Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-02-27
EVENING STAR.
CONGRESSIONAL.
TIE SAM OF ARMS QUESTION.

tAkH Of ARMS RObsittn'
SENATE.-After our report closed
NT. Nye, continuing his remarks on Mr..
summers resolution in reference TO the sale Of
arms TO France, alluded In a humorous style to
the nomination of Justice Davis for President
bv the National Labor Convention As a disaP
pORtment TO Mr.. Trumbull He regretted the
alliance Of republicans with democracy he
should tight democracy until IL ceased ltS Wal
on the constitution and our institutions He
had declared that he would not confer amnesty
Oh the rebels until they asked for u, but DC vas
glad that his frie nd on his left MI SUMNER nAu
been with him in demanding that equai rights
should 90 with amnesty. He said there was
great similarity between the TAX now snu tne
Talk in ISF and in proof OF this sent 10 the desk
10 he read a letter from VIM. l.. Young and q re-
cent spcech OF Mr.. Blair. He then, AFTER COM
meBting on the kukiuS So,ra as, .o"th ,e..ss
of war with England, woutd slde with that
pewer But the united effort which was being
made All around against the republican party
yVouId not succeed. He had no fear OF the over
throw OF the republican party. 1t would not be
permitted by OmnipOience; IL would stand de-
family against all assaults or combinations that
can be made. After commenting on
TIE "POssUM" POLICY
of the democrats, and the movements to effect a
coalition Of ali the elements OF the opposition
he predicted that the nominee OF the Philailel.
phis convention would be the next President
and All the powers of disaffeetiOn cannot stop it.
lie then read amid much laughter a number of
doggerei verses, the final line OF each verse being
"ANETHIN6 To BEAT GRANT"
In conclusion, slluding TO the states OF the
OF those states again armed rebellion would once
more break out.
Mr.. FreIinghaysen said on the subject of the
irregularities charged in the sale of arms that
The alleged discrepancy of 81 100 900 between the
reports OF the Secretary of the Treasury and the
Secretary Of War had been diSprovcd. The
charges IN connection with the arms sales have
been disseminated among the forty million
people OF the country, and insinuations which
have been made against prominent officials
have been keenly felt by them, although they
have been silent. The charge of this discreI-
ancy has been
DESTROYED UTTERLY,
and vet the Senator from Missouri has repeated
Il. A COllOquy here enSaed between Mr. Free
HnghUySen and Mr. Schurz, the former taking
the ground that the alleged discrepancy had
been entirely exploded by the exhibit of vouchers
made by Mr.. Edmunds- IL was further main
tanned by Mr.. +. that it was a matter of no in
tereSt to Prussia whether this alleged iiscre-
panCy existed OF not. Mr.. SchurZ said this was.
OF course, matter of no interest to Prussia, but
y was a matter of concern to the United
States whether its officials had been guilty OF
delinquencies- Mr.. +. said it was no part OF the
American Senate 10 he making up
a CASE AGAINST ITS OWN COUNTRY.
The Senator from Missouri IMr. SchurzI had
read here extracts from the able speech he. had
made in Chicago to his fellOw-citizens of Ger
man descent. In that address the Senator had
spoken elOquently OF the FaTderand, and it was
easy to see that the statement thrilled through
al his hearers. This love OF country was i'm
planted in the hearts of all men, and the Sena-
tor tSchuTZ must remember that native-born
Americans have n sensitiveness for the rights
and the honor OF this country equally as strong
a that OF the Germans for Germany. He did
not intimate that such the intent Of Mr.
SCburZ, but the effect of his action was 10 mperil
the friendly relations of Germany and Anne -ica
and to excite the luminosity of our German fell
iOw-citizens. The Senator from Missouri as
serted, the other day, that Senators were VERY
SWEET ON THE GERMANS
now He (Mr. F. had no word OF complaint for
the Germans; was not very sweet on any one
lie represented a large German constituency
The Germans were above his compliments.
They have come here with their property and
with their enterprise, and they bring as much to
a We give TO them The republic an party
was not held together by the cohesive power OF
PlUnder; but was maintained by the principles
o. Justice and humanity. 1t is easy to get up
SU>PiciOn-tO make charges of this or that
WrOnE-tO express doubts: YOU can doubt any
one to death. His friend from Missouri Mr.
S'EJrZI said he would not vote the republican
ticket If Grant was the nominee. lie (Mr. FO
vas SOITy for that, and he believed the Senator
would change his mind. The republican party
had saved this nation; it had stamped freedom
the chartered right of every inhabitant of this
lana They had a system of slavery in Rome;
not 30 bad as ours, but they had it. When a
slave Wa 70 be freed he was brought into the
forum and slapped on the back with the cry of
Z. .rr 'Sto- The republican party, 20 the tune OF
heavenly music. shouted libra sSfO-
THOU FREE-
70 millions OF slaves The republican party had
put the stamp OF citizenship upon every man
hoin IN this land The republican party was
not in favor OF unconstitutional kukIux laws but
u was N favor of constitutional kuklux laws
~ This government cannot protect its citizens
a. u cannot save them from murder, scOurging
anu horrible Outrages. then let the government
he GESOived- let every man go into the woods
aud cut himself a stick and fight his own way
through the world. Speaking further of the re-
publican party. he SAID that he could not doubt
that II would fulfill its grand mission swinging
onward through the gates Of progress, bringing
G;yihza'ion, refinement and equal rights to all.
he would adopt the prediction of that patriot
>tatesman, John Bright, in speaking of our
country - see one vast confederation. ex-
Gus pillows OF the Atlantic to the more placid
waters OF the Pacific, from the frozen North to
the glowing South"
ONE PEOPLE, ONE LAW
one language, ono faith, and over all that wide
continent see the home of freedom, the refuge
TOT the oppressed of every. land and every
cline" That prediction of John Bright made
in the dark night of our national peril, II is the
mission of this grand old republican party to
fulfil. In concluding he eulOgi zed the services
o. the PRESIDENT TO the country both as a war
nor and statesman.
MI Wright next obtained the floor, when the
senate, at 40 p. m, adjourned
HOUSE--After our report closed
MI Morgan tO.) offered q resolution, which
Was Passed, directing the Secretary of War to
add the German to the languages now taught at
Tie West Point Military Academy.
MI Lynch Me- offered a resolution, VIII oh
was agreed to, directing the Committee on Ex-
penditures OF the War Department to investi-
gate the sale of all ordnance and ordnance
stores during the late war between France and
Germany; that the committee send for persons
and papers, and that the investigation be public
MI Brooks, from the Committee of WAYS and
Means. reported a bill taking the duty of jelies
and preserves. Passed.
Mr. Townsend Pa reported bill to settle
the boundary line between Georgia and Florida
Passed.
The House then resolved itself into committee
81 the whole on the deficiency appropriation bill
Mr.. ScOheld pa in the chair but no progre
lad been made towards perfecting it when the
committee rose and the House adjourned.