The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-04-06
THE. sALEOr ARMS.

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" hat the German Government Thinks
About it..Extracis from ats semi.
official Organ. ~
The Norddeu,sche Ailgcmeh,c Zcisng, the Off.
cial organ ofthe Imperial government Of
Germany, says in regard to the French Arms
sales: - @+u13
1.-THE last male from the United States
has broughtsus An account of tho acrimonious
debate st Washington on the motion Of Sena.
tor Sumner, distinguished member Of that
body demanding an investi9 ati0n CT the sales
Of muskets and cartridges by the United
States to certain persons, who afterwards
turned cat to be agents of the French Govern
ment, during the war between Germany and
France.
''Some Of last evenings papers have com.
mentcd upon this account in a manner tSat
would seem to call for an explanation ON the
pat Of the imperial Government. We believe
We are well informed when We say that our
Government takes an interest, or at the mos
only a negative one, 10 the question which Mrt
sumner has brought before the American
Senate.
"When the fact of these sales, during the
war was brough1 to the notice OF our Depart
) Ment of Foreign Affairs, thorough investi-
CATION OF the subject took place, and ous
Government came to the conclusion that Il
would not be justified in complaining q tha
course pursued BY the authorities OF the
United States ID reference to this AFFAIR. lr-
regularities, such as were alluded 70 during
the recent det ate In the American Senatel
have cndOubtedly occurred but they were
not regarded as violations OF inteInatinna
courtesy, much less fragrant breaches OF neu-
uality.
No complaints were addressed in cOnse-
querce, by our Government to the Cabinet OF
Washington at the time when the transac.
tons in question took FACE, and none " i'll be
made now, especially as the Government OF
President Grant has uniformly conducted it.
self toward this country in a manner 50
friendly and upright that the relations OF tile
two Governments have been, and are now,
of the most cordial nature.
'There are two other points which should
cot be overlooked in forming an opinion upon
the question brought up by Senator Sumner.
The gentleman during the war took sides
with France, and delivered elaborate address
e., full of very hostile sentiments towards this
government. HIS present course we have nc
reason to believe to be dictated by friendlieI
feelings towald Germany.
"Mr. Sumner is, moreover, decided enc
my of the present Administration Of the Uni
ted States. On account of his unfriendlinest
toward General Graft he had to be deprivet
Of the influential position OF chairman OF thu
Committee of Foreign Affairs and his pres
ent movement is again inteaded to prejudics
the American people against the President
The Presidential election takes place next fal
in the United States, and everything il
brought forward 10 prevent the continuanc.
Of president Grant in his present position.
"A French agent, the Marquis de Cham
brun seems to be mixsL up with the affair
It 10 but natural that the French people an
their government should be enraged 1t ID
unexampled yenality aud rapacty Of thei
| agents during the war. Consul Victo
| Place, who had his dishonest hands likewis
| in this American business was bnt q type 9
| the French scoundrels who made money on
Of The terrible distress Of their country.