Sumner, Grant, Amnesty, Civil Rights

Washinoton, Fobuary 10.- The tefeat of amnesty in tho Senate was a great surprise to both tho enomies and advocates of tho moasure as its passage was considerod certain oven with Mr. Sumner's civil rights ndmendmonts attached. The Republieun, which is supposed to reÜect the viow of tho President, in an editorial this moming attributos the defeat to the dosiro on tho part of some Senators to injuro General Grant, and throw out a warning to those Senators who are f riends of the Pi esideut who voted agaiust tho measuro yosterday. Senator Sunmer, in donversation with your correspondent this morning, said he was very much disappointad at tho failuro of the bill ; but ho would not givfl up the flght to secure civil rights for the colored people. He announces his pui pose to iight amnesty at every step in the Senate, unloss it is coupled with civil rights. He will offer tho Civil Tights bilj against overy ineasuro of amnesty that is brought up.and bulioves that in this policy ho will be suecessful. Hr. Sumner aegaids tho President as hostilo to his nioasure, but this will not dO ho says, Hwerve him from tho putli of duty as he soos it. Whether the passage of the bill will injuro or help General Grant's renomination is a matter of uo consoquenco to him, and he belioves that unless the republican party oxtend to tho eolorod peoplo their civil rights it will feel tlio consequonces at the coming Presidential election. Alrrady, Mr. Sumner says, he is reoeiving letters from tho colorea people all ovor tho South saying that thoy will not support General Grant if lie is noininatod, beoause üe does nnt iulvocato tho moasure given them civil rishts. Mr. Suirmor s.-tys tliat Mr. Colfax, by giving his casting voto in the Senate in favor of his propbsition, hns enhanced his pöptilarity with the colored peopli', and that if he had voted otherwise he would have been impopular eyerywhero. i