The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-06-04
A TERRIBLE AnnA1aNMENr OF THE Ap.

A TERRIBLE ARRANGEMENT OF THE AD-
MINIsTRAT1oN.-Se Sumper and
Schurz threw well.charged bomb. shells
right into the Grant camp on Friday,
and they exploded with terrible effect.
It has been the intention of the Admi.
nistration Senators all along to prevent.
if possible, any debate on the report OF
the Investigation of the sale OF arms to
the French Government during the
French German war. The majority of
the committee had made up what Mr..
Sumner appropriately termed their
"whitewashing report" They had cast
the most serious impntations on the
character of the Senators at whose in
stunce the investigation took place, aud
proposed that their report should 20
forth ns campaign document without n
reply from the other side. But MIR.
Sumner and Mr.. SchurZ were determined
to be heard. The majority Of the Senate
having refused to set apart nm evening
for the discussion of the committees
report. Mr.. Sumner availed himself of q
parliamentary privilege, aud moved to
postpone indefinitely the pending appro.
priation bill, and upon that motion
made his great speech. The correspond
ent Of the Baltimore Sun writes:
The political sensation at the capitol
to day has been an unexpected and yet
most elaborate speech from Mr.. Sumner
In arraIgnmcnt of President Grantaud his
administration. He got the floor in the
f0 tNt0 rl1
which qnite surprised tho administration
Senators. and held it for four hours in
an exhaustive and carefully. prepared
speech, which soon attracted well.fllcd
galleries and crowded the Senate floor
with eager privileged listeners. Iu the
last hour, nearly all of the members of
the House were present. It is declared
by the older Senators that there has
never been speech in Congress, even
when the warfare was made on Andrew
johnson, that eqnaled this for an indict-
ment of the personal, ns we'll as the
political, record of a President Not
one single priv ate or public act Of Pre-
sident Grants civil life appeared to have
escaped the Senator's notice, for he held
1t up to view in broad glare of in
vectlve and censure, and added to the
matter Of the speech an earnest and
vigorous force OF delivery. He arraigned
him rs gltG-tuker, nepotist and q
failure; declared that he spent his time
with fast horses, in palace cars and
lettering mt the seaside. The public
acts OF his administration were rs fear
fully assailed. He maintained that his
government was personal one; that it
commanded no respect at home or
abroad; that it had done nothing to COM
mend it to the country; that it's reduc-
too of the public debt did not deserve
as much credit as that of Andrew John
son; that it WAS false to the colored pco-
pie, aud a failure, SO fur rs it had any
thing to do with reconstruction; while
its foreign policy, of which it had at
tempted to boast, was the most disgrace
fnl muddlc of the age. This merely in
dicates the general tenor of his remerks.
The friends of the President OH the floor,
who were even characterized among
other ''rings" as the Senatorial ring, !"
gave the speech close attention, as is
not their wont usually when Mr. Sumner
speaks, and took notes for reply.
When he had concluded, MIR. Schurz
obtained the floor, but it was now late,
and the Missouri Senator did not wish to
proceed without rest aud refreshment.
Mr. GUNNER, MIR. Irumbull, MIR. BHyard
and other gentlemen appealed for re-
cess, or an adjournment: but the Admi-
nlstratlon Senators, under the lead Of
Morton and Conkling, would not at first
accord this courtesy, which had never
before been refused. Afier much effort.
however, the Senate, at o'clock, agreed
to recess until 8 o'clock
AT the latter hour, the galleries we're
again crowded to their utmost capacity,
and even the passages and doorways
were thronged with anxious spectators.
MIR. Schurz made two hours npeech,
full of force and power, and gave the
finishing touches to the blows which Mr..
Sumner so effectively dealt the Admins
tration in the afternoon.
HE HENDRICKS KIDNAPPING CAsE-It
appears from the Atlanta exchanges that
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