New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-02-23
GHANT md SUMNER.
GENERAL GRANT SPEAKS AGAIN.
MOlILN5 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. IEMPFB-oAN Do
MISGO-ATTACKs ON MIR. FISH.

MOliL1o EENONAL-5CMNFRS TEMPFB-oAN Do
uSG0-ArrACKs ON Mr.. FISH.
lLrrac,s Om a. IntJrieo ct General GrgHt ~ Herald
Ccrrespordeft NJ fT0 FIyJtD
/, in some way. wantonly attacked the rep
utaoIs OF Mr.. sumner and liI. Motley. Now h re are
~ facts When Nj. Motley det was Ia England. Two
articles came 20 my attention from the of John
JAW. and TIE other from thdt of Nh Smaey OF THE
Tribune Bnth Of these articles did myself aud eSpec-
rally Governor Fish. great Injustice saying among oner
tuugs. that We had killed Mr. Motley, although he left
s mission IN ISL and ed III ls11 some tine ier'
was travelling from Los, on to Edinburgh, ana net
Mr. Coneanf 81 III" train VINO was represent ng 1hs
AcT- 10. H0dtd took occasion to peak to MI cop
land OF the articles Of Mr. Jay and Mr. Smallcy and OF
their Injustice, and to state the real facts as reem-
WHIT raynow ia that Mr.. Summers temper and ma
ture such that be beh we'd bis own Illusions with
out regard 10 The iaCt IL really almost aOulied 10
mental dcEson, and 80 FAR As as feelings toward Gov
Fish sud myself were conc rne II is most chara
Die 20 feel thai II was mental ueusun mus, IN me
later years "a Bis lie whenever my name was mentioned
in Mr. sumner presence he would lose All control OF
himself, and say Things about me OF the seyeres ana
outrageous naturcthirgs9 81 which lie c0ad not by
been told 3r Curtis OF one incident showing how
Mr. summers temper and nature were affected. This Is
incident which can also be verified House bill mad
passed duilhG Inc Dll wac
popular with the admirers Of Mr. sumner aud giuaed
in the committee Of which Mr. Boutwell, was chairman.
IL happened that Mr. Il utweil who, You will remember.
took leading part IN tie legislation upon recOnstruc-
ton, was almost, II not altogether the author OF tins
bill and had written 1t out without consulting any
except. pcfhaps another member OF bls committee
that ne tAir sumn"l) had prepared that bill, every
word and every hae, himself, ami had passed IT
through Congress NOW, thlS j. nor the conduct OF
liar, but that of man whose mind, Nv sorrow suf-
feIinG some visitation OF Providence had be
the conduct Of Mr.. Sumner toward Inc. / have
no luminosity toward him his memory; but
admirers, use his name and memory to attack me.
The pretext. said the General. that | disliked Mr..
Ike Air JAY. mated him when living and only
him. when dead, to wound Governor Fish and myself.
Other friends of Mr. sumner seem to regard hiIu as
made Of different material from other men, Ii Is proper
enough for Nh sumner, when living. and ms admirers,
the air with maledctions and execratons. But when
one word of defence made against abuse It is not
II HAT ' Scd Mr. Motley iu0 or tSat made
upon Mr sumner for not supporting the annexation
OF ST. Domingo. But If dare to answer that | re-
moved Mr.. Motley from the highest considerations
of duty az an Executive. if presume TO say
made him no longer useful TO the country, il Gov
eIuor Fish has the temerily to hint that Mr. summers
Iim became Impossible are sandcrng the dead. II
respect Is due TO the dead truth aud justice due to
many years OF silent submission 10 assaults from Mr.
sumner and his friends only in the interest OF truth and
justice.
1t is said that made my visit 70 Mr.. Sumner about
January J. 1870, To Try ard induce hm TO support the
had idea that the treaty would meet with opposition
from him or any one Else; i called SIMPLY ont oi
head Of the Committee on Foreign Relations,
and TO explain Why TIE fact OF such treaty
the public and from Congress until that time. and to eX
plum TO him Also me reports brought back ny me agents
Of So Domingo, s SOIL The character oi The
people their wishes III roEard TO annexation and other
points The questions rs 10 whether or not re would sup
port the treaty asked by Col mel FOrncy, whO hap
pcned to be present. You see called Mr. sumner
finishing his dinner. aud Colonel FOruey one ~ the
guests: He rose to leave when entered;
but I asked him 10 remain. When ! had
finished my statement Colonel F0rpey said Or course,
Mr. summer yeu viii support this treaty. or some such
thiDg- don't remember tle words II bad any doubts
a. the Of Mr. sumner ~ relation 10 the treaty.
the answer would have been very satisfactory. may
well say that during TINS conversation, after had
finished what ! came 10 say about 81 Domingo,
Mr. 4 umner opcued about his q" friend Ashley IS
he called him. and asked me | could not
do something FOR HIM Il would be quite 80 proper
for mo 10 charge that Mr.. Summers subsequent
opposition the treaty due 10 ms disappointment
in procuring good position FOR hls friend II -
the admirers ~ Mr. summer 10 made charges against
Governor Fish and myself OF improper motives IN ON
difference with IL" senator. Tie charge would be much
more susceptible of proof without chinsius Iac;s To
commOdate argument. But do not charge improper
motives in Ihls matter. and sincerely brh,Nc that
would do the memory OF NJ. Sumner great injustice II