Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-02-20

| uA0oAOAs Au5 pcOBAS Vi bill6 COuutEl
that I meet, Mr.. President, regard tha
talk as part OF the slang and scanda
that defiles and brutalizes our politics
They read paragraphs in newspaper
talking about military ring, and they
dismiss them with all other such, re
garding them as among the brutalitiel
Of politics. But want to tell the sen
at0r OF an impression that does prevail
There is an impression with many
people, and it has come, I am sorry
to say, to be fixed impression, tina
there is another ring existing in thii
country, a senatorial ring, or more
properly speaking, senatorial ca
bal. The business of this cabal il
not to furnish ammunition to the
French, but to furnish ammuni
ton to the Democratic party
and it is believed, MI. President, thai
the men flying the Republican flag
are trying to strand the Republican
ship; it is believed that the business
of this cabal is to Lnalign the Presi
dent of the United States; to dispar
age and belittle him; to assail his ad.
ministration; to wat,h for OppOrtuni.
ties, or, in the language of the Good
Book, to lurk prively for oppOrtuni-
ties to place him in an injurious and
unjust position. 1t i. believed that
the business of this cibal is to assail
and disparsge the majority in this
body and In congress, and to injure
those charged with the administra-
tiOn of public Affairs; it is be-
lieved that this cabal aids to
inspire that snowstOrIn Of hbels and
misrepresentation which travel over
the wires from the capital and are
| published in countless neWsE apers.
1t is believed that perIons connected
with this canal are iniiicting wounds
on the Republican party which no
Democrat has the power to infict.
This impression wakes apace. 1t
is strong, very strong just now in the
State of New Hampshire. There is
reason for it in New Hampshire. An
election impeDds there, and poll
ticians tell US that whether the adj
ministratiOn shall stand or fall it Is of
no importance, as it shall cast light
or shadow on the coming presI-
Dental nomination or election.
In the midst, of this cinvass in New
Hampshire, the speeches of this sena-
ton which could not be gained by all
the utterances Of Democratic sages,
from Jefferson to my honorable friend
from Missouri Blair even the Broad
head letter Is not so great favOrite
nowas another document which I hold
in my hand. Laughter. It is a
pamphlet of twenty-iouI closely print
ed pages, and it is entitled "Plain
Language of Independent Republican
Senators. Thieving ard Prohigacy
Exposed" It contains the speeches
of a number OF senator's; first of all
that of the honorable senator from
Missouri Schurz]. This pamphlet
bears this impTiD9Gtlsre.' Published
by the National Democratic Execu-
tive Resident Committee, Washing
ton, ID. G." These speeches appear
without note or comment. There is no
gliding fine gold here; NO painting the
lilly (laughter). Those who sent them
thought if they let them be as the
makers made them they could not be
beaten. I am told that POO, GOO copies
of these pamphlets have been sent
into New Hampshire free through the
mails franked by democratic MEM
bers OF the house. Such a proceeding
as this and such proceeding as that
which now occupied the attention of
the Senate will not lead to dispel be-
Lief that there does exist such a sena-
tOrial cabal. The proceedings before
US wear an ugly look. 1t is not ex-
actly giving information to the
enemy, but there is a sort of fam.
lily resemblance between the two
things which will lead great many
people into error. But I am able to
assure the senator that the people of
no portion of the country are being
misled by these proceedings. In the
State of New York many elections
have been held in the lagt fortnight. |
The spring elections are progressing,
and not only do the Republicans hold
their own, but the elections result in |
and uneXamlpled gains. |
In Buffalo, q Democratic city, where |
there Is large representation of Ger |
mans, the result is the same, as the |
Germans cannot be misled or hood |
winked by any man, whoever he may |
be. They had too much to do |
with preserving their nationality. |
Senator COnkling then discussed the |
sales Of arms in question, taking sub. |
5tantially the same ground taken by |
Senators Harlan and Wilson. The |
sales were made when Europe was |
rocked in the thrOes of an earthquake. |
Not to know who they were that as
sailed and protected il, he said, was
absurd. They were sold in the usual /
way, and were in fact only a Oontinu-
alton of the sales that had been going
On since 1866. No sales were made to
or Richardson 0r anybody
after he was known to be the agent of |
lhe French government. Remington
made five different purchases from the
war department before his agency
was disclosed, but none afterward.
The FrancO-Prussian war cid not fur
lish the only market for arms at that
lime, Russia, Austria, Denmark, SWe-
len, England, Spain, Egypt, Tur-
Key and South America were all arm
ng at the same time. Remington
iifferent governments, but it was
charged that the Americans had
made large profits out of these
lrms went to France, what of it2 He
Wished it had been more, because the
French people would be no poorer for
t. Recu fring to the question OF mo-
ives, he said that one object of the
of this resOlutitB, he felt
to say, was to furnish the
French government or its agents with
to be used against American
merchants In the city of New York
lie did not believe that the senate
,ught to allow itself to DO used for
hat purpose, but the investigation
must go on. This, said Senator Conk-
ing, is case Of collapse, Let US in ]
Testigate 1t, and let us be quick about
{, lest the investigation change
o a post mortem examination.
Laughter. Senator Conkling here
eferred to the amendment which was
,ffered by him on Friday, instructing :
he committees to inquire whether
my American senator or citizen has !
'een in collusiOn with French agent
Il spy in relation to this matter; and {
cad United States statute providing
hat any citizen who, withOuii the per-
mission OF the governments OF the |
United States, shall, directly or indi.
ectly, commence or carry on any {
'erbal or written correspondence or
with any foreign govern {
nent OF any agent thereof, With in /
ent to influence the measures or con-
uct of any foreign government, or of
ny Of1ceF OF agent thereof, in rela-
ion TO any disputes or controversies
With the United States, or to defeat
ny measures of the government of
be United States, or WHO shall coun-
Ell, advise, aid or assist in such COR /
with intent al afore- {
aid, shall be deemed guilty Of
nisdemeanQrs and upon cOnvic. q
ion shall pay Ane not exceeding t
!, 900 and be imprisoned not lass than s
TX months or more than thre( years;
nat, said Senator Conkling is q good
Iatute, 1t was signed by Msssachur j
etts president. 1 would like to know +
7hathQF IL has henn VTtnIotod That ! =