Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-02-22

yesterday, when charging that on
government dealt directly with th
French commission of armament a
Tours.
Senator Schurz said he hsl
only quoted from the French news
paper report Of the testimony Of a
Lecesne.
Senator Morton said this was mer
newspaper statement, but, admittin,
the report of Lecesne's' testimony Il
be correct, he could shaw from Mr.
RemingtOn's statements, and from
Senator SchuTz's own admission, tha
the testimony was false.
Senator Schurz-Mr. Remington
himself says that he treated directly
with the ordnance department.
Senator MOrtOn-Noi he does moi
say any such thing. Ha says that he
bought arms OF that department as g
merchant before the department
knew that he was an agent Of France,
and that as soon as they discovered
he was French agent they refused to
sell him any more. Senator Morton
continued his argument at length
In any case the President had no re.
sponsibility for what was done,
because the act of congress di-
rected the secretary Of war TO sell
those ordnance stores without the in
tervention of the President, the Presi-
dent being out of the question. Sem
ator SchurZ had himself eXonerated
the secretary of war ard nobody re-
mained to bear the blame of any
wrong that might have been done bat
the chief OF ordnance. But no wrong
had been done, nor did any ground
exist for even suspecting wrong-dO-
ing. The arms were 0f discarded
pattern and therefore might properly
be sold under the law. The natOr
lSchurzl had made a sensational
statement yesterday about the quick
ness with which certain arms had
passed from the department into the
hands of the French, saying that
within twenty-fours frlm the sale by
the department twenty per cent. had
been paid on them by the French
agent at New York. Now, the fact
was that this payment had to be made
within tWenty-four hours by a rule
OF the department, but it was made to
the department by the merchants
who purchased them, and if the
French agent at New York repaid to
them the amount, 1t had nothing
to do with the government.
In conclusion Senator: Morton said
that the lsst miserable shred of this |
pretended case had been swept away.
The movers Of the preamble and res
OlutiOn had attempted to conceal their /
design uLder cover oil the zeal for
the honor and purity Cf our govern
ment, but he had chosen to go behind |
the veil and to expose their real object
Senator SLhurz said the senator
from Indiana CMorton1 had chosen
TO assert that the case had been all
swept awaw. Against that assertion
ne would put his OWL, that Morton
had not even touched the argument
hat he Schurz had made on Tues
lay. He could not allow Morton to
ieiame his position by other mems
ipeeches. Schurz denied that he was
to build up a German
nOw-nothing party. Calls for the
question on the amen 1ment1,
Senator OOnkliDg said that as the
word spy had beer criticised as
,fiensive he was willing it should be
truck out.
Senator Sumner said he wished 10
all the attention OF the senate to
he meaning Of Conkling's amend.
nent. Sumner then read frOm Vattel
nd other authorities to show that the
of spies belonged only to
state OF war, and that when caught
hey were condemned to capital pun
shment. Therefore the senate
Vould bear in mird that If the
'rench spy should be caught he
aust be executed according to II
he laws OF war. Laughter. He
lso read the definition of an enIissary
nd said that the Use OF these two
lords by Senator C0nkling, in this !
was not only an implied
,nOrance OF language, but was also 7
q insult to friendly power-Franee. B
Senator COnkling said he was after =
lings, not words, in his amendment,
nd he wished it understood that he I
lould follow thi; Investigation =
herever it might lend. He then said i
3 must say a word in reference to p
le very airy exhibition made yester- o
~ by the senator from Missouri
,churzl. The honorable senator had y
Id the senate that he had stood on :,
Ie perilOus edge Of battle. y
Senator SehuTz-No.
Senator Conkling Not In those s.
ords, Mr.. President, but he told us
at he had stood ON the battle field
ID faced thousands of men. A
Senator SchuTz-I did not say that.
Senator Conkiing--.How many thou
nds did the senator say that he had
,Ad?
Senator Sehurz repeated correctly is
nat he did say on Tuesday. &C
Senator COnkling (exeitedly)-Mr. al
esident, the senator saws that IL
did not say that. l appeal to the
nate, and to those who heard him.
3 did not say the senator made the M
Itement which reused the litter in . q
3 galleries, and appeal to the sen 90
DIS who hear me, when / deny that
1t was his statement. He said he
ad stood in the presence Of men -,
lre than the senator he referred to ~
nkling himself" and he said she az
d stood in the presence of thousands bs
them and his heart had not
snched."
senator Sehurz-I will repeat now m
the senator my exact language. 1 re
d: sin the paths Of duty have So
liked, have met men far more =
ngerous than he is, and before a
)usand of them my heart will not
all" 1 repeat that, [Subdued ap- :
luse.
senator Conkling said that Senator +.
lurz had also assumed that he was II
high or too well known to have
conduct investigated. He TConk- a.,
g1 did not know that In ~, ~
5 Republic thsre was any one -.
high 70 be the subject of STl
but II any such per- c
existed, II certainly was not that -
mber of the senate who came here
nsinuate that the president of the
ited states had irabbled the robes =
his great Office in the nasty mire of \
'sonal corruption. rSubdued ap- tai
use. The senator from Missouri, inv
lurz, had made this imputation. 1t WI
8 contained in q pamphlet which an
8 circulated in New Hampshire. Q
9 senator who could make such an =
Dutation with 10 reason to believe
o be true and every reason to be- -
7e it to be false, must not shrink If
d investigation pointed to him lest 81
uncharitable should remember
t it is the hit bird that futters.
Ibdued applause.
enator Schurlf said II he had
le anything yesterday that Is,
ked like strutting, he must beg
ator's pard0a for having en- 4e,
Rched on the exclusive privilege of L
distinguished senator from New rs rs
rk [laughter1 and if he had done Ne
thing like Doasting, il certainly q
) not very much. He had only or
that he would not quail before a T6
11aarnh man Of fhia Kind and cI1rnl.-