New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-08-06
BLAINE ANSWERED.

THAN THE PRESENT, WITH GRANTS RINGS
AND INCAPACITY.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-Senator Sumner thus
replies to Speaker Blaine
WASHINGTON, Aug. S, 1872.
DEAR SIR: have seen the letter addressed 10 BY
you through the public prints, and notice especially
that while anmadverting upon support OF Horace
Greeley, you say not word In yindcaton OF that
compound Of pretensions known az Grant
ism, In contradistnction TO Repubeanism,
which Eyou would install anew in the Gov
eminent You are greatly concerned about
the company keep To quiet your soictude, Il beg to
say that in joining the Republicans who brought for
ward original Aboliionist, find myself with so
many Others devoted TO the have served always
that had not missed you until you fastened 10 report
absence had taken account Of the {" Southern
Secessioniss," who, you aver, cooperating
with in support Of this original AbolitioDs except
to rejoice that among my former associates some Ike
yourself hesitate, their places supplied in an unex-
pected quarter.
PEACE AND RECONCILIATION RATHER THAN OLD RSaIrIEs
You entirely misapprehend me when you Introduce
incident OF the past aud build on 1t argument why
should support Horace Greeley. What has Preston
Brooks 10 do with the Presidential election Never
while sufferer did anybody hear me speak Of him In
unkindness and now, after the lapse Of more than half
generation, will not unite with you IN dragging him
from the where he sleeps to aggrayate the passions
Of political conflict the longing for concord
And here is the essential difference between you and mo
at this juncture seize the opportunity 20 make the
equal rights OF all through peace ana recon-
Citation But this infinite boon you would postpone.
Seven years have passed since laid asdekour arms;
but unhappiy during all this period there has been
hostile spirit toward each other while the rights OF col
Ored feow-cltzens have been in perpetual question.
Seven years mark natural period Of human life. Should
not the spirit be changed with the bodyf Can we not,
after years, life, especially when
hos foes he vi
be my people, and thy God my GOdP l declare my
preference for original Aboionist President aud
you seek TO create a diversion by crying out that
Democrats will support him. To which ! reply. so
the better. Their support is the that
the cause he has so constantly guarded whether
OF equal rghtsl reconciliation is accepted by Demo
Gratis and this is the pledge OF union beyond any
thing history. IL is victory OF ideas, without
which all other victories must fail To intensity your
allegation, you insist that ranged with Jefferson
DAVIS and Robert Toombs; but pardon me, nobody
knows how the former will VOTE while Rober, ToOnbs
is boisterous against Horace Greeley and with nun are
Stephens Wise and Mostly. This all very poor, and
mention il only to exhibit the character OF your attempt
THE BUGBEAR OF A DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS
In the spirit you seek TO avoid the real issue By
holding up the possibility OF what you call Democratic
Administration and you have the courage to assert as
within my knowledge that by the election Of Greeley
Congress is handed the control OF the party who
say that 1 know this. Mr.. Speaker, know no such
thing aud you should be sufficiently truthful not 10 as
sert it, entirely satisfied that canvass ike
the present where the principles declared at Cincinnati
are openly accepted side and not contested on
the other must resalt larger number of Congress
representatives sincerely devoted to the rights OF the
colored citizen than ever before. The Democrats
will be pledged, as never before, to tue ruling
principle that all men are equal before the
law and also to the three Constitutional Amendments
with the clause in empowering Congress 10 enforce
the same by appropriate legislation But, beside Dem
ocrats there will be Liberal Republicans pledged ike
WISE and also your peculiar associates who trust VIII
not betray the Senators and Representatives.
calling themselves Republicans have been lattery IN
large majority both Houses but the hnal measure Oh
Civil Rights TO which you refer, though urged oy me
almost daily has failed Iaw less, fear, from
Democratic opposition than from Republican luKe"afm'
ness and the want OF support in the President
THE FIRST PRESIDENT REPRESENTING EQUAL hGfis
The great issue which the people called to iecido
IN November is on the President and noeJdy knows
better than yourself that tic House OF Representatives
chosen at the same time will naturally harmonic WIN
him. So it has been in our history: Now harmony wien
Horace Greeley involves what most desire With ss~
President, Congress will be changed. For the first
time since the war the equal rights ofsall will have
declared representative at the head Of the Government
whose presence will he OF higher significance than
that of any victor OF being not only testimony,
but constant motive power in this great cause Oppo-
sition whether open hostility or more subtle treaehery
will yield to the steady influence Of such represent
alive Therefore in looking President, look also
TO Congress- which win take its character
in large measure from him. In choosing
Horace Greeley, We do the best We can for
the whole Government, not only in the Executive,
hut In the Legislative branch, while We decline 10 sup
port nepotism repayment OF personal glts py ohclsi
patronage seizure Of the powers and lndshly 10
the Black Republic, and the various ncapaey eAhoteo
nv the President and the rings by which he governs
aro % which can YOU defend You know well that the
rpes are already condemned by the American people
opvrtEy WITH ANY CONGRESS PREFERABLE TO GRANT
WITH RINGs.
For myself say plainly and without hesiiatioD tna'
prefer Horac Greeley with any Congress possible on
the Cincinnati platform, TO President Grant WIN DIS
preteusion and his rings, vote ior wHom '
snnport OF all his pretensions with prolonged power J"
IN ,hn rirgs There must be another influence and an
other EXAMPLE The Administration in all its parts IS
IMMERSED by the President Let his soul be eharseo
with the sentiment Of justice, quickened oy
| and not only the two Houses Of Congress- ou' .
| whale country will feel the irreslsuDie 1u'"o'
| oyerspreading, pervading, permeaunS o'',' -,
Therefore in proportion as you are earnest i' '
~ the colored cltizen and place them above AL PARTISAN
-, von will he glad TO support the candidate
| rhosa heart has always throbed for humanity Ing
country needs such motive power in the Wnto House.
II needs generous fountain there in one word Il needs
Cehodv different~ from the present incumbent, ana
sCnhodv Inows this better than Speaker Bialle Tue
nersonal imputaton~you make upon me- l roper
Pi,I the ndienation OF an honest man. was hita-
~ snnnorter OF tho President until hQlneNha.
trdiy Awakened by his p.aeg 6o2dnet ca tue .-l@ao
or santo Domingo Involving seizure VI the war posS1
An vioation OF the Constitution, and indgnltY 10 the
Riack Repubic In violation Of International law; and
Sben traed against these ntoerabe outrages,
was set upon by those acting In his behalf Such Is he
origin of my opposition. could not have done lie 4
without failure that duty which Is with the rule Of
fe nor can doubt that when partisan sentiments