The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1872-09-05

They made the examinations taking the state
mentS that were ied,and they said they thought
these men ought to have S93 ,000 more. Laugh
ter Thereupon the Secretary of the Navy
took money not appropriated by Congress for
this purpoSe-.tnd the Constitution of the coun-
try says no money shall he drawn out of the
treasury except IN pursuance OF appropriations
made by law. But without any appropriation
he took S93.o00 Of money and paid it over to the
SecorS in $50. Now this matter was an inveS-
tl%ated last winter--;lnd investigated may say
bv Il friendly committee. For although that in
veSti@ation was moved Ivy Governor Blair OF
Michigan, an honest ana upright man. and the
war Governor of that State. and a Republican
from the beginning OF Republicani>nl--he NOV
ed The Investigation. and committee of five
was appointed of which he was the Chairman.
But three members of the committee We're not
favorable 10 uueaithins the abuses IN the Navy
Department, and they threw AL the obstacles
they could in the way of the Investigations and
acted really aS the attorneys of the parties max
ing the claim Governor Blair exposed these
Transactions of Secretary RoheSon.
HOW MCCH DIp KoRESoN GEr?
Now what safety Is there when man can do
that: All the apology was that he said he un-
derstood the law differently he thought the
law meant th;t 1t was IN full discharge of III
CLAIMS on account OF the vessels for this Sl15 =
600. The committee reported that in their
opinion. and that it WIS one Of the things that
complain of, that the Congress of the United
States has become 50 corrupt through this oil
"ial patronage, and so dependcnt "f Executive
favor, that it i> ready to rnter up these corr up
hon>. The majority Of the committeeman
Governor Blair and his associates, but IL maiur-
lty of this committee-reporCd tnat ii was IL
mere difference of opinion on th, part of the
Secretary rs to the meaning of the ,tw, and that
he was not to blame for understanding it differ
emily from what other people did.
There are two or three answers o that. In
Is flp
place he did not have any money to pay with
out taking money that hai been appropriated
for other purposes, bat still this is rlght. Now
it il one Of the complaints have made. The
immortal Lincoln said in reference to slavery
that he was in favor of saving the country if he
could with slavery, but without it if he must.
Now am for stopping these corrnptons with
the Republican party il | can, but without the
Republican party if must.
Mr.. Trnmhul then proceeded to discuss the
uSurpation4 of power by the present admins
tration. I've charged that the leading men in the
Senate who support the administration had re-
sorted TO measures which If they had been per
mitte'l TO carry out. would have constructed an
ariStorraeV Of Office holders. Two bills were
passed 9pCviaiiy ta elect President Grant And
perpetuate themselves in power. The speaker
then exhibited IN @larh@ light the great wrongs
of the habraS corpus suspension act and the m
Justice of the election law which the admins
tration attempted to force through Congress
IirmnrsS Of the minority in the House 1t was
10 stop such abuses that the present movement
was inauYurard. II could not he done within
the Republican party and must hc done outside.
Twenty years ago the speaker ionei IN Tho
moN NCmcnt for free men, free Speech free press
aud free territory We were abused then
were called traitors 10 both Whi~ and Demo-
cratic parties. Bat We made the name of the
Republican party glorious, and we will make
the name of the Liberal party equally SOL Ap-
pauSe. We cmancipatrd the bodies OF men :;
now lei Us rmancipate the minds of men from
tn" trtmmcs of party! Great applause.
bd Republicans were in favor Of every
measure advocated by Liberal Republicans, and
with the help of Horace Greeley ~ others. We
hope TO establish those principles. Applause I
Where is Grant ali this time: laughter. The
Liberals are against the uSnrpalionS Of power
for any purpose Thr Grant men are for uSar-
pation~ III any form if by them they can retain
their hold ON power.
Bot ii il urged against the Liberal movement
that Democrats and rebels lrt siding with us.
The cl1 is very ,iIllrren' when they vote for
Grant. Then it is said that they are voting
with them, but Whru ne GrnMtir~ see ihcm ON
the other Side they say NOT that the Democrats
are voting with Liberals. hut that Liberals are
voting with the hrmo"raS llnnghtor.I
WHY SOME OPPOSE GREELEY
some persons oppose Greeley on the ground
that he WIS in sympathy with the rebels and
I;lNbfHi Ntfnl~NitIi. or tnl ne WDtIti the
,,'1i h'"I' 'o nor propose !" Ii>rn-N II.
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do moi nronusr 10 M. 80 rrr>on,I ,Ii-ritSSinn
| Wi not SaN anything n@an>t Grant. ! rero@-
h'Ie ami Wkno~lru@r ms services. We have
tried hm for President, and the results YOU
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in lIuros or hi.rh truSt | h,yp shawn vnu
fine ,iytN tbous,,ud utlir.-hnIIrr. nov tnofing
the ,.o,,,itr, wo,,irv with nioht .na main far
Grant, rr-rlcrtinu They urrItly iurre,sn thn
e>nrusp. Of IN mny.run,nt ana ,,,nnr,,iIn
the ciyil service
III" fhANN'N'' fkiN ILE"E.
Now will give Won another instance, and |
will take this ra-e where the proof is ronrlu-
>ive. | rri"r to the trankiug privilege. The
Phila'lrlphi, Convention said it was in favor of
.,hnl Shin,r a. fr.tuI n, h,4