Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-08-01

that the treaties, six or seven in number having
long lain buried in the committee, after change or
chairman were al once brought up and ratified
''NEroTIsM."
The Senator then took up the charge of nepotisin
against General Grant, and enumerated many in
stances where political men had appointed relatives
to office. President Johnson's WAS his Chief
private secretary; Governor Stewards son WIS As
slstant Secretary of State; Edwin NJ. Stantons son
was clerk in the War Department; Gideon
Aeiis son was Chief clerk OF the AavY Department,
When Gideon Wells employed a relative aI d great
remuneration to Guy ships, the scandal Was Lot
that ne paid just MS relative, but that hg
paid sncn sums at all. heverdy johnson, Minister
10 England made his son Assistant Secretary
Legation. John a. Dix, Minister to france, aic
the same thing with his son.
echurz pressed his brother-in-aw the Presi-
Gent, ana obtained for MIN lucrative office, sad
when lranouil caused his removal upon The state
mepts linpeachlng his fitness, Schurz rageu against
The ffesluent TOR removing his brotnef-ln-iays.
lrumoall seems TO have procured appointments 10y
his brothers-In-law, MS SOUS, ana nepnews
ana ne broke, 1t Is said, with the President because
ne refused 10 appoint 1ru.nbuli's son to Office.
mai snreWd and lrinky relorner, Ar. Upton, al
though not colossal himself, would neeu nay
scales TO be weighed along with all his relatives he
mas helped to get ofice-three brothers-in-as,
nephew, ana son IN Office, with other things oter
relaliNes, qua not satisfy his liberal incnatlOns,
out he vigorously piled the President and Secretary
OF State 70 give valuable Consulship to another
son, and after they declined he frequently avowed,
ana once plplngy 10 the President himself, that the
feIusiil was the cause OF his opposition.
SINCE President Grant came in but nine persons
III an CONNECTED IN the Fe1lOtest degree with hn
or hls wlAe have held political office under him.
VI nine relluves or connections in Office, two were
| appointed 10y Andrew johnson, VIZ: The FrosI-
ueht rather, POSTMASTER at CONngJon, kentucky,
ana MS brother-In-aw, Rev. Mr. Cralner, Consul at
| Llepslc. Deductng Jesse K. Grant ana A. j.
Cfalilsf, appointed by Johnson seven instances
relatives III political offices remain, ana those
oat Two We're IN truth and IN Iact appointed by the
/ tAe PRESIDENT Orlanao ii. hoss, cousin OF the
ffesldent, holds clerkship under the hIrd Audi-
tor OF the treasury He was soldier III the war,
ana General Logan, he stated the Senate, pro-
curing ms appointment at the treasury Depart
lnenl without the knowledge the President, VINO,
n TACT; never heard OF IL until he read 1t in news
paper 1his leaves SIX ana OF these hau local
onlces; VIZ: George ". Dent, Appraiser at san
rIdnciscO; James r. Casey, Collector New Or
itans-One brother, and other brOther-iII-aw OF
Mrs. Grant; Peter Casey, Postmaster at eksburg
Ahssssppi, brother Oh a brOther-in-iaW Mrs.
| Grant; and George b. johnson, Assessor OF The
hlrd District o. Ohio who married a third cousin
OF the President. Alexander Sharp, a connection
| OF Mrs. Grant, appointed Marshal of the bis
trict OF Columbia, Si4s hudson, cousin of the
fresldenI Minister 10 Guatemala.
AS TO the Presidents ppointments being par
tisan, the speaker cited the cases OF Adams ar-
pointed Arbitrator at Geneva; and Eyarts who vas
not his partisan, and Cushing and Curtis political
opponets, as counsel.
After referring TO local matters, and to dificul-
ties growing out OF the distribution Of patronage h
New York, the Senator proceeded to speak Of
OTHER CHARGES AND FALSE ISSUES.
| Referring 10 the appointment OF Thomas Murphy
as Collector, he saiC II not MADE at lis soici-
| tatloh' ana that, thongh Murphy was held up as d
scoanure, YET the records show he Increased the
collect-on oI revenue and diminished the percent-
/ age OF cost.
! keIermg 20 the charges that the President was
sGlfoull~et. p" in a military ring, COnkling said tins
fihS CONSISTS OF three persons Who write lor the
resident without any expense to the Z reasury.
