Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-02-01
From Harper's Weekly.I
EInc PreSiG cIat aIaG tue Party

r. rom harper = W ecklN.I
EhS President aaG tine Party.
The debate in the Senate upon tie ap-
pointment of committee upon retrcnch-
ment and reform isamQrc significant th2E
may appear to a casual reader. Senator
'Copkling proposed an investigation i1ltC
tn. case of the dcfaultinSs paymasteI
Hodge Senator 'Errmbull wished for q
general inquiry into the administration
of affairs and for that purpose intro
duced a resolution for a committee upon
rctrcnchment, with 0p0HerotO send for
persons and papers, and with general in
structiOns to investigate in every direc-
ton After a little public debate the
Senate went into executive session and
adjourned, and the Republican members
then met in caucus. Here twas dGcid-
ed to propose a resolution for a commit
tee upon retrencfment, which should
consider sach matters as the Senate
might refer to it. This left the MhOlc
inquiry with the Senate, which could
decline to refer any subject which it did
: not wish 20 have investigated 4 warm
debate followed Ncssrs Schurz. Pat
terson, Trumbull and Wilson favored
Mr. TSumbul's proposition, which he
'HciC.' a. SUBSTITUTE ICl VIZ Odll' US
motion. MesN'S. Ldmunds, C9nAlmg,
Morton and Sherma3 opposed 1t, 1t was
a cuTlos spectacle. Apparently tnG chlei
RepuGL!can senators were divided upon
question or lRyesl!gatlon INTO their own
ADMINISTRATION OF the government. W hat
was the explanation 2
II Vas Vas lvL} Sili'lie 9!I,'''o!9 o'Il''I"
ana lfutioGII are opposed , 10 Iile FSil"'h-
Ila'loll Oh lI' l itTSie6I' ne 9tI3io'9
VINO oppose" inc lFuIitouil il"lIoA Ialof
the fehoi!ilu"I'oh. II the t3hiihll't'
We're appointed as VII. lFuIhouii de>II,d g.
II Is eFIoeht ffom the speech al VT
SSchurs upon lht general oIoef system IN
Ne" l9Ik 'ila' IT. "oul4 nope 20 I'IClSIiy
tho Ad!hlhIslTaIloh WIN iIaaIds ana ms
conduct: It's report would Intentionally
strike a heaEE DO" at Ihe Ithohhhat!'u
OF tHc / feSl"tht' ana inc uIPo9c btlIS
so tNldcnl' hl9h! justly suggest a
douDt Whcjntf the IhFtSllSalloh would
De- 1mparualIy cohaucteQ. Inc ground
OF Objection TO the lrumbuII resolution,
as SIC understand II, was not hostility to
full and talr inquiry, but an unwilling
ness to institute an inquiry winch would
not be IN the interest OF PHoHc economy
so much as III that OF deIral "i tie re-
nomination:
II, indeed inc Ffeslutht can Gt shown
to be personally ImpHcatcd IN dishonest
dealings, the sentiment on the repubh-
can party, when now dcnahiS ms re-
nomination, would instantly change.
But tor more than Tvs" years the at
tempt to ImpIICate hiin mas been made
with a steady ieroclty only surpassed by
MS Iuti1ty' IN every way ny every
kind OF false assertion ana malignant IN
nuendo. the assault mas occn urged upon
the private ana poollc character on
man WhoSt service 10 the country Is m
caIcuIaolt; Na!Iro io a position OF vast
responsibility, tor Wh'ch ms past Illus
IlouS career mao nov tHllcCIaI'E prepared
nihl, out when ne cQuIu hot "tCilhe
involved al once IN ihe jerfloIe net or
the abuse ana cNu service system
Whlch The praCtIce OF every party Tor
Iorly years hau lneSIicd aoouI inc fftSl-
dent with nothing out ms honest pur-
pose ana his proved patrlotISm ana saga
Guy TO drPend upon Salu'c0 III MS iIiSJ
sincere elIort9 at poIticaI IhI'Pthuehcr
10y Ihe SHteIIllS aIIdHe!lttht o. many Oh
ms own parry. fIeSlutnI GRANT, Wlln
al lhe mistakes ana nISi"f'uhcs "hich
nave hlaIAec MS A :, as
IheI must ol ne'tSSlly' I'aIA every ~
mlhlStrallon-is stronger III me punllc
commence IN inc ihIru year OF lhaI Az