, 1872-10-31
His Jwn Connection with the
Custom House lnyes-
tigation.
Dir. Scammon as a Lawyer and a Fair
han...Falseheods in the
AlcArdle Case.
The Moneyed Power, the Treasury
Department, and the Colored
Vote Solid for Grant.

and Church street, last evening. Nearly one
thousand persons were present, every seat an6
every available foot Of standing-room being oc.
cupied. The enthusiasm was unbounded. The
orator Of the evening, Hon. Lyman Tru1nbul1,
IVES greeted with three cheers as he entered the
hall, and three more when he ascended the
platform. F. A. Hoffman, Jr., called the assem-
blage to order and nominated Colonel Voss for
Chairman. He was unanimously elected, and
introduced Senator Trumbu11, who, after few
predatory remarks spoke as follows:
REMARKS OF SENATOR TRua1Bu11.
FE1Low~c1r1zEss: Having in former speechea
General Grants Administration, propose to-
night to expose some Of the subterfuges and
misrepresentation by which they are sought to
be covered up and excused.
BUTrLER's DEFENCE OF CORRUPTION.
One Of the chief advocates of General Grants
re-election, If not the foremost Of them all (Gen-
eral B. F. Butler), said in this city, few weeks
ago, in reply! to the charge that there WAS q
great deal OF corruption in the Government,
Of He hsn said IF a!e ouF great oce2s %an
ar are 80 90 e1rups if they e. haze got ful
il Office still,'' and repeated tie fable Of
the fox which objected to having a swarm Of
flies that we're sucking his blood driven away
lest more hungry swarm should take their
places. This Vas meeting the charge Of official
Corruption boldly, and iustifyinp the continr-
ance Of plunderers in power. On the ground that
honest men could not be found to i'll the public
Offices. It shows the estimate which the FORE
most advocate Of General Grants reelection
has Of the virtue and honesty Of the people. Has
it come to this, that there are not honest men
enough in the country to fill its public Offices
Let them who believe it vote to continue ad-
raitted p1underers in power. but let honest men
vote for reform. '~@~'~
other advocates OF General Grants reelection,
less bold than General Butler, resort to subter-
I do not mesn to impute to nv colleaenes in
the Senate vilful faIsehood: but I do mean to
s4 .ia4 ~ ~ outcla4 uog1-
tael@sl ena1 so4e VI Lnel, ~ tne!r 1eA 70 ae"
1end the Admlnlstrat1on, lave mlsstated facts.
be thought of an Administration which can on
1y be defended by pervereion Of the truth I
~ seselal ] o. ny aenatollA4 @ coueagues, as nno
b@ n9ent s oR and f5e s1RGas WGs
Mr. Howe, of Wisconsin, in speech reported
in the Inter Ocean, speaking in defence Of Gus
~ % 9u nrastfaat;eo 70 G1{ '1hs 4hs Ne aoSe9 f
the Senate journal testies that Roscoe Roscoe conE- .
ling. OF New York. moved that inyestjrafion :"
4 9araon .rho T13a-t.gas - ,orroot 5o-ati,a.
ehould always be sure Of his facts. = maTim
which Mr. Howe seems tn have fnrrotten 1yheo
be made The above statement.
49, '' The 1t cusroa 1s 1srs I.orsr T;Trsr7a,r1oy.
Nov for the facts. The racor1 shows that m
the 7th iav ~ Dece1nher 7e71 Mr. T,,,nsuM MI ~
fered for adoption in he Senate The followinp
resolution ' ''
That iont @ aelect committea on Retreneaent con,
gsting Of four members Of he senate and seven
bers Of the House, be appointed by the presding Off
GERS Of the two Houses, and that said Committee
Be instructed rs to inquire into the expenditures II
6ces onoht ~ he aboSsSeg 4he1Ss auu aIr s st "
salaries Or allowances ought to be- re,ced ed WAT
are tie methods Of procuring accountsbiiity in pubic
officers or agents in the care and disbursement Of pub
lie moneys whether moneys have been paid out ile-
galy; whether any officer or agents or other
na.e oeen De OF are ep.oyea ~ the service With
how anI y ELst e1nnt ~ an ~ ths
seryices Of tha eonrtrv NAV w and n17gbt r. he
curtailed, And also to consider the ses expedieue ~
IS Of amending the laws under which
appointments to the public service made to
paonoe ior me eelechon OF subordinate
9nSe5s adass aiter .It, due examination hy proper
no sn.ac;f.1 4r,,a nisa as,z.s1 ,4ap u.Se ,,roa
preferfed aud sugained before tribuual des;cnafed
for that purpose for Withdrawing the public GER
vice from being used as instrument Of political
party patronage: That SAID Committee be authorized
80 &c gu d LILLE ae @ - W & ~ - senn Ice PEI
and tint said Committee may aopoint CLERK fer tha
term Of ei1 months aud no more.
Tt vas under a precisely similar resolution
that the affairs Of the New York Cnstom House
had heen INQUIRED into At q. nreyiong Congress-.
The oficial record further shows, that it was not
until the 18Th of December following that Mr..
ConIiinp Uttered his resolution. instr71ctinp tha
Tnvaetigeting Committee t. ino1,ira info
certain snec1fied abuses in the New
V.r11 c,,et71, po1so roeo1r+in- -a;e;nn
the Senate Committee on Retrenchment and
emhracinp e1cent the nronosition for a ioint
roTomittee' +ha 1natar;o1 ,arf;ena ~ NJ Tr,,rn.
puls pun 81 fesolnt1on, WHICH covered the whole SUD
}gct VI tne a4ans OF tne Ne" i9rk Gus.oh
OF Mr. Conkling's resolution in regard to spe-
cifc matters, al Of which were embraced in the
agreed to.
What now becomes of 1lr. Howe's assertion
that Mr. Conk1ing moved the investigation into
New York Custom House affairs # Mr.
Howe's recollection is not greatly at fault, be
VIII remember, and if his recollection fails, an