New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-26

On the nth Of March, 1874, Charles Sumner Of Massa,
i shOds Island HnhSay SAID was S,G ONE
and Capital but the whole county, and the
that undere the has been carried TO the renStes
lands and has aroused 5 ywbereVer Liberty
a eei an advocate Hferward IN communicating
sHp 1rO regretted sRe death Be-
% hs nc, sesas s%&
the high culture and elegant scholarship and the varied
learning which revealed themselves clearly in all his
@ to s the s psasS1 q nn
that he did not adorn' Not these though tness are
aauc placcs a. to make their disappearance in even
single instance, matter OF indifference put because 9i
character which gave color TO the whole tenor OF his
singllarly dramatic career" ,or,coo.
which had been made to secure National th mat
Ghss the MoG
traits Mississippi mourned on the moor Oh .ne oedae
Gha%Ser IN ss ps" sse " wac for words
uttered in parliamentary debate, by arepresehtauye or
f fSe s SaiSi' cO@paincd to tho Of the
conduct of its member but the i HSu'e years ,s
neiore when Gdings moved resolutions which TIC
d not t4a ?oey oae holds the
conduct the said member as altogether unwarauted
and warrautabe and deserving the condemnation OF
the people Of country and of tins body in particular
That resoution passed by vote OF 1919 In tho affirmative
and 90 in the negative But when Senator was cruelty
beaten Oh door OF tho senate by member OF the
House, all the House could say was III tese
terms That the House hereby declares us dsapprobaon
OF the said act" and even that passed the House ny
OF only l0e TO 96 The member resigned ms SEAT
returned to his constituents ana oy then was fett 9Ga
TO the House by unanimous vote IT Is perhaps thc
only act in history held by any constituent ~; ooay
| approval e every individual. But the Applause oI
south Carolina did mo not STOP with re ,hs a asI
tribunals OF the District OF Columbia he had been 1ned
choice successor they not only voted for hn but
they deposited with their ballots the money required to
Tina as unequlyocay Mr. Ioar was expelled by that
State South Carolina appauded the beating aud paid
| the penalty which TIE law imposed upon tne act
far, in the effort to promote National harmony the
sa efsP haa for
use OF the dominant interest millions mad been dis
repOse had been broken. But a;teral harmony ala NOS
| come
WHAT CAME INSTEAD OF HARMONY.
Now grown by all it fed Intolerance burst
all bounds and gave loose reins to its appetite Hitherto
bounty had been offered for Mr.. Garrison; but he was
unquestiouaby abolitionst and lived in Massachu-
sets Martin Van Buren, had been denieda renomna-
ton but he had objected 10 the annexation " Texas
Giddngs had been grossly denounced by the House of
which he was member but lac had offered an obnox i0us
| resolution. Hoar had been bInished and Sum
| ner had been beaten; but the former had
| attempted to take census OF ms fellow
citizens who had been Imprisoned without charge of
crime and the latter had criticised the opinions Of
| brother senator Those were exceptional cases. NOW,
at last other ana conservative men were prescribed;
John sherman had commended az ODn0Ni0ls DOCS, ana
FOR that offence declared that hi, election - tie
Speaker OF the House would In BURNING whitening,
! bilstering Shame" William II. Seward had limited at
| the existence Of law IN tIs uh l s, nisnci
! tnan the Constitution OF the United states; shu
for that offence t was declared that bs election 10 the
Presidency would bo cause for dssQving the Union:
stephen A. Douglass mad been dropped from the head ~
u senate Committee because ~ was eNiiAntu py MI.
Jefferson DAVIS, the Senator's opinion upon tHe power
Territorial Legislature was deemed sufficient cause
! by tho Democracy for not continuing him IN tho
position chairman OF the Committee on Territories"
I is.snt hun he'd
CarOlnas, Georgia, Florida, Alabama Isslssl yp Ten
ncssee, Arkansas. Louisiana and Texas the Presidential
ticket bearing the OF Abraham Lincoln and OF my
honorable friend, did not receive "a vote ,
AHt nn9y ~ lsTo ~ m ne e po Idle 10 rct III" Lincoln
the Presidency and when he was elected o'l war was
wagcd upon the Union reOuse that election. In Go0's
own time the endci-euded, ms we supposed, IN
victory that triple alliance between the Union, the
Constitution, and the people OF tbo United states
PACIFlcATIoS AGAIN, AND IFS FOLLY.
Then the American sisyphus recommended the labor
OF reconciliation. broad amnesty redeemed from for
fixture lives estates and political privileges small
number disqualified by tho Constitution from holding
Federal Offices. referred ~ Congress for the re-
nova Of that single disability. ana Congress speedily
made known that that removal 1t was neccs-
sary only TO ask IT, A large portion Of those who make
laws for Union composed OF these who were but
lately armed against lts life. That m, p clement
governs every $40 s"u,n ~, '9 o'o h,
been surrendered. From all those states but
nine Republicans SIT IN the Other House. In very
shadow OF Republican opposition even The Republican
majority her. Is already bur nominal II opposition
does not possession before by e,t It viii
take it in a few brief months by election. While am
permitted to hnger here. ! ask Of Senators on rue
other side OF the chamber to be nercifn In the day 81
their final triumph. To remember then that the Repuh-
lcan party only wrested the sword from their hands
that they might grasp seepre Plna[is roasted ne
pcpat the UHon Which thsy destroyed We have raised
il u exalted rank among the Dauohs OF the earth
We ;ha ,no s sn, we ' psvE destined H n
Tor an Instrument Of torture, and hope they Will
LIT them remember that in the minority to which We
sink there WI! be buried the remains OF party which
stands crowned with great achievements, and even In
the grave 10 Witch 1t goes will BE- instinct with great
memories Iot them remember that In the last 1000
years than ono saviour has been ciucihcd ana
buried and let them not forget that when real savior
il buried very heaviest stones rolled against the
| sepulchre will not avail against resurrection.
But still asyphus lIsois in vain and SUI ssyphus
Cancellation one was 10 palronize Democrats aud the
other TO prescribe RcpubllcaIs The irst was under
attorneys mnrshs for posnastera. and FOR other
| places al hone and abroad. Not many, It is
s srS too Si fever II he G object !, to " seduc'
Democrats into the Republican party, tho President
appointed Democrats quite too sparngly The shep-
herd VINO would have the lock follow him cannot hope
to get along with very little salt. No good seaman
would think OF anchorng the Great Eastern to sAet
Such anchorage would DO Insecure IN storm and no
| can he made fast to Colonel Ftzsimmons Lord Dun
dreary ia not ~ all distinguished for sngaoty bnt even
VIZ, w%gs the tail And there is reason TO ap-
! prenend that tho United States Marshal for
Georgia will not wasglc tho Dsnocratic party; but
The Democratic party VIII wagsle the marshal. II the
hone induce Democrats TO embrace the Republican
cause, lie should deluGe them with patronage Repubn-
cans dispense with post offices II they can p0rpeu
alto principles Bit t. the contrary, tho object
| Is % persuade Republicans to surrender thcIr
principles TO make atOnement for the last sew
enteen years-to learn TO do wlat disahect'on
demands nos what discretion warrants 10 mount guard
the white line, 10 squander the purchase Of the cost
host strusgle known e history, then ne does
with respcctabliiy. and to pour the balance Of patron
age upon such Republicans come to such market.
What purpose these eccentric efforts actuay
of course ~ not say. WHAT the effect s be