The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-06-07
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most bitter personal attack on Prcsl-
dent Grant, in a speech in the Senate,
on Friday oflast week, to which Sen
atOr John A. Logan made the follow
ing noble reply on SATURDAY. The
debate was on the subject of AZ early
adjournment, a great deal of public
business having yet to be transacted
by Congress, which had repeatedly
been obstructed and delayed by the
personal and political harangueS of
Schurz and Sumner:
Mr., Logan was not surprised mt the
anxiety of Democrats to adjourn after
n malignant and cruel attack had been
nut forth in their interest. Demo-
cratic Senators had their ease better
presented by Senators claiming TO he
on his side of the chamber, and had II
done better, than either one Of them
is capable. If a called session is the
result, it cannot now be laid ut the
door of the friends of the Admins
tration, but it can be laid at the door
of the two Senators who have been so
studiously attacking the administra-
ton. If the session is extended, he
QLogan) will attempt q defense
against one of the most malignant as
saults ever made upon an honest man
the assault made Yesterday against
the President. 1t was fitted for no
deliberative body on earth; it was fit
only for the hustings, and it should
have been uttered only from the lips
of some orator who knew not the
courtesies or decencies of the Senate
chamber. He purposed to defend the
President on the stump, not because
he endorsed everything that had been
done by this administration, but be-
aus lie believed an attack of this
kind is intended to destroy the Presi-
dent with the people whose liberties
had been saved by his own strong arm,
which in the van of the loyalists of
the land severed the chains of slavery
and preserved the Union, a thing that
all the silvery words uttered by the
tongue Ofthe Senator from Massachu-
setts (Sumner) never effected and new
or could effect. This attack had been
made OH a man to whom the country
was more indebted then my other.
He has shortcomings, perhaps, like
other men, but he is entitled to the
gratitude of the people; he is entitled
to be secure from aspcrsion, from vii
LITIGATION, and from SANDER. And l
tell the Senator from Massachusetts,
now that he will find n response to
that malignant speech in every crutch
that aids q wounded soldier to wend
his way through the world, in every
wooden arm, in the grieved heart of
| every widowed mother mourning
| for her patriotism. that will over
| whelLl him and all his OratOry. These
| will speak in thunder tones in defense
| of one of the most gallant soldiers that
| ever lived in any nation on earth.
Mr.. Logan thought the purpose of the
| Senator would be understood by the
people. They knew that the road
out of the Philadelphia Convention is
the road right INTO the arms of the
Democratic party. They understand
that the attack on the man who is GER
tain to be nominated at Philadelphia
is i'm the interest of the Democratic
party. Everybody understands that.
The course of these gents reminds
me of war times when there were
plenty of men very loyal, but who
were opposed to var All the life
time labor of the Senator from Mas
sachusetts, his learning aud statesman.
ship, he is now attempting to undo;
he fell Yesterday from his high estate
L know the Senator will not receive
advice from me; know | am not ca
pable of giving it, but in conclusion,
will say this: He spoke yesterday O
the life-boat of the nation; l tell hin
that the true life-boat of the nation il
the Republican party, and when vol
attack the pilot, because of soinc dis
sension among the crew, you dc
what the Democratic party has never
been able to do, you sink the old Re
publican ship.