The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-02-22
Greniisg State anarnal.
ExCORIATING sCHURZ.

MISSOURI senator ''DfoadSlde" the other
day in the Senate. He was replying to the
charge made by Schurz that, during the
Franco-Prussian war, the Administration
was either directly engaged in supplying
France with arms and munitions of war. or
conniving at their sale by others. The In
diana Senator gives him the following exco-
riation
Mr.. Morton said that, with the exception
OF the denunciation In which the speech of
Mr.. Schurz abounded, he had not said one
thing additional to his remarks several
days ago. He had presented but one ad-
dltional piece of documentary evidence.
lie would prove from the letters of Rem
ington and from the assertions of the Sena-
tor himself, that the statement made by LIE
Osne was an absolute falsehood. The
government of the United States had never
had any dealings with France in the matter
of the sale of arms. He pronounced the
statement Of Mr.. Schurz, that the party
whip had been brought into requisition in
this matter, to be untrue. The resolution
would have been passed at once but for the
debate which these Senator's choose to in
augurate. As for the preamble, he did not
believe that ten Senators on this floor
would vote for it, for it made allegations
which are yet to be proved.
The Senator [NIr. Schurzl said the sena-
torial cabal forced an investigation into the
New York custom-house. The facts would
show that this was not so. The Senate was
asked to adopta resolution by which, UNI
der parliamentary rule, the majority Of the
committee would have been composed of
fhn x.f h., al. -.
would have acted as detectives on the heels
OF the President from now until the elec-
ton. But an impartial committee was
made, and the result of their investigations
acquitted them of all the charges OF being
whitewashing committee.
The Senator's on the floor who refuted the
calumnies which were constantly being
HURLED AT THE ADMINISTRATION
were stigmatized as the henchmen of the
administration. He claimed to be as inde-
pendent as any one, and said that he had
not made as many recommendations for
office as Mr.. Schurz. He had been told
that the first cause Of the opposition of
Mr.. Schurz to the administration was be-
cause of the removal of his personal friends
from office.
Mr.. Schurz desired Mr.. Morton, on his
responsibility, to tell any man who made
such an assertion that he lied.
Mr.. Morton said that did not convince
him. He then styled the manner of Mr..
Schurz in interrogating him as insolent.
lie then asked Mr.. Schurz, on his respon-
sibility, to tell any man who said the ma
jority OF the Senate We're endeavoring to
stitle investigation that he lied.
Mr.. Morton then went ON to charge the
Senators who brought forward this matter
with having begun it for political effect, and
with having circulated their speeches in ad-
vance, for they knew that nothing would
come of this investigation. The Senator
from Missouri was endeavoring to segregate
the German vote; he was endeavoring to
use it as balance of power, and his course
was the worst kind of know-nothingism.
He then commented at length on the lib
eral Republican movement which first be-
gan in Missouri. He said that it was owing
to the efforts of Mr.. Schrrz that the people
ofMissouri now had Democratic Governor,
and it was through him that Democratic
Senator from the State of Missouri was now
on the floor.
Mr.. Blair interrupted to say that he was
on the floor of the Senate by virtue of the
votes of the people of Missouri.
BLAIR's TITLE.
Mr.. Morton resumed and called Mr..
Blair the official offspring of Mr.. Schurz.
He continued and quoted from u speech
made by Mr.. Blair at Meridian, Miss, last
summer, in which Mr.. Blair is reported to
have said that his colleague [Mr. Schurzl
declared that the German vote would 20
against the Republican party. The Senator
from Missouri MIR. Blairl made this speech
to the Ku-klux.
Mr.. Blair rose, but Mr.. Morton refused
to be interrupted, and the Vice President
raped for order, but Mr.. Blair said he did
not mean to be misrepresented. He was
talking to citizens, and they were no more
ku-klux than the Senator from Indiana.
Mr.. Morton continued, amid considera-
BILE excitement. He said it was in Ku-
Klux county, and it was reasonable to- sup
pose that those he was talking to were
Ku-Klux.
At this point an aged man in the gallery
called out vehemently several times, ut is
not trueD ~ adding to the excitement. The
Vice-Presdent raped loudly, and directed
the door-keepers to eject the offender, but
he resisted vigorously, and it required the
united efforts of several of the attendants
to expel him from the gallery, he continue
ing all the while to repeat, at is not true
you shan't say what is not sol"
After order was restored, Mr.. Schurz
arose and said that if it would not inter-
rupt the close legal argument of the Sena-
tor from Indiana on the sale of arms,
fgreat laughter he would say that he had
never authorized his colleague to make any
such assertion.
Mr.. Blair said he had only repeated his
colleagues declarations.
Pc Mr.. Morton then sent to the clerk to be
read further extracts from the speeches of
Mr.. Blair and Mr.. Schurz, to prove that
the latter, while nominally remaining in
the Republican party, was doing his ut
most to injure it, and was proclaiming in
advance that he would not vote for General
Grant if he was nominated.
The Senate then, at P. NJ, adjourned.
Mr.. Morton, who was entitled to the
floor on Mr.. Summers resolutions, remark
ed that, as lie had said before, there was
no shadow of evidence to sustain the alle-
cations of improperly so freely made
against the government officials. He should
not, therefore, speak of that matter, but
would address himself to considering the
object which prompted these baseless
charges to be brought forward. He then
proceeded to elaborate the point made by
him yesterday, that Mr.. Schurz was stay