The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-02-20

December last, but he had not inlormet
anybody that he was going TO act In re
ference to II until he did act. In view o.
this statement hc (CoNKLINe) thought 4
very strange that the newspapers In Bos
ton, Cincinnati, and Chicago should hayt
announced before hand what action {
Senator was to take. Further It was un
accountable that Mr.. SUMNER, having
known OF this matter since December
should have omitted to take steps to ascer
tain the truth Of tho statements which HI
had put into his preamble. That pream
bic contained q statement that the repor
OF the Secretary Of the Treasury for iS7C
and 1871 acknowledged the receipt Of only
$S,9SG, 600 from the sale OF ordnance stores
The statement was false, and the
Senator might easily have ascer.
tanned the fact by consulting with
the Secretary of the Treasury, his
constituent, or even q clerk in tile Depart.
ment, but he (CoNKLING) was authorized
TO state that no such inquiry had been
made. The Senator (SUMNRR) had also
cited an Associated Press dispatch, 6s
authority for contradicting the report OF
the Secretary Of War on this subject.
What would the Senate and country think
when they were told that tho dispatch
referred to did not contradict the report
Mt all, and that 1t did not, as represented
by MIR. SUMNER, state that sales were
made Of arms not included in the Sccre.
tary's subsequent reports, but merely
stated that bids were opened. It was
asserted too that the French official refer.
red to, or spoke Of arms bought Of, or from
the United States. Now translation of
this report was published in the Now
York Sun, OF July 18th, 1871, which
might be presumed TO be correct, because
whatever might be said Of the other faults
OF the editor Of the SIN. He was known
to be an accomplished linguist and in
this Translation no mention was made of
arms bought from the United States. It
spoke only Of arms bought in the United
States, Mr.. CoNELING then said he
wished to say q word to the Senator from
Missouri (Mr. ScnuRz). The Honorable
Senator has diyulged to the Republican
members Of this body that there Is an i'm.
preston abroad that somewhere in this
country there exists military ring which
exerts an unwholcsome, far-reaching cor
rupt and dangerous influence of their ad.
ministration Of the people of this country;
that the President regards that talk as q
part Of the slang and scandal that dellles
and brutalizes our politics; they read para.
graphs in newspapers talking about
the military ring and they dis.
miss them without such, regarding
them as among the brutalities of politics.
But l want to tell the Senator OF an i'm
preston that does prevail. There is an
impression with many people, and il has
cause, am sorry to say, to be u fixed i'm
preston, that there is another ring exist
ing in this country, Senatorial ring, or
more properly speaking, Senatorial cabal {;
that the business Of this cabal is not to
furnish ammunition to the French, but to
furnish ammunition to the Democratic
party; and it is believed, Mr.. PRESIDENT,
that men who are flying the Republican
flag are trying to strand the Republican
ship. 1t Is believed that the business of
this cabal isto malign the President of the
United States, to disparage and belittle
him, to assail his administration, to watch
for opportunities, or in the language OF
the good Book, to lurk privily, for oppor-
tunitics to place him in an injurious and
unjust position. 1t is believed that the
business Of this cabal is to assail and
0isparage the majority in this body and
in Congress, and TO injure those charged
with the administration Of public affairs.
1t is believed that this cabal aids to in.
spire that snow.storm OF libels and mis-.
representations which travel over the
wires from the capital and arc published
In countless newspapers. 1t is believed
that persons connected with this cabal
are intllcting wounds on the Republican
party which no Democrat has power to
intlict. This impression wakes apace. II
is strong, very strong just now in the
State Of New Hampshire. There Is rea.
son for it in New Hampshire an election
impends there, and II politicians can tell
us whether this administration shall stand
or fall tits of Importance, as it shall cast
light or shadow on the coming
Presidential nomination or election.
In the midst OF this canvass in
Hew Hampshire, the speeches of this
Senatorial cabal command there an atten-
tion which could not be gained by all the
utteranCes Of Democratic ages, from JET.
ierson to my honorable friend from Mis-
souri, (bIr. BLAIR.) Even the Broadhead
letter is not so great favorite now as
another document which ! hold in my
hand. Laughter. It is q pamphlet Of
twenty.lour closely written papers, and it
is entitled: "Plain Language of indie.
pendent Republicans and Senator's
Thieylng and Protllgacy Exposed" 1t
contains the speeches Of o number of
Senators-flrst Of all, that of the Senator
from Missouri (Mr. ScuURz.) This pam.
phlet bears this imprimation "Pub.
lishcd by the National Democratic Execu.
tive Resident Committee of Washington,
d. c." These speeches appear without
note or comment. There is no gliding of
fine gold here-no painting the lilly.
Laughter. Those who sent them thought
If they let them be as the makers made
them they could not be beaten. | am
told that 100000 copies of this pamphlet
have been sent to New York through the
mails frankcd by Democratic members OF
the House. Such n proceeding as this,
and such proceeding as that which now
occupies the attention'of the Senate will
not tend to dispell the belief that there
does exist such n Senatorial cabal. The
proceedings before the United States wear
an ugly look. It's not exactly giving in.
formation to the enemy, but there is sort
Of family resemblance between tho two
things which will lead great many peo.
pie into error But am able to assure
the Senator that tho people of no portion
Of the country are being misled by these
proceedings In the State Of New York