The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1872-06-06
SENATOR SUNNI En-.

Friday Senator Sumner occupied the
time of the Senate with a speech 10 de-
nunciation of the Administration. 1t
ranked from beg ioniug to end with
bitterness and Late, aud had Gen
Grant been q mate to the greatest des.
pot tho world ever knew, tue epithets
applied to him would have almost
bordered Ga calumny. Indeed, his
tory was ransackel to find MS parallel,
and Nero and Caligula only failed TO be
mentioned by name. This speech Vas
the result of laborious preparation, and
was delivered at this time in the hope
of affecting the action Of the Philadel-
phia Convention. Its effect will be
the reverse of what was intended. Its
moustrous exagyerations Of such faults
Is the President has committed, its
violent deuunciations aud its gross To-
justice will deprive it Of whatever
influence the ability of its author might
otherwise have given it, and the
friends of General Grant-embrao-
ing the great masses ef the people
al over the oountry-wl)l become
more determined than ever in their
support. The only party injured is
MI. Sumner, who has seen 6t to sacrifice
The honor and gratitude won by a
lifetime Of good service in order to
assail = man whom he hated. He has
driven from him thousands who have
been his admirers and would be his
friends, but he demands that bis
friends shall not be Gen. Grants
friends. In drawing this line he will
find that few Of his old colaborers will
step over with him, and he will be
left either nearly alone or with a
strange fellowship.
Senator Schurz after wards obtained
the floor and followed in the same
strain rs the Senator from Massachu.
sets, basing his speech on the sale of
arms to France. The Committee ap.
pointed 70 investigate the charges
made in this matter against the Ad.
ministration has already reported,
stating that after thorough examina'
ton and the taking Of al evidence that
could be obtained, DO officer of the
government had been found derelict 10
bis duty.
On Saturday Gen. Logan replied to
Mr.. su~ner in ringing speech, in
which he brought out clearly the abili.
ty and honesty with which Gen
Grant had administered the affairs o.
the Government. As the Liberals
have had some hopes OF obtaining Gen
Logan for their ranks, this speech va:
oil tho more telling. 1t spoke the seu'
timents of both tho soldier and thu
Senator, and will find response in the
breasts Of nearly all of that great army
Of soldiers who have again become
citizens.
% Monday Senator Carpenter made
Z mastery argument on the French
arms report, in which he stripped
Senator Schurz' speech of its sophis
tries and exposed the nakedncs!
of its designs. He also took Mr.. Sum
ner severely 10 hand, showing the ut
Ter falsity of uumber of his state
ments, including that which purported
to give words spoken by Secretary
Stanton, near his dying hours, in de
nunciation Of Gen. Grant. Mr.. Stan
tons published speeches, during tn
campaign Of 1868, furnish an abundan
refats ton Of Ill Mr.. Sumner said on
this point, and marked his malice.
Taken from first to last the attack OF
the President by tue Liberals, through
their Senators, was a sorry mistake
Il reooiied on themselves, showed tb<
groundlessuess of their charges, ant
brought ont support for Gen. Gran
which had been lying dormant.
TuR namoNrs tn of Pannar In nia hau,