New-York tribune., 1872-02-28


nlace Faces grev blank and ladies began TO look un-
easy In about five minutes Mr.. Nye finished oil he had
TO sag upon the scanda-though exactly what that
little was I am sure 1 cannot remember-and launched
out upon general gorfcation OF the Republican party
pretty much in the style Senator Morton He spoke
for an hour and half and nerer made joke. He was
ns solemn as Harlan and dull as Garrett Davis. The
same fault which Mark Twain finds with the latest Of his
own productions the Hon. Mr. Nye might have found
harrinR some modfcations) with this unfortunate
speech "Thero is quite good deal OF information in
this book" said MaIk; al would 1t were otherwise; bnt
the more cauk up the sources and the tighter get the
more leak wisdom" will not go so far as to say that
Mr. Nye to-day leaked wisdom, but he did not
leak Wit L am sure that nobody laughed at els speech
and hundreds sat patiently for hours In the hot and
crowded galleries, with the expectation of witnessing
various intellectual cOntOrtlons and sidesplitng tom
tooleries. are tonight denouncing Mr. James Nye
as n hoary fraud Whatever this gentleman's abil-
itins IN tho character OF Senatorial joker, can
dor compes say that as serious speaker he Is far
from succossfu III the disguise OF sObriey Mr. Nye Ia
most unattractve person. His ideas are commonplace,
and his delivery wild alienation Of whoops and whis
pars diversified with bsngs He spices every sentence
with an average Of two saps Of the hand and ponnd
ing of the DESK and each OF these mechanical exca
nation points Obteraes at least one word his sentences
arc not awoys clear as fasdous listeners might desire
them to be at is evident Mr. Speaker by the tone of
the (slap by the discussion here bang and by the talk
effort slap being made shopU to destroy the Repub-
lican fShisper bang" 1 have said that Mr.. Nye did
not make joke all day unless the whole speech was
a tokc) but he did raise ripple OF laughter
bv the following remark: "FOrgvness is the sweetest
thing IN the world. have been forgiven moro times
nerbaps than any living and 1t always feels good"
II viii be long time, however before Mr.. Nye is for
given for the shameful iposture he has to-day commit
ted and long before he retreves his damaged reputation
as the Humpty Dumpty OF the Senate. do not see
what Is to prevent the elongaaon OF the debate
for another week perhaps for another fortnight Has
Cen Grant no judcious friends TO save him from the
oharatans who talking him TO death in the senate
resolution Of inquiry was introduced to-day in tho
House. and passed III minute The Senate after de-
batting it two weeks Is now proposing to let 1t drop.
Prisoner the bar, what do You say to the charge
Guilty or Not GutyV "Av ye PLACE, y'r honor said
Pat, "rd prefer to LET the subject drop"
II Morton and conlling had been only moderately sa-
gacious they would have accepted Mr. Summers resolu
ton a. once and with temperate and dgned protest
against the preamble sent the inquiry to an impartial
Committee the very same day They have, on the con-
ary taken two weeks TO convince the world that they
dread every ipquiry dangerous to the Republican
party. They have insisted supon making the party re-
sponsbe for the acts that charged upon ndivduas
They have given fair notice that inquiry shall be re-
ferred to Committee which they cannot control MI
COnklng has proposed an amendment Which Will pre-
vent either the the chief advocate OF the Com
mitee from taking part in the investigation, ana no
means TO pass that amendment by the free use of the
party whip. He has threatened Mr. Sumner and Mr..
schurz with fine and Imprisonment because they pro-
NOTED this inquiry And now, sincehe debate has taken
strictly partisan turn he has introduced resolution
calling upon the President for information respecting
appontments and renewals made at the instance O the
senatOrs who have been most prominent on Summers
side and has violently resisted the proposal TO extend
the INQUIRY TO the whole Senate. Every day the bitter
ness temper increases and the effect OF his policy
becomes more plainly injurious TO the President If he
would only 60 on week two longer, Grant chances
vould hardly be worth considering, When he intro
6pced bfs amendment to-day, directed at TrumDul,
echurz Feuton and Upton not one of the four was i'll
the Chamber except Upton. TTumbull ard schmz came
in together before the vote could be taken ana after
hearing the amendment read, Mr.. Trnnbun took the
Aoor "a fine state OF honest indignation. He gave MI
Conkling magnificent castigation. but of course he
threw no obstacle whatever in the way Of the inquiry
say TO those Senators" he cried, who ask for This
investigation. Go and Damned he he who FIRST cres
hold, euough!" r. o. H.