Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-03-30
Investigation of the War Department,

The examination of Marquis De Cham
brun was resumed before the Senate Arms
Committee. The Marquis said that on the
26th Of January +. W. Peck, for Remington
81 Co., proposed to examine all books re-
lating TO the transactions Of Remington &
Sons. Peck said Remington had given him
$4,000 for this purpose, but not to buy
testimony.
III. Chambrun then proceeded to get at
his conversation with Senator Sumner, and
spoke of circumstances under which he
gave the letter from Remington to Lecesne.
Four or five days after this be handed Mr..
Sumner copy Of telegram from Squire
| to Remington, stating that he (Squire) had
great influences at work for him, and two
or three days before Sumner introduced his
resolution, the Marquis handed to him a
letter from the Secretary of War to the Sec
retaTy of State. He did not give tSese pa
pers to Sumner for the purpose of asking
an investigation, and in no way directly or
indirectly had he asked for one.
The witness spoke to Senator Schurz in
relation to the subject ten or twelve days
before the resolution was introduced, nor
did he ask or suggest even remotely that
there should be or that he desired an inves-
tigation.
Whenthe telegram from Paris dated Feb.
appeared witness went to Charge D. Af-
fairs who expressed his surprise at it, and
said if such resolution as that referred to
had been passed by the Committee on War
Contracts and had been sent to him to pre-
sent to the government, be should not do SO
but give his government time to reconsider
it.
Mr.. Hamlin asked whether the Marquis
knew of any person who communicated
with the government or individuals in
France, stating there would be,or that they
expected there would be, an investigation
into the sale of arms.
The Marquis replied, if any person had
so acted, as an official matter be could not
disclose it. He did not say yes or no.
Mr.. Schurz asked whether the Marquis
knew of any Senator of the United States
having had communication with French
officials.
The Marquis replied, not so far as he
knew.
Mr.. Schurz asked whether the Marquis
knew of any persons holding official posi-
tions in this country, who have had COM
munications with the French government
or private persons about the matter.
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and in further examination said that about
year ago be gave the names Of
Gen. Ingalls, and c. h. Garrison
as being implicated in the sale of arms.
| The Marquis then stated conversation be-
tween himself and the Secretary Of War
related to Gen. ingalls,. Senator Patterson
had previously mentioned the name of In
gals to the Secretary, the Marquis having
| given the Senator the information about
| Ingalls, calling at the French Legation.
/ The Secretary informed the Marquis that he
was perfectly willing to take action in re-
! gard to ingalls, but wanted the Marquis to
prefer charges. ingalls, had bOasted his in
| fuence with the authorities here and the
Marquis had often heard the name of In
gals mentioned in the Remington investiga-
ton.
In reply to Hamlin, the Marquis said he
had furnished information to Gen. Boyn-
! ton. Gen. BoyntOn is the correspondent of
/ the Cincinnati Gazette, a gentleman in
! whose discretion he had great confidence.
! The information was furnished at that gen
! tlemap's request. The papers he gave to
| the correspondent were copies of those with
which he had furnished Senator Sumner.
He did not recollect having given the
names of the four persons whom he be
! lieved to be implicated in the transactions.
The Marquis then gave the names OF
F. w. Peck, H. G. Reed, c. K. Garrison,
also the names of the bOOk-keeper of E.
Remington q Sons and others as wit
neSses.
Senator Hamlin asked the Marquis
whether he knew of any Government Off
cial who had improperly received dollar
or cent in the sale of arms.
The Marquis replied not of his own
knowledge.
Senator Hamlin asked him whether he
had any such suspicion.
The Marquis replied he had told the com
mittee all he knew. What was called the
"ring" always controlled matters outside
rather than inside. He had not taken the
trouble to
Wade in the Hire and Mud
to find out.
He was further interrogated on the point
but nothing definite was elected.
The committee adjourned until Monday.