Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-11-19

Arrival or senator SchurZ in W ASH
inEten What He Says of His
Course tn Missouri-The Liberal
Movement In Accordance with the
Declaration of the Chicago Plat
FORM
Correspondence of the Cincinnati Commercial.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16. Senator Schurz
arrived here yesterday, and will probably
remain until the assembling of Congress.
He has rejeGted all efforts of newspaper
men to interview him, and has even failed
up to this time to call upon the President.
In conversation with friend, howe Vers
to- day, he remarked that he would pro,
baby comply with the etiquette of bio
official position, and pay his respects to
the Executive very soon. Referring tr
the recent struggle in Missouri, Senatoo
Schurz said he had studiously adhered t.
the resolution presented by him at Chica
go, and adopted as part of the platform
on which President Grant was elected,
and which pledged the Republican party
to the restoration of suffrage in the South,
whenever the people of that section
should show their willingness to sub
NIT to the established policy of recon-
struction. He claims that the people of
Missouri have SO far submitted to that
policy as to entitle them to the benefit of
the promise embraced Ia that resolution,
and in proof of this claim he asserto that
there have been no riots or political dis
turbances of any kind in that State for
sufficient length of time, to ensure entire
safely for the future. He also claimed
that Senator Draze . position in opposl-
ton to him was based upon =. 10 aSsuinp =
ton that the people are still disloyal, s..,-
promised at the proper time and in the
proper place not only to disprove that as
sumption but to prove that his own
course has been thoroughly consistent
with strict construction of the Chicago
platform.
If any attempt is made in the Senate to
prescribe Gen. Schurz, l have no doubt
he will take occasion to explain his whole
course in Missouri. Indeed, l have no doubt
nc will bring the subject before the Senate
himself in which case some sharp
words may be looked for between himself
and Senator Drake, and the Presidents
course will not be spoken of in the most
complimentary manner.
Speaking of the assault made upon him
by the press of his party, he said he
thought they must either be wonderfully
misinformed or inclined to artfully mis-
represent him. He had never assailed
the administration, but on the contrary
the administration had assailed him. In
other words he claims that while he has
adhered earnestly 10 the party platform,
the administration has seen proper to in.
dorse the false assumption of disloyalty
in Missouri, aud has opposed the funda-
ment of its promises to a deserving people.
He maintains it to be sound party policy
to restore political rights to the
DISTINGUISHED now, instead of wait
ing until circumstances which are
certain to occur compel the party
to grant it unwillingly. He
explained his position to the San Domin-
| go treaty as matter which could not af-
| feet his Republicsnism, and said it was
based upon his honest opinions. Regard
ing the treaty itself, he did not look upon
it as prominent feature of the policy OF
the administration, although the newspa-
pers have made it so, snd Senator Harlan
has concurred with them. In other mat.
tiers, the Funding Bill, for instance, be
sustained the administration, merely be
cause he accepted it as purely an admin,
istration measure, although he did not al
the time, nor does he now, consider il
feasible. He finally dismissed the sub
ject by saying that if the people of Mis-
| souri, do not see fit to vote for him hI
will not consider them disloyal, and that
said he, is "what is the matter with Mr.
Drake"