The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-28
EulOgies on the Late Charles Sumner
in Senate and House.
TIE SENTIMENT OF The SOUTH.
A Yearning for Fuller Fraternity
with the North.


ate Chamber we're densely crowded long before
the bour OF meeting upon the floor. The bust OF
the late senator, recently finished by Preston
Powers was placed In a conspicuous position and
appropriately draped In mourning. Vice Pres
dent wilson was present, but did not occupy the
chair.
The Chaplain. in his orening prayer, said Ion
thus day OF solemn conference we come TO bow be-
lore thee oh, God In deep humility; tor the men,
DRY OF the distinguished dead OF this Senate comes
freshly before us.'' He then besought Divine Prov
deRce that the vacant place and solemn pause In
the Senate chamber to-day might impress their
lessons on every heart.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
Immediately after the reading OF the journal Mr..
BOUTWELL,, (rep.) OF Mass said, IN accor dance with
the notice previously given. he now submitted to
the Senate the following resolutions and asked
their consideration
respect the memory Of Charles SUR ner long sen.
.or Of business s be now that
ting tribute 70 his pnse and private virtues art
sruced to present these resolutions TO the House Of
Representatives
The resolutions were agreed to.
MIR. BouTwELL's REMARKS.
Mr.. BOUTWELL, said
The time that passed since the death of Mr. Sumner
has asuaged the bitterness our OF grief put The first ee
others, his presence will be missed For nearly twenty
Considerable period its senior. To all OF us he was an
Of Europe he was
as 81 iR The
experienced statesman trained especially in English
genius and practice Of European American dipio
70 1 %
in which hs maturer years were spent and more than
For nearly his
said thar friendships moral ana u
amenities ana blessings cultivated social lite He came
but
an idea % which he state WAS even then already
with exceptions his supporters in 1857 1868
The II his hostility s o he a1s
9 tor @ The s s S
represented Massachusetts, In the cause of liberty he
ws
a 81 aos @ ns s Is ne
peroas he made tiis alewaaes for Ihs dyersiiss
SDDossd JAILED . accept hls views howevsrs
all even fo1 those with Whom he had mosi diersnss
Sumner devoted Liberty English liberty
& ss1y s 5ssf Il
he gave free construction to the original constitution
,ss as a
an 0f oa ey can Be the too ss
circumscribed in the service OF wrong and
Sam human mere NJ ss6
S s NJ : ns st
trust general declarations and 70 embody them the
tory when tested BY IDEAS they designed rep
hopes Of the future our own constitution is now near
the the Of ad
indspsndent nations in the dIscnarge Of their duties
na m as fasrsi'f TO The Ss ss justice
he os sas the
constatlon which TO others seemed sueis1t for the
% Be samitied business Of ana
Ways pracics The world usually too
70 concern t:e win the men q the uaess
ts lew in politics and gSyernment are those who have
S est a. rne ameTcsn Kevouon gave iew such
10 the country and the world ~ Ihs contest for
sadea Others Among these We may venture n t. place
can never Be omitted from the history o. the Contest
It's Mdens and ms the Q,
viii be more appreciasd throughout the world The
ss% On VIII
Sh "th he Us 81 sna not 'n re
allied in the government monarches and aristocraces
public, defence is away, and one after
viii Sr sumner Justly , CAIN aim, in other
Lands and from ssae rs an @
sass Of na sns tar the b
ns t have es Of ns niue s
civilization lteraare ana politics OF NATIONS eoEtroi
evil results the most lmportan 1t
not be denied that in the enorts made BY Mr. sumner
given the most benign influence, or that his
Ss past present and the uupe VIII conrbne iSi the
general welfare the human race but whether his name
when person has disappeared stage Of human
o. little n consequence to them The influence Of h. s
bound himself to his coantrymsn Of two races and
tne civilized world by cords that ana may De traced
the divine spifit Of Liberty animate
The DEATH Of Charles sannsr signal
se ass 81 s his ana
6
itted to posfery as an example cor fuufe generations
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MAN.
Mr.. THURMAN, tdem.l OF OHIO, said Mr.. Presf
dent-My personal acquaintance with Charles
Sumner began few days alter took my seat in
the senate i've years ago. 1t soon rlpened into re-
lations approaching intimacy, and personal
moment by any political differences however great
and decided. Therefore 1t is that speak to-day.
or statesman Rsaa as the man leave to sSose
who coin clded with him IN public affairs to delin-
cate his public services in sucn terms as to them
seem just. ofIer an humble tribute to his per-
sOna character. IL appears TO me that one OF the
most striking peculiarities of Mr.. summers mind
was breadth rather than accuracy a predomi-
nance OF the ideal rather than OF the practical;
devotion to great idea without due regard to its
Un8VOluaDle HultdilOHs. WHO Oh US mas Tor
gotten how he, in eject, placed the Decla-
ration OF Independence above The constitution,
and deduced from 1t powers OF government That
NO one but himself ever thoeRht were conferred
by the fundamental Jaw. VINO Can forget mis- i'm
measurable demands upon Great Britain, by rea-
son OF her conduct during ouecivi war VINO does
not remember his 0it-repeated idea that the
islands OF the Caribbean Sea and the Gull should
be wholly abandoned to the African race. But in
all these and in other Instances that might be
named, his views, however nnpractIcaole they
seemed to Others were 10 accordance with q lofty
ideal that was satisfactory to himself, and from
which ne would not willingly depart.
Another trait OF Mr.. Summer was MS love OF dis
cusslOn. He was the determined opponent OF all
attempts to limit debate In the Senate by pre-
yious question or other restriction OF the rule
1t 80 happens that the last words he ever spoke to
me on an adverse vote bill he had opposed
were these -
sMr Thurman, this Is another instance Of the
good effects OF debate. HAD the vote been taken
on this bill without discussion IL would have passed
almost unanimously. IL is an old saying That the