The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-02-25
THE INSIDE HISTORY OF THE
SALES OF ARMS TO
FRANCE.
REMINGTON'S AGENT A FRIEND
OF BELKNA INGALLS,
AND PORTER.
HOW THE:ADMINIsTRATION OBJ
SERVED ITS OBLIGATION
OF NEUTRALITY.
A INDUSTRIOUS JOB.


olution of inquiry relative to the sale OF
arms by the government of the United
States to the government of France, with
which to make war upon Prussia and the
German people generally, has struck new
CONSERVATION INTO the radical camp. II
overshsdows everything else for the time
| being. 1t is an ingeniously invited
political bombshell. Ii was not
throw by its inventor with the
expectation that its explosion will especi-
ally expose financial corruption; but
rather that I would exhibit the imbecility,
bad faith and glazing Inconsistency of the
administration, illustrating ut the same
time case of open violation of nterna-
tional law by tho government. We de-
.mand indemnity from England for supply
ing materials of war TO the enemy of our
government with whom we were ut war,
but do not hesitate, ourselves, to supply
France with arms to make war upon
Prussia, with whom we were Mt peace.
The inconsistency in this instance, in sup
plying Frame with weapons of warfare,
is not SO censurabe as the
ouTRAGEousLY BAD FAITH
shown toward Prussia. 1t develops II de-.
pravity in the administration not less
alarming than lamcntable. The want of
comprehension so palpably demonstrated
in the violation of international law is
humiliating. The want of sagacity ex-
hbited in the undignified act of
turning our national armories and
ammunition warehouses into retail shops
for pecculative purposes in national
quarrel between two powers, both friendly
to this government, was never paralleled
in history. President Grant and his mil
itary secrtary of war supplied these arms
to shoot down the sons and brothers of the
German population of the United States,
whose influence and votes they are now
seeking to aid them in continuing their
authority for another four years. They
sold the arms to II race of men who never
emigrated TO this continent in any consd-
cradle number during the last half century
excep. as an armed force to aid in destroy
ing neighborlng republic and weakening
| if not scvering, our own. In these two
facts lie the secret and the power VI
SUMMERS RESOLUTION.
The senator moves cautious ly. The sen
atoral patronage-partners OF the presi-
| dent have done their best To load sumner
| from his course, but they have failed in
every effort. They dread debate. They
employ unsensational means to stop it.
Conkling wrigglcs about in his seat and
ard ;. hore I'D -, h;snsr;, o"' ;n
senntors' cars ar writing sims of nanor
volunteering suggestions, to Harlan, Pom
eroy, or some other decapitated' or corrup-
tion-ridden imGecile- senator, whenever
Sumner, Schurz or Trumbull, is speaking
Morton, who is an invalid, and cannot
run about to consult or annoy senators in
Al, &, d. a,t "A
tear paper, pull and knot rcd tape and
stop, or growl at every senator who passes
near his seat. He is alarmed about Sum
ncrs preamble. Edmonds, OF Vermont,
tno sc'i-.o',i'.''usou u.'esusi VI ."o nu'
tra,cs his dcep pockets with his long arms
looks wisely at Conkline, and pc,s awfully
excited and clustering when Sehurz. or
Blair, or Bayard, or Trumbull, or Sumner
administer the political GOSPEL. Freling.
huysen is irving to earn his New Jersey
pntropaqe by mnnifesting enthusiastic de-
Sire 10 nreyent Cbns. Summer from heinz
chairman. or even a member of Tho nro.
nnsed COMMITTEES 10 inyes,ioate tho CHARGE
of the selling of arms and munitions Of
war 10 Franco. The DISTINGUISHED gentle.
man became quite excited Yesterday, in
his effort TO throw ridicule upon the sub.
iort Tho galleries wo,,ld not norm;, II
}Tbcv decIined 10 louob nj His ;ole. w.
a.,,.moa suu
shNAioh s'h'h%
made powerful effort yesterday. Ed
munds confronted him about the dscrcp-
ancy of abou: s2,0OO,oOo which was re-
p, rted received at the war oficc for arms,
while the report of the secretary of the
treasury does not account for IT. Edmunds
insisted that It could DO explained. Mr.
Schurz who mad taken the precaution to
consult the secretary of the treasury on
CONTRADICTORY ITEMS.
The truth is that neither Mr.. Sumner, or
ANYBODY else, has been chasing after this
two million discrepancy. but they were
nnrs,,iny something of mora innor,anco
Thov are really sGsk;ny IN soyn tha sh;n
If state from ,3,,l min and d;scraco -
rescue Il from IT, nrosont cond1,inn' ' os
imbecili,y' and if po,sibIe insure the
neonle reaiizing sense of its nresent
| humiliation before the nations of The
| v,nrIJ IN, Ul;soronono, is nnl,, an ~,
cident. IL ..turned I'M ms tho 6sts have
developed. Fit should prove true that
| 81 OOOOo slipped into the rockets of some
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