Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-09-11
FOR PRIsIDENT.
Mr. Sumner's last Speech.

We print on the outside Of this paper NJ
siderable portions Of the speech recently
prepared by Nj Sumner. but 81 arc5I ri 81
his feeble health. not delivered hy him hu.
given TO the press.
After going over The ground heretofore
urged by him as reasons Why Gen Grant
should not pc chosen president 81. ~earor
quotes from his own speocLc- t. $40" eat
he always has been IN favor ot c.nca.tr.ol
and peace sc think mos, ,l l.e -I.,eae-
f.ou which tie makes ex rlet-. wssI Of
given entire, in tier spirit - Wc..a- ,Aeir
letter rot only fail to c-u.lH-l tic point
which lie erdcavoI- to make. Tut would ha
arguments On tile other side they arc deer
larations iu favor olrcc. nei.lati .ai eae.'
but they az q { same TIM, c,mart,j justice
ard equal ghts as the only sure i.-.. i. 1
IastIus peace. That j. alI the Eeuh. .ysn
party now demand and winnie lie rights Il.
any citizen are insecure - and Sir Summer +
demand for the passage ot The civil rights
bill shows that he believes tuag equal rI-at-
are not yet secured 81 tie c5l.rsI people u
the logic If an Mr.. sumner speeches ID Is
SHOWN IuAI Ihti1 u di'4 eau 't H' -". t'.
oncIlatioD- Mr.. Sumner rl.a .I ree5u-
ciIiation II al well cnouga, bur /, j. address,
ed TO the wrong persons To TACT 81 Is al-
pealing to those who have ever stood ~ nau
in his efforts to build Justice into the Z. u--.-
tuition ani the laws, and WIN, sue W .-l h.ai
that the work Is not vet conn lete. e. now
surrender tina, work into tie bands 81 those
who have always opposed him r. SD ai-
efforts in behalf Of human ri1at-. Mr. sam
ner used to say with all the emphasis vt l.-
loltest rhetoric that no true reconciliation,
no lasting peace could come iu this way.
As to that portion st Tie speech ID ei..8
Mr. Sumner expresses his confidence rh.t tlc
Democratic party viii hcnccfortb Is t.ue d.
principles whicn he pa, ever aI,a-i.eI. .,e
can only express our amaz,meit. W.
suppose AIr Sumner believes a..s1 +. -.,-
tut if he does believe ia tLI- sudden aud
plcte conversion 0f the Dem.cga-l. parity.
how terrible will be his disaruJ.n.uaa- 81, Iaf.
he finds the representatives OF that rars. i
Congress voting as a unit next winter
against his civil rights bIl. VT Mr.. SUM
ncr still believes that If.I is absolute. liz
necessary Tor the protection Of the e,..r,d
people in their rights. and be- turns l.r f.al-,
in making It a law to tie men wa1 have u.-.
only never voted FOR ii. but la,. .I...-
v,red again-t If This -,c,,- l-,t... ....
inf,ruatiop
When Mr. Sumner objects ~ ,.-7 Grant,
reelection Cd tie ground tia. n. +. -.,. .c.
mental color with TIE forbidden I.-rr-
that Gen. Grant Is no more So n.w s-aa he .
was four wears 400 whom Mr. ~r.5r.. -..
norted INN Iftbat I,,i. is wort. ..-..-..
he should then have supported Hout.-
mour who was. almost more than au.t n.
else, the candidate of those wha talkcI lr-
cessautIv Of reconciliation and peace. .a.
were still rendering the !. olive lran..
to their southern friends Mr. Sumner c.u
then see no safety for equal rights except ia .
the triumph OF the Republican party
could see only danger To the Republic. "a. ...
return Of the Democracy ID power h.eu $
more probable. that each rartv las -.ue.
then changed ITS character and ,--cuta.
qualities. or that Senator Sumuer Ha- .is.y..
his dislikes to control his Judgment
For his own sake. We can hardly regret
that Mr.. Summers failing health las com
pclled him to seek strength and yi..r in l.r-
eign travel Before hc returns tae came
paign will be ended, and General Grant Wal
be reelected. Mr.. Sumner could not pre-
vent this result if he remained and away
from the immediate contests of parties. lie nil
doubtless lose some of the biJlcrrc-- o. hl-
feelings toward General Grant, and ,rhar
come To look more to the principles 81 g..
after all, uudcrlie this contest, than b tle
men who are candidate 10 him here. 1la.
Grant Is = the regimenttI color with tae .5r-
hidden inscription, exciting q not a.- aa-
Imosity yet his bittcre-t opIo-ltoa. lie
sees only him he does not seem ~ Soc i...t