party # he is renOminated. Why? do
our readers ask? First. because SUM
nrr W,> i'll the right, and the twenty
sIN who dcposcd him in the cauru> in
the wrong. Second. because the
strong men III the Senate sustained
and >vmpathizcd with him. Third,
because his dcpO>ing was Il fiat insult
to Republican opinion i'll New Eng
land. and will not be sustained by
amy of the great Republican journals
in the country. The Missouri Demo
crat, Chicago Tribune, New York
Evening Post, and even the Tribune
Will have to condemn it as an outrage
upon a brave, able and honest public
servant, dictated by a set of men who
never did ave the heart of the nation
with them on this OF any of the lead
ing live sue of the last two years.
They are the same cabpl who have tie
featcd the repeal OF the income tax.
opposed "a and tariff reform at every
Stage, Nolcd to contiuuethc oppression
of The people A. if Il great war We're
on. and without stint We're always
ready to vote away the land of the
public to railway corporations by
hunIre4s OF millions ct acres and
their money to mIOnnpoiic> by hun
dreds of millions OF dollaGS. They
have, too, been A. clum~llv lmpOlltlc
aS in-oIcnt and regardless OF public
opinion which WAS never more clearly
explained than in this last act of an
necessary Insult 10 the nation by a
bullying blow 10 a great Aan whom
they could neither corrupt nor intimi-
date 1t j. the old story OF -Ari~riIc~
repeated in American history. The
stern. unhcndinG Justice of the Sen
atur from Massachusetts was "A stand
ing reproof to the cabal, and they rid
their con>cienccs OF it by an act of
punishment.
Hard words are these to come from
an organ which has pcrsistently, i'll
its belief i'll the integrity Ct purpose of
the Grant Administration. In other
words the Union is al last compelled
to confess What everybody in the
country who was not blinded 10y
prejudice knew before, that Grant il
the tool of the plUnderirr ring At
Washington who have made up their
minds thai public honor and political
virtue are things of the past, unworthy
to be considered by the rulers of Il
nation. The people have 50 long
submitted TO the vcnal prac-
lices Of these pIUndcrcr> that they
lost all respect tor their rights.
Tl,, pan.lA . ! y-4r 81 -aIrN., lnAt. .,4r
the stupor into which they have
and when one fully aWakened
to the cnovinity of the crimes commit
ted against their rights by those whom
they have trusted in high places, a
fearful vengeance will be called down
upon their devoted heads. Grant i
now the weak and imbccile tool of
his unclcan nest OF political vipcr>
md can be used by them at pleasure
public robbery of which the san Do
ningo job is the chief. The country
is coming to its senses, and 4 day of
and atOncncnt is coming
when the money changers who pro-
ane the temple will be driven into
disgrace. wearing a brand of infamy on
heir brows, to he stunned by all hon
st men for generations to come.
DECLI>I Nc To pAN.-Scarcelv. = day
on which we have not Il self
declared occasion to LenOunce some