The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-11

| thrown upon our government and the sugplcicns.
which have been cast upon its officials. His con-.
necti0n with the Legation OF France, from which he
sometimes energies and under which at other
times he shelters himself leaves in doubt
WHAT WAS HIS REAL PURPOSE
I'm all this matter. At times he seems to have been
intriguing In the interest ofthe French government
to establish claims or causes or complaint against
American citizens; at other times he seems 90 have
been acting as the agent or friend OF his relative
the former Consul General of France at New York
NJ Place. 1t is impossible to determine from the
testimony precisely where the official character
ended and his personal efforts commenced or pre-.
cisey what was the purpose for which he desires
this Investigation; but Il is certain that he lnbored
constantly and hnally with success TO accomplish IT,
government, by which he hoped 10 obtain proof
TO AFFECT THE TRIAL OF HIS FRIEND
ana relative M Place in France, by applying e.
friends OF the administration OF our government,
the Marquis next applied to senator's Schnrz and
Sumner. He furnished to Senator Sumner the cePyY
OF the letter from Mr. Remington to. lie Cesne.
although IN a subsequent conversation with 500
rotary Boutwell,, he
and charged upon Senator Patterson that hcr
shown to the President and that Senator Patter-
son had just given It, or q copy of it, TO Senator
sumner. This letter was one OF the principal in--
duce'nentS to the introduction by senator sumner
OF the resolution for investigation. Another inr-
ducemeIt was the
SUPPOSED DISCREPANCY BETWEEN THE ACCOUNTS
OF the War and the Treasury Departments in regard!
to these sales, which turns out not TO have eXs
and yst another was pretended resolution OF Thea
French Assembly, some committee thereby
which. IL appears, never was passed.
: Had Senators sumner and Schurz applied &c thcs
Treasury and War Departments for Information CA
this subject, with the slight Inconvenience five
minutes walk, but which they omitted ia DC, then
would nave learned all the material facts Nfcn
1t has
COST THE GOVERNMENT THOUSANDS OF DotI.abs>
10 ascertain by this investigation. They w0uln
nave learned that there discrepancy, ba-
tween the accounts OF the two departments and
lhat there was no fraud nor violation OF tho Laws 0f
nations IN these sales but IN That case Mr. Cham
6run would have niled IN his ellorts to use me
senate rs an lnstrumcntnlity for obtaining teakt-
mony to vindicatc his ueud, a. Place, and ths
opportunity would have been lost 70 cast suspi4 OI
upon and raise u scandal against the cXecuoiye.ad
mlnistration OF eur government
EST THE CASE
this investigation moNed--irst, upon q ssat
ment that Il certain resolution had been adopted
France; second, upon misrepresentation 20, q
state OF accounts between Two executive dogai
ments OF our government; ana t,urd srGa
uniounded suspicion AZ TO the conduct Of the W
Department in making the sales IL Ia row sc
tanned that such supposed resolution ncyerv
passed; that the other two grounds had nc TX
cnce In fact might easily have beealdisccG re
by the Senators who moved and supported q
resolution OF inquiry. IN yet other words, 81
resolution was based upon
ONE FAi.sEI0OD, ONE MIsAPPREHENsI3N ANO O
UEFoUNDED SUSPICION,
and would not have been moved at all tae tn
Senators initiated the wisdom and praIeRce IN
marked the course OF Senator Patterson. Tie COZ
mittee also inquired whether the hrecch-l0i On
muskets other muskets capable OF beng I rar
formed into breech- leaders not sold b +
War Department III such large numbers :ts,ser GUS
to impair
THE DEFENSIVE CAPACITY or THE couiT ~
in time OF war, ana. after quoting testimony I'M
the subject say there can be no doubn 81 at l.
government could arm million OF men as last
they could be raised and organized To receiv arm
Inc coHlmttee, therefore, repOr6 that. th sal
under consideration have not seriously II lpair
Inc defensive capacity vi inc country III time
war.
Senator Stevenson viii present his. ah senti,
views.