The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-06
CHARLES SUMNER ON GRANT.
OPINIONS EXPRESSED IN INTERESTING
PRIy11E LETTERS.
One Tern, Enough for Arybody-" Don't For
get stanton's Judgmcnt" Grant. T-aits
Good Generals Make Poor Statesmen.
Pom F,sb,,oyo,,,. T,s< nj ~, %, S,,,,I

NAHANT, Mass Aug. 90 1871
MY DEAR FRIEND: Your note and its en-
closure reached NE at this retreat. whore am
that cannot sce the Presidential question ~
you see it,
know few politicians who think that Grant
can be- reelected. Greeley told me last week that
he looked upon his defeat as inevitable. and
Forney. who is friendly to him ana has lust ac.
copied the Relationship OF Philadelphia. told
me that he did not see how hecould be reSlectcd
although he thought he would obtain the nomi
nation To which replied that he would not be
renominttcd IL 1t appeared that he could not be
Therf fore, when you ask me to withdraw OPP
position to Grant, YOU ask me to- aid IN the te-
ieat oi the Republican party. | have too much
Interest IN this party to do any such thing.
but waving the question of his 81 ''r-s. he
does not deserve the nomination. One term"
j. enough Tor anybody especially for one who.
being tried. Is fOund so inrapablr 80 prrsonnl
80 selfish. 50 Nindlctivc. und 80 entirely prcoc-
cupird 10y himself. All who have known him
pes! testify Ia his incnpacity. Don't forget Stan
1t j. hard 10 see the Ku-Klux raging and
good pcnpl" dying through his lukrwdrmnrss
ana indllrrcnco. II Is my solemn judgment.
Mhlch ny thr uinl,r time J shall crlnrc. that
the much criticised Legislation uf the last Con-
srcsS would nave been cnur"y unnecessary II
tlIs Nepubllrh President hai shown "a decent
.n,rsy In enforcing existing laws Anl in mani
testing sympathy with the oppressed there. On
nam II That innO 'eui blood Whisn flowed while
10" circulated at cutrrtlinu. ni-. excursions
horse r9r's. Instead of hring u Long Bran h.
himself iet in tho.r pin.rs.
Consider them the in-in'erI;y Of his mos
sag" about san Domingo. one million of blacks
are now k,pt IN anxiety aud terror bv tli. Re-
Iuuhcdu lro~ldrni WMuu YOU hail ~ repre-
: ullng ,mnru idrts la-t'ud ui Hbtndpn-
ih- ms lii-nnirn" 'houl. ue is now press ng
10 wurking at home. lieo HumlNt'- ghost. under
st'uni. an l ile land with q most cNpen-
siN. H"t. HIS war dHn ' niuut the island has
cost several millions. Instead ol mHkln. prm,.s
h'tw'rn Oh" tw1 ruutrnl n parties aud -attinl;
each ON lis LOGS ~ the -pIrtof dlSlntrreSt-d
ptrtrh." of "a sham treaty. To keep alive civil
wir. Nothing has aroused frn NOR, -tnrn lie
fugitiN" SlaN" hiil aud the uutrugr- in Kansas
Tho same old spirit IL revived IN the treatment
Of one iiDtan Republic,
And | ann asked 10 help the denomination of
sn ia man. lmposslhlrl low. the kruubli-
gan pnrtS-ioy my country too well to have "a
hani lu such a thing.
In thrs. contlu- lon- am governed bv no
personal icellnAs-more than had to Franklin
iicr'r or james buchanan! How can L. AN old
On any personal f~rungy No my dear friend
writ" IN sadness and sincerity. hoping yet to
do something ~ which the c3iu~.' Of our coun-
try shall b. saved. Trims Of i've years under
ms Nndirtive Imperialism! surely you must
Grans is full " personal cnmities lie has
quhrr"ll"d with two members at his Cabinet Il
Minister To Enslund. CHAIRMAN oi a Srnnte
romniti"". on" OF two Of the diplomatic corps
others. Hll good AMI Hitniu HrLul .Irtus or
friendly To- INN. was. alNays ms tnun irl.',d,
never breathing wort es "'ut 100 kluduH-a aud
rr-prt anxious Tor the ~. liure of hts Admin
i~it'ii'n. and yet when I"l' Il ny duy to ov-
Iu-' ili- san bomIlsn 'h.ul'. always without
one WORT oi lIlu-. nu Co lfW. N.. Wiz moved 20
NlniietiN"ut --. Ask amy ninuhHr.H ~ tI- come
mltt.c. cor ANY nnufur. ID IN tI. ,ahAt. Dr tin,
comm Ittcr nu extra - fVfHit uI Co. flfIN allu-iuu
Co. mann. except 90 cNrrr-- "a regret tA.t hr hHl
,"i"r,h ui"n tli7 mi-iiArn nnhey. And yet
Afrrwlel. wirn h' -'il i.-nyered I fciti
my dutN % HrrH|ru him or.f. y. liirl boon "a
mo'r hls ifulrl 'iul'n- 1 sN.l. boz u~tnni-hrd
ll. 900 .'r 4. 81 -'-- 10, liz l.N 'hurut .- not