Delaware weekly Republican., 1872-07-04

LOGAN ON SUMNER.-Immediatel after
Summers malignant personal assault upon the
President, Gen. Logan replied, and sketch of
the first portion of the reply was published.--
Afterward the full text of the noble Illinois
Senator'S speech was printed, and we now pub
lish few paragraphs from the concluding por-
tions of it. Aass "a dHs
Gen. Logan said -
Let us see what has been accomplished by
this educated, crainmed Senator from Massl-
chusetts, who has been In the Senate chamber,
believe, for nearly twenty-four years. be-
lieve state fact when say that the records
of Congress will not show measure that was
ever originated by himself WHICH passed ssdi With; M
1 say that the records and the history of tbis
country show fewer acts of Congress- on m,
statute book to-day originated by him than by
any other man who ever claimed to be a states.
man. Ills craftsmanship has consisted fo,
| twenty-four years In high sounding phrases
IN long draWi-out sentences, in paragraphs tax.
Gu from books OF an ancient character. as an
instance oi which we find in his speech pages
on ''nepoClsn, taken almost bodily from a bio,
Srapnicn ~ uietlonaiy ofthe Popes and rulers Of
Rome. There is wherein his greatness consists
II consists in paragraphing in plagiarism, in
| Reclamation, and egotism. He has accomplish.
| ed much in his own estimation. He is writino
q history, or some ono is for him, of himself
nave been reading it latterly. find In II
many OF his speeches. If lie were here now
woulul, as one who has been his steadtast friend
p3g OF linn to exclude from that history of him
self this last speech 1t is pleasant history I'd
read so far as it has been written, b,,t saw to
nun lts pages will be marred by this malignant
pililpc against President Grant, filled as Il Is
with venom and gall from one end to the other.
Let us compare the tanner President witt,
| the magnitcenty educated Senator from Mas
saehusetts, who has accomplished SO much,
and see how he will stand tho 3omparison.-
Inc Senator from Massachusetts has lived his
| lle without putting upon the records of his
country q solitary act of his own orirination
Without amendment by other men having more
understanding than himselfin reference 10 men
and Things. ten. Grant, the President of thc
United States, tanner from Galena, has done
| What? be has written his history in deeds
winch viii live. So long as pens are dipped in
ink, SO long as men read and so long as history
Is written, the history of that man Is worth
something. IL is valuable it is not a history
OF glittering generaities and declamations in
speeches, but it is a history OF great deeds aud
great Things accomplished for his country.
ln 1861, soon after the breaking out of the
war, We found the President of the limited
states, the commander Of a small force on tbe
mississippi river. On the banks of the pnto-
mac was large and well-oIganized army. and
| the sounds wcre heard throughout the land oI
battle from dayto day. When the battle was
over there was but one thing that trembled
along the wires, and that was the army of tbe
United States had again been defeated. Defeat
upon defeat followed, and never did YOU find
your armies successful until the fame of this
little man was heraded from one end Of tbe
land to the other. Every battle that he en-
gagged IN he won. was with him in his first
battle on the banks Of the Mississippi river, tbe
eattie OF Belmont, and travelled thrUugi with
M 10,
II you VIII allow me-and refer to myself ov-
" TO show the facts within my knowledge--I
ilesltate not to say that the man who saws he 4
uhSener0us does not know him. The man who
says ne is not q man of ability does, patu5sta.a,
9iIe reputation of another does moi
know him. InSlll his acts lie was generous to
a fault with his comrades, and no report did he
ever make in which he did not give full credit
to every man in the army who had done his tlu-
W, as can be testified to by every man who
served nnder him.
have seen him time and again in the hottest
and tlnckest OF battle, sitting coolly and calmly
without parting his lips or lisping word, watch,
ing the different mannuvres Of the troops and
the management on either side, to see how the
Dattle was going. He was not Il man of many
words. tie gave his orders quietly, and saw
that they were executed. He was brought TO
the Army OF the Potomac; he made success;
ne won the battle; victory perclied upon our
banners; we succeeded; slavery was abolished,
and Our country saved. After four years passed
the people of the United States made him Pres
ldent. He is now assailed because of his igno-
rance, because he was soldier, and charged
with having done nothing during his life 10 tie
remembered. Look at his administration and
see II nc shows no ability How does il com
pare with othersf have not indorsed every
.hlng ne has done; nor do believe friend is
required to endorse everything that another
does in order to be his friend but take his adj
mlnistration generally, so far as that which does
substantial good to the country, and say il
has been great success.