The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-04-06
golitieal sffairs.



Senate yesterday, on the St. Doniinpo
question, may not be the last nail III the
coffin Of General Grants Administratiou
and the Radical party, though il viii
20 far to seal the fate Of one or both
Rarely has there been delivered ia the
Halls of Congress a speech marked with
as much ability, or carrying more i'm
portantpolitical consequences in It's train.
Though long ono it ID terse, argumen.
tatiye, statesmanlike, and confined ~
the subject embraced in the resolution
submitted by the Senator. He does
not discus the general question OF annex.
alton, or others bearing upon the merit
Of that, and only makes few Incidental
remarks to show that he il d Of favorable
to the scheme, but he attacks the Ad- (
ininistration in the seyerest manner for
usurpation Of power and unlawful en-.
ployment Of the forces Of the Uuited
States in a foreign country, and 10
uphold foreign usurper. He provGs
by incontrovertible evideuce--and tiiat
taken mostly from the official acts ma
records Of the Government---that the
President has 10 the language Of the
resolution, without excuse or npoItrv
for interference, resorted to belliaerent
intervention and acts of war on tho
coast Of the Island Of St. Domingo.
after the failure Of the Dominican treaty
IN the Senase, aud that this was unau-
thorized violence, utterly without SUD.
port IN law or reason, aud proceeded
directly from that kingly prerosatiyc
which is disowned BY the Constitutions
of the United States. Ia fact. MI.
Sumner makes out case for impeach.
ment OF much more serious nature thar
that worked up against President john
SOU. There need be no fear that
General Grant will be impeached, how
ever, except in political sense, and NO
one desires to see him brought 20 trial III
any other way for his errors, grave as
they may have been, arise from his
Ignorance OF public affairs. his
military education and the nsischievous
influences around him, more chan from
luck Of patriotism or desire to be a usur.
per. aii
We have been disposed to sdstdia
General Grant on account of the services
'o l9nuereu :. r', the country 10 the war,
anu pelicyins ne was honest, having
nope ~ the same time that with expe-
rience he would show some capacity iior
craftsmanship; but he has failed and
ms sse li'lle e'se put biunders both ID
~. aoiiss'ic ; anu lorc,gn aiiairs. Public
sentiment 10 every direction, and even
~ sewt Eng'Hna' me stronghold Of
nau'cal hepuoilcanism, u Turning
asaihs. a;a nm AZ the very time the
.'uo :, puo'lc oplnlon was thus turning;
~ as. e'.aily sho"n " me elections, the
,.'es 'een' quaffei'ed Wild anu attempted
~ "np 'u'o MS measures Mr' summer
~ ~ y .o'en'oss M ~ man ln ne Senate and
M ~, i a;,, ~ o'usss a" ano most emcient man
- ~, ~ III svl,. ~ .ne parry when put MN
;a,'..,;. M "n'o nvuse' we see me
~, =. sss s Il, 'a,' snonHn we nave not
~ sesp r., ~ thc consequence q ihls
e,;s'. ,a;saaA lneh iook atlthe wretched
lrha NY u =. ., s'e pvi'ey lowards the south,
~ M psop;o :, aaal section showed such
aaeau a''posl.'on 20 repair the dam
os, - = aae.:, .ae aal. anu 70 make re pest
;asas,.;s, sav ;sl0a'susa | s0clal, political aud
,h.u.a, ~ i, ,esolaa'ou lney nad passed
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