The New York herald., 1870-03-30


regret at having been called upon To reply TO some
remarks made Ia that most extraordinary and re.
on the records OF the country. He snould not IN
quirc who the gentlemen were who got that let er
noDsrs 70 DC written rhsy were sad & to DC members Of
would be able TO make their own argu.
menls. without inviting the General Of the
been said In the newspapers that Senator wilson
had invited that letter, out he had asked Senator
also been said that Senator Wilson had written
letter thanking General sherman for that letter, but
Sssa,ST Sne Ss SS1Tq ssquaisDs ioIDAs9 eas a
shoald have Tesn Written at ali; second that such
language as Is used IN should have emanated from
against General sherman. VINO was gallant officer
and from whose reputation ne had never attempted
demanded OF him, wnen he was assaued, and the
house was assaicd through htm, when he was
charged with fasehood IN his statements TO reply 70
ments were perfectly correct. Mr.. Logan said ne
mad spoken OF the star OF the armies and that he
Mr.. SLocUM, (dem.) Of N. Y, wanted the House
and the country to understand that what were called
star officers IN the Unlted States were not called
star Officers abroad, ana that although the star here
might number Blk hundred olllcers there were i've
LINES r as many men performing the same duties ~
the House believe that the OF the United States
was using more men to perform stan duties than
the European armies were, lor tnat was net SO.
Mr.. LOGAN replied that II the gentleman from New
York would not be 30 excited he would hear the ex-
TO say that ne mr. Logan, was trying TO deceive tue
House.
trying to do SO, but ne thought IL likely that men,
Ders OF the House might be led astray by his re-
marks.
MIR. LOGAN preferred to pursue his own course IN
the mater ana le. the gentleman tMr olocami pur.
sue his way. II that gentleman would be quiet he
would snow that wnat ne mad SAID was true TO the
letter. lie then proceeded to quote from military
authorities IN contradiction OF the assertions OF GEN
era sherman as TO the bill complained oi by General
Sherman, and which he mad designated 1.-THE odlous
Army Dnl" Mr.. LOGAN SAID that he nad taken II TO
the Secretary war General Belknapl. aud said ae
waDted aim and General Sherman 70 SIT down with
him hlr Logan and 70 over the bill together. That
was done. General BelKnap read over Inc bill sec.
ton Dy section to General Sherman and General
Sherman made but Two objections TO II ana
the secretary OF War but one, ana tnat
it in the bni az an amendments General
Sherman's objection was the muster out OF
general officers, and another objection, which he
lAir. Logan) would not mcntion. These were iacts,
ana he asked what kind OF taste that man had IN
papers. lie quoted against General sherman an
extract OF his report 10 the secretary or War re-
commencing the assembling OF court OF disln-
terested general officers, to which should be COM
mittea Ihe WDole matter OF REDUCTION ana reor-
ganLation OIL the army, with transfers or officers 10
MI vacancies; the very thing provided Ior In the
first section oi the b. AS to tue proposed feduc-
tion or the pay Of general olhcers the presiaent
might have told General SHERMAN that MS salary
should not be reduced, but tnat was not his TAR.
Logans) opinion, nor tne opinion OF the House. IL
might be that General Sherman with smaller
salary, would not be able TO give DINNERS or recep-
tons, but he (Mr. Logan dd not care Thing about
tnat. in defence OF the taxpayers, OF the crippled
soldiers and oil soldiers WIDOWS, he protested
against the usurpatlon OF power In the hands
OF few men. lie protested against the
legislation to Congress. me legislative Department
ot the government must be iree untrammelled,
iettered. He would say 10 those men III nign posi-
tons That lley ere not the lawmakers, but the
opeyers. Iney must not dictate the amount or TAXA
ton To be paid i0r Their benefit. Whenever egsla
tion became SO suited ana crippled that man wno
W.
per spfit was 10 be attacked III the columns OF the
newspapers py high officials, demanding that Con-
gress shall not DO certain things, tnen he would say
farewell 10 the hber les Of the country, lie wanted
to know whether TINS attack upon lim meant tnat
the country was To be turned over TO hands OK
lew arstocratS, as III Europe; whether utes were 10
be borne here; whether casGe was to be established;
whether an order OF nobility was 10 grow UP nere The
people were honest and brave ana true, aud 1t was
the boys VINO carried the mIskels VINO made the gen.
eras ana II was they who made the Presidents.
Iney stood here to deend the rights OF these men
and their WIDOWS and orphans, AMI the liberties OF
tne people, ana, whether assaiied Dy generals by
marshas. by governors by kings princes or poien-
tates, by newspapers or Dy arstocrats, he would
stll be found making war agalnss dictation aud
dictaiors against arstocracy ad Ia favor 0i repuD-
iicanlsin. (Clapping OF nand5 In the galleries.
THE TARIFF BILL.
ordered lnaI all general debate on the iarir OH
shall close tom99w $ aa hour ana ha Aar sns
| Ine iiouss then, at two O'Clock, went into Com
mittee oi tse WEoie tMr. Washoarn, OF Wis, the
! MARSHALL tdein) or ILL.,, memoer OF the Commit
tee OF Nays aad Means against protective tariffs
ana In favor oi free trade doctrines.
AT the CONCLUSION OF MS speech, at hafplst four
OclocK, the House took recess until half fpasJ
seyea the evening session to be Tor general de
0a tae IafiH Dill
Evening session.
The House met in C0maiittee or the Whole, Mr..
Churchill III the chair Tor general discussion tae
TarlH bill.
mr. WILKINSON, rep.) or Mlnn., addressed the
committee IN opposition TO hign protective tariff
system. la The course vi his speech c0ll0qulal
discussion occurred between himself ana Ness
Cake, Peters, Aillsol and Cleveland. winch AIR.
ALLISON denied being free trader and declared
himself In lay0r OF such moderate Jarin as wnlle
IL would be sufficiently protective OF American IN
dustry, would not impose TOO great burdens the
people.
Mr.. WILKINSON, rcsuming his speech, declared
himself Tor tarln under wnicn large amount OF
the necessary revenue would be Collected. All such
tariffs were more or less protective Tnc only true
object o tarlf vas to raise revenue and he dd not
beieve that Congress nad rigAt TO impose tltlH
for any otner purpose. he rldiculed the idea OF
agricultural interests being benefited to any appre-
caole extent. BY the manufacturing centres, aud
ventured the assertion mat the farm produce Of the
District OF his friend from Iowa tilison) was
than could De consumed py all the persons engaged
| III manufactures In the Wno.e country He was
willing to have revenue tafin giving fucfden tai
protecLol but protested against the exorbitant duty
ing that unless lney agreed reasonable ADJUST
meat tney would nave cause TO regret 1t. Ali that
tae people Of the West wanted was Iair play ana
reasonable adjustment OF tle tarln, proposed Dy
his friend from Iowa tAillsoa).
Mr.. WILSON, idein OF Mlnn, declared himself on
TINS question very nearly III accord with his Col.
league tWiiklnson)
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