Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1872-03-09

The Frcnch. Arms clap.trap reached last
week, hatPoiut, at which a resolution was sub
mittedsby Mr.. Sumner for the appointment
of committee of Investigation. Mr. Sumner
who was placed at the head Of the. committee,
declined to serve. Mr.. Summers head or sto-
mach have revolted and he is odmouished
by sanitary considerations, to hold up.
Wo are glad to see such men as Senator
Ferry of Connecticut and our own Sherman,
holding up this discussion In its true light.
On Thursday evening, last week. when the
vote was carried for rlnvestigation-52 to 81.
dropping the preamble Senator Sherman said
All the material interests of the country were
being neglected that this political debate
might go on. 1t was q mere political move.
ment The whole thing hinged on the ou u,s.
ton of whether or not General Grant sbouId
be renomincd. The merchants r.,,d business
men of the country are feeling that instead of
attending to their bu ,lness, we arc engaged in
PRESIDENT ma'.,ng. lie (Mr. Sherman) hoped
We're woridbe no more political debate at this
session.
Such is the feeling Of about everybody and
even Of the Senators themselves who have
taken the leading part in the Improbable and
altogether unwise and unnecessary debate.
CAN'T MAKE THE TRANsFER.-Some peo.
pie suppose that Senator Schurz has the abili-
ty to transfer the great body of the German
Republican voters TO the Democratic party,
should be SO dcisre, and il is quite likely that
Mr. 8 enteriaIns the same notion. Now, ad-
mitting, us we most certainly do, that Seuator
SCHURz is gentleman. Of talent and influence
yet we do moi believe he has any such capacity
to transfer voters. As indicative of the feeling
Of the German Republicans, we extract the
following paragraph from letter written by q
German, and published in the Buffalo Adrcrti.er
of the 2lst ult:
SHURz boasts Of the German vote, and
offers j. for sale 10 the highest bidder; but he
will fail of selling us Germans; he NAV make
the sale but the delivery will be doubtful lie
has about as much control over the German
vote rs Sa.an lad over the country he showed
TO the Sayior. SCnURz need not so deceive
b'mseif for we Germans are posted us well us
he Isl we know his motives and spurn such
leader as he pretends to be. He has proved
himself false, and not for the first time either.
NAsT.-liaYing disposedol tho metropolitan
thieyes,-Tweed and others,-and probably
fixed their fate for term of service at Sing
Sing, this eminent humUrist and delineaior has
taken hold in the last number of Harper's
Weekly, of the Massachusetts Senator, repre-
senting him in league with the Devil in an
effort to place the country at disadvantage
before other nations of the world One of his
cartoons represents the reckless aspirant as
placing his head within the dstended Jaws Of
the British lion. MAST never misses his figure.
He is always appropriate, forcible and happy
In his choice of Subjects and this is only
further confirmation of his aplness and the
soundness of his judgment The efforts Of
ScHURz and SUMNER TO cast discredit upon
their country, with the object OF affecting the
action, in the approaching Presidential cam
paign, of the German element, and thus minis
ter to their hate, or inordinate ambition, is o
worthy theme, in general politics, to follow
the local infames of the city of New York
We shall not regret to sec NAsT's skill
brought TO bear upon so worthy a subject in
his whitening power OF caricature.