The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-10-20

railroads shalt have been completed, pre-
dieting for her aglorious future. From
this he proceeded TO notice the late speech
of Speaker Blaine at Chicago, concerning
which he spoke as follows:
The Liberal movement has for
its object, peace and the puri-
This object which ought TO command the
support Of tho good men Of all parties, is
met by the advocates of those in authori-
ty, not by showing that the abuses com.
planned Of do not exist and that reforms
are Unnecessary, but by misrepresentation
and SANDER of those who are seeking
to bring about n purer and better admin
istration Of the government. MIR. Blaine,
Speaker of the House Of Representatives,
In a speech at Chicago few days since,
said From the beginning this has been
9 campaign of extraordinarily vigorous,
lying" in which quite srgree with him,
but the "lying has been monoplized by
the Radicals with whom he acts. For my
own part have never INDUCED in per-
sonal attacks upon any one. l have
spoken freely Of existing evils and abuses
Of government, and Of illegal and corrupt
acts Of officials, but Of private TRANSACT
tions and individuals as such, never;
Mr.. Blaine in endeavoring to defend him.
self and the majority of the senate from
the charge. of having unfairly organized
and packed committees of investigation
with psrtisans and especial friends OF the
officials whose conduct was to be investi-
gated said THAT by Mr.. Trumbulls and
Mr. Schurz's own showing they desire
committees to be packed against fair
hearing Of the charges against the admin
istratiOn of Gen. Grant" Mr.. Blaine did
no: and cannot adduce any proof in sup.
port Of this wanton calumny. Neither OF
us ever desired more than that the friends
Of Investigations should be fairly
represented upon the committees. Mr..
Blaine says certain allegations were
brought against the management OF
the navy department in tho New
York Sun, Mr.. Trumbull came
and said that an investiga-
ton would be moved in the house by
Gov. Blair of Michigan. He intimated to
me that he hoped that there would be
more fairness in the house investigation
than had been shown in the senate. l
told him Of course could not say any.
thing about the appointment OF q special
committee, but what would do in the flu.
ture must be judged by what had done
in the past.
This 10 not correct statement of Mr..
Blsines reply to my suggestion for fair
committee. Can it be that he has forgotten
his assurance that Mr.. Blair who offered
the resolution would be entitled to be
chairman, and that he would consult Mr..
Blair as to the composition of The COM
mittee as soon as the resolution was
adopted? Has he further forgotten that
almost Immediately on the adoption of
Of the resolution he announced the COM
mittee without such consultation Gov.
Blair was unwilling in view of the fire.
quent packing Of committees with especial
friends of the accused to undertake the in
vestigation of the alleged abuses in the ma.
val department, unless he could be o..
sured in advance that he would have .
fair committee. 1t was to obtain that as
surance that called on Speaker Blaine.
l obtained il and SO informed Mr.. Blaine.
How we'll that assurance was kept subse.
quent events and the conduct Of por-
ton of the committee in conducting the
investigation as the attorneys OF the
secretary Of the navy, abundantiy show
Fortunately it 10 not Necessary to put my
word against Mr.. Blaines as to q CONVEX.
sation of which he and alone were cogni-
zant in order to show how mistaken, will
not say guilty of vigorous lying, Ae lie,
in his remarks At Chicago. Truth isAsl-
ways consistent with itself, and although
time is often said to be immaterial even in
contracts, it sometimes becomes OF the very
essence Of contract and is an infallible
test of truth. If commission merchant
| in Chicsgoto whom you had shipped grain
! in the fall Of 1872, were 20 report to you
that the grain WAS destroyed in the ware
house in the great fire which occurred in
that city on the 9th Of October, and
it we're subsequently to appear that the
grain was not received by the Chicago mer.
chant till after the fire, what would be
thought of his statement that it was con-
sumei in that great conilagration So il
Mr.. Blsine, speaking in Chicago this week
says that in March, 1871, be selected fol
the performance Of a particlar service
a class of persons, who had no existence
till the May following, the whole worlG
will see he is mistaken in what he says
This is his language:
"Mr Blair moved the committee. Il
was appointed and vndicated the secre
tary of the navy against the charges o
the New York Sun. Now MIR. Trumbul
intimates in talking about it, whenever hs
: | w euc supJcSt ehos ShSs was uoh'
by q packed committee. Now that com
mittee consisted of five members, three o
whom we're Greeley men. [Cheers.
Gov. Blair, Of Michigan, Mr.. Warren, o
New York, and Mr.. Archer, of Mary
land, were the three Greeley men. M
Peters, of Maine, and Mr.. Sargent, o
California, were the two Republican
members"
The record shows that Mr.. Blaine sp
pointed the committee March II, 1872
nearly two months before the meeting
Of the Cincinnati convention at which
Mr.. Greeley was nominated. When the
committee WAS raised there were nc
Greeley rhen in existence to appoint, and
consequently Mr.. Blaine's statement that
be appointed three such men on the com.
mttee cannot be true.
Mr. Blaine says "the committee vindi-
Gated the secretary of the navy against
the charges Of the New York 'Sun T, but
he does not venture to say that he was
properly acquitted. The very fact that u
majority of the committee vindicated
the secretary from the charge Of having
paid out of the treasury in 1870, ninety
three thousand dollars to naval contrac-
tors who had previou ly been paid all that
board Of officers had reported to be, or
that was due them, in violation Of q law
passed in 1868 which declared that the
! sums previously paid "shsll be in full