New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-08-03
GENERAL POLITICAL NEWS
BLAINE REYIEWNG sUMNER.
He CHARGES THE MASSACHUSETTS SENATOR
WITH DELUpING THE BLACKS, AND DESERT

Inc lollONlnB leIIeT HIS DtCu auAAN0'~A "
Senator Sumner by Speaker Blaine:
TO The Hon. CHARLES SIMMER, United States Senator
DEAR SIR: Your letter. published in the papers OF this
morning VIII create profound pain and regret among
your former political friends throughout New England
Your power to inure Gen. Grant exhausted IN your
remarkable speech in the Senate. Your power TO inure
yourself was not fully exercised until you announced an
open alliance with the Southern secessonIsts IN their
efforts 70 destroy the Republican party Of the nation.
have but recently read with much interest the crcum-
stantal and minute account given by you the fourth
volume OF your works. of the In which you were
struck down In the Senate Chamber in 1856 for defending
the rights OF the negro. The Democratic party
throughout the South and, according TO your own
showing TO some extent In the North also, APP
proved that assault upon you. Mr.. Toombs Of Geor
ga, openly announced his approval OF IL In the Senate,
ana Jefferson Davis, four months after its occurrence
wrote letter TO South Carolina in fusome euIogy OF
Brooks for having nearly your life 1t is safe to
say that every in the South who reoced over the
attempt 10 murder afterward found the rebel
conspiracy 20 murder the nation. II ia still safer to say
that every OF them who survives to-day your fe
loWaborer IN support Of Horace Greeley. In 1896 he
would indeed have been a rash prophet who predicted
your fast alliance. sixteen years after with Messrs
ToOmDs and Davis IN Their efforts To reinstate their
party in power In all the startling mutations of Ameri
can politics nothing so marvellous has ever occurred
the fellowship OF Robert TOOmbs jefferson Davis and
Charles Sumner in joint effort 10 drive the Republican
party rom power and hand over the Government u the
troy &c.
GREELEY PowERLEss IN THE HANDS OF THE DEMOCRATS.
II s OF no avail for you to take refuge behind the Re-
publican record OF Horace Greeley. COneedng the
sake Of argument as do not in fact believed that Hor-
ace Greeley would remain firm In his Republican princi-
pies, he wond be poworess the Congress that
would come into power with him in the OF his cleo
tion We have had recent and striking illustration in
the Of Andrew Johnson OF the inability Presi
dent TO enforce policy or even measure against the
VIII or Congress. What more power would there be In
Horace Greeley 10 enforce Republican policy AGAINST
Democratic Congress than there in Andrew johnson
gress And. Da=.,i-s Horace Greeley has already
his letter u acceptance, taken ground pracueally
yourself, OF tine duty OF tie National Government %
secure the rights OF every citizen a. protection OF ire
person. aud property In NJ GfcetJ 5 ottrr accepting
the Cincinnati nomination, ne casrs every iAu-tAIux
villain IN the South 10y repeating tAc Democratic cant
ABOUT fochl sell-9OVefhhch' aui i's'<Lus IA so9u
Rebel psrauce against "crn Iiz tOD, ana finally de-
claring that there shall be no deiai saoverion Of
the Internal policy OF me s. veri states ami muhepal-
tiles. but that each sGal be lett free enforce 100 rights
ana promote The Webeing OF IL inhabitants Ly sucn
prescribe" The meaning OF all TINS IL plih Lhgsh Is
South may be ABUSED, wronged ara oppressed
Congress shall not interier. Tor thclr pIOiec-
&" local self-goyernment" administered Dy me white
rebels. 10 you % irisnI 60 Tue eoSred man
not forget Mr. sumner how o-lth curing tne
late session Of Congress you conferred with mo IN
passed by the House. II itrOIuced by your per-
sona r5 nd, NJ oper and nothing prevented It's pas
hostility Democra io mbcrs II have correctly
examined The Glo6e, tns Demc,rauc members on II
Cvil Rights bill by Inc pr aiIel.liy process
known hibuserng Iiey Toail not even
gent coored members from South carolina, Elliott and
Rainey, begged " the Democffe sCe 90 Tire House to
merely allow the Civil Rights biz 80 De- voted on, and
they were answered IN denial so absolute that II
amounted scurnful eer Vi tie lights Of the coored
