The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1871-12-20
Correspondence States & Union.1
WASHINGTON LETTER.

.-l WASHINGTON, Dec. IA, 1871.
The fight between the sore-headed,
or Independent Republicans, if you so
choose to term them, was continued
yesterdayin the Senate with a warmpth
which plainly evinced that this Isl war
to the death, that is SO far as Sumner,
Sehurz and Trumbull are concerned.
The GRANTEES having determined that
all must conform 10 the dictation of
King Caucus there is nothing left for
the sore-heads but to eat their words
or to bolt the caucus and remain out
side the Radical fold. The only Rad
ical who had the boldness to bolt the
caucus on the occasion Of Senator
TrumbulPs resolution being voted
down was Senator Upton of Ne
braska, all the rest of Mr.. TrumbulPs
supporters remained. The struggle
yesterday was between the giants, of
the MISUNDERSTANDING Ed
munds, Morton and Sherman, who
proved themselves the verriest pigmies
in parrying the ponderous blows dealt
them by Carl Schurz, who cited the
evidence of A. T. Stewart and other
New York importers who stigmatized
the general order business" as carried
on by General Grants pets, as "a
system Of monstrous, wanton robbery
and intimated that there was q power
greater than the Secretary of the
Treasury which protected it. During
this debate Senator Thurman, in his
easy, quiet manner, would sheathe his
rapier full up to the hilt in the side of
some OF the terribly worked up Grant
ties who were in reality, defending
their master from the charge of pro-
tecting and fostering robbers, if not
sharing in their plumber, for such was
virtually the charge made by Senator
Schurz, though couched in parliament
tary language. Senator Casserly let
fly his shafts, everyone of which hit
home and caused considerable weighing
among the lame ducks. Senator Pat
t~erson, OF N. H., favored Mr.. Trum-
BULLS proposition which "would do
some good" This quiet hit at Anthony's
do nothing resolution was most effect
i've. The defenders Of the Admins
t~ration, in its efforts to prevent a tho
rough investigation into all the abuses
and iniquities which flourish at pres
ent, made long and labored defences
which were specious and fimsy. Ed
munds, ConkIing and Morton felt that
they had uphill work, but do it they
must, and they did as well, probably,
as they could under such. depressing
circumstances. Had Mr.. Edmdnds
to plead this case Of the AdmiDistra-
ton, or rather General Grant, rs. he
is the Administration, before a jury,
he would have thrown up the case af-
ter the first witness had been called
To-day the debate will be continued,
when Senator Surnner and Upton will
let into" Grant anu his ~plundering
friends; that is if some trick is not
resorted to in order to prevent any
more damaging disclosures. This
will open the eyes of the
but will not result in anything
practical as a committee of the right
sort viii be "fxed up" and the rob-
bling will still go u.
Senator Morton, as the Presidents
fugIeman, wants Congress to adjourn
On the third Monday in May. 1 do
not wonder at his haste to get away,
fDr a few more days of debate such as
we have just had will leave Grant
without legs to stand on.
The woman Fighters are buzzing
around the Hobbies like flies around a
sugar hogshead.. Members are i'm
oortuned at every step to vote for an