The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-05-11
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some rirs,.rate Notices of Under.

IRON the Baltimore Gazette Demo,

FROM the Baltimore Gazette (Democratic).
The Richmond journals arc expressing
very vigorously their disgust and indigna.
tion at the charge which Underwood re-
Gently delivered to the grand Jury in that
CITY. Ii may be very natural to do this,
but Il seems 10 us altogether unnecessary.
This silly and unprincipled creature can
not disgrace Virginia, cannot insult her,
and should not anger her. Whatever Of
shame or ridiculc his antics may provoke,
must rest with those who dubbed him Judge
and who are now his political partisans.
He is not native of the State and as he
carried neither character nor capacity
with him when he went there, she is not
responsible for the fact that he is destitute
of both now. Ii may be little trying to
the patience of the people Of Richmond to
hear rihald and malignant vituperation
from the bench so long graced and digni-
fed by the presence of Judges fancy and
HALLIBURTON; but if bad and incompetent
men must needs be set up in authority. the
more they bring themselves into contempt
and the sooner they do il the better. The
people ofthe North and the members Of the
Radical party, ifthey have any sense of de-
Cency left, have good cause to he angry and
ashamed, but the citizens of Richmond
can well afford 10 look with equanimity on
the vagaries Of this wretched politica al para
site and huckster.
From the Cincinnati Commercial Republican,.
Ii is pity that Judge Underwood, Of
the United States District Court Of Vir-
giua, before whom jeff. Davis is to be
tried, is conSummate ass; but pity It's
tits true.
From the Springfield Mass Republican (Rep).
1t is reported that JEFF. Davis will be
tried by Judge Underwood at Richmond
next week, and that Chief Justice Chase
will be present TO give direction to the
trial. This would seem to be necessary,
for Underwood never opens his mouth
without proving that he has anything but
judicial mind, scarcely sane one. His
stump speech 10 the grand jury on Mon
dav was much more violent and senSeless
than the brief report made it. He not
only abused the people of Richmond by
wholesale, but went into fulsome eulogy
If Thad. Stevens and his confiscation
schemes, declaring Stevens a humane
statesman, distinguished by moderation
and clemency. 4 man capable Of such
misuse Of words may be an honest fanatic !;
he is no Judge.
From the New York Nation (RadicaU.
Judge Underwood has delivered a charge
at Richmond to the grand jury which we
venture TO say has no equal in the annals
of Justice for mellifuouSness and irrele-
Eancy. After giving a horrible account OF
the character of the rebellion, he drew a
still more horrible picture of Richmond as
il was from which it appears that the
pulpits in that city before the war were
occupied by "full-fed, gay Lotharios -
most of the children were " illegitimate !;
1.-the past of the city" he pronounced
"atheiStic," and expressed the hope that
ats material and moral future would be
brought into harmony with the salubrity
of its climate, the poetic beauty of its
scenery, and the magnificence of its water
power" He then passed on to eulogy
ON Thaddeus Stevens, whom he rated
above Clay, Fox, Pitt, and Cicero; and
after glowing eulogy on his contiscation
schemes, came down in one flop to the
every day useful topic of the exclusion OF
negroes from the street cars, which he dis
missed in one sentence. OfJudge Under
woods legal abilities We know nothing; his
LOYALTY it is impossible to doubt; but we
are quite sure that the cause both OF JUS
tice and good government would be served
If the fountains OF his eloquence could be
sealed up.