The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-10

on every case Il was probably . lie AZ he often In
duiged, according 10 Lord John. in that amusement
done more than a hundred wronga +" Grsnt was
stupid and did not understand tho Senator; that
he asserted clean or clear docket In the legal
sense Of the term-that Is docket Of casos ripe and
ready for action snce eight OF those nine unreported
treaties Mr. Fish says were acted on within three
weeks after his removal Either his passed
and r,psnea them for action. Mr. Fish can choose
which horn of the dilemma he plcases. The proof
that this nonsense was only Mr.. Grants ignorance
aud that intelligent Senator ever believed 1t Is
clear
WHY SUMNER WAS DISPOSED.
When Mr.. Sumner was left off that committee there
Indignation all over the land tie admipis
traton pat defence. Journals and Senators
assailed ercey there long debate the SEN
ate IN March, ISL il was bitter and personal debate
the ADMINISTRATION was al It's WITS end 10 find ex.
cuse for this gross insult to TIE foremost Of republican
demanded the r. asons. Mr.. Conking prouetted and
Mr. Howe picked flaws. But the only possible excuse
speak TO Mr.. Grant Mr.. Fish. This excuse
was thin, very thin and narrow; narrow As the
cobweb bridge Mohammcd saw floating over nell. But
Con cling danced and strobe over it. forward and back
all those weary hours II Grant then knew OF this
solid, substantial and satisfactory reason why did he
not take mercy on hard pressed friends und pro-
claim his discovery then? What relief u would have
been to those perplexed Senator's. struggling against
SUCH fierce waves ot public rebukei Howe was eva
sive ana equivocaL Conklng aLtitudepized. He
lofty and sarcastic, personal and epigrammatc, de-
c sn,nS Int ana an.ulra' ana
One blast on TINS newly discovered bugis
horn Of Grant would have been worth 10000
indignant attitudes Suppose Grant had whispered ~
bis ear. "Te them that summer Is dawdling, nconl-
petent and neglectiul-tacts show IT, how Conkling
would have mounted his highest horse, charged tri-
umphantly down and scattered Schurz, Wilson and
the daw oilers the winds Pity tis that the age lost
that gallant sight! We can never forgive Grant that
ne lost 1t for US
not made this discovery then or that Conklng know
TOO we'll the loud and der,sive cheers with which
Senate OF lawyers would receive such NONSENSE. Ho
knew well the Indignation with which eighty fair
me would the painstaking and industrious
OF their number charged with dawdlngl Be-
sides, Sumner sat there looking on, and Conkiing
d,a mt wish 10 maze himself ridiculous In such
a presence But now comes Mr.. Fish TO the help Of
his chief He tells US this ncompetcncy OF Mr.. sum-
ner was noticed. Ali but wnenY Conkling went
through that terrible ordeal OF attitude, and words
without substance. March, 1871 Mr.. Fish brings
the news that Senators discovered how crimnally
negligent Sumner in july 1872 Too late Mr. Fishi
that will not relieve Grant OF the charge Of cruelty
TO Conkling. remember q Will case. The DIS
puted will lay on the table. a man, trem-
bling with ninety years, was led in 10 swear
no saw his master sign It 'sYeAn ho added,
81 saw him hide asixpence In that wax" the wax was
broke ana there lay the sxpence Cheers shook
the court ROOM The cheers ceased when the 'cute
lawyer, holding the sixpence up, d:-"Ihs Will was
signed 10 1852 and this hxpence Was coined IN 1881
An, AIR. Fish your sixpence was coined sixteen
months too latel This is OF Nj. Fish's after
thoughts. Mr. sumner was 1rst discovered to be in-
competent IN July, 1872. That is the reason why be
was removed sixteen months beiore-in March, 1870.
