The Republican journal., 1874-04-16


ment, after a succession of iing> and >lIccr~,
makes Il kindred assault on me; and this j.
iGnet by one who 50 constantly called me
'trlcnd.' and asked me for help. The senator
from Missouri Mr. SchnrZ) has already direct
td attention to This assault. and has eNprfSScd
h5 Judgment upon it, coniPss sing that he ''Shouid
ul have failed 10 feel The insult. and then eN-
,iaimng with Just Indignation. when Suei!
thing are launched against any member of this
l,oaN ID becomes the American Senate to stand
iey linn and not 10 attempt TO disgrace and de-
4l.tdr him because he shows the sensitiyeneS,
II :; gentleman" y Congressional Globe De
hlle OF March 10, 1872. 1t is easy to see how
thl- senator regarded the conduct of the Serrr
tiny. Nor IS it, true character open TO doubt,
re'ialN when We consider the context and
bow tins tdli-bioWn personality naturally toH
rod Hnt OF the Whole document.
Here follows tneNtra,t from Secretary Fish
document, IN which he alhdcs in severe telm-
IT, Nj. sumner.
The eulOgy of the President here is al least
lu.elliar when il is considered that every deS-
lII' h ui the Secretary of State is bN order OF
the President hut il is evident that the writer
-t tili~ despatch had made mp his mind to set all
ftlr al dtnan"t. II b4Nonu paving court 10 The
ttt- -ld"hl. eN en- Al The expense Of making him
IIIl,t himself. the concluding sentence OF this
elaborate passage. full of call from begin
ulng /" end. had any object. ii il Were anything
tat Il mountain ut words. il was an oln'n<tt-
Nt personal m>ulG 10 me. and this personal IN
-ult was signed Hamilton Fish" As became
.W are OF il. and found also that il was regarded
hN other IN The same light. WAS distressed and
lrrpInNrd could not comprehend it. | knew
nut WHY tho Secretary should step So far out of
hl~ was. in u manner absolutely without pre-
ir,lcnt 10 treat me with o~tentatiou> indignty,
especially when | thought that for wears | had
hcrn his friend, that had never spokcn of him
.>rcpt with kindness, and that constantly since
.-vuniug h~ present duties he had turned la
me lor help. This WAS more incolnprehenSihlr'
when considered how utterly groundle>s We're
Iii hl~ imputation>. | have lived IN vain if such
.,t attempt on me can fail 10 rebound on liz an
u.ui Not lightly would ! Judge an ancient
nlesi For Il time | said nothing to anybody
4 HE outrage. hoping that perhaps the Nt"rf-
Itr would open his eyes 10 the true character
II thc document hc he'd >ignr,t. and volunteer
-dur friendly explanation.
NeInW lille a proposition 10 RESUME nrg0tia-
uuns Wa received from England, and The see
ufuy. IL seems. desired 10 confer with me- on
lllD subject. hat there Wa~ evident conscious
ut-- On his part that ht had done wrong. tor
instead of coming To me Al once. ne sent 10 MI
Patterson Of The senate. and telling INN that he
sIehcd H. confer with me, added that he did not
nov precisely what We're his relations with me
.uld how should receive him. Within Il brief
fortnight had been IN conference with hmm ii
llr stair Department and had dn9,i Ill his
hoti~-. beside, about the Samc time. making p
a.li thcro. rt. he was in doubt about his re-
i.Jion~ with Me. Plainly hc;"'lisr, Since the
conference the dinner and the cali, The ,iorI-
ufnl signed hy him had been communicated to
jht senate and the conSciencc-Strtick Secretary
.tId nu1 know how should take il. Mr.. l'atcr-
.uI asked What he should report. | replied
th.t. should the Secretary come to my house,
lic WuHld tc received a> old friend. and that
90 aly time / should be n his service for con-
Utatluu on public business. hut could NOT
-,nct:A my deep sense OF personal wrong re-
.Hted from him absolutely without reason or
d., \f, p.,tt1r.on I r.nnof donh, t1r th,. .acra.
~, r.lnr Ia nv bousp and therr woS q free
.,,1erenee Hon frankly / spoke ON mnhlir
"+in,, o-tbl,,t tn.r worb ~, n,b,r tbinrs
-iil Ia,r,.for1- Lnol,. He viii rnmpn,h-, If nv,
n.uirz rp,nqrl or alInsiou cs,anrd from me
.,s,,t 4, r.t,ra,,.o IN n,hlic b,sine.s rha IN
-.r,t,yr 1-ls nf hnsiness ana nothiuu el.e In
,,.f,l ,,eh,rtion il seemed to me rla1, thrt
-ifS ,,eot;n,r tht' sa.ratnr,- ot,n;aII Il u-onII
,a+ a nnsi-tent Win .cit.rnsnprt ta, me- 70
l,,,.,,,,o ,,arsa1,ai roiatiors Win ono ,,bl had
mi Iis 1,,n, ~ = dornnlent which after rro
i5,taj nm to, ard 9nothcr contained = stuaied
Ii.ult IN 1na ,,-bcre thp furv !. iutansitiaG
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r '+i1,i pnhiic ilsinos- innst not entto,. hmt IN
9 ,St. t,o,,sl,,,aI ,aiatio,,. ,ot,I,.aIi, .aaga a.
j1i;. ma / igIa fa1ln,,.ad mo.
y Htrt any el''tol VINO "ouli ia!t Iohe
tro~t Aft There NOT many VINO would have
l'l'' nor an AZ @ ioSn !" '.nutlsta4a no"
'HS -'' lSi'l 'Nuld 'Ni't't ANY 'uiiiS "tA"l"
ili a. ,; ,;,+ nr ",S ,'iiri iIN
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. rrs i,itor, at anr I,stvrrn,ncnt II st9nds
'ore Tic Secretary Is alone Like Jean Paul
r t,-,r,an ijtrraturc his iust Title will be .'thc
..ily- one" For Fear. | have known Secretaries
Cr4re ma nft,.u differed from Them but
.t..tI I..t,I,- I'D / receive from one any thing
III lin,ine. Never before di,i a secretary Of
---e ION u. do,11nent liheIiug an "a roqiatr in
IT. rf196r -4ryIep and publish il to The world
..a.Tr before did 4 Secretary ot state so entire
. 81 1r ,l.t,lu,,c cry sentiment Of friendship
Al tfoIoseihle 10 explain this strange aberra-
7, eI.ce,,r nom mo n istu1,bino influence of
-gntn 0otninno RIt whatever il origin il.
-r5e ,l t1,1cter l. hoyond uiipstion. As nothino
l mi. -tqrc t,.i,r 9,, hs -ho,yn IN tbe history
4 .r,1n.It i, lila uotl,;no ill.,. II roi
- h9,,-,5 ;,I tb hi t,,., Al, ntbnr Eovcrnnent
e., Y, in ts,1cn ,.,, L. na,nej IN any roI1n1rv
,srs . ,.ar.nt,ee,. in rnrra.nonIin9 ofiri5I
1T NON al done .nrI, :, thino The American
a4yar1ry j. done MOI only IN his own country
.,it iii ,onntric. none hnt himself can he hi
tsreiiel Ienrr, IN The Hercules Fureu. has
t.,-t,Iy-l him.
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