Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1872-06-08

tEThe loss Of Me, and destruction ofprup-
crtv. and. Ne destliuti6n and suffering of the
people of Antioch, Syria, from the earthquake
on the 3rd OF April, are rather increased than
diminished by later and more authentic al
vices from there
The FLAGGINa OF LIBERALISM, seemed 10
require renewed effort for gaiyani2ing the
thing into life enough. IA pscuent an iguomin.
ious, premature and utter dying out At the
heefof the session of Congress, after even the
day of adjournment had been fixed, Mcssrs.
ScnUKz and SUMNER brought on the opera
rion In the Senate, by renewing the subject
and. delivering themselves of set speeches,
which for bitterness and accrimOny AGAINST the
Rfesident, lave hardly been equabd. The dcs-
perateDoss of the case would seem TO be the
gauge Of the fercencss and malignity of the
effort Mr.. SHARcr Is au illustration of tic
force Of the sayinr-"Whom the gods would
destroy, they first make mad" In his effort
70 kill the President, therefore, he iorgets and
compromses his own character, and his dlsre-
gard Of inanliness, truth and dccency defeats
Ills object, and lie himself becomes exposed to
the commiseration and contempt 10 which lie
would sink the object Of his hatred. This
seems TO be the impression Of friend AMI foe
alike. Some Of The Senator's friends have had
the candOr and ffankncss 10 tell him so This
Is the case with Vim. Lloyd Garrison, who, in
the brief note that he has seen fit 10 address
to Dir. Sumner, has made the fact so furcible
and apparent, and ir 50 kindly manner that
the folly and madness Of The mpcrioys
gladiator cannot but come home to him with
whitening and scathing effect and show him,
thai however great his relish and vchemence
for evil, he has rendered himself US powtrless
s the viper whose fangs have been extracted.
Grant may, therefore, set and smoke his cigar
undBturbed in all the serenity of his nature,
and let his enemies foam and chale, us their cl-
forts. cannot harm him, but so far as they
have any influence, viii strengthen his hold
upon the hearts and judgment of the people.
We commend to the readers attention the fol-
Living letter 10 which alluslon has been
made:.
RoXBURY, juno /, 1872.
DEAR Mr.. SuMNER: | owe 1t TO you 10
say, with all the irankness which sober llirnd-
ship justifcs, that l have carefully read your
speech in sharp arraignmcnt of the President,
and my conVic ion is that it Is Judged, i'll
timed. and so cxtrayagGnt in It's charges, and
bsNeEin It's personalities, Ms to neutruliZc what
ever just criticism can be found in 1t. Ii will
sssurrdly serve the purposes of the worst foes
the cause of impartial freedom has most 10
fear. Very many Of them are now rallying
under the deceptive banner of Liberal RrpUbli.
cans, but the loyal liberty upholding party,
with which you have hitherto been proved to
DO identified, will peruse it with deep regret,
Knot With unicigned establishment. Certainly
you do not represent the masses IN this sweep
ing impeachment. Republican people are
almost TO u unit for reelection of the man
whom you. attempt TO stain with crime and
osvsr with, ihtamy. You canOt separate
General Grant FINN the party which put Kim
In the Presidential chaiI5 and which means 10
keep him in H. II il Is possible, another term,
being satisfied rs to his ability, integrity and
PATRIOTISM and therefore, in stigmatizing him
M q venal selfscoker and an 1nscrupulous
usurper, you virtually pronounce IL 10 be
equally corrupt and untrustworthy. This you
have a right TO do on your own responsibility,
II you must. but in so doing you will dnd
yourself, for the first time, In marked opposi-
tion to the sentiment of the mass as its Senator
In nCongerss, andsurrounded 10y allies who hnYc
heretofore been your deadlicst enemies. Dc.
cupylng, as l. do, an outside position, | writ ,
this, not under party bias, aud only because
feel constrnind In this manner To free my mind.
As proof of my friendship, receive 1t in lhq
spirit which has dictated II. Faithfully and
resnectnIlly yOurs
WuJI,N ItoypGAnpIsoS-
tn Hon. Charlrs Smmmnrr
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Gel,. Forney regrets the personal character
OF the. speech, and that Mr. Sumner did not
,oin, "a Tho o,hcr mud tbe Lrigbicr and better
side of Grants character.
could he not see" he snys, mat ono 80
wildly worshipped by great people Tor the
greatest work ever wrought III history VIII
not be discarded because ot personal charges
which, at the worst, II true, only prove TINT
Grant has yielded To influences ihat nave
he;n mvorcd by many OF our public chnrnc,
tiers. For one, do not fear Grants personal
government Many people nssavrra,e that, II
reelected, he viii dedicate himself to The pun
i@hneni of those who have not favored the
special fcati RS of his policyi that he viii
ignore States like Pennsylvania and take The
1u!k. tf his CaDln't rom usel!s IS men ahd
sibie. 4 man generally sticks 10 those he has
learned 10 like, and community oi qeilon
Mases m, = nr ar & y, n, ,hn hcs, and vii, hc
guided by lie same motives. | go for Grant,
not because he will change his household but
because he grandly eilSd 10 ssve ave my my country