Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1872-06-06

On Friday Senator Sumner in the
Senate again INDUCED in a long TRADE
against the inability, nepotism, horse-l
loving qualities of President Grant. |
1t was hailed with delight by the DEM
ocratic members and their first cousins
the Liberalists who moved a final adj
journment in order to cut off replies tol
his abuse. We give brief sketch of
Gen. Logan's reply which is of more
than usual force because he has all
along been supposed to be unfavorable
TO the administration: g~TprI
Mr.. Logan was not surprised at the
lanxiety of the Democrats to adjourn, a.
after themaiignant, cruel attack put forth
| in their interest," The Democratic Sem
ators had their case better presented by
Senators claiming to be on his side of
the chamber, and had it done better
than either one of ltheIn is capable of.
III q called sessions the result, it cannot
now be laid at the door of the friends of
1.-THE administration; but it can be laid
lhave been 50 istddiously attacking the
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tended, he. lLogan) will attempt de-
Tense against one OF the most malignant
assaults ever made against an honest
\ manAthe assault made yesterday
lagainst the President. Applause in
the galleries. 1t was fitted for no de
liberatiye body on earth. It was. fit
'tonly for hushing, and It should have
lbeen uttered only from helps of some
.lstump orator, who knew not the courte-
,Isy or decencies of the Senate Chamber,
4 He proposed to defend the President on
the stump, not because he endorsed
leyeryth thing that has been done by this
/ administration but because he believed
! an attack of this kind is intended to de
Istroy the President with people whose
: liberties have been saved by his owr
) lstrong arm, and which, by the arms O
1.-THE l0yalists of the land severed ths
Ichains of slavery and preserved tbs
= IUnion-a thing that all the silver,
!. words uttered by the tongue of the Sen
= Iator from Massachusetts (Sumner) new
Ter effected and never could effect. Thi
!, lattack has been on q man to whom thu
= country. is more indebted than any 9th
D er. He has shortcomings, perhaps
r like other men, but he is entitled to tn,
of the people. He is enti
! tied to be secure from aspersion, from
villifcation, from falsifeation, and from
9 Islander. Applause in the galleries
Mr.. Logan thought the purpose G
slthese Senators would be understood b,
!. the people. They knew that the roa'
: lout Of the Philadelphia Convention
i 1.-THE road right into the arms of tn
d dlDemocratfc party. They understan
a that the attack on the man who is Gel
|. .ttain to be nominated at Philadelphia
y In the interest of the Dem cratic party
rs Everybody understands that. Tn
d leourse Of these gentlemen reminds 10
: lof war time. There were plenty {
u men, very loyal, but they were oppose
Ito war al their lifetime, which tn
D. -lSenator from Massachusetts, with a
This learning and statesmanshfp, is no.
,e attempting to undo. He fell yesterda
= from his high estate.f i know the SeI
= lator viii not receive advice from ml
~ I know I am not capable of iI, bu
,ylin conclusion, I will say this: He spok
d yesterday of the lifeboat of the riatiol
3, t1 tell him that the true llifeboat of til
'.ss natien is the Republican party. Whe
P you attack the pilot, and sow disunio
ne among the crew, you do what the Den
e. locratic party has never been able to
laI-y0a sink the old Republican ship.