The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-03-31

fortunate difficulties to which the party is
subjected, that has enabled him 70 dare 70 ask
such regal privileges.
81 am right within the doors of my con-
science, and who dares to say that 1 will
not 90 into Joint convention for FELIX, VAN
DYKE, or GREaoRYP" That is not the
question. 1t is your business 10 go for any
one whom the caucus may select, and If the
choice fall on any of the gentleman named,
well and good-if not, whoever may be the
candidate That is all we have to say on that
point. If Mr.. ScovEL made any limitation
he behaved with unwarranted insolence, and
deserves the worst epithets that even those
who hunt mountain p partridges could heap
upon him. By-the-by, who does "hunt par
tridges in the mountains ?"
Long residence in. Jersey has made Mr..
SCovEL form vague ideas of mountains.
Probably he refers to the mountains of his
native State, for any OF greater altitude,
strange to say, do not abound in that particu-
lar bill. The Senator's knowledge of political
truth and hunting are about equal.
The letter fails utterly to set Mr.. SCovEL
right in the eyes of honest men. But now to
something else.
Did gnot Mr.. JAMES M. ScovEL produce
this morning, on the boat in ,0hich he crossed
the Delaware river, a letter direct from
ANDREW JOHNSON, signed by the President,
in which he 1.-THE President) promised to gioe
SCovEL any position under the Government,
prooided he could secure the election of q
conservative from Jersey, or prevent the
choice OF a radical Did not SoovEL show
the letter to gentleman from Atlantic City?
Does not this form an explanation of the
strange conduct, or the Eccentric BEHAVIOR"
of that honorable gentleman? We say en-
phatically that it does. That such letter
was exhibited, and that the solution of Mr..
SCovEL's conduct, appears probable in this
light. We can proUe what we assert. But
we must now leave the gentleman to his con-
science and his constituents.
The unanimity with which the Republican
press OF both New Jersey and our own city
have condemned his conduct must have
shown by this time to him that his hopes
of success in his ambitious scheme are
ill-founded. Having broken his most
solemn pledges to crafty his personal vanity,
who will trust herea ter perjured man?
Having by his conduct, at once infamous and
dastardly, sought to compel his own election,
what party will hereafter receive this for
swearer of promises into its ranks? When
the day comes that the Republican party is
willing to send as Senator such a man as
JAMES N. SCovEL, may that day be the
signal for its destruction. Within three days
he has forfeited the respect Of every honest
man. He has turned his popularity into con-
tumely; he has excited storm of indignation
which will sweep before it this juvenile COM
pound of treachery and vanity. BE has per-
formed an action within thea last three days
which has placed him almost beyond the pale OF
reconciliation. On Monday will be the crisis
of his fate. If he retracts, if he apologies,
and gives an explanation, the party may re-
ceive it as an excuse. If he changes his vote
and casts it in favor of going into joint con-
vention, he mag regain place in the political
ranks. If he does not, then goodnight to
SCovEL. The scorn and contempt of every
honorable man will follow him into the walks
of private life, from which he will never more
emerge. OF all foul political beings, may we
be protected from contact with a renegade