man And now you lend your voice and influence the
reelection OF these Democratic members VINO are coop
Grating with you the support OF Mr. Greeley Do you
not know. Mr. Sumner. and will you not rs candid man
acknowledge that with these men D. power IN Congress
the rights Of the coored men are ABSOLUTELY 80
FAR as those rights depend on Federal leglsatluut
The RIGHTS OF THE coL0RED MEN SECURED BY TIE
AMENDMENTS
Still further the rights Of the ooored men in this
country secured secured at ALL by the three great
Constitutional amendments Thirteenth Fourteenth
and Fifteenth. To give these amendments fnn scope
and effect legislation by Congress is mperatiyelY re-
CURED as you have often and 20 eloquently demon
strated Put the Democratic party record In the
conspicuous manner against any legislation on the
subject. IL was only the month Of February d that
my colleague. Mr. Peters, offered resolut"l ie the
Constitutional amendments and OF such reasonable legis
aton Of Congress az NAV be sary 70 make them IN
their and spirit most erectual' This resolution
,Sa Nm t - rs. only eght of he Yeas were Demo
Gratis an the NAYS were Democrats. The resolution Of
Mr. Peters was followed week later, by one offered by
Mr. Stevenson OF Ohio. as follows
Rsred That recognize valid aad binding at existing laws
pa.e By Congress ,oT The enforcement o. he lli,ssuI ]
the protection Of citizens In tAsr nsa's under TIE Con
on the vote upon the resolution there 1o7 Yeas to
Nays. All the Yeas were Republicans, ana they are
now unanimous in support Of President Grant All the
Nays we're Democrats who are now equally unanimous
in support OF Mr. Greeley IL Is lile 70 arn as some
New York, that " these amendments are Yald parts
Of the Constitution" 50 long as the same men
those amendments should not be- enforced by Congress
legislation. The amendments are pat sounding
Congress makes them effective and practical. Nay,
If the rights OF the eolored man are 70 9e eL 70
fta
M driyed NJ the right OF snfrge in less
than two years and he would be very lucky ne escaped
form Of ehattel slavery or peonage. Ana IA proof
OF this danger might quote volumes OF wisdom ana
warning from the speeches OF Charles sumner
SIMMER pELUDEs AND MIsLEADs THE BLACKS.
When therefore you point out 10 the coored men that
their rights will be safe In the hands OF the Democrahc
marty you deude and misead them-I do not say VIII
fully but none the less really. The small handful OF
Republcans-eompared with the whole mass-who unite
with yourself and Mr. Greeley in going over TO the Dem
ocratc party cannot leaven that lump OF political I'M
soundness II You preserve your own 9risinsl pr
cples the contact The Administration Oh Mt uies,ty
therefore, should ne De elected, WIZ. 70 ~ ' tsn
and in detail a Democratic Administration. anu you
would compelled 20 20 with he cuIreHI OF I5Pent au
turn back when too late % memo the eV YOU Iu uoio'
Your argument that Horace Greeley does nor DecOe
Democrat by receiving Democratic ~ "a
by the analogy Of your own elecuOh ~ nc I
hardly pertinent. The point Is, not what MT feeles
will become personally but what Will De the conl-
exion OF the great legislative branch OF the Govern
inent with all its vast and controlling power lOu
well, Mr. sumner tudt 1T bir'ipl 10
ed President Congress Is handed over 10 the eonOi Oh
the party who have persstenty denied the rIs ~ ~
bIack man What course yOu viii pursue toward Ihe
eolored man Il OF small consequence Mter you nave
transferred tue power OF the Government 70 MS enenl
Te colnr.d men OF this country not as class en-
iiehened but they have wonderful nstncpa ana When
tfey read letter they VIII know t1ht ~. glea.
sis i'm their fate you deserted them Charles sumner
neratiug with Jefferson Davis Is not the same charles
sumner they have hitherto ldonzed more t u1
orre Greeley cheered 10 the echo IN lannahY man,
- ths same H0race Greeley whom the Republicans nave
hitherto trusted. TIE black men on tis county wi"
,r he un grateful for what you have done TOT tlein III
ne Dsst-nor m the bitterness OF their hearts VIII eI
49, forget that heated and blinded by personal hatred
~ one man. you turned your back on the luminous 10