THE MINISTER or THK STAIRCASE.
whom they heard of Lord Ciarenuon's death. Unfor.
tunatey It Is found inquiry that Lord Clarendon
SO III natured as not to ae I'll Two days alter the
Mr. Sumner, Fish says, favored the treaty
while he hoped to have has friend APP
pointed commissioner TO st. Domingo But II 10
found that no appointment Of commissioners
thought OF till after Dir. Sumner opposed the
treaty, then Fish finds out 1t Western Office
that Sumner wanted for his friend-another alter
thought Mr.. Fish, In the summer Of 1870, deposcs
Motley, because, ne tells us Notify leaned 100 much
tha Artttc In lima
1870 he conesses that he asked sumner himself 10
to England and take charge Of those Questions You
isoush.s Mr. FISH has no words to express mis- love
for Sumner and gratitude for summers AID in
1869 and 1870 In December 1870 ne tells the English
Ministry that he had always thought him lying and
despcaOlo follows sweet aterthoughL There IS
French phrase to describe the hoe things one thinks
OF just after II Is the time to say them
pesprit de pescdHer-'he wit Of the staircase.
Mr. Fish ought be called the minister OF the stair
case',-the Salterthought munster. he would have
been great man II elocts would only precede their
causes and not obstlnately insist on following thom.
While ELECTS have this unhappy tendency always 70
follow causes Mr. Fish Will continue TO be considered
sonethipg far different from great or even an honest
man.
Mr. Fish tries TO avoid and up these worse
than measurements BY 40 attack on my veracity.
There may be a time to defend that decline to use
summers grave for that purpose. and meanwhile
commend to the Secretary the wisdom OF
the Scottish proverb about saving one.
in Mr. FIshs account Of his interview with
Mr. sumner is that It does explain the lacts We
accept the o. ac,s Soussr .ss
our theory cannot explain and we take Newton down
from mis- pedestal Mr.. summers statement 10 that
Mr. Fish came TO him. urged nm to leave the Senate
and accept English mission, and lot the ST. Do
mngo treaty pass his absence; and that on his re.
cool Mr. Sumner always spoke oil It as the only
..bribe" ever. offered him MT Fish says ne
called on Mr. sumns sSund and nm no or ssS
him to take rest, and 'Incautiousy" offered
him the mission to England. Their meeting was all
tenderness and their farewell 10 loving tears az u
were. There was mint or mention OF ST Domingo
Now, how could any qnarrel or alienation grow out Of
teen? But no doubt there was quarrel
SUMNER UEIAPKACHED.
Conkling stood IN that fearful day In the senate.
and Fish coniesses II but cannot imagine any cause
Tor H. The theory of Summers accuracy aud truthful
ness IN his account explains all he was not quar-
in regard 10 that famous interview with Grant The
Colonel thought that granting Inc fresidens
was then IN o state 70 Understand any
would support the treaty sumner must have fels
this dissent from his opinion kcenly at such mo-
ment STILL 1t never disturbed his friendly relations
with Mr. Forney. A score oil witnesses can testify 10
this trait IN hts character Il must then, have been
come powerful motive tnas put an ena 70 .roed.y re-
ner tells us the reason tolls this interview Was one
OF The reasons Until Fish nnds cause Tor IL
slslent with his story Summers statement must stand
Joe smith and Mohammed, when In trouble, were
always favored with revelation. NO DOUBT .r. FISH
will soon be favored with an s'aftcrthonght." Only
let him DE sure forthcoming sxpence Is tined
soon enough 10 Mo- the great senator stands
mn, m cned. He needs not any word OF his own ~
v,nd,cate him. Records IN back and white set their
seal 10 his veracty which no ingenious aferthous
or defeated soldiers enmty will ever break. rocQue
vile gave sumner the motto tor his life, which he
loved TO repeat. .Life Is nehor pain nor pleasure
Ii is serious to be entered on with courage
and ended with scli-sacrihccu Young men, COM
mend Is 10 you your guide and inspiration. ''Lifs
s neither pain pleasure II Is serious businoss 10
be entered with courage and ended In self-sacrl-
fce.n