The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1872-05-02

THE Racine Journal giving descrip-
ton of the meeting Of few ofice-seeking
soreheads in that City. speaks of the
remarks of Sam Richie as follows:
1.-THE unkind speech of the occasion
was made by Sam Richie. 1t was un-
kind because he, foreign born citizen,
arraigned, upon false charge, land he
knew it was false the Government
which had raised him to the dignity of
an American born citizen,-placing him
on an exact footing with every native
born citizen. Here is what he is report
ed to have said:
by referring to the war in Europe
from motives of humanitarian principles
we ought to have attempted to stop the
fighting. After the war had been car
ried on for some time, after Sedan, when
there were thousands of wounded, of Or
phans, Of widows, Of manned, and of
dead, our government entered into the
speculation of selling arms to the French
Why were they sold? For paltry ten
million dollars. This speculation
dishonored the country. It was dis
grace to the country, prolonged the war
for weeks and months."
The above is simply reiteration of
the contemplate charges concocted by
Carl Schurz, and which have been prov
ed as false as the heart that conceived
them.
Carl Schurz, foreigner, who has been
qetted and raised to the highest position
the American people have to give for
eigner, undertakes TO destroy that party
which has made him all he is, in order to
be revenged upon one man. He has
lived upon the government funds, or the
peoples fund, for the last twenty years,
and now he turns to bite the hand that
has fed him. Through self-concocted
piece of scandal, he has turned spy and
informer against the country from which
he has received SO much, for the purpose
of embroiling it with his fatherland-
ard I'll to spite the man who saved the
country from destruction by the very
men with whom he now affiiiates. And
now Mr.. Richie, another foreign-bor
citizen. who has been raised to the hon
orable position of Alderman in the city
of Racine, comes forward and reiterates
the same charges against the country
that has given him an asylum, and that
he knows they have been proved false.
Here is the report of the committee
of the House,-one of the regular stand
ing committees of the House-a com
mittee that was not appointed for the
special purpose, and therefore cannot be
said to have been fixed up for white
washing purposes:
Mr.. Williams, of Indiana, Chairman
of the Committee on expenditures In the
war depar; ment, made a report with the
testimony taken on the investigate into
the sale of arms and ordnance stores dur
ING the Franco Prussian war. Ordered
printed, together With the views of the
minority. The committee reports the
following conclusions:
FGst-That the act of Congress OF
July 80, 1868, autho: izing the sale OF
unsuitable arms, gave, by fair inter
probation of its letter and spirit, full au-
| thority to the secretary of War 20 sci
| and dispose of the arms and ordnance
stores in question, and that in doing ST
be violated neither the letter nor The
spirit of the lay.
,Second-That the proceeds OF the
sales we're promptly paid into the Treas
ury.
| Th;rd-That no sales we're made tt
any known agent of either of the belli
gerent Governments, and that no ac
was done by the Secretary OF War or an!
of his subordinates that was calculated tt
| violate any international obligation.
Fourth-That no official of the United
States Government was pecuniarily bene
fted in connection with the sales.
Fvth-That the only party benefited
was the Government of the United
States. 10 having disposed of unsuitable
arms at the highest market price, to tht
amount of nearly Sl0,O0O,O 900.
In addition to the above, the Prussiar
| Government has looked into the matter
and have decided that there were n,
grounds OF rcomplaiat. nos even an en-
oroachment upon International courtesy
and it vas 50 published in the ollicia
| paper of Germany. and has been COPIED
into nearly all the loyal journals in thi
country. And yet. Mr.. Ritchie, i'll tn,
face of all this evidence, presuming upol
the ignorance of some of his hearers. re
iterates the foal charge; and Fer what
to disturb the little good feeling that nov
exists between the native and foreigl
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