The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-09-07
A PARTHIAN ARROW.
SUMNER SAILS FOR EUROPE--HIS
PARTING ADDRESS.

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sThe Presidential Election-Grant o.
Greeley'-A Powerful Plea for tn
Liberal Cause.
Senator Sumner sailed from Boston OF
Tuesday for Europe in the steamship Malta
Before leaving he con6ded to F. W.. Bird
chairman of the Republican State committee
q speech which he intended 10 deliver a
Fanueil Hall on Tuesday night, but was pre-
vented by ill.health. The address is very
tion-Greeley or Grant"
Mr.. Sumner sayf, while dealing with the
Issue before us with perfect %franknees, he car
say nothing which Is not prompted by q sin
cere desire TO serve the country, and especial
~ promote that era OF goodwill when the
assent OF all shall be assured 10 the equal
rights OF all.
BY the operation of the electoral system
and the dictation Of the national conventions,
the choice for President is narrowed TO Grant
or Greeley. No preference for another could
be made effective. Pickering Greeley, he
states bis reasons at length for believing
Grant unfit for President. His reelection
would undoubtedly be regarded as an indorse-
ment OF abuses and unrepublican pretensions.
BGrhis supporters, while admitting his fall
ures, abuses and pretenslons, so notorious 10
hfs civil lie, commend his reelection as
necessary to uphold the Republican party.
The senator's doubts as to the proper course
for him to pursue were at once removed when
he saw the Democratic party adopt the candi-
date opposed to President Grant, who was an
original Republican, and already nominated
bya Republican convention, and at the same
time accept the Republican platform on which
he was nominated.
An old party which had long stood out
against the Republican cause now placed itself
on q Republican platform, the best ever adopt
ed, with q Republican candidate who was the
most devoted Republican ever nominated, thus
completely accepting the results of The war
and Offering the hand of reconciliation.
In considering the reasons which. favor
Greeley he finds two reasons differing 10 char
acter, but Of chief Importance: First Greeley
represents the reformed civil service. rith the
one-term principle, without which this reform
Is q sham secondly, he represents reconcilia-
ton, not only between sections, but between
races, which is essential to the repose OF the
country ard the safeguard OF equal rights. To
these must be added that he does not repre-
sent those personal pretensions 80 utterly In
consistent with republican government, which
are now known as Grantsm. MIR. sumner
then reiterates and ampliaes his previous
charges Of nepotIsm against President Grant,
condemns gtft-taking, denounces the San Do
mlnRO OuHNneBS, 6QVOC6lSS Iu6 Ouc-l6Tm pTlu-
ciple and civil service reform. He then speaks
Of reconciliation as follows:
.From The practical question of civil service
reform ] pass to reconciliation, being the
most important issue ever presented to the
American people. Reconc liation not only
between two once warning sections, but also
between two races. This issue, 30 grand and
race Greeley, accepting the Republican nomt-
nation at Cincinnati, wrote these memorable
words:
i"tIn this faith and with the distinct under
standing that If elected I shall be President
nGtot q party, but OF a whole people, / accept
your nomination In the confident trust that
the masses OF our countrymen, North and
South, are eager 10 clasp hands across the
bloody chasm which has too long divided
them, forgetting that they have been enemies
In the joyful consciousness that they are and
must heneeforth remain brethren"
E Us HAVE PEACE.
The issue was again presented. when, after
The Democratic party, in National ConVen-
ton, acting under an Irresistible movement
ofthe people, nominated the author OF those
words, the supporters of The administrator
rejected the proffered hand. If not war, they |
would preserve at least the passions OF war,
and instead of peace would scatter dlstrust
and defiance. Tie old fable was renewed
.EmbLldened now, on q fresh attempt he goes,
With aarnentJa teeth the fertile fnrr,ws 80 Ss.
The uisbe fermenupr with enchanting Juice,
Nskes the snakes teeth a human crop PRODUCER
NJ,
For sumner mere was out one COURSE. aae
ne laliea 10 Smpatnile VIII LUIS eoueasoI ue
WOULD haN oeen idlse W tne ,ecoiu VI n,e ,.e.
he reVieNe1 aus iscoru, aevo.iug u.uJu spasS
TO extracts rom ms speecness suo ~ ns nirI
Peace snu 1Uhn. tusi.,I"n On thc onn,,,ion
-male lceas. mnp nfrnncnf. W uindicst.
OF slavery, ug.ns Inc W. Sea enns, antin Ss
l1E equai llsaa ~ on, No 0T nen%t NO ~
cnaleu tn.so hnt To- nc ssc,,r,t1 ~ ~ citi.
pc ond tna Observation-Disclosures oS rns y%oyernment
- i".t tonnJstions
Unable to vote a second lime for Grant, and |
confident that the choice of Greeley Will tend
to assure the triumph ci peace, knowing |
something OF the spirit In which the Democra-
tic party has adopsed -him.as a candidate,
knowing something q 80 ofbls eminent char
acSer,sl cannot doubt that with his election
there will be q new order OF things, and sur
ViviDg Irritation will be lost In concord. The |
war Is ended; there must be an end also to
beIIrerent passions, and the freedmen, as
enred In their rights. must enter upon a new
career of hapnlness and prosperity.
M. M nroceeds TO give extracts from
lesdinp Democrats. aud argues TO prove the
aihesi9n of the Democratic party TO Greeley's
SSNSSo,ton oxnraoso. fha haI,of IT., 81,