Concerning the IresluenIs seaside lotenngs, I
| the speaker said he was only euAt hou,-s trHt1
- '1snngton, and nothing can occur demanding his
.lllhsulate attention without his being within
lleulate car II was the practice OF rulers in all
countries % larry distance IRON their etcia resi-
deHce during portion the year
Mr. Coakiing then referred 10 the foreign policy
ci the Administration, and applauded the success of
| the Washington Treaty negotiations
The finances the next subject taken rp which
Tue speaker showed 10 be Ia satisfactory condi-
zion.
Speaking of civil service reform. the Senator
SAID this was the best administration OF the civil
service the country ever had. Dehnquents and de-
iauers had been 1erreted ont with the utmost VIC
or, ana when caught nothing has protected them
from punishment
The senator then took up the charge of central
lsnl. lie said the cry catch" Horace
Greeey ANA othersare thosewho most loudly apDland
the Au-hus laws who discover centralizing tenten-
cies Of theGovernInent The speaker thought the real
Qanger was from decentralization, winch means
states rights III secession sense. All the central
zatlon we have, he said is strong and stable gov
ernment, under which the Nation prospers with
saIety to property, labor, liberty and lire
lettering 10 the fourteen Investigations ordered
oy both Houses, he said the only result was TO
strengthen the Administration. Amnesty he said,
was now dead issue.
HORACE GREELEY.
The Senator then proceeded to examine Gree
ley fitness Tor the Presidency and claimed that
the very talents ne lies shown unfit him Tor the
Presidency. The Republican party has been blam-
Ell Tor not gratifying Greeeys ambition for Office
but the mass the party, though appreciatipg his
eccentric genius, believed him cratic and not nos
sessed OF practical wisdom, moderation or business
capacity to make useful safe official. His
in fhD nfrrffr mol
ries OF peevish attempts TO do everything, and re-
suited IN his prematurely leaving his post after
pouring upon members voly OF Oaths. dis affi-
ations with men had shown him TO be poor Judge
OF human nature. The worst men have stuck by
him like barnacles, and his management of every
business, except editing newspaper. has shown
nun wanting IN business capacity. As editor he
lacked balance wheel to keep him from inconsist-
encles his investments of money, his ventures
with Tweed, and lending his name to men unvvor-
my 10 trust, eylnced unsound judgment. The epi-
thets and lbels with which he pursues those he
mates or envles, shows strangely unchristian and
unDrldled nature. Truthful history will never re-
cord that Horace Greeley owed the Republican
party nothing, but the verdict will be that he spoke
Ike the scheming migrate when he SAID: 81 am
perfectly wiling TO pass receipts with the Repub-
and closed"
Mr.; Conkling next came to Greeley's record, say
ing all MS deeds are TO be found in his words. Ex-
tracts from the Tribune after the first election and
prior to the Inauguration of Lincoln, were read to
show that he melted secession by expressing will
ngness to let the south leave the Union peacssably
as were all the extracts from the speeches by Cen
BLAIR IN the Senate in 1871 to making the same
charge. The son to Richmond articles of the
1ffbnne were also quoted the incarnation of con-
summate and Jolly, which drove the army headlong
10 Bull Run. Before that battle said Conking, Gree
ley imputed treason to Gen. Scott and after the de-
1eat he coddled up to Scott whom he had tried to
dlshonor less than four weeks previously
Greeley, early in Lincolns administration, be-
came his enemy. This Lincoln knew, and was
ever on his guard. This is noticeable in the Mag
ra als peace affair. Greeley had been for seces-
sion when secession might be avoided; he had
been for battle when the time was not come; he had
been In turn for war rnd peace, when each was i'm
possible; and early in 1854 when the rebellion was
ABOUT TO collapse and when everything depended I'D
on keeping the North erect, with united and un-
daunted froEt, Greeley fell into swoon of de-
spondency, and blamed authorities for not try
ing TO make peace. Details of his negotiations at
Nlagra showed, said Conkling, undeniably that
E1rst-Greeey was gulled BY a shallow swindle
Second-That he not only bit at the bait, but
pressed the matter upon Lincoln, in manner show
ing his intention to carp at him unless he yielded to
his views. l.
Thrd-That Lincoln punctured the fraud at
glance, and yet Greeley did not see H.
Fourth-That Greeley bungled the whole affair at
Nlagra or else purposely violated the repeated in
structions of the President
tlfth-Ihat he tamely submitted TO the most IN
olushlng ehrontery and imposition from rebels.
sixth that he expressly admitted and stated that
Lincoln had been tickle or untruthful, when he
knew he had not, and finally; that when Lincoln
sought to vlndicate himself by making the truth
public, Greeley Stified