The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-03-17
Ihe Columbian.
BLOOMSBURG. PA.
FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH IL, 1871.


the pulling, puking, blatant
SUMNER from the craftsmanship of the
Senate committee on foreign relations
The position is of high Importance, sec
ond only TO the Presidency itself as re-
CARDS foreign affairs, and ought to be
filed by man of high integrity and
thoroughly American feelings. True,
1t is something of burlesque to leave
CAMERON standing on the committee
as chairman, his name having been
next to SUMMERS, but that is tenn
porary inconvenience that will be rem
rdied without trouble.
At is charged, and with seeming
,tiusibility, that the removal of SUM
NfT was effected by the direct efforts
of ircsilent GRANT. IF so, 1t is the
mcs. honorable act of his administra-
u. ii not of his life, and every body
ought to applaud him for 1t. No yam
kee is fit for the place, for they never
extend their vision beyond New Eng
land and the interests of that locality
.rt seldom in unison with those of the
nation at large, and yankee ideas of
public morality and national honor are
not of that manly, noble and generous
mould that would do credit to or fairly
Lepr, sent the spirit and glorious aspira-
lions OF the nation. Although SUMNER
has acquired much of the art of oratory,
and by that means has secured a gener-
al uotoriety, he is not statesman, is
void of honorable high purpose, is a
base traitor and unprincipled agitator
who would immediate his country to
give himself conspicuous position, a
piddling demagogue, seeker for pity
when he is worsted in an encounter, a
much nearer approach to babbling old
maid than to manly gladiator what
a common scDld is to neighborhood
he is to the Senate, and is u catfish,
mawkish sentimentalist who borrows
his plumes and glories in shames rather
than honors. When great men filled
the Senate, SUMNER was scarcely ever
heard in debate. In those days we do
not recollect that he ever took part in
active discussion, but occasionally de.
livered defamation that had evident
ly been thoroughly practiced before a
mirror, and put this before the country
as piece of oratory. He was the dull
boy in school, who had just sense
enough to keep quiet when his superb
ors were engaged in effort. Fit only
for leader amongst pigmies he was not
even observed amongst men of great
ability.
Yet, in the face of these facts, his
removal and disgrace gives occupation
to those who act from no higher motive
than Opposition" to whatever our po-
litical opponents do, and we see some
newspapers now shedding crockodile
tears over the event whose editors have
recognized in SUMNER heretofore only
the basest whelp of the kennel of yam.
kee hounds who set upon the Constitu.
ton! Those extremely conservative
gentlemen who support whatever is
condemned by their opponents and
condemn whatever is supported by
them, are in labour about it!
SUMNER is dead dog and we thank
GRANT for it! His egotism has receiv-
ed just slap in the mouth-let him
enjoy crying spell
On this subject the ". Y. Tribune,
while defending SUMNER, naively says:
"If Mr.. SUMNER had been great enough to say
to his fellow Senators, Put me on any Commit
- tee, or on none, as you judge most conducive
"io the public good-at the foot OF the Commit
.'tee on Enrolled Bills, If you think can bt
most useful there" he would have won tri
umph greater than that of any ancient or mod
ern warrior"
But there's the whole trouble-SUM
NER is not great man, and every
emergency in his life will prove it
Had he been man of high-toned feel
ings he would not have agreed to serve
in confidential relation with persons
who he knew had no confidence in hin
and even despised him, much less hav'
insisted upon remaining in it. Hi
conduct Is On an exact equality will
one who would persist in remaining in
gentleman's house after being politely
requested to leave. The Philadelphia
Ledger (than which there is no bette
authority thus sums up the case, t.
wit:
THE SUMNER CoNTRovERsY.-Hov
easy it is to befog and obscure the mail
point at issue in any matter that in
wolves party feeling, is fOrcibly illus
trated by the controversy about Senate
SUMNER and the Chairmanship of tn
Senate Committee CT Foreign Affairs
Under our Constitution the Senate is
part of the treaty. making power. n
treaty is binding unless 1t be made b,
and with the QdUice and consent of tn
Senate. To get this advice, and max
reasonably sure of this consent, it i
,,tIntial that the President and hi
Secretary of State shall be able to un
derstand the views of the Senate, an,
the organ or medium Of cOmmunica
tion between them for this purpose
which is confidential in the highest de
gree, is the Chairman of the ForeigI
Affairs Committe. Now it stands t
reason that parties occupying this clos
and confidential relation, involving ou
intercourse with and conduct toward
foreign powers, should stand on term
of mutual respect and cordial good wi
towards each other, if the importar
business they have in charge is to b
fully, frankly and fairly discussed, an
so conducted as to promote the best il
terests of the country. Mr.. SUNfNE
does not stand on such terms with tn
President and Secretary of State. o
the contrary he occupies an attitude {
open hostility to them, and they hay
naturally become hostile to him. Ths
is the fact, and 1t does not set aside Ii
fact to go into an inquiry as to who
to blame for its existence. Every bod,
however, who is acquainted with I'll
Senate debates must know how difficu
task it has been for his brother Sen
tors of his own party to get along wit
Mr.. SUMMERS domineering and into
Grant ways and live in peace with hin
The Senate wisely recognized the exis
ence of the fact we have stated, and
it was of vital importance that the bu
mess of the Foreign Affairs Committt
should not be hindered or embarrasse
at this time, it made a change in Il
chairmanship of that committee. Tn
is the whole of the public aspect of Il
matter.
Old Virginia.
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