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Summer On Grant

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Parent Issue
Day
7
Month
June
Year
1872
Copyright
Public Domain
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In the Unit;d btatos BenutO) on l'riday rxr.u opened liis batterits on President (kant, In tho most personal and vindictive speech deliveied in tlmt body since his ante-war pliillipic si slavery aml tbc slavtbuldcrs, lor wbioh Mr. BeOOKB, of South Carolina, gave liiin at once a oaning and a world inde uotoriety, witha hold upon liis party whioh he ever could hare it'ainod in any othcr way. IIo obarged the President with nepotism uTiproccdontcd aud uiiarallelod ; with obstinacy and quar reling ; with acoepting presenta and rewarding tho donors by quartering them upon the truasury ; with attempts to convc.rt the govornmont into a personal affair; with harboring military officors in tho White House, in violation of law; with interfcrenco in looal politics and local eleotions ; with attempting to annex Snnto Domingo and making war upon Hayti iu violation of the Constitution ; wivli mismanagement of our foroigu relations ; iind with radical unfitness for the Prsidontial office. The speech foll liko a bumb-shell in the administration caicp, and resulted in r.n immcdiate rescinding of tlio resolution to adjourn on the 3d inst., and an extensión of tho session to the lOth, that CAKrEXTEK, Logan, CiiaxDLER ifc Co. might put in their answers and break the torce of tho indictiuent. - Mr. SrJMNEE was followed by Sunator Sciiui;, who confinud himselt' principally to a diaovJaion of the French Arms Conimitteo report ; but denouncing in conclusión the action of the Senato in rcmovlng Senator Sumneb frora tho (7omïuittee on Foreign Relations at tho diotatiou of tho Prosidont, and the subiuisin of tho Benate to tho I'residont's iiugrunt violution of law in tho Santo Domingo matter. - If Senator SuMxr.u had not continually and without protest voted for KuKlux bilis, Huleas G'orpïU suspension bilis, &o., his protests against usurpation, centralizatioo, and autocratie tendenoies would have como with bottor grace. - In tho Senate, on Monday, Mossrs. CaRPBNTEB and LOGAN essayed replies to Senators Sumnek and Scurnz, but beat the bush without scaring up any very largo game. Of Mr. OaEPENTBE's Bpeeoh the Detroit Tribune (Geaut organ) says : " It strikes us that if the Senators who havo clected themslves the special irionds of Gen. Gran't have nothing botter to gay in reply to Mr. SitmXEr"s 8weepii)g and bittor accusations than Mr. Caiu'EíJTER uttared on Monday, their silenco is much to bo preferred." Wcil, Mr. Tribune, wait until Zack CltANDLEll can maintain a perpendicular long onough to makc his speoch, and you will bc satisfied.

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Old News
Michigan Argus