Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-08-05

The Boston Republican press Ia as united
In liz condemnation Of Con. Banks AZ Of Mr..
Sumner. The GlobV hopes "lhAt he will
have pleasant campaign In his new field Of
service, aud that his peculiar talents for mas
tcrly retreat will come in better play than
they did in the war against The rebols. The
question actually ARISES whether bis present
desire for united political action, which he
says he experienced during the war, as well
~ now, had any Influence n the adoption Of
the inofenslye and retiring policy for which
his military career was distinguished We
can only say that II Gen. Grant had initiated
the strategic policy of Gen. Banks in the war
the latter would have had no occasion to cen.
sure tho Republican party for now support
Ing the former for the Presidency"
The Boston Advertiser reminds him Of the
kind treatment that he has received from the
party when perhaps be did not deserve 1t, and
believes that this decision on bls part will
give the Republicans Of the Fifth district an
opportunity TO look about for successor"
Tho Journal regrcis his detection chiefly
for bis own sake, He has long enjoyed tho
hOnou Of Tho Republican party, and we take
HE word for It that no personal feeling die
tates his withdrawal from Republican assO-
Citations at this late day, lie has mistaken
his duty, ss any individual may, and as he
has on sOmo previous occasions. lie even,
however, can have no effect on the Republic
can party OF Massachusetts, which will 20
straight on Ia tho grand course of loyalty,
begun under Lincoln and continued under
Grant seeking peace and reconciliation
through the sure means Of justice, principle
and right. A friond hero and there may fail
OF or turn into an enemy, but II will recruit
Itself by the iuvlnciblo enerpy Of righteous
cause"
General BSuks"Sew Campaign does not
ssem'to be mucA rhoya sdccessiul than his
famous Red river expedition was.
IN. sUANER A. sECRETARY OF SrLTF.
Mr.. sumner, we are assured, Is to DO, Sec.
rotary Of State In case AIR. Greeley Is elected
President Whom we lrsl heard This story
we were inclined to discrediI II, but IL has
been repeated In the Greeley organs with 50
much emphasis within the last week that We
arc compelled to believe H. The Massachu-
sets Senator would In many respects make a
splendid prime minister, and would, We have
no doubt, work q complete revolution, not
only in the State Department, but 10 our en-
tire diplomatic relations. Ills profound
knowledge Of international law his thorough
knowledge of the history Of the world, not
only during the last thirty yCars, but, indeed,
since the creation, Us was shown In his great
speech III the Senate some time ago, and in
his letter to the One.and-twonty Colored men
who asked him whether they should vote for
Grant or Greeley, would be Invaluable, aud
would make the United States more than q
match for the enete despotisms of the Old
= World. Mr.. Sumner Is probably one Of the
greatest statesmen In the world, as Witnes,
his Alaska purchase aud bis eloquent arpu
meut demanding that England should pay a
sum IN consequential damages for the Ala
bama dUPrcdations some fifty times greater
than her national debt. His cherished Ide,
OF a black republic In the tropics, Of DRIVING
oil the colOrcd men to the Indian islands, ant
there establishing what he calls the ''blacl
belt" has stamped him as one Of the mos
practical and sagaclous public men Of the tlay
Mr.. Sumner at the head Of the State Depart
mont would give general satisfaction TO al
our people, except possibly, the Irish, who
for some accountable reason have always
seen in him only an enemy to their rae,
and friend to the country that oppressed
them. We leave Mr. Greeley to settle what,
In this cabinet selection, would seem to be a
studied insult to that class Of his Democratic
supporters.