The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-04-16
Another Whistle from the " Mount ain
PaItTidge,1

Another Whistle from the Mount ain
Partridge"
THAT strange combination of the Rock of
Gibraltar, the frigate Cumberland, and the
Mountain Partridge" know to men as
SCovEL, has once more spoken through the
mouth Of one of his admirers. Like the gods
of old, it seems as though it was necessary, to
add force to the revelation, that the medium
be thrown into commissions, like those
of the Pythoness; and Judging from
the entirely incoherent style of GEORGE r.
HALsTED's letter, the flt must have been
severe. Let it be remembered that GEORGE
does not speak for himself, but only furnishes
such letters as are placed in his hands by the
illustrious Camden Senator, and the fact that
the conscience of SCovEL is far from easy
will be apparent. A man who is at peace
with himself will hardly take the trouble to
fill column after column OF the newspapers to
make himself right with his enemies. A
public servant whose conscience tells him he
is right can indeed defy the world, the flesh,
and the devil and will find it unnecessary to
hire band in order to have an opportunity
to say so. "a
But as we have ever desired to do justice
to the President OF the Senate in all that we
have said, we will republish that part of Mr..
HALsTED's letter which relates to the choice
Of a United States Senator. That gentleman,
( in communication addressed to the Newark
Daily Adoertiser, says:-- l,.t oaJl
"After storm comes calm, as well on the
Having been
al Trenton, / was cognIzant of the unjust lnpu-
tation cast upon Hon. j. NJ. SCovEL OF insin-
cerity In his oilers to go into Joint meeting il
MIR. CATTELL was Withdrawn, and take any one
OF certain named candidates, or even to extend
the list. The following is a copy OF q letter in
the hands of Ex-Governor NEWELL, which speaks
for ITSELF
"'aTATB OF NEW JERSEY, SENATE CEAmspR
April 3, 1866. .-aon. WILLIAM A NEwELL-Oear
Sir:-HaVing learned that proposition mas been dis
cussed, by which Mr.. CArTELL should give way 10
you tor DDlted States Sena6or cheeriuly add your
name to the list OF men 1or whom will gladly go
into joint meeting. U,
difficulty in the way of Your election on my part
Respectfully, your obedIent servant, o.
lad ..' ...I. JAMES al. SCovEL.'"
AS this is being republshed in all the vari-
GUS pro-SCovEL journals as conclusive de-
tense, we give place to it here. Now what
new thing is told us in this assertion? We
never doubted Mr.. ScovEL's declaration,
that, should he be allowed to choose the can
didate, he would support his own nomine
1t was not that he would not vote for Re-
publican, but desired to aid the cleo
tion of Democrat, that we have censured
him for. 1t was that he took unfair advan-
tage of accidental power; that he took an
opportunity, when he had the party under his
IN fn r1Ila
he changed from servant to q master, from a
master into commander. That he acted in
manner, when the helplessness of his con-
stituents and brother legislators was known,
which he would not have dared to have done
had they been safe beyond his control. That,
in fact, he played a part which no gentleman
of honor would consent to do, and car
ried his personal spleen far beyond
the limits of propriety, decency, and justice;
that he sold the Union party to his own pri-
vate feelings; that he sacrificed the victory
we gained last autumn to his enmity; that he
disgraced himself, and temporily ruined the
party; and all the HALsTEDs in the world
cannot make an honorable, or even respect
able man out of JAMES M. SCovEL. Talk
dUOuJ uSCCdSSu uuChS 9-buere Is no IOWl so
utterly dead as the "Mountain Partridge" We
predict that the shallow Senator, whom popu-
lar favor has raised above his worth, who, like
a little wanton boy, has ventured far beyond
his depth, will never more raise above the
crowd and gain an office. No more will the
partridge soar away to its mountain home.
and escape its pursuers by taking refuge in
the caves of some lofty elevation. No more
will the Rock of Gibraltar have its head lit up
by the sun of popular favor. No more viii
the Cumberland fire its cannon, and be victo-
rious even in defeat. The inventive genius
of no man will be able to raise the wreck.
The original frigate, after four years silence
beneath the waves, has once more appeared
But never will the human personation of all
its grandeur appear again in public life.
He will no longer have the opportunity to
sell his constituents, periure his word, and
deceive his party.
"othello's occ upatons gone"
The slur he endeavored to asst upon Hon.
A. G.. CATTELL will return upon himself.
He cannot iniure that gentleman by crying