Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-05-03
ThatRoW iin theSenate.
The Ingalfs.Voorhees Episode
 is Universally Regretted.
OPINIONS AT THE CAPITAL.
Story of the Alleged Attempt to Pur- chase Arms in New Jersey, in Which Ingalls, Said Voorhees, Was Concerned. Tariff in the House.


 WASHINGTON, May 3-The one theme of discussion at the Capitol is the Ingalls, -Voor- hees episode. There is much regret because of the discredit brought upon the senate by the bad language used. 'sThe opinion is we'll nigh unanimous" ;" said one we'll known senator, ''that MT. Voorhees, made mistake in not resting after saying that Ingalls, had been guilty of gross falsehood, and in thresh- ing the old straw that Blackburn had cleaned up 50 thoroughly, and he has helped neither himself nor his party by giving Ingalls, an opportunity to reclaim his reputation as the owner of the sharpest tongue in the senate.
 "The upshot of the matter is the more re- gretted because Mir. Voorhees, is personally exceedingly popular at both ends of the Capitol He was reported to be physically indisposed yesterday. Ingalls,, on the con- trary, was upon view throughout the day, and plumed himself greatly upon the perfer- vid congratulations of his party friends and personal admirers. It is understood that he went to the Capitol Tuesday with a grind stone and pocketful of metaphorical knives ready for use upon the person of any Demo cratic senator who should attack him, and that he was particularly pleased that Voor- hees was the one to throw down the gaunt- let"
 NEW YORK, May 3.-A special dispatch to The World, dated Burlington, N. J., is as fol- lows:
 "senator Ingalls, in his speech, said:
 ''The Knights of the Golden Circle, which tho senator said he never belonged to- had ritual, of which 112 copies were found in the senator's office at the time when Hancock was at the Bloody Angle. In that same office was found correspondence between the senator and sena- tor from New Jersey fd the purpose of furnish ing 2O,OO0 stand of arms-not to the national kI pathy with the national government; not to the state government of Indiana, because that gov ernment was in loyal hands, but for the purpose as might be imagined, of carrying out the objects and purposes of that organization.
 ''Ssnator Wall, whose name is used in the Ingalls, speech, was ex-mayor of Burlington. at one time 8 member of the legislature, and the unexpired term of John R. Thomson, who died in December, 1862. The period he served was only from January to March, when William Wright beat him for the long term. Senator Wall was an exceedingly warm secessionist, and some thought him insane on the subject. He offered to sell to Senator Voorhees 10000 Belgian rifles that were secretly stored away somewhere in south Jersey. A dozen or two of samples were on exhibition in Burlington. It was part of the plan, If the sale was consummated, to equip the EQSlo arGlu0T1SCS WlG0 them.
 "This military organization had it's origin in the old Hope house, and number ed eighty men. It was composed of men of strong anti Union tendencies. It was named after Com modore Engle, a stanch Democrat, but Unionist. Itwas for moral effect that it was 50 titled. To prevent being sent out under the draft act, the organization assumed mili- tary proportions, and applied to Quarter master General Perrin for arms. Mayor Allen, who was stanch Unionist, rushed to Trenton and lot the secret out that these artillerists were not in sympathy with the government.
 ''The arms were refused them, and then an unsuccessful effort was made to sell the Belgian rifles to the Knights of the Golden Circle. During the anti-draft riots in New York this organization and its sympathizera had parade. Had it not been 8 moonlight night said one of the participants, we would have done some violence.' The Union League quarters were to have been destroyed that night.
 Senator Wall made himself notorious by writing scathing letter to Montgomery Blair, who had suppressed unpatriotic news papers. Gen. Seward had him on his list and he was promptly arrested and sent to Fort Lafayette, where he remained several months in 1868. No one is able to tell how the 20, 900 stand of arms came into possession of the Burlington people. Senator Wall died in Elizabeth in 1872"