Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-06-01

sentative audience on the floor; to dozen
or so hall sympathlEing newspaper men, and
to NJ. Morl, In the diplomatic gallery, the
solitary representative Of all the rest Of the
world. The scene was for the most part
quite impressive, Mr.. Sumner himself was
at times almost moved TO tears as he depicted
the peril ln which the Union and the Con-
stltutiou, aud the States and law and justice,
and right and truth and freedom, are all
owing to that horrible man, Gen. Grant, and
10 that equally horrible convention that meets
10 Philadelphia and threatens to renomlnate
him. The emotion Of the MasSaehusetls SEN
ator a. be dwolt upon all these topics was
contagious. Mr.. Casserly and Mr.. Frank
Blair were yisibly moved aud nodded acqui-
escence to all that the great orator said.
The newspaper men shook their heads In a
gloomy sort Of way, and gave up all hope
for their country, while the solitary repre-
sentative OF the rest OF the world became 80
dismsyed at the dreadful picture OF tyranny
and despotlsm In this once free aud happy
country, that be hurried home 10 demand hls
passports, pack hls trunks, and b1y ticket
for Japan.
Mr.. sumner labOred Tor four hours to con.
vince his hearers that General Grant was not
proper person 10 be President Of the United
states, aud that ho himself was; that General
Grant had never done anything worth re-
membering, except win a couple nf cam.
palgns, command armies larger than Napo-
leon aud Wellington commanded, and, by
his victories In the field, put an end 20 the
war which was brought about by ang,y and
LOt-headed orators In, among other places,
lhe Senate Of the United States. Mr.. sumner
told us that this was a. nothing, compared
with what he himself had done. General
Grant belonged to the camp, was edu Gated
and trained In the camp, had the ideas ana
the instincts Of the camp. Mr.. Sumner, on
the contrary, never was In a camp, and could
not be persuaded to go into camp. lie
would die In his seat, with hls Senatorial
toga for his wlndlng-sheei, before he could
be Induced 10 90 within sight Of one. Iic
was a man OF the cabinet and the council,
preferrIng peace To war, devoted 10 books
Iustead OF bullets, londer Of SMILES tha an Of
swords, who shuidercd at the sight Of blood,
and had As holy horror Of gunpowder ~
hls black majesty UG holy water.
The Massachusetts orator talked and talked
until we thought he should go on forever. A
hundred bills and resolutions came from the
House Of Representatives, and still Mr.. SUM
ner talked. Con ference committees on iin'
portAnt moaEures were appointed, and still
Mr.. Sumner talked. Weary and hungry
Senators went to the cloak rooms and the
restaurants and came back again, and still
MIR. sumner talked. The Vice President
slipped out Of his chair aud took a nap in his
room, only to fud Mr.. Sumner still talking
when lee returned. Tue poor little patient
pages brought him gallons Of cold water,
meekly laid them on hs desk, and still Mr..
Sumner talked. He talked about George
Washington and Jnycnal, John Adams,
BaciIle, Shakespeare and Tom Murphy, Baez
and Frederick the Great, Gustayus Adolphus
and Adolph Borie; Marlborough and Raphael,
Christopher Columbus and Coznoau, Iannl-
bal, julius C@sar aud seiplo Alricanusi
about all the Prench Louis aud Napoleon
Bouaparte; Andrew johnson, Fred Douglass,
Cabral, A. T. Stewart, George the Fourth,
and all the Popes from slxtus the Fourth
down 10 Gregory the Thirteenth. TIE
Borgias, the Carrafas, Martin Luther and
the Reformation were all made To do good
service by Mr. Summer In his speech against
General Grants denomination by the Republi-
eau party at Philn delphla.
He gave San Domingo fried, roasted and
boiled; Tom. Murphy aud the New York Gus
tom-house were served on the soft shell, the
hard shell and no shell at all. Every stale