Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-03-07
From the Washington APY!s.,fsr tOSrm.n) Of M'rol

4, 18Th
The black clouds which, In the shape Of
Senatorial accusations, darkened the political
heaven Of the Administration, have given
way, as we knew they would, to the light OF
truth.
Any one WHO had the chance Of hearing
the sophisms Of the modern Roland, whose
heart as he said, did not tremble, although
assailed by thousand dangers, must have
been convinced by the logic of Senator COnk-
ling that our ylrtuous moral hero had proeu-
tuted his talents 10 dlshonOrable aud malicious
purposes.
We were disposed, at frst, to be lenleut
with the purposes Of this pseudo. Republican
and legislative Don Quixotte, as we believed,
or forced ourselves To believe, that there
might be, after all, no matter how tllght,
something In this charge Of Sumner.
But now, after he ought 10 be convinced by
the facts and surroundings that he IL mis-
taken-nevertheless insists by bubbles TO
force the people To believe what he knows
TO be ridiculous-now then, we know him 10
be what he forces himself to bean ambitious,
selfish, malicious man, one who expects by
his Senatorial influence, and by recklessly
denounclng the President, 10 win the applause
Of the masses.
That many Journalists showed their asinlne
ears Gas Don would say) when they grew indlg-
nanta at Morton and Conkling's course wheh the
preamble was read IA not 70 be wondered at;
Tor the satellites basked In tie sun Of opposi-
ton, and why7 II accuse you OF theft, and
you remain client, why, Of course, you arc
guilty. II you defend yourself, why, Of
course, every protestation is an evidence Of
dishonest transactions. In this wise the re-
suit was calculated, but this time they counted
without tue host.
The main points of that dlsgraceful pream-
bic are two, to wit
I. Thatthe Government, through Its agents,
sold servlceabe arms to France, then engaged
In n war with (1ermany.
We're this so, then the certain party or
parties had been guilty OF gross breach OF
honesty and neutrality, and no one more
capable Of stating II than the moral Senator,
instead OF hour-ong speeches, In which The
whciE object was TO rival Cicero. But rs his
speeches show that the arms were sold to
Mr.. Remington, he destroys tho product OF
his own creation. "Proh pudor |" Terrible
father his own child he destroys.
.. Tue second point raised by Sumner and
his SanchO IA, that the money realized by the
sale OF these arms, and that paid Into the
Treasury, differs materially, and yet thls they
Immediately retract.
Poor, poor man you have missed your
career. How brilliant your talents would
have shoue n q collector Of revenue. To the
cent he could calculate how much Remlng-
ton had profited. The amount Is considera-
BILE, and does credit to the lattors esprit
cGiculdielIr," aswell as to the brilliant knowl-
edge OF Schurz's subtraction and division.
But what, for our peace sake, has the
profit Of Remington 10 do with the Secretary
Of War or with violation OF neutral obliga-
tlous1 Our undlplomatc sense answers,
"Nothlng-absolutely nothing" Yes, nothing
remains Of the whole affair save the desired
committee OF Investigation, (anHiously by
Grant and In our memory (pardon the par
able) the bruised figure OF tom-cat who de-
sired TO DC lion and reign supreme over
everything that lilies and swims." We know
aaA IA hat Aar in tl.a Anhurz AiA