New-York tribune., 1872-02-27

WIN no against his neighbor L ana' nndgs zeal
afs r, # so saseS
G this rePrcach has eeen Sd be laid down
part Of be eharge was made But was sorsy 10
the speech pee nSrr or tns Of amd had entirely
and after he had been sDencea in
that be 9Hs1n the Senator say that the charge
has been certainly say it has been
dsProssSST ossSSTrRzwhat charge does the Senator refer
Mr. FRELINGHUYsEN-l nave ''"''u ~ '-
40 Mr. hof them Sir win say that IN bey my
opinion no charge OF fraud that has Deen no' n"'
did not yield for the sena, ss
tor to express his co n SstwOen the report Of the
srSSry Of War and the Secretary Of the Treasury 9ge
submit that the Senator rS h cyetaTY Of the Treas
rrv in his hands senced the Senator from Mssoul hI.
churz In his whSS 5aef With S % putting tin % the Sare
bald charge in his speech without any argument " SUB
Mr. sCHURz-DOes the Senator rSfer to what was
called the discrepancy between the war Depi'"0n''
"pa Mr. tpS FRETiNGAHU9sE iEfIiStA do; s.,.
Mr. sCHURZ-Thon msundersto9u tnf 7 SGI"Dot' not e
never made that charge and, therefore, ala NOT ro
tract M IL irRr1INGUIJYsEN-weI Sir, there are great
Senator from Missouri mr. schurzl That charge Is
made In the preamble ana Snt WIN When tIe Very
charge on which the investigation is asked has been ds
MR. sCHURzDoes the Senator cay that reiterated
'nS MT lFIRFLNGHUYsEN-I say that there h distinct
charge made in resolution that there Is discrepancy
between the accounts Of the secretary OF war anu .o
s dsproven and that the Senator Mr. Schurz IN hls
speeches again says The mysterious dsappeardnce VI
large sums Of money is one OF the reasons iof
Mr.. sCHURz-I am sure the Senator does not wish 70
msrepresen me- and, therefore, will remind hin hat
when spoke first upon this subject there was sone us
cusson between myself and the senator nom Vernon a
(Mr Edmunds and that then stated tha 10 my ~ , ,
the apparent discrepancy between the accounts OF t
War department and those OF the Treasury %
ward spoke of the mysterious Disappearance OF large
sums OF money meant nothing but TINS thas tnGre
was a much larger sum paid by France than was re-
ceived by this Government the commission OF Mr. rem
nSon ePg Sd tRe 81 Senator puts Gs
charge upon weaker ground than supposed. 1 11
not suppose that he would have taken that horn OF the
dilemma. would have cuuR TO the other What ~ the
charge now THIS Government sells arms 10 tne hlget
bidder at say 81 apiece; the purchaser then goes
then the Senator from Missouri comes here and tells s
difference between the amount the French Government
pays and the amount Government gets for the arms
well acquainted with the facts as 1t would be desirable
that he should be under the II he were
accounted for by Remington to the French Govern
mep az almost exactly the same rates, the prices
per piece they accounted for here at the war
Department; and that, therefore, II large sums or
money lost they not lost by flowing into the
pockets of any intermediate agents, but were lost IN
mysterious way which stated 1t would be Que Oh
the objects Of the Investigation TO find out.
Mr.. FRELINGHUYsEN then reviewed the facts as
previously stated by Messs. Harlan, Wilson, and COnk
ling and insisted that the Government had carefully
avoided selling 20 known agents OF either beger-
ent and had acted throughout IN strict acfordaucf Win
its neutral obligations Good ueu OF llIie nd H peon
spent I'm discussing the question whether the Chiet OF
Ordnance had right under the statute TO sell the arms
he did sell What difference did it make to our rea-
tions with Prussia whether he had had mott None
these arms the that the Chief Of Ordnance had
right under law to sell them would not make our case
Mr. sCHURz said that the Observance violation Of
laws by officers OF the Government dh not OF
CON
Mt FRELNGHUYsEN said that this whole matter
was only a question whether we had violated our
neutral obligations TO Prussia 1t was either that or
charge of fraud sustained by evidence no violation Of
any statute complaint from power of our having
violated duty the sales being known TO them All no
allegation Of having made sale TO begcrent, dl-
rectly indirectly, the Senate OF the United states
was called upon to inquire whether we have
not seriously violated or compromised our
The proposed Investigation was unjust AS Wen might
the senate appoint Ut TO Ssd1TPa m Pm %afcp ne
of some uaIfcasamce in office without taere being
this or ] even 10 INC GecerG Et6rc W he n9ed
States sent here to take OF the interests Of their
own people, and they were bound always to be ten
| this country. The Senator from Missouri must
leans for the Interests OF their country. In listening
Senator's address, delivered at Chicago To his fe
low-ctzens of German 6rth, lie (hr Frelinghuysen)
had plainly seen the chord Of sympathy that ybated be
tween the speaker ana MS m a9dsncs IT,. WhenGyrr Inc
member that Americans had the same feeling for their
country, HIS was question between Germany
aud America it was nothing the Senator would not
dispute that If he should succeed In making ont his
case against this country. II would excite the auimOsity
OF the GeImanAmelcans, and IL II would do that must
il necessarily have the same effect upon the Germans
not mean that ii would bring war, a demand
for reparatOn, but it would SOW the seeds OF
investigation 20 be made sort Of determination,
and means OF reforming ourselves We were To take
advantage of this LeDtcn season. and with the uteTna
tona code IN ono hand and NJ. SchuTzs argument in tho
other, examine the national conscience llaughcr and if
We were WI a
DO Make rcparationl No! for there was nobody who
claimed IT, or who would receive H. Then we must do
pcnance and he did not know what the penance should
be- except perhaps TO give up san Juan, or in view Of
by tain Senators. sacrifice the Alabama claims He
would not take part many such enterprise Mr. Freing
huysen thea made reply to Nj. Sehurz's statement
that there must De some mysterious power stronger than
decent regard for public opinion, and stronger than
even the secretary OF the Treasury sustaining he Gen
eral Order abuses IN the Ne@-Iork CustOmhousc. lie
said suppose the facts should be that the Collectors OF
the fCt OF newborn hOi tne law 10 bc that inasnuch
their bOndsmen are liable for the safe delivery OF
goods they by tue aW are entitled to regulate the rules
Tor The dchEcy OF te GOODS and suppOsng that view TO
be sustained then the power Of which the Senator com
Of the United states But perhaps the Senator would
saw "the President ought 10 remove these Collectors
We SS9 %ad fM RS1r G8 9S S ha nf Presaent a
he removed an official Tor the exercise OF discretion
leetor Grinncn did take the ground have Indicated, and
held that iDaspuch he and his bOndsen were rep0n
tS9 @ gSs iSs @ @ S5 goO Mr. nc T%S entitled @ make
1haI6 been told that Mr MURPHY took the same ground
and he has been removed ana now understand - /,
Collector Arthur is about TO change the 'nat
seem, therefore, that the nov" -ioe. lC Would
tary Of the Tr""~ - greater tnan the SeGre |
questi"'. an. ..'s"y WIS ine law; furtner, that
inc Treasury to his legal adviser, who has !
given an Opinion in which he says that the |
osit Of unclaimed or General Order goods seems to
he nersona privilege OF the Collector, discretion
sTv exercise Of the power vested in the person holding
such office for the time being If 1t should turn out that
the collector and lawyers right then, instead OF that
nIan brave man at the end Of the dVend6 whom the peo-
ple love being the that is culpablo II Is the dstn
nnshed SenaiOr from Missouri Mr schnril himself