New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-07-24
GRANT DEFENDED.
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stoen dollar recovered back Ali these thieves for
Greeley they all shout for Greeley and Reform ana
II any man viii show me an instance Of an office
holder, Who after he was known to have stolen laItn
ing, kept in Office protected by Grant VIII agree
never to vote for Grant, although would mt vote TOT
Greeley, because would mt jump from the irSingpah
The Homestead policy has been extended SO as to give
J6O of land tO every soldier and san VINO seNeu
for 20 days and was honOraby discharged
American ship building has received the nrst real en-
teTials for ship-buding will, by Of drawback
come duty free and thus American shpyards Will 6e
enabled TO compete as 10 materials, WIN tue snip!
CESrRALIsM DEFINED.
American citizens high and low, rich and poor, black
ana white whether in Spain, the high seas or In the
South protected BIZ, this is called central
ism" Every civilized government may protect its cru
zens the nttemost ends of the earth but when inc
United States inerpOses TO check murders ana purn-
petrated by thousands and oveaweng all Local author
ty 1t suddenly discovered that we are IN aanger %,
"oentrahsm." Tins discovery is made Dy Mr. 1rSSiey
and the very who cried the loudest LOT ne o1
law Here are Greeeys words spoken June ~ i0'i'
bold our Govern@sn by is du Of protecting our citizens
zoe sIsersS KaEsI conspiracy has not the power 70 %
s s, s,y DS SS ya and u.se the
bod especially 0e,IS T sSpe IL viii he made stronger and
The law here spoken of is the law exactly as it exists
to-day including the habeas corpus suspension, whlch
has now expired by its own limitation
No other act of 'centrasm has been enaCtedQi ate
unless it il an amendment Of the Election law, yehe
menty demanded and approved G by MT Greeley near
aged The Democratic that the law 70 = enforced in
that be possible 70 Their party But Hno9oae thu d.. an soSI
We heartily could be to apply to all Others
The "centrasm" OF this law consists IN allowing me
courts upon the application OF ten citizens TO appoint
two persons from each political party to watch the
polls which members of Congress and Presidential
electors TO be chosen These watchers nave no power
arrest any or 10 do anything except TO ooK on
witnesses and see whether fraud takes place ana TINS
without farthng OF compensation or e&pense ~ n nV
think honest voter Will be onende0 y TINS WI WI
fIudVIent Voting and fraudulent countingY Since
Tammany xposnres man doubts that the voice OF
frauds and here is a law which can do no harm, and
under which the Democrats themselves said last year
had the only approach TO lar eiecuOh III Ne"'iOA
that has happened Tor years.
REBEL CLAIMS
No my friends, the cry OF " centralism" is mere
fetch The real danger the other way Decenraliza
tion which Rights in the old pestilent Sc
eesson sense is the real danger. You need TO stand
guard against the doctrine of paramount state SOW
eregnty which ushered in rebellion, and which, If 1t
gain head Will usher III the payment of the Rebel debit
the payment Rebel pensions the payment OF losses
from the rayages Of the war; and brood Of dire here
ess. , oD.,..xs,,
struck hands at the last session. in admitting Rebels 10
the Conrt of Claims TO recover for their cotton captured
An the war and every Democrat with most OF the new
Rebel claimants for carrying the mail the southern
states after they went into rebeOn an act which ne
pubicans prevented after O weary contest.
"Centrahsm Is a mere goblin. whenever congress
uanecends the Constitution the court Will ueClue,
and the people VIII apply the corrective but Watcn
you and pray to be delivered from that dogma OF state
and Covered il with taxes and with mourning All the
s'centralism we have strong and stable Gov
S eIIR labor liberty T and life Woe the day and
woe 70 the hour when the people change on Tor they
A contented mind is great richesi and to let well
enough alone Is the SUN Of wisdom.
SENSATIONAL INVESTIGATIONS.
With some minds greater the humbug the greater
the sensation. The country is filed with factonal out
cry and one of the catch-words is Investigations"
"Reormers" in the Senate wasted weeks and months In
attempting to misead the public in this respect 1t was
braseny pretended that men like Buckingham OF Con-
peeticut and Hamlin Of Maine, and Freinghuysen Of
NewJersey and Howe OF Wisconsin, and Anthony OF
Rhode Island and other of the best and purest states
inquiry THE NEW York TRIBUNE and other unPrin-
cipled newspapers published pretended Speeehes %9cn
Senators uttered in caucus, by myself among Others
sted Eothns could be- more false No friend Of the
Administration objected 20 the most searching and
only men who thwarted or delayed Investigation were
our opponents They dd as % s dsTfyS pa resolution
instructing the Military Committee TO investigate the
fs1t and what could be done TO close the door for
future. MI Tumbu insisted that there should be one
sGV h an amendment and in such form as to make
Carl sehurz charmau the plan Of the Liberals being TO
fs9 Ss F5 d fS- e5S7s h he SS d senate
We urged that one committee could not lnye:ueaIe
y.
he parceed out different committees. This was met
with Of electiOneerng filings and destinations
nm end we acquesced in having single committee TO
which al e S 9s9 sq HS 81 $ spa bSe aP ns sensS
this not the way, and so the event proved. -,
when tIe was Mr. Trnmbn
passionatey objected and threw the resolution over by
As soo9 as 6s HSdae T Se1H S0 &
loved and other resolutions, and what was the result
onv the CustOnhouse inquiry and this showed under
Everything else The Hodge matter and other things
there is nothing 10 made by captrap and buncombe
we shall permitted probably 70 refer them TO appro
was offered by Mr.. Sumner, the Republican senators Of
fered 10 the investigation instantly put MT sum
her objected, and asked It's pOstponement. hhen ne
moved IL again. all other business was at once ad aside
aud again the majority offered 10 vote for the inq
But Mr.. Sumner insisted upon speecn-nahg' anu ne
and schuz went at IT, attempting 10 prove III ADVANCE
All The dismal rgmaTOle OF false and foolish preamble
~ their speeches could 90 unanswered TO
the country lest silence should seem 10 give consent
MES the pretended object could have been accomplished
The pretended object wac not the real o9eet as every
:. Rsiormers' would besmirch the Government, even
though the crusade disgraced us, or involved US with
The result as you know was ruinous to those who
beganit The French Arms Investigation is a Iar sam
Die OF the We had in all, ID the two Houses IA
Committees set on the Administration. such thing
40 mt under microscopic pried into with malicious
eyes What did II all amount 70 Directly ana lndl-
Money and neglect Of legislation millions Of dollars
and Who is benentedi Nobody but the Administration
tbev were intending 10 destroy The President and
those for whom responsible have come out ike pure
gold tried by the fire, brighter than before the country
rays the bills and the ReformeIs' curse il theli
sleeves at their Ll-luck.
PERIs OF FREEDMEN.
The only investigation Of value related 10 the condition
NJ the south. The Committee on Southern Outrages
made report fu Of ightfu lessons. In ten States an
organization exists known the " Ku-Klux klan,' OF
Invisibe Empire Of the South" 1t resurrection OF
the remains Of the Rebel army. Gen Forrest Of Fort
CvclODs.1 IL