The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-06-08
THE OUTLOOK FROM WASHINGTON
Effect of Summers Scorcher-Vain At
tempts to Answer Him-The ONCE
Holders' Convention, &c., &c.
rERox OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT

tFR0N OUR OWN CORRESPONDENCE
WARRINGTON, June 4.
So far all attempts by the Grant adherents to
answer Mr.. Summers arraignment Of the ad-
ministrstion have utterly failed. That Mr..
Summers eloquent and dlguiaed as well as un-
answerable words have sunk deep Into the
American heart, and that their influence will
have q marked effect upon the fall elections, Is
conceded on all hands. Mr.. Carpenter yes
terday occupied the time of the Senate for
three and half hours In attempting to patch
up an answer to Sumner, designed TO counter
act as tar as possible the effect of his speech
npon the country. While his effort was, as
his speeches always are, one OF considerable
ability, 1t fell 30 far short of Its purpose as to
have measurably strengthened Mr.. Summers
impregnable position. In point OF fact the
Massachusetts senator is, 30 far, completely
master of the field, and all efforts to render
his ponderous sentences nugatory and destroy
their force with the voters will oe useless. Mr.
Carpenter was followed, briefly, on the same
side, by Logan, who addressed himself TO
task for which he was totally disqualified, not
only by lack of ability to cope With The SUD-
iect, but also by reason Of his well-knoWn re-
pugnance for any kind OF work In aid OF the
President. Notwithstanding these crcum-
stances he really made the only point that was
ma& against Sumner, on the administration
aide. during the day. 1t will be remembered
that Sumner gave circumstantial account OF
q conversation ha6 between himself and Stan
ton, Just prior TO the death OF the latter, IN
which Sumner represents that stanton ex-
pressed his opinion OF Grant to the effect that
he was not capable of governing this country,
and asserted that while he made stump
speeches for the Republican party, during the
last Presidential campaign, he never mention
ed Grants name, nor In any way referred TO
him in any OF those speeches. In answer TO
this Logan read from all the speeches of Stan.
ton during the Campaign, wherein mat gen,
tleman held Grant up to the people as model
soldier. and wise aud accomplished states
man To this extent Logan has rendered 1t
necessary for Sumner to explain. But, whether
Stanton used the language attributed TO him
or not, the event has abundantly proved the
statement that "Grant has not the capacity to
govern this coun,r3;;" and the fact has been
brought home TO the American mind In the
unbroken series of blunders and numerous
mercenary acls which have marked the career
of that functionary since his Installation ut
the White House. During CarpeHter's occu-
patton of the Senate floor, yesterday, 1t was
Curious to watch the anxiety with which
Conkhng, Morton, Cameron & Co., hung upon
his utterances. The military secretary OF the
President !. General Horace Porter, occupied
convenient seat near Conkling's chair, and
ConkIiug had hitched himself to close juxta-
position with Carpenter. SO, whenever Car
nenter appeared to founder In his remarks he
was quickly prompted by a whisper from the
New York senator; and often when the latter
was lost for an idea with which TO refresh the
Wisconsin orator, he turned tor Inspiration to
Porter, who resdily supplied the necessary
amfrunition for continuing the fusiiade. Thus
Carpenter eked out his three hours and half;
and his speech ought, from the circumstances