Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-02-24
MEMPHIS APPEAL
SATURDAY nOsEIEs. !: FEB. "a. 1874.
ron. CARL nCHuRz.

hon. CARL BCHURZ.
The German population Of America
have abundant cause to be proud Of
The Senator from Missouri. He has
contributed much towards elevsting
tie German population socially, and
viii succeed in giving his countrymen
i5at influence in the politics Of the
country which they have heretofore
iailed to exercise, and to which they
are entitled on account Of their enter
prise ana general usefulness as good
citizens. While Mr.. Schurz has thus
favored his countrymen, he has re-
1acted honor upon the land Of his
adoption, for his speeches in the
United States senate show that be
is thoroughly imbued with the spirit
Of American institutions and that he
has a profoud respect for the eonstitu'
tion. Senator SchuTz is unquestiona-
bly, the ablest debster IN the senate.
During his recents h,exposing the
arms sWindIe, Morton and ConkliDg
endeavored TO hound him down, but
the plucky German was too much for
the dirty pack barking at his heels.
; Indeed, Schurz's speech was q most
brilliant and sueceasiulful defense Of
himself and onslaught upon his enc
mics. he covered Morton with con-
tempt and denounced COnkling In
terms which he found hard to bear and
harder still to escape rom. Schurz
showed in his speech, that during the
late var between France and Prussia,
the American government disposed
OF q large amount of arms at
an enhanced price-befOre the war
receiving but twelve dollars, and
during It sixteen dollars for III
hes; that the government car
tTsdge,msnUfactOries were employed
TO turn out cartridges, which were
sold to the French agents, and that
the arms used for the American army
were also used. 1t may be stated that
the French government paid $780,
600 more for the American arms than
the American government received.
his speech showed how basely Grant
had deceived the country by pretend
ing neutrality, while his administra-
tiOn was winking at the surreptitiOus
schemes to arm the hands that struck
- D-,-,0a- Lnan4u Tho Gnnnnh nf
Schurz, and the exposures made dur
ing the debate upon the arms sWindle
viii drive every German voter into
bitter and u~nrelenting opposition to
the administration. 1t is evident from
the facts elected in the debate that
the President abetted, If he did not
directly aid in the peculstions which
bled France in her desperate distress.
He deceived his own countrymen,
while he violated the neutrality laws
more ~isgrantly toward a friendly
power than did Great Britain, as
charged in the case which recently
called forth so much wrath from the
champions of the administration.
Schurz shows that the President has
degraded his Office by his completely
In the Illicit and unaccounted gains
which has awakened inquiry from
the government Of France and Of
Tended Prussia. II ne.half the allie
cations made by Schurz be true,
Grant is guilty Of crimes for which he
should be impesched, for they show
that he has deceived Germany, out
ragged France and disgrsced America.
A creditsble figure we will cut in the
eyes Of Europe in the face Of our
charges against Great Britain. The
eorTupuons, usurpstions and crimes
which have degraded this government
and sbamed our people were bad
enough in all conscience, but they
be oEged to ourselves, and If we
could bear them and our national
pride could cover them up, they
were cur own concern only. But
the exposure now threatened strikes
AAE MADAE AA5LGSau iAaLAOhf hnA Il
makes it the contempt of a
world. No wonder the Presi-
dents satellites in the senate
were anxious for an early ad-
Journment. No wonder they fought
investigation at the opening Of the
session. Enough has been developed
by even the biased and partisan In.
vestigstiOn liz New YORK to brand
Grants administT u alton with indellibIe
many. Its e-oWniDg, crushing
crime has been pointed out in this
.disgrseelul affair. Put the probe in,
gentlemen. Either Schurz has SLAM
dered the administration to an extent
should cause his expulsion from
senate, or he has pointed TO a
crime which should expel Grant from
the White House. Let us have light,
and In the meantime LET our German
iellOw-eitizsns possess their souls in
patience.