The sun., 1872-03-02
Bciknap on the stand.

before the House Committee on ENpendt-
tures of the War Department, on Thurs
day last, shows that he was probably free
from completely In the improper sale of
arms 20 the agents of the FrVu"h Govern
mcut, as from his testimony IL il evident
that he know very little of what was going
on i'm this muttcr at the time of the alleged
violations of neutrality. lie distinctly tcs-
titled that no arms were sold TO any agent
of the French Government to his knowl-
edge; that he was aware of no discrep-
anccs between the accounts of the War
aud Treasury Departments; and that he
did not know of his own knowledge that
any Government officers had been inter
estcd " the sale of arms, directly or other
wise, although he had received very
strong intimntion in connection with this
matter.
But the most important point in Gen.
BEIkNAP's evidence was that as soon ~ ne
learned that REMINGToS was an agent OF
the Fcnch Government, he ordered that no
more sa,cs should bc made TO any agent Of
the French or Pr,issian Governments, and
that the last sale to Mr.. REMISGToN was
Atty thousand Springfield muskets, which
were delivered on oct. 20. 1870. Now, ON
the 18th of November of the same year the
Troy Times, II paper which Is Il most ear
nest supporter of the Administration. lis
editor being at present Minister to Greece,
contained the following paragraph:
"Thr des2a'shG. % TIC morning papgs snnouneG nc
Sun. irom the waiertllct Arsenal 10 g., TO rsncS 6y
posed was .ap on saturday cJcaing Long after IKE
ordinary hou.s for labor had passed steanboat was
nAcd aid mcn with lanterns worlit as lively as bees ia
Iavtricat dc Gc iron fcHc, al NO ordinary sait.
hsrllg loads ~ war material 10 thr waiting steamer
ur n,c ,cir could bc.,e that RE moid was .ill ina
, i a T6,S H. ,"1-sa 10 ' ara s1ffPi ofilP,dr to
,3rt, to clrry Ac munitions of War directly TO tur
The reputation OF Secretary BELKNAP Is
| sufficient To ptcclrdc The idea that he
would give falsc testimony, and when We
! hud that two weeks after the last delivery
Of arms made to the agents of the French
| GOV ciumcut that he is aware Of n steamer
was sent 10 West Troy, and arms were
murr.cdly and myatcriously shipped away
at night directly to the French steamer
without his knowledge, IL becomes evident
that, as with the Treasury Department in
the general order business, there must
have been a power stronger than public
| opinion and stronger than the Secretary Al
the bottom of these proce, diugs.
This revelation fully sustains Soun:or
! ScnUul' alhi-ion to the tmwholc-ouic. e.
reaching, and corrupt influence cNor.cd by
! the Military Ring. and Is one of the most
| important Developments that have yet
been ma i' iu rotation To the SAFE ol arms
to thr FIcuvh.
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