The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-03-04

| speech of Richard Golden, heretofore al
luded to-, and said that speech now was Of
valuable assistance to our government in
making up its case.
Mr.. Carpenter said if Golden had made
that speech after the Alabama sailed, he
would have been unpatriotic.
Mr.. Sumner said not so; he would have
been patriotic. He (Mr. Sumner) was
against this dark-lantcrn policy of conceal
ing things. He wanted everything open.
MIR. Morton said John Bright had never,
since the close of the rebellion, uttered one
word against the action of Great Britain in
allowing the sailing of the rebel cruisers.
He asked Mr.. Sumner if he supposed the
people of Manchester would send John
Bright to Parliament any more if he should
assist in making up case against his own
country.
Mr.. Sumner said the Senator stated the
case wrong for his country, he should say.
Mr.. Carpenter. Yes; for her to pay
damages to some other country.
Mr.. Edmunds said no enemy Of the
country could have urged upon the Senate
with more persistence than these Senators !;
no paid counsel could have been more as
siduous than they in retailing shreds of
gossip, the tattle of correspondents, and
the like, of slanderers, all of which tended
to nothing else than the dishonor Of their
country. These Senators claim great love
for their country. Yet what have they
done but to drag it down? They are
Astounding in patriotism, yet they come in
here and make charges as to discrepancies,
based on the report of an expert, who,
whether French or Prussian, knew, by the
very documents which he protested to ex-
anime, that his report was falsehood.
And these Senators did not, as they might,
without the least trouble, go to the De-
partment to ascertain whether this discrep-
ancy really existed. Not was this the
case, but the French official document has
been translated incorrectly. The docu-
ment alluded to arms bought ''in" the
United States. 1t was translated so as to
read "from." This was scandalous, and
yet in such piece of villainy as this was
the effort made to get up this reflection on
their own country by these Senator's.
Mr.. Thurman asked Mr.. Edmuds if he
had the original copy Of the document.
Mr.. Edmunds replied that he had not.
All the archives of these remarkable
achievements were in possession of the
Senator from Massachusetts,. The Senator
was depository Of French documents.
[Iaughter.l
Mr.. Sherman said all the material inter-
ests OF the country were being neglected
that this political debate might go on. 1t
was mere political movement. The
whole thing hinged on the question of
whether or not General Grant should be
renomnated. The merchants and business
men of the country are feeling that instead
of attending to their business, we are en-
gagged in President making. He (Mr. Sher-
mani hoped there wouldlbe no more politi-
cal debate at this session.
Mr.. Carpenter then moved to lay the APP
peal of Mr.. Edmunds on the table, which
was carried-aycs 80, nays 7.
The question then required on the mo-
ton of Mr.. Hamlin to lay the preamble on
the table.
Mr.. Summer sought to obtain permission
to Withdraw the preamble, but was called
to order, and the question being taken on
the motion to lay the preamble on the
table, it was carried-yeas 40, nays (Mr.
Edmunds.)
Mr.. Morton said the Senators on tho
other side having voted to lay the preamble
on the table, it must be taken as a confess
sion in open court.
Mr.. Sumner said as the Senator chose to
reopen this conflict, he would say that it
was no such thing. The preamble had
done its work, and the resolution had been
adopted. This had been the array of mem
bers against two Senator's. Others had de-
Tended the President of the United States.
He (Mr. Sumner) had not made one allusion
to the President.
Mr.. Conkling said he must find fault
with his friend from Indiana. He had said
the Senator from Massachusetts confessed
the disastrous overthrow of his preamble
by voting to lay it on the table. But when,
after all the brave words of that Senator,
he had wanted to huddle away his pream-
BILE ont of sight, that was the real cognovit.
Mr.. Cameron entered a motion to recon-
slider the vote laying the preamble on the
table.
The Senate then lat 7.05 P. NJ adj
journed.