The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-11-26
LEE SUMMER nE RESTORED.

In the forty-first Congress, the com
mittco on foreign relations" was composed,
as constituted in the Senate, of Charles
Sumner, Of Massachusetts, as chairman,
and Senators Cameron, Harlan, Morton,
Patterson, Schur2 and Casscrly. At Ethc
opening of the foriy-sccond Congress, the
constitution Of the committee was s9D,c-
chot changed. Mr. Cameron was made
chairman, Timothy O, Howe, Of Wiscon-
sin, and Hannibal IIamlin, OF Maine, talk
ing the places Of Senators Sumner and
Casscrly, At the opening Of the present,
the forty-third, Congress, by the rules of
the Senate, entirely now committees are to
be appointed the powers of the former
committees laying expired with the close
Of the forty-sccond Congress. At, present,
VIC have nothing to do with any of these
committees, except that Of foreign rela-
tons" Two Senators who have for six
years, heretofore, occupied positions, have,
fortunately for the Senate and the country,
been retired to private life by their con
stitucnts and we trust that James w. Pat
tcrson, of New Hampshire, and James Iar-
Ian, Of Iowa, will he allowed always to re-
main in retiracy by their admi,in9 coun-
trymcn. From the time that the republican
party came into power down to March,
1S71--the opening of the last Congress.
Charles Sumner was chairman of that com
mitiec. At that time, in a fit Of spleen, he
was removed In speaking of it, at the
time. our own Senator Morrill, declared
that he thought the charge was ''unwise, s.
and Senator Casserly, of California. with
biting sarcasm moved that the name of the
committee be changed to that of per
sonal' relations. We all know why he was
removed, and it is of no use, now, to talk
about it. The time has come. however, in
which the wrong must be rghted. and
Charles Sumner. again placed at the head
of the committee on foreign relations. Not
because Il wrong has been committed,
which can be SO atoncd, although that
would be reason enough. Not because it
would be an act of magnanimity, because it
would be no such thing, and the name and
fame of Charles Sumner needs no acts of
so called magnanimity. Not because the
republican party owes it to itself and
would, thereby, work its own salvation. al
though that would be a powerful and con-
yincing argument to politicians and Scna-
tors. We place the demand on far higher
grounds, by the side of which all others
sink into insigniticancc. The country, at
this particular iuncture, needs his services
in that capacity. CT all the Senators of
the United States, of all the statesmen in
the county, he is the one man. most fitted
by his studies and habits of thoughts for
that position. As the country is now stu
ated, that committee is the most important.
for our welfare, of any and all other COM
mittccs The questions that they will be
called upon to consider are grave and seri-
Gus and upon their decision will rest the
question OF peace or war, and of veal or
woe to the country. The committee, the
Senate and the country need Charles Snm-
ner at the helm, so that, at the very start.
we may have the benefit of his wise state
his broad, comprehensive views
of international law, and his intense love
of country and of humanity.