Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-03-15

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he has been so long the able organ is
mistake In whatever way ii is re
garded. In the first place, it assume
the annexation Of San Domingo to b.
a party measure, and party test, and
ia that respect, does violence to thu
honest convictions of a large majority
of its voters. 1t is a proposition t
place the Republican party before the
country to stand or fall upon ques
ton wholly foreign to its platform
and hitherto unheard Off its councils
1t is a mistake, because it is a blow
aimed at man who, despite OF some
/ personal weaknesses, is known and
recognized by the country as a fear.
less champion Of Republican princi.
! pies, and who bravely bore the flag
/ when he had hardly squad to sup.
| port him. He stands before the cOun-
try, distinguished by his talents, his
| learning, and his elOquence, and whose
personal integrity and honesty of pur-
pose have never been questioned. A
! blow at him, without cause, and
| against all rule and precedent, will be
resented as was the blow given by
] Brooks, as intended to silence all
! brave and earnest remOnstrance
against wrong, and will be remem-
bered to be rebuked. What is to be
! gained by this proceedings viii it
change any PERSONS judgment upon
San Domingo? viii an appointment
obtained by such means add one inch
to the political stature, or an ounce to
the political weight of Mr.. Cameron?
Ou the contrary, will not this result
in o WI fa1n mil 81
until one or the other of the parties
shall be driven into retirement by the
Indignant judgment of the public"
From the New York Herald of Fri
day:
~ In any event, this quar-
rel between General Grant and the
great Senatorial Radical thunderer
from Massachusetts means mischief
to the Republican party. The effect
may be felt in the approaching New
Hampshire and Connecticut elections;
for there are many Republicans in the
New England States who hold Sena-
tor Sumner as the Magnus Apollo of
their party, and General Grant as a
young apprentice, who needs still
considerable schooling 70 become a
genuine Radical. When Senator
Douglas quarreled with President
Buchanan, or Buchanan with Doug
las, it was the ruin not only of Doug
las and Buchanan, but of the Demo-
cratic party. When Horace Greeley
broke up the political firm Of Seward,
Weed & Greeley, at Chicago, in 1860,
he demolished Seward, but created
such factions and dissensiOns in the
New York Republican camp as to re-
suit, in 1869 and 1870, in turning over
this State absolutely into the hands of
TammAny Hall as a solid base Of Op-
eratiOns for 1872. Millard Fillmore,
though very respectable President, |
was never a very great man; but he
was strong enough as a third Presi- !
dental candidate in 1856 to cut out
General Fremont and to elect Buchan- !
an, In the chapter Of accidents such
as these, which have decided so many
of our Presidential elections, there are |
many possibilities against the admin
istratiOn. Sumner may be one OF
them. He seems to be in the |
mood for scrub race against |
General Grant; and Trumbull and
FentOu and SChurz, and q host of
other dissfected party leaders, are not |
far behind. Sumner, however, is the !
immediate danger, and what is to be |
done with him? He is dead against |
San Domingo; he may spoil the work |
Of the Joint High Commission on |
those Alabama claims, and he may |
defeat the great Darien canal scheme /
If retained in his present position as 1
head of the Senate Committee on For |
eign Relations. The President has no |
faith in him, and he has no faith in
the President. What, then, should /
be done? Mr.. Sumner, if he will have
{ 30, should be removed, as a simple |
act Of justice to the Executive depart
nent, a coordinate branch Of the
.reaty-making power. As far as pos
3ible harmony should be sought be-
tween the President and that particu-
ar member of the Senate, who repre-
5ents it on our international affairs.
The difficulty is clear and the remedy
IS ample after all. Finally, upon this
iiFeot issue between President and
the Republican party Of the
Senate must stick to the President.
Otherwise the whole organization be-
,Omes demOralized, and a scrub race
OI the succession is inevitable. How
Use can it be if the head of the party
5 snubbed and Sumner is supported
Is a mutineer? General Grant, edu-
.ated as a soldier, is disciplinarian
wen as a politician. So was General
JACKSON, In this very thing, if the
only have the sense 10
understand it, General Grant has
hOWn them that distinguishing quail
ty of Old Hickory which was and
which may be more than a match
gainst all inside Inutineers and all
outside schemes and coalitions"
From the Louisville Journal Dem
,OratlI
The statement now made, that
he removal of Senator Sumner from |
he craftsmanship of the Committee
N Foreign Relations was in pursu-
noe Of conspiracy formed six weeks
go between Grant and the British |
Minister, will not tend to mollify the
thereby engendered among
he friends of the disgrGced Senator.
such a procedure has been heretofore
lnheard of, but Is in strict keeping
With the character of the Silent !
smoker. Sumner is a good hater.'
The breach between him and the !
President is now irrecOnCilable, and
le will be very likely to prove a thorn
u the side of the administration |
which has humiliated him. The en-
ering wedge is started-nOW let it {
10 driven hOme.h
From the Providence (RhOde Is
and) Journal (RadicaD:
"The Washington correspondents |
se strong expressions about the ef- I
orts that are making to displace Mr..
umner from the chairmanship of the I
enate Committee on Foreign Rela-
ions. We regret that these efforts !
ave been successful in the caucus, for |
ye regard that Senator as possessing
.igher qualifications than any other |
Or the place in question, and we |
.Oubt If the Senate will at last think
wise TO make any change. We hope | !
hat Mr.. Sumner will be retained in I
be place which he has so long and 50 I
bly, filed, and at the same time We
hall be glad to see him somewhat
7ss disposed to find fault with The 7
resident and the administration" {
From the Newark, New Jersey,
,OllrieT (Radiea); I
1.-THE rumor comes to US from Wash
ngtOn that an organized scheme is
OW in progress to displace Senator
umner from the Chalrmanship of
he Senate Committee on Foreign
relations. We trust it is nothing
lOre than q FumOF. and that no such
ctiOn as is said to be contemplated
7ill be seriously undertaken. In it
20 discover nothing but consequences [