The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-08-10
THE coLoRED MEN.
speaker Blame Writes Feeling
Letter to Senator Sumner Con.
cerning His Course. g.
AUGUSTA, Me-. July 13, 1879.

Hon. Chas. Sumner, Q S. Senator
DEAR SIR: Your letter publish
ed in the papers this morning will
create profound pain and regret
among your former political
friends throughout New England.
Your power to injurc General
Grant was exhausted in your res
markable speech in the Senate.
Your power TO injure yourself was
not fully exercised until you an
nounced your open alliance with
Southern secessioncst in their eff
forts to destroy the Republican
party of the nation. l have but
recently had, with much interest
q circumstantial and minute ac-
count, given by you in the fourth
volume of your works, of the man
ner 10 which you were struck down
in the Senate chamber in '56 for.
defending the rights Of the negro.
The Democratic party througout
the South and according to your
own showing to somo extent by
the North also, approved Of that
assault upon you. Mr.. Toombs
Of Georgia, openly announced his
approval Of it in the Senate, and
Jefferson Davis fonr months after
its occurance wrote O letter to
South Carolina in fulsome eulogy
Of Brooks for having SO near taken
your life. 1t is safe to say that
every man in the South who re-
jeiced over the attempt to murder
you was .fterward found in re-
beliions, conspiracy to murder the
nation 1t is still safer TO say that
every one of them who survives is
to-day your fellow laborer in sup
port Of Horace Greeley
In 1856 ho would indeed have
heen q rash prophet who predicted
your alliance. six cen years after,
with Messrs, Toonbs and Davis in
their efforts to reinstate their own
party in power In all the startling
mutations of American politics
nothing SO marvellous has ever oc-
cured as the fellowship of Robert
, Toombs. Jefferson Davis and
Charles Sumner in joint effort to
drive the Republican party from
power, and hand over the govern
ment to the practical control Of
those who sought to destroy it.
1t is OF no avail for you to take
! refuge behind Republican record
Of Horace Greeley-conceding for
the sake Of argument, as l do not
' in fact believe, that Horace Gree
! ley would remain firm in his Re.
publican principles-would be
powerless against the Congress
e that would come into power with
!, him in the event Of his election.
We have had a recent and striking
illustr alton, in the case of Andrew
!, Johnson, Of the inability Of Pres
ident TO enforce a policy or even q
measure against the will OF Con-
' gress. What more power would
1 there bo in Horace Greeley to en-
force Republican policy against
Democratic Congress than there
was in Mr.. johnson to enforce a
e Democratic policy against a Re-
; publican Congress; and beside,
Horace Greeley has already in his
letter of acceptance taken ground
: practically against the Republican
J, doctrine 50 often enforced by Your.
self of the duty of the National
Government to secure the rights
/ Of every citizen to the protection
a of life. person and property.
); In Mr.. Greeley's letter accept
9 ing the Cincinnati nomination he
!: pleases all the Kuklux in the
e South by repeating the Democrat
e ic cant about local self government
and inveiehing in good rebel par :
: lance against Capitalization. and
# finally declaring that there shall
: be no federal subyersion of The in
: ternai po!icJ Of the several S ates
. and municipalities, but that each
shall he left tree to enforce their
:. rights and promote the well-beinn
n Of its Inhabitants by such means
n as the Judgment Of its own people
. shall prescribe. The meaning o.
a all this, in plain English, is NJ
,r matter how the colored citizens o
If the south may be abused, wronge
= and oppressed Congress- shall moi
interfere for their protection, bu
leave them to the tender mercie!
o of local self government admins
Is tered by white rebels. Do you a
Fs q friend to the colored men ap
~ prove Of the position Of Mr.. Gree.
Ii ley? You can not forget, Mr.
b. sumner, how often during tn
0. last session Of Congress yon con
ferred with me in regard to tn