The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-10
PHILLIPS0N GRANT AND FISH
THEIR SIN DOMINGO JON and a QUAR-
REL THAT FOLLOWED III
Their E9srt 20 Punish sussnes and Motley
Granite misrepresentation. We'd mp 70
Light boston. Hatred of Charles Sumner.

represented by many famous and brill
liant men In the national councils. They
may be divided into two ela3ses-thosc who
were eminent for some special achievement or
talent. like Samuel Dexter or Harrison Gray
Otis. who have been great in their time. but are
forgotten in single generation and those vino
link themselves with some great idea whose
names 20 down through timo aseocat i with
some great effort of humanity to elevate itself.
and whose fame grows ever brighter. To this
class belonged Charles Sumncr-not the iurist.
not the Senator. not the successful politician
not the Republican. but the man who in early
life lung an his gifts - training culture. am
btion, expectation. The altar ot one grand Of
fort that should make the Declaration OF
independence true to these forty millions Of
people.
sumner never sought political life. but was
wftn"hgd out Ql h- chosen path in life by
politics. At school and "olloge he toilc1 unrc-
mittlngy with ono ambition before him-the
bench. lie graduated in the law as the especial
faNorite Of Judge Story. who predicted for him
the most brilliant future. and his carccr in the
| legal profession opened brilliantly But in 1915
| h. was invited to deliver Fourth of July ora
| tion IN the Old South Church of Boston and did
| SO. taking for his subject Peace" H. seemed
to ccnsuro the great deeds OF our revolutionary
srcs. with whose praises NIL hearts were warm.
| His speech seemed to strike blow at the very
forehead Of the day all were celebrating. For II
he sank 70 great popular disiaNor. Boston
said he had cut his throat. poor fellow. and
| was dead"
But sumner would not stay dead. In 1siG his
nttliud' on the question of Prison Ill. iplinc in
tcns his unpopunrity. In 1916 when the
Mexican question was rife, he allowed his
| friends 10 run him rs tho Free Soil candidate
| for Congress. II WAS the last blow at his rcpu-
sumner ! ,ongi"llow's and Pr"scolts. He had
no more chau'o. SAID the speaker, il thea
s",ined ol ever aliplning any ofiice ai the gift
OF the people. than had of becoming the Green
back Governor oi Massachusetts nj the last elec-
tion hearty laughter and | cannot imagine u
Boston Mr: Phillips went on, has never
,eased ceased 10 hate 'harlrs Snmncr. When
cusc. % the Boston ,oarnas eagerly s" h. heapci bed
ih"ir virus on his grave But the yonng men ot
Boston held him in their hearts; they re- rog-
nized the grandeur Ol his purpuses the bril-
liancy Of the succ.ss"a hc achieved. and the
purity II his life. They never wrari"d ~ him
| clay with their tears. Only two ycgrs after his
dcioat he WIS. 10y coalition of the Fr"e ,i'r.
grcss n Massachusetts anti-slayrry repre-
ssntutycs. AZ the leader oi tho faithful
| champions Of the rights of man. tirecss in his
en"rgios inc Nhauslihlc in resources. undaunted
In courage. he shirked no sacrifice. feared no
peril. and neglected no duty. us long as he
| 1t IL only a month since that Grant found out
| that lie knew something to mnr the whitcness
OF the great senator's fame. H. has seized an
opportunity 10 say that sumner was an hahitual
liar. Gen Grnnt says that Sumner said to him
that he would support the treaty of san Do
| minco. and that he did not and that his broah-
ing his pledged word WIS hut an inSt1n. of b
habiual character. MtJnr Ben Prrry Poor.
WIS with Mr.. sumner when IN" int rNicw took
place 10 which Grant Hilud"S, aud h. says no
Su'h Jl"lEr was mad" 10y Nr. sumner. and
Grn. Grant had no right :" und"r~inni 81 IA
a promise. Suppn-" this merely "A question #
v"rciy that question wunld 20 a uwy"r's
the c..sc. And how docs This evidence boar
| upon 1t. Charles sumner was n Alassarhu-,tts
| nhpiiuuisi. dantled. rrrd and trained in tho
| Srw England school of nuti-Sipvrry nui N,.N
| England anti slavery man were crazy on the
! government ly Tia hlth- ~ san Domingo and
| layii, 10 he fenred from the intcrmcddling Of
The United States. Ever sinr" Calhoun sent The
| jesuit Hogan 10 cntrap SAN Domingo. they
have had a mania, on that topic. They
are 50 Jealous Of the dreaded interference
West Indies ha. the IN upon ucm
| IF q rcd fi,g IN y hnll. IuNt roling Sumnrr
that he. jealous. anxious. 7lepI' re. and vl..i.
stnuort n trcaiv Of Which he ,iil moi l,m' 40
conditions. one which had mover hnrn even
unrolled boforr himy lou might as we'll i'm
aginc il possible that William LLOYD Garrison
| il provisions, an oman patton bill ithercd by
| Calhoun or Webster Tne supposltion is pre-
| Grant goes on - say that the reason sumner
| wu- turned out of the thairnan@hip oi the
committee On fnrclsh ltlWipnr WIS That he
| was a dawdlor. lazy. not man ~ business. Mr.
sumner WAS always considered 10y those who
knew him best ~ very lahorious man. one
whose life was all work aud Wnos. capacity for
work was simply marvellous. Hr never lrit
Washington I" 20 home or attend lo other husi-
ness while me : mat" was IA session. as other
S"hatnr- did On 40 OCCASION, except possibly
tho death of his mother. Mas ne away from the
Senate more than sixty minutes while II Was in
session.
And q Il. Grant has inund that sumner never
ddu lining bui duwll' through his limo. Tho
chain of circumstances now admit Il facts.
showing thui Grant and Fish tried togci sumner
away from Washington that llial treaty might be-
pls-"'i, and that tliry sought ~ punish him and
Motley for ileir failure ia too ccpr evidence ior
anybody 90 lwli'N. tl"ir clam TINT II was sni-
lhi u"'ldontI. i Nrni'e memory Of events
hHlIrnin@ Nt thut ume good enough To- ont Iflr
HIM 1" irii"i IL nothing Else inpcar he'd his
MrWiiyf II" -aSe THAT llr caused Fish Ia write
Motley % very -i,Nrr, lOtfrr ul r.n-ur, in 1870
lul nnfuriuudt ly llr biz lutution for memory
iho leti r. i- nu lil' ii,tn. sttr Department, ana
this i9 the teNt ui that vrry srNorr Drn4nrr:
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