The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-05-09
Written for the Advertiser.
GIANT VINDICATBO.
The Clarence Independent Va
Gen. Grant and the 1opub.
Ncan Party.-Its Charges
Answered.-The Liberol0
and who They are.

The Clarence ladepeadent has tax.
en- = most remarkable departure with
in the last few weeks. While it has
improved in those things that give it
: local value it has retrogrsdcd won
derfully in one particular. Up to the
time spoken Of it protcssed to be Q
neutral, and it filed the bill rs nearly
as possible. But under the new
management it has seen ct to 60 back
on its first love, neutrality, and come
out full blown Liberal Republican
Of the first water. Not that it repu-
dates any Of the great principles that
gave being to the Republican party
and has carried it triumphantly thro'
three presidential campaigns, that
gave it the vitality and strength to
crush out the greatest rebellion Of the
10Th century, that enabled it to raise
four million people from abject slav-
cry to the dignity Of freemen, and
whose policy brought the country
after the subsection Of the rebellion to
. high state Of prosperity in the
shortest possible time. Not against
any Of the clearly defined principles
Of the party, but > pers0nsl war
against Gen. Graat .sad his admiais-
.sltiQR IT, t Qk (e eihai aiilR1 ahaEEiag l
tration Of governmenGalafairs Now
there can be no doubt but what the
animating spirit ofthc Liberal Repnb
lican move, SO called, is to defeat Gen.
Grants denomination, so clearly
shadowed forth by the expression Of
the great mass Of Republicans, by the
press Of the party, and the resolutions
and acts Of Republican State Conven-
tions held SO far this campaign, show
ing in the most emphatic manner their
approval Of the President. 1t is a
general feeling through the country
that if Gen. Grant by some unforeseen
circumstance should be removed from
the political arena to-day, that to.
morrow the Liberal Republicans could
not muster corporal's guard. Now
let US look at some of the charges
against the administration that have
been made in the Iadepesdeat. In
reviewing Gen. Sickles' N. Y. speech
in last weeks issue the occasion ID
taken to cast the usual amount ol
odium upon Gen. Grant, asking il he
showed his craftsmanship by appoint.
ing the secessionist, Ackerman, Atty
General. This question presents the
astonishing consistency Of the writer
who is all the time clamoring fol
amnesty, but when the President
appoints man who had striven might
and main to prevent secession in bis
own State, fighting it inch by inch
only giving up when to longer contend
was to cndangcr his life-when the
President appoints such man, amnes
ty does not present the beautiful ap
pcarance that il does when recommend
ed by the Missouri convention, and a,
one Of the principles OH which the
Cincinnati convention was called
And again the Independent inquire.
if his craftsmanship appears in the
retention Of Robeson as Sec'y o
Navy after he has paid out t93,OOt
to one firm Of contractors in violation
Of a special law enacted by Congress.
in this particular case. Now wha,
are the facts in this case? II was no
in violation of any law enacted in thil
case. The Independent claims tha
Congress, when they paid the frs
Secor claims stiPulated that i
should be in full for oil demandi
against the us. When this subicc
was before Congress (l86S), Mr.
Howe moved an amendment making
the sum then paid in full for all claiml
on account Of these vessels. This wa
opposed on the ground that it woult
not be right, as the bill was only fol
a single class OF claims, and tn.
amendment was voted down. Mr.
Robeson paid this 393, 600 on tn,
Recommendation Of board Of nava
officers convened by his predecessor
which board examined them snt
pronounced them just debts due th,
Secors. Subsequently they wer,
examined by the I'd Controller Of tn
| Treasury, and that official decide,
that the action Of the Secretary o
Navy WAS strictly legal; the N. Y
Tribune, which no one will accuse o
being easily convinced Of anything
favorable to persons connected witt
the administration, refers to this cas-
as follows:
"Secretary Robesons' explanation
Of his conduct in the Sccor affair ha
every appearance Of candor and fair.
ness. The disposal Of the CLAIM whicl
has made so much noise seems to hav'
been legacy from the chaotic man
agemcnt Of the Navy Department b,
Admiral Porter. The Secretary ha
made out . good case, re-enforced q
he isby the decision OF the Trcasur
Department. In letter dated jar
9th, 1871, signed by twenty eight q
the leading bankers and business me
| Of New York the Secretary was urge
to pay this claim, on the. ground Ii
it was BY extraordinary exertions Z