Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-07-31

The letter Of Mr. Sumner, which will be
found In other columns this morning is merely
u sort Of supplement to his speech In the
closing hour Of the session. What no one In
the Republican party, what the Republican
party Itself could not do, Mr.. Sumner has
done--reAd himself out of the party. He has
deliberately gone over into the camp Of the
enemy ard allied himself with the opponents
of the men who since 1855 have stood by Re
publicanism, who have worked out the great
est revolution that the nineteenth century has
seen. Mr.. Summers course Is simply that OF
a blinded, prejudiced partisan. He hates
General Grant, and, TO bis hate, sacrifices the
principles, the ideas, the devotion Of life
time. He can see nothing In him except q
soldier. General Grant has done nothing eX-
cept what any soldier might do. And yet
history tells US that General Grant succeeded
where score, and even twice u score, had
failed; that he was true when the most trusted
were false, and that, because Of his genius,
the ideas for which Mr.. Sumner and his
friends had for lifetime been cOntendlng,
were successful.
Between Grant and Greeley, Mr.. Sumner Is
for Greeley. Between Philadelphia and Gin
clnnau and Baltimore, Mr.. Sumner Is for
Baltimore. Between the convention where
every ex-slaVeholder where every hater and
desplser Of the cOlOred man was represented
and the convention that embodied the soul Of
Republicanlsm, Mr.. sumner Is for the former.
Between the convention that rapturously
cheered and would only listen to "Dlxie" and
THE Bonnie Blue Flag" and the convention
that stood by the old flag, Mr.. Sumner Ia for
"DlXle." Between the men who sold aud
whipped slaves, who grew rich In their uRffic
Of human flesh aud blood and the men who
wiped that disgrace from the American
name and the American statute-boOk, Mr..
Sumner has only one chlOce. lie stands with
the ex-slaye-owners, slaye-drivers and slave
sellers. Not Ouly that, but he has the effron-
terry 10 tell his wSrds, ~ he Is pleased come
times TO call them, that Ii Is their duty TO also
stand with him on the same side.
Mr., Sumner Is gravely troubled about Gen.
Grants record. With confidence we place
his record against that Of Mr.. Greeley-hls
record during the last thirteen years. When
Grant was offering his sword TO an Illinois
Governor TO serve In any capacity that
might DO indicated; when Grant offered his
LIE 10 put down q rebellion and sO-called
republic founded on the cornerstone OF hu-
man slavery, Mr.. Greeley, In the journal that
he edited, was advocating the right Of the
erring sisters 10 go IN peace, was prOclalmlng
that State could not be compelled 10 remain
In the Union when she desired 10 go out.
Mr.. Sumner tells us that Mr.. Greeley has "a
large heart" The large heart In which Mr.
Sumner has now fOuad q resting place was
In 1850 and In 1880 plotting treason against
the Union over which Mr. Greeley Ia now so
ambitious to preside, and against the very
men whom Mr., Sumner would now nave
rally to his support.
We have not nor Is II Necessary In this day
aud generation Of education and enllghten-
ment TO 20 over or to answer all Of Mr., Sum
nef's arguments. Mr.. Summers speech Is the
mere complement Of his letter. All the stale
slandsra that have filed the land during the
last three years are again TeYamped and
served up with patent condlnent Rp-
prOprIate TO the hour aud the season. Mr..
sumner talks about Haytl and the "Black
Republic Mr.. sumner knows nothing about
Haytl, nothing Abont San Domingo, except
what he has gathered from books and en-
cyelopedlas. We have seen one side and the
other Of the island arc more familiar with
all that has been done than Me- sumner lei
We know better than he knoWs the temper Of
il people, aud have no hesitation In saying
that he Ia, In all no has said, gnilty of the
grossest Misrepresentation; thai he speaks
agalnst the true Interests q the people
whom he Processes TO champion.
Against Mr, Sumner We place MrDouglass.