Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-01-03

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thrown his sword into the sea. The
Senators might murmur at him Sum
ner), but he would remind them that
there was rule of morals and honor
above all other rules. No soldier and
no naval officer should ever consent
TO do an act Of dishonor and wrong.
This was the principal upon which
their fathers insisted in the revou-
ton, and their descendants had not
failed to glorify those British officers
who refused to serve in a bad cause.
Noticing Senator Morton taking
notes, he supposed that an attempt
at justification would be made upon
the mistaken hypothesis that under
the law of nations the United States
could rlghtfuly exercise jurisdiction
over territory which was the subject
of negotiations for annexation. 70
retute this he quoted from various
authorities upon international law,
showing that treaty could be of no
effect until ratified, and that every
attempt at jurisdiction of the Domi-
nician waters was usurpation. In
his opinion, every such trespass was
an act Of war made by the executive
without the consent of Congress.
This outrage upon sister republic
was aggravated by IN issue which
the President Of the United States
had directly made, in mis- annual mes
sage, with tho President Of the repub-
nc OF Hayti. This issue was appar-
ent upon the simple statements Of
the official utteranees of each of
those presidents upon the same oues-
ton. President Grant, in his animal
message had asserted that The re-
lection OF the Dominican treaty on
the partNof the Senate was an act Of
folly, while the language of the Hay
ten President was that the anxieties
caused IN Hayti by the annexation
project had been dissipated before
The good sense aud wisdom of the
Senate at the city Of Washington.
The former speaking with the voice
OF 5000, 900 people had called the
rejection an act Of folly, while the
latter representing 500, 900 people.
and all black, had asserted the oppo-
site opinion. Not content with that.
the President Of the United States
IN his Message, acting in the spirit Of
his commodore, had nine times men
aced the indepcr dence of republican
San Domingo. The first of these
was his proposition for the acqusi-
tiou of the island, the next. his rep
resentation that il was desirable be-
cause OF its geographical position,
ana SO on TO the end. Tho Senator
MIR. Morton) may answer that this
was accidental, but lac (Mr. Sumner)
would remind the Senatar that an
accident could not be repeated nine
times without purpose. He won Id
say here, too, that the President
could not afford to throw out any
menaces in the city of Washington
TO Cypress the weak elsewhere.
Formally addressing the Vice
President, Mr.. Sumner continued with
great emphasis: Sir, | call upon
you, who arc next to the chief mag
Istrate In the place of honor, to call
at once upon the President. Repair
Immediately to the executive man
sion, and tell him by the authority
you can justly command, not to fol-
low the example of Franklin Pierce,
James Buchanan and Andrew John
sob. Tell him not to Cypress the
weak, and humble the poor. Tell
him not to forget there is grandeur
IN justice and peace beyond any
thing in war Mr.. Vice President, |
appeal TO you, as you love the ropub-
lie, as you are devoted to that party
which SO recently honored you, to
exercise your great influence to set
the President right on this important
matter
Senator Morton replied to the at
tack Of the Senator from Massachu-
sets. He said he had been the friend
and adviser of President Grant ever
since the battle of Fort Donelson, and
although he sometimes disagreed with
the President in regard to appoint
ments and other matters, he always
tried TO differ with him in such way
as not to assail his personal character
or demoralize the party of which he
was the head. A series of assaults
had been made on the President from
time to time ever since his Inaugural
ton. Scarcely had one subsidized be-
fore another was begun. The Pres
ldent had been treated with bitter
ness, persecution and violence cal
jimmy that had not been lavished on
any executive of the United States
since the days of Thomas jefferson.
But one by one these results had ut
terly failed They had been exposed
and bad become contemplate to the
people of the country. Tho arrows
Of calumny had fallen by his side, and
he bad been frequently de-
nounced, and the President had fallen.
he has always managed to fall on his
feet, and SO he would fall through
out the Administration or his connoc-
ton with public life. The Admins
tration, thus far was Il great success.
Assaults on it were of a personal char
acter, and did not touch the great aud
wonderful success of the ADM
ton. The general results of the
Administration were grand-almost
beyond precedent-and if it should go
on tor the next two years as is had for
the last twenty months, these grand
results would be so conspicuous. well
understood, and admired by all men
that they would overwhelm all on
position. The people did not look at |
personal considerations. They did
not care whether Mr.. Cox or Mr. De- |
lano was Secretary of the Interior
or whether Mr.. Schenck was Ambas.
sador to the Court of st. James |
W hat they wanted to know was that
the Government was well and faith-
fully administrated, knowing that all
these personal considerations were
brushed aside as were worthless
straws. The assault of the Senator
from Massachusetts on the President