Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-11-02
SENATOR TRUMBULL AND THE MARBLE
CASE


90 Monday evening lbs 3Oth. Senator
Trumbul addressed a large Liberia, meeting |
in Chicago. Our space vii. not permit US
to publish the speech in full, but We copy /
that part Of it relating to the marble case,
about which the Senate. has been abused 80
much. The Ne, Scaumou, to whom be al
luded, is the ow1sr and publisher Of the
Inter Ocean, Grant paper, Published in
Chicago. The following is the exuse, from
the speech
Mr.. sCAMMOS's PAPEn-M' ARpLE CASE.
Another class OF psrIoas, political bigots,
among whom my pretended friend, ). \,
ScAmmon, has made himself Conspicuous,
seem TO suppose tta by defaming me they
furnish reasons why Grant should be re-
elected President, even though 10 do 80 they
necessarily make Grant quite a. bad az they
represent me. Mr.. Scammon publishes q
newspaper TO which be has rightly gwen .
beIWeen-wAter name, as Ia It's venom IL more
nearly resembles those poisonous reptiles
which live between land aud water than
anything know Of The matter to which
Mr.. Scammon oftenest refers, Is my employ
msuE BY General Grant and Secretary Stan
ton to attend 10 some suits IN the Supreme
Court OF the United States, and for which
was paid SUCH fee as Mr.. Stanton deemed
reasonable All this was perfectly legal
and proper aud no f@ir man uould take eG-
csprons to il, nor does Mr.. Scammon object
to any one, save myself, doing precisely the
same thing. Mr.. Carpenter, Who vas asso-
ciAted with me as assistant counsel in the
Marble and Georgia csses, received the
same fee as l did, aud though Scammon
complains almost daily that my fee wAs eX-
trAvAgaut, he never has word to say about
Mr.. Carpenters fee and yet Mr.. SoAmmon
claims 70 be = fair man. Mr.. Conkling and
General Butler, while member Of Congress
were employed and paid for legal services
by the Govsrnment, and although Mr.. Scam
mon complains almost daily that was thus
employed and paid, it was illegal and wrong
for General Grant to employ and pay me
bot Mr. ScAmmon never condemns General
Grant, though he almost daily charges me
with being employed aud receiving pay con
trAry 10 Law, and yet Mr.. SoGnmou claims
to be a fair man. Does the propriety Of my
professional conduct depend upon my sup.
port Of Grant or Greeley for President? and
II not, why does Mr.. Scammon, as an honest
man, seek 10 make me infamous for what be
does not object to Ia others? Is he 40 en-
ragged at my exposure Of the abuses Of the
Administration that he musl needs be IN.
Just, or is be so nitten With partisan blind.
ness tina, be doeA no, see that What is righI
in others oAnnot under like circumstances
be wrong Ia me.
sCAMMoS A. A LAWYER AND CHRISTIAN.
Mr. SoAmmon is q lawyer, and estimates
IN his paper the amount OF the fee lawyer
should receive by the number Of hours be
Is engaged ia arguing case in court.
submit whether Any man deserves a place
Rmo1g an honorable profession who would
MEASURE the value OF the services OF I
member Of the profession By such a rule
But ML Scammon claiming to be Chris
tan and far man il not only unjasl 80
have shown, bat he Is untrnthful also. Tue
number Of iAlsshoods which have bsen put
lisheo IN Mr.. SoAmmon's paper in regard tC
the hcAfdie case 10 sarprising. The en-
ploJment itself beng proper, It was only by
connecting with II something that was IN
true that u could be made Objectionable.
Hence the many falsehoods about It, and nc
sooner we're tho parties uttsring oue driven
from It than ihsy started another.
sERrEs OF FALsEHoops.
The frat charge was that | was ille2allv
employed by Andrew johnson. This wAI
shown to be false, by the production Of Gen
erAl Grants letter, retaining me in the case
and no more was said about the illegality o
the smploym ent, when It was Asoertained i
was Grant and not johnson.
Driven from The fAlsshood that johnson
employed me, 1t was next charged that
was paid by johnson bat the reoordi
showed that | was paid by Secretary Stan
ton, and Secretary Raulins, after Grant be-
came President then it was charged that
did not attend to the case, hut the records o.
the Supreme Court showed this TO be false
then It was charged that Secretary Stanton
paid part Of the lee, and refused to pay AM
more, when the tact was, that the payments
ne made we're expressly stated to be in pari
eno ne hxed with Mr.. Carpenter the Amoup
winch the fee ought TO be- Mr.. Stamina,
mas gone 40 Tar As TO say in his paper that I
was not illegal for General Grant 10 eHnIo,
me, bat tbAiit vas illegal for me to take ma,
for my services. ~
Oh, that some kind friend the uih vorIa ~. 49,.
To see ourssf as othsrs see Us, ~ ~
IL would from many a blundsr free M
There is no Law 10 existence probibit;n,
member Of Congress from practising h;
procession in the courts, and receiving pa
Nonkling, who ought to be pretty ZOO,
y With Mr.. seaamon. a. they botI
1..u.nDeor GsAni, said in Congress, WV