The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-01

Count Won Blrkel. the Speaker OF tho New
| York House Of Representatives, members oi
| Congress, &c. Among our wine mentioned the
| expected death OF DR. Franklin. lizard knew him
| as well as any man In the world. Doctor john
| son tSenator. Connecticut would yield TO no
man on intimate acquaintance with his
| LFranklln'sl character, and at him they went.
really never was much OF an admirer OF the
Doctor IJohnsonl, but could hardly find 1t in
my heart to paint the devil 30 bad. He had
every fault OF vanity. ambition, want OF sim
certify, &c. Lees Senator. virginia. rascally
virtue OF prudence was all they would leave
them.
must note it down that Clymer IRepresent-
ative, Pennsylvania called me out OF the Sem
ate cham Der this day. 1t was on no business
OF any consequence. He talked with me con-
siderable time. After l came into the Repre-
sentative chamber he came and took chair
beside me- must declare that. BIO his motives
what they may. | FEVER saw him so conde-
scendng. will not baulk him In his advances
to me my heart tells me that peace with all
the world Is the most acceptable and desirable
object to DO pursued. will not shun her, but
place myself In her paths. What is it that
whispers In my ear that If any dirty trick Is
played me that has its date about this time
that need not be at q loss to guess the author.
No. no. will give 1t no such meaning. will
not suppose him to have worn cloak. but that
he came clothed In oandor.
ETHE CORNER STONE FOR A STANDING ARMY.
Thursday, April 15.-The bill for regulating
the military establishment was called up. Tho
friends Of this bill seem to be chiefly Butler
[South Cardinal. King New York., and Schuy-
Ter New York. l have opposed this bill hith-
erto as often as 1t has been before the House.
as the foundation the corner stone OF stand
ing army. The troops are augmented one
half Th> reasons hitherto given have been
the distressed State OF Georgia Butler has
blazed away on this subject at great rate;
declared over and over that Georgia would
seek protection elsewhere II troops were not
sent to support her. and said fifty Indians had
penetrated into the State, OF which he had
authentic information. &c. Carroll Mary
land joined him. King, Schuyler, Els
worth. and Lee opposed them, Lee made
set speech against standing armies. He really
spoke well. King at last got up and rather up
braided the Georgia members for their silence
on this question This brought up Col. Quinn
[Senator. Georgia. He declared he knew
nothing OF fifty Indians making any inroads
into Georgia He was Just from there aud had
the latest accounts. Georgia was in peace and
never had better prospect OF continuing 80.
There existed no cause In Georgia for aug
menting the troops: and since that was the
reason assigned for 1t he should vote against it.
infatuated people that We are. The first
thing done under our new Government was the
creation OF vast number Of offices and officers.
treasury debated into as many branches as
interest could frame. A Secretary Of War with
a host Of clerks, and above all Secretary Of
State, and all those men labor In their several
yocations. Hence we must have a mass of
national debt to employ the Treasury, an army
for fear the Department OF War should lack
employment. Foreign engagements. too. must
be attended to to keep UP the consequence OF
that Secretary. The next cry will be for an
Admiralty Give Knox his army. and he will
soon have a war on hand; indeed. am clearly
Of opinion that he is aiming at this even now.
and that few as the troops are that he now has
under his direction he will have war in less
than six months with the Southern Indians
Lent tho Speaker $50.
HOW OFFICIAL INFORMATION Is COOKED UP
April 16.-And now again for the aug
OF the troops. l took minute re-
view OF all the papers forwarded by Gen.
Knox. They were copies OF letters which he
had received from different places and carried.
evidently. management on the face OF them.
Thus. for instance, Gen. Knox writes TO Gen.
Wayne in Georgia to inform him whether the
Spaniards had not lately supplied the Indians
with arms and ammunition. Gen. Wayne an
swers that his inquiries on this head resolved
themselves into the affirmative and adds his
opinion that 1t Is highly probable hostile uses
may be made OF those supplies by the savages.
In this manner leading letters procure favor
able answers from men who expect to be en-
ployed in case troops are raised. Before Col.
Gum Senator. Georgia. came. the dangers
and distress of Georgia were magnihed as far
as fancy could from frightful pictures. Col.
Gum contradcts all this.
New phantoms for the day must be created.
Now a dangerous and dreadful conspiracy is
discovered to be carrying on between the peo-
pie OF Kentucky and the Spaniards. King New
York; unfolded this mysterious business. add
ing. he conceived his fears were we'll founded.
He firmly believed there was a conspiracy.
That it was dangerous to put arms into the
hands Of the frontier people for their defence,
lest they should use them against the United
States.
really could scarce keep my seat and hear
such base subteriuges made use OF ono after
another. 1 rose, demanded what right gentle
men had to monopolize information. II they
had 1t. let them come forward with 1t and give
other people an opportunity OF Judging Of the
authenticity of the information as we'll as the
persons In possession of 1t. Declared that
could not tamely sit and hear the characters of
the people on the Western waters traduced In
the lump. This day was the first ever heard
Of the word " conspiracy" being applied to the
inhabitants of the Western waters. had a
right to doubt 1t until authentic proof was
brought forward of tho fact felt
myself disposed to wipe King hard
and certainly did So 1t was moved and Sec
onded very fairly to reduce the number to one
thousand and carried. IL to .. Ellsworth
though be spoke for the reduction, voted
against us. MIR. Morris desired to be excused
from voting. as he had come but lately Els
worth said he voted against one thousand be-
cause he wanted twelve hundred: and though
1t was certainly out OF all order. got question
put on this number and carried it by one vote.
No man ever had n more complete knack OF
putting his foot In business than this Same
Ellsworth. At one thousand we should have
had but one regiment Now the committee to
whom 1t Is recommitted will try to continue
hem in two. And yet economy Is all the cry.l
THE COURT PARTY WANT STANDING ARMY.
gave notice that when the title OF the bill |
,ame to be considered / would move for strlk-
ng out for regulating the military establish
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