The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-26

with submitted: but these are matters which only
concern the American people. because they serve 20
lie and 10 the far lame OF the United states Of Inc
failure Of the government 10 deal promptly ard urmly
with its Minister. when, by his becoming director
and by his letter resignation he tho grave and
irreparabe mistake of indorsng and rcindorsing the
enterprise and the men who have caused inns great
What the government failed TO do the American peo
Pile demand Of their rcpresentatives-thc stern con-
dcmnation OF this departure from The traditions OF tho
fathers and the accepted usages OF diplomatic life, cs
pecaily because, 10 its credit 10 tsald Is the nrst
symptom in the foreign department Of tho government
OF thar general decentralization which seems 20 have
crept into every other branch OF the public servioe
The Republic can now only DO saved by the exer-
else OF stern, relentless. uncompromising virtue,
refusing 70 surrender any question Of principle,
and swiftly and surely destroying in their
10 live, win surely sap the foundations OF
free government great Inheritance and the chief
The people are, therefore. in no tampcr to allow
sympathy with any man, however eminent his SER
wees and long his tenure Of public ONCE, and how
vanced years or hrs impaired fortune. 10 tho tender
consideration Of this House, to interfere with the via
dicaton OF the NAME honor and majesty OF the Ameri
can people, from the criticism OF the civilized world
arising out OF The errors OF Judgment OF ls public SER
wants or Of the administration. The time has come
economy, moro than honesty: u demands purity and
sedenal from its officials Tho old generation Of pub
Republic. Few men are left alive who can date back
TO the time when this government was founded by the
but The Of honor and
the spirit OF sefdenial which led them to
stake '1heir lives their ,,i fortunes and their
ment In which principle and purity should be the con-
dons OF existence still survive, and II is mistake
to suppose that because they have grown rich and
powerful the people of this country have become cner
waited, shameless or corrupt
THE SPIRIT or REFORMATION.
The spirit abroad is tho spirit Of reformation. The
people determined 10 bring back that better of
the Republic in which, when men consccratcd them
ohnnvu nd all
selfish purposes; when public officers rejected gifts
dishonoring alike TO the giver and the taSer when
Presidents and great ofnccrs OF state as rule re
tired % honorable poverty: when franklin with his
income and his ourtly costume though
he had thrifty nina, rejecting all thought o. gam
honor than the proudes ambassador Of tho proudest
empire; when John Quincy Adams sold his bank
shares before he would take his seat In Con-
grcss, lest his vote might DO called N
question; when members Of Congress knew
not the mysteries Of Credit Mober when
members OF tho Cabinet we're selected because
they we're statesmen, "honcst capable fathiuI,' and
because Of their skin in managing party politics;
when to be summoned into the public service was
priceless honor and not an opportunity for private
gain when civil service system practically existed
lated into the pcrunctory platforms Of party; when
change of administration did not inaugurate dis
graceful scramble sG place ana inc mia doctrine MO e
yet been invented; when tho idea OF
trust was tho subordnation Of the trus-
tee and all his personal interests TO the rightful
ella ms Of those tor whom he acted; when lawyers
were accustomed 10 speculate upon the rights OF
their clients when vendors were not suffered TO profit
by false representations; when the honor and amc OF
the nation dearcr and greater than the reputation
or the fortune OF any citizen; when degenerate men,
who willing 10 barter away the national honor in
foreign lands in exchange for private gains, however
great would have been gbbctcd for the general exc
Grafton. IL 10 for this reason that
THE PRESENT INVESTIGATION
is OF the gravest importance, aud Il indicates more
ter OF general congra,uIaiion that tho committee
have been able by the exercise OF mutual iorbear-
ance and patience TO come 70 unanimous concu-
but the national honor which IL above all money.
has been tarnished thorghtessy, IL you WILL but II
50, by the mistake and unconscious ignorance OF q
great public officer, who has not yet after the lapse of
four years. been properly rebuked bv his own gov
crnment There are positions and circumstances in
which ignorance is MS mischcvous as crime and feel
constrained and Gricved 10 say that tho con Of
the American Minister at the court OF 81. James with
the Emma mnc belongs to that category. We may
pity, we may sympathize, but we must condemn, In
order that the condemnation which belongs TO him and
sciences ana the OF the American people, and
that II shall forever be impossible for this Illuminating
states. or fail 10 be punished by his government
| Much Of what have said Mr.. speaker, might with
more orce and,it seems 70 me, with equal propriey,
have been included in tho report But the majority OF
the committee have deemed Il better TO yield some
what OF their convictions and make tho report,
the facts developed by the tcslImony, in
order to secure what thcy regard as Of
Of the counsry' the example Of unanimous report
made without regard 70 party affiliations and preju
dices upon subject which concerns the reputation
and dignity OF Tho nation before the civilized world
Any other report would be open TO the criticism that II
dictated by partisan feeling, and the condemnation
Of conduct which has brought disgrace upon the nation
and might otherwise como 10 be regarded a prcce
dent would necessarily lose much OF It's value 10 the
Sarded by every we'll wshcr OF his race as infinitely be-
You'd and above all party considerations Parties
but temporary and Will surely perish with tho changing
conditions OF the times but the nation will a. surely
survive forever, If preserve the spirit of virtue
and patriotism by which II was created. and which
should mako all willing TO sacrifice party and preju
dice upon the altar Of the country. and join in
the Centennial prayer God save the Rcpub-
lic
SPEECH or MR. FAULKNER.
Mr. FAULKNER. Of West Virginia, a member Of the
Committee Foreign Affairs, gave tho reasons which
impelled the committee to come to their decision He
said that while the committee acquitted General
Schcnck Of any fraud IN the Emma mine transaction
him for permitting himself to be made an instrument
OF designing men, 10 mature and give character TO
private enterprise He thought that u was mn official
improperly Of the graves character which ought to
receive tho condemnation OF the House IL was with
pain that no should vote for the condemnation Of man
who had held such high positions under the govern
ment but he thought IL the duty OF The House
ENFORCE the purity, proprcy and dignity OF our foreign
missions.
Mr. WILLIAMS trep.) Of Wis, another member Of the
committee next addressed the House. Hc gave his
tory OF tho mine from the time that Lyon became In
tercsted up to the time that General Schcnck
ensnarcd into connection with IT, lie did not intend
10 cxoneratc Gencrn scncuck, VINO hau 70 stanu
the testimony placed him. and who had committed one
OF tho greatest offences Of his Iie which no must
crct Tor all future time. The testimony
vindica,cd him IN the assumption that he
believed the titc good and that tho
mine was all that the owners represented u. While
no Mr. wliams) regretted and mourned that General
Schcnck had committed the unfortunate error no did
intend TO condemn him with relentless fury at the
beck and nod OF any In conclusion he said that,
while all concurrcd in believing General Schcnck
committed error they did not forget that he
was stra,ning every effort OF his right all
wrongs and that he had declared II 10 be tho great
purpose Of his life that those parties who had lost
money through his fundamentally should be reim-
burscd to the last dollar.
The report went till tomorrow.