Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-06-04
Forty-Second Congressional Session
WASHINGTON, June 3.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, June g.
SENATE.
Mr.. Carpenter gave notice in the senate this
morning that he would shortly take occasion tC
reply TO Mr.. Sumner, and he added that liz
would vindicate the memory OF dead persona
friend, Edwin NJ. Stanton from one OF the foul
est asperslOnS ever cast upon any man. At l:
O'Clock he began his speech. When he did Sc
the Massachusetts senator arose and left tn
chamber, but Carl Schurz paid studious atten
ton TO the honorable speakers remarks.
Assuming, said Mr. Carpenter, that Mr.. Sum
ner, when he offered his French arms resolution
was actuated by patriotic motives and above al
partisan ends, the latter was, as he denominatet
it., serious and grave; it demanded the earnes
attention OF congress, and not a member of tho
senate objected TO the investigation But the
senator from Massachusetts had other ends than
that of investigation. His was q political
scheme solely.
After two weeks debate Mr.. Summer be-
coming ashamed of his preamble, offered to
withdraw il, but this could not be allowed, and
Mr.. Carpenter then gave the history Of the de-
bate in the senate. lie showed that every MEM
Der of the committee of investigation voted for
the passage Of the resolution, and those who
voted against it did so because they believed 1t
contained charges wholly mlOunded and mali
ciouS.
1t was apparent from the first, however, (and
the subsequent course Of the senator from Mas
to have full and fair investigation of the arms
sale; but 10 make deliberate, prcmedtated,
malicious assault upon the administration,
without regard to truth or justice. In review
ing the course OF the investigation, Mr.. Carpen-
ter read Mr.. Summers statement IN his protest
against being called as witness that under
other circumstances, he would willingly submit
not only his conduct in this matter but the con-
duct of his whole public life to the closest
scrutiny; and congratulated him upon his
singularly yirtuous condition, saying that
never before, since the lowly Nazarine walked
beneath the palms of Palestine, had man APP
peared upon earth, except the senator from
Massachusetts,, who could say "every act, every
letter, every idle word of my past life meets my
present appreciation" (Laughter)
At this point an enthusiastic gentleman in the
gallery applauded loudly, and lorcibly resisted
the attempts of fine doorkeeper to put him out,
protesting that it was in violation of the const-
tuition
Passing to Schurz's speech reviewing the re-
port of the arms committee, Mr.. Carpenter said
the senator from Missouri (Mr. Schurzl was
clearly philosopher, and came within the def
milton Of metaphysical philosopher zone who
talks about what nobody understands, and what
apparently he does not understand himself"
Fortunately the most brilliant discourse, the
most striking rhetoric, il not founded on fact
or reason, could not make a revolution in this
country; and the senator from Missouri ought
not to fail to consider this, because what he
aimed at was nothing less than revolution.
That senator had drawn dolelul picture of our
our present condition, and saw that the report
of the arms committee indicated an unhealthy
political atmosphere; and certainly the atmos-
phere here did seem very offensive to the Sena-
tors nostrils, especially since his return from
the pure ether of Cincinnati, where not an office
seeker went, and where of those who did go not
one would hold an office for forty years. Laugh
ter. The senator (Schurz) had also expressed
great fear for the liberties Of the country because
the arms committee, composed Of lawyers, had
endorsed soldiers construction of the law, In.
deed, the senator Is exceedingly hard on the SOL
der, and upon all who served this country in
the late war But apprehend no dangers from
that source. My fears for the perpetuity of our
institutions do not rest on the blunders of hon
est, blunt soldiers, II is not by these that the
liberties Of nations are oYerthF0Wn, but by the
efforts of artlul, intriguing rascals, who have
gained the public ear; artiul, designing Jesuits,
who have swept away the foundations of free in
situations while pretending to defend and main
tain them. The liberties of Rome were not
struck down by the military usprpations of
Cesar, but they were finally overcome by the
artful intrignes of Augustus Cpsar. II our lib.
critics ever go Gown, they will 90 under the
manipnlatons Of a set of designing and artful
men, who stand out as models of republioanism
purer than their followers.
Mr.. Carpenter then made a long loyal argu-
mcnt in reply to Schurz's argument on Friday
and in support Of the report Of the arms com
miiiee,
Mr.. Logan followed, lie again denounced
Mr. Summers attack as slandcrous and malg'
nant, and without just foundation The argl-
mcnt of Summer that Grant, having heen cdu-
Gated as a military man, could not he success
lul civilian, was an argument that no one was
ut to he legislator Or an executive officer of
the government unless he had been educated
expressly for that purpose, like Mr.. Sumner
himself, That doctrine might do Tor Massaphu,
sets, where they think that In order to he fit
for the office Of town constable man must be
educated at Harvard, but Grants old soldiers
and the common people of the country would
not appreciate it. The senator tSumner) had
been before the country as statesman, and
what had he accomplished compared With what
Geu. Grant had done.
Mr.. Logan thought It was correct to say
that the statute book bore fewer measures
originated by Sumner than by any other man
claiming TO be a statesman. The fact was that
his craftsmanship and greatness consisted in
high sounding phrases, long drawn out and
sentences and quotations from old books, His
history and achievements were mere glitterng