The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1872-06-22
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ont the suppressed feeling of a man
who knows the value of under-stat-
ing rather than over-stating grave
case. Few mastery philippics have
ever been uttered with such bated
breath as this death warrant against
the President.
On the other hand, Mr.. Carpenters
reply to Mr.. Sumner is full of the
yenonlous personalities which Mr..
Garrison condemns. If Mr.. Garrison
had wished to rebuke personalities, he
ought not to have written letter, to
Mr.. Sumner but to Mr.. Carpenter.
The argumentative part of Mr..
Carpenters reply is mainly a confes-
sion and avoidance of Mr.. Summers
charges. Is there nepotism? Yes,
but that is nothing. Is there gift tax
ing? Yes, but that is nothing. Are
there military secretaries in the
White House, Yes, but that is
nothing. Did the President make
war OH Hayti? Yes, but that is moth
ING. And so on. Mr.. Carpenter
talked simply Ikea lawyer for his
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country. Moreover, for an able and
brilliant man, and one whom we like
and admire, we regret that his face
tionsness falls SO often below the high
level of fine wit, as in the infelicitous
pleasantries wherewith he attempts to
liken Mr.. Sumner to the Almighty.
Mr.. Carpenter would have said more
had he said less. We repeat, Mr..
Summers speech has not yet been an
swered nor can it be, except by an
er;lsure of some of the saddest facts OF
our recent civil history.
If the Cincinnati Convention has
not already justified itself TO the
country, this speech ought to remove
the last element of doubt as to the
necessity for the Liberal movement.
Mr.. Sumner and his speech are OF
themselves a new Cincinnati Conven-
ton and platform. OF course, after
such an Indictment of the President
charging distinctly, as the Golden A &c
did long ago, that Grants violations
of law have been more fragrant than
Andrew ,Johnson's, and that if one
man was impeached the other should
be also-after all this terrible and Ju-
nius-like arlaignment of the Chief
Magistrate, Mr.. Sumner belongs tC
Cincinnati and not to Philadelphia
He can not with any self-reSpect lend
amy part-not q feathers weight--o1
his great influence to the recollection
of a President whom he thus impales
as Il criminal. He belongs with the
Liberal party, and his tit candidate ii
Horace Greeley.
The solemn testimony which Mr.
Sumner so eloquently adduces from
the dying lips of Edwin NJ. Stanton
g know Grant better than any Other
man can know him. and he cdRno
gorerR this country was an oper
secret" i'll the possession of other per.
sons beside Mr.. Sumner. Before Mr.
Stanton was stricken so low as to bt
on his dying couch, he made similar
statement to ourselves. Indeed, il
large measure, the criticisms which
formerly the Independent and latterly
the Golden 4ge put forth against til,
civil unfitness of President Grant fo
IliS Sbtl(iOH N0iC Vi
conviction inspired within us by tin
strong words and warm feeling Will
which Mr.. Stanton occasionally ant
sadly expressed himself on this sub
iect, when in confidential intercours
with familiar friends. We are glat
that Mr.. Sumner has taken off the in
junction of privacy which we hav,
hitherto considered as resting on MI
Stanton's opinion. The late Secre
tary of War(in our judgmentl wa
the ablest administrative officer VIII
ever sat in an American cabinet, all,
to him, more than any military com
mander in the field, does the countr.
owe its victory over the rebellion
His prophetic sagacity concerning
President Grant has been so painful
verified by. subsequent events that W
beg our countrymen to give heed t
the warning which titus comes to ther
as from the tomb. ="
Our press will print this sheet be
fore we know the result of the Phila
delphia Convention. OF course, un
less President Grant according t
the story refuses the nomination, h
will receive it. We say of course
because the slate is made-the gam
is pre-arranged-the conclusion
foregone. But it will be +" "a nomina
ton not fit to he made "a nominal
ton which should be rejected by tn
country-a nomination which shoul
wither and shrink and shliyel befor
the day of election. The PresideI
has outraged the Federal laws; Ii
has trodden under foot the rights {
States; he has played the usurper, a
in San Domingo; he has made les
successful exhibit than Andrew JOIN
son in reducing the debt he has dc
veloped new Indian wars on the frol
tier; he has dOubly confused the dlo
bamd claims; he has sown seeds {
rancor and hatred i'll the South;
has appointed incompetent and col
rupt men to office he has played ia.
and loose with civil service reform
he has received gifts and rendere
equivalents therefor by bestowin