, 1874-03-15
CORRESPONDENT
EEIN1sCEEoEs AND C1IAnAcTEn1zkT1oN.
From DIR O.cn CoY7e.pondcnt.


WASHINGTON, March 10, 1874.
1t this ;noment-3 o'cl& ck Tuesday afternoon
my vito comes in to say 'sSenasor Sumner ia
dead. He died few minutes sgo. There is q
great cEosd around his do3z-"
At this honr OF the clock yesterday, sat in the
ladies' gallery Of the Senate, and saw Mr. Sum-
nar in his usual seat, beside Carl schnrz- Ills
gray heir, parted behind, and flowing of in a
stssggl:ng way his large shoulders, Senatorial
dress, and the sense he conveyed Of one almost
stranger in the party with which he had acted
&c long, g,-Psssed Though my eye and mind in q
moment. The ladies to whom pointed him out
had, as usual more curiosity in him than in ali
TIC rest Of tho Sennte.
Tho LAST time ever saw him On the street was
tbour two weeks ago, when he was walking, On
Saturday, across the red dag-stones On the north
front OF the Treasury, with Carl Schurz. These
t"o men held each other in great esteem and
Affection for they weee hoth ardent lovers Of
Freedom, Integrity, aud Enlightenment. Tho
hrst words ever heard Sumner speak to schurz
Fere in street-car, opposite Mr. Summers door,
Just after the Senate Ring had proposed to turn
schurz mt Of the caucus for boiling the regular
ticket in MISSOURI At that time, Sumner was
strong and Influential in the party, and ho had
protected Schurz. I heard him say, as he laft
he car:
"schurz, resfe trdnq1iite r.
FIRST ACQUAINTANCE.
The arBt time ever spoke to Charles Summer
Was in 1866, when he asked gentleman to bring
me up to his seat. The next heazd Of him Was
by letter, when, in 1867, wrote description OF
the Exposition at Paris, which he read through,
the whole nine columns and appeared On News
paper-Row, where he waa stranger, to geE my
address, When l came again to Washington,
the 1npeachment-tria was on the CARPET, which
I thought discovered to BIO humDug, aud was
subjected to as much impertinent criticism for
saving so as bus followed some more recent and
decided positions OF mine. Mr. Sumner was an
ar.leut and thought unduiy Jealous, opponent
pf Air. johnson, and was not able to meet lin
ngaio until he found himself embroiled with
Grants Administration. At that :lme, South
srn Senator whom Gen. Grant had wounded
.a1ne to me, and said that be knew Mr. Sumner
had never been angry because I had differed With
tlm, and be Eiahad me to visit the 6euator,-in
order, Isuppoae, to help fan the glowing dissord
IN the party.
spent four hours with Mr. Sumner that night,
&nd heard complete account from hls stand-
point, Of tie rupture With Mr. Fish aud the
President. There was witness present. My
accounts, in TIE CH1cAoo TRIBUNE and the
Washington Capaa1 Of the rupture, probably
cinnai Convention, as they were generally tele-
graphed abroad Ii the end, became pnrti-
aan With Hr. suInner,-nerer having had much ]
tespecs for the Man on Horseback. After that |
saw good deal OF the Massachusetts Senator. !
Hs had majesty, simplicity, Republican ma !
t1ro, and Imperial w1a, which we're always new T
to me; and what some persons cal1ed egotis:n il
him was to NE eloquent and invaluable renin- |
iscence. He hed q vivid style in talk,-litslo |
eho7t OF imagination. His nature took things |
with suca ea1ncstness that public life must have
been vast wear and tea- TO his brain aud feelings
Yet, when he made ready 10
ADDRESS TIE COUNTRY
Or the Senate, he did so with Euch leonine conf
1euce t1st he vas buttressod bv lis own will
md dependence On the people Of the country, in
Hbon1 be had wonderful faith
He has delivered the ereatest speeches ever
heard, because thay we're always exhaustive Of
.ho subject, aud took vide range,-beglnning
. the magnificent procedents Of tie past, and I
appealing, down the fight Of Time. to the great
arv Of onr race. No such burning, bistering,
Impressive monumental denunc,ation ~ Sum
,arr'a OF Grant was ever mado. The let:era OF
Junins Eare no more to It than t.rade in
a. Nav Tork Sun. His scozn uaa buls up uts