, 1870-11-26

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aes Of !he empire. That vas scene to maxi
uuttenburg and Tom Jefferson rise out q
their ezavts aud clasp hsnds-
AND now my friend Don Piast has com
menced to resntetvieE the dad. Douglas Ant
/ Clay and 20 forth, r. memberiog bsck swcnt,
5ears the e1sct shade Of tho dialogue Thil
10 marvellous. hut it is not journalism. Mucl
OF the new.fangled enterpriae in tha chea,
nexepapels is Eerely the stirring up Of tctf
tlona ooota from invisible subjects Lst SON,
Of us TT to eA.e our c1lliu5 from this despit.
and dehauchery, save ourselves from con
tempt, Aud save the minds .ni inosedulisiesp 20 o
the people, Let US w1ite With kon7h8vk. i
noinfpg elsa be tharp enough, bus be /: he1i
70 our own hands. aud let rs be responsible
Let Us not creep into tho chambers OF publil
men and cistoft their unsuspecsing conddsnet
into the Appearance of public statement
Save the Newspaper from politicians, from iu
tessseHere, and from Posttn asters. Amen,
TIE DIETS AGAIN.
since l have sad 30 much upon the mis-
takes OF our osn people. mas take up ihil
iass intetview-thia with tho Dent family. 1
II HaforT and defence of the Dents, uads b,
Judge Dent Here are points in 1t:
sin cailfrrnta was elected, uut1sr the nroy,
slohal g<FefEment-wtth BulnetF. who after
Ea'da hecsue 1rs: Governor undee The STATE
Constitution. and r. Ord. brother OF the Genefsl-
one OF the Judges Of the Supreme Court"
Now. hers ia new si:ustioa. P.cid.ue
Ord, tbs Judge IN the McGarrahsn c.ss, is
seen to lAse bsen An associate With Juivf
Dsnt upon the banch in California, and Ie
must. therefore. have been we'll aware Of the
fraudulent ua'ufe OF the claim for which be i.
now attorney, He h4A nave- deuted this
kttoIneyship. although lie has tried 10 suoo:b
1t oEtr- Sue what General Z, F. Butler says,
70 later tha1 yetteFd1v, OF PAcif :us Ord, il
onEection viii this Mctia.rahan Ase:
The unfortunate tac, vas that ooe PAclncn.
| Gid: The Untfed staIes District Attorney, who
9ueat TO have p otectsd The E18nrs OF the Uatted
Ssates, vas, at the saTe moners, Joint owner 10
ahs g MsG G.ftahan claim, aar,ay purchased nslt Of
tue Whole proceeltr, and tnls talas Is not In auJ
| EAJ lesstbeh because 10 other Mexican grants
c1 Sa a1a aumlts snat ne Va: accustomed % forge
biilty IN that line by DUNG 1t Id open court In
presence Of the Ja tee. Aftes adjudication Of the
stc0a1rahan, Without auy notice 81 .ae iraad ; Of
t 0ontz. for aught inst appears, except tna. the
paeeEs show ~. Ord. the District attorney. was
claim for ynanable consideration"
Again. Judge Dent:
have never asked the President for Al of1lce
and be knoKs that when came here 10 sesldr,
tn 1853. It vas nth the sole intention Of pEac-
tlsirg NJ profession"
Judge Don't did solicit tho President for his
Executive iolsence to make him Governor Of
Mississippi. Tho President refused to accord
it, and it is the best negative act Of his admin
jsfTa:ion:
Finally. says Judge Dent:
"1t does not stcm to me Necessary that /
should defend my risnr. from sanderous ussail-
OF before tis departments, because happen u
eaye broshet-l1-law for President i never
knew the relationship VAS any bar u the 1gat II.
ttcise rhe LEGAL Professor"
Had Judge Dent ever prsetised law in this
city before the President became his brother
in-law. bis residence here would haye srg-
Eessed no comment. But he followed his
psbeS Pa sba Ike d,os 9,co , sad
aouse, on Lafayette square Even this made
10 remark, till Judge Dent himself at,1a,ted
1t in this land claim case. And, right hare, I
xant to Say that General shermaa's brothers,
ln.law. the EwiDgs, Who also reside herr, lave
tho side OF McGarraban. ..--~> >'''' ~'''' ~
The Dents h1yee- perfect right to live here,
bot tha9 ase not TO be exempted from proper
:sSinmcu1 when they pEosnke it. They have
ceflsinly oppressed the seneitiysness of our
people more than AMI. other Presidents con.
nec:ions. They are A. men with fo:tunes get
to make, and they all choose to l.ako them in
po'isics, or in th.t kind Of legal practic,
here which is little else tha1 polite.
claims, depar uent jobs. ETC. None Of them
are men Of intellect. and none men Of dis
fret'en. They ought TO 50 away to say, tue
ment Of the case. Social offences are the ee.-
son Of American life. 1mpropr.cties ruin al.
tntoistrati0ua. Judge Del Waa nominated TO:
Governor OF mississippi, solely ~ Grants
brother-in-law-as sort Of Dake Of Aos:a for
State rrin!es OF North Carolina, though he
had no residence there.
LAwIERs N WASHINGTON.
There are about four hundred different law
yers Of nearly II many different Auds in this
ctty. M 1 one patent agent returns an incoms Of
e30. GOO. The inn1meraha clsim agsnty all
get the contingent slave Of Is per ce1t The
Chief Justice ct the Court OF Claims is abcut
to tetiGn to prosecute c}Altns. Some large firms
practice only before the Land Office. Thn1a
are fen laEers 1t tho local district bar who
reee1ye above 5000 Dor annum. DAvidge
Merrick, n. Wilson, and Cox h&yo tho chief
practice, worth perhaps S1o, ,011 year apiece.
James T. Carlisle il the most successful Of
tie native citizens before the Supreme Court
Other lawyers practice almost en.irely before
the State Department and the Mexican Com
nission. 4 very considerable proportion Of
the attorneys here arc very poor, and willing
to pick up any eort Of case or adventure. The
moat extraordinary practitioner is, perhaps,
cALEn CUSHING
Seventy years Of age is the learned Cushing,
the universal attorney for and sgaiust the
government. His income is not less than
40, 900 year, and his expenses are IS cent
day, his clients psying far his stationery.
He receives so, 600 per aunum from The Mex
lean Republic to defend 1t before tho existing
Commission, bceidea copious clerk hire.
,h,t ~ 70 sfa, VEL aesteoasea 81 supesssluon here
sats .h.,. ~ atss .1 n.s e.S.AS morki Anu taas he
thing, which gives him free Office rent, Cnsh-
.1s = ntefaAJ INC a0'nd rdtao re9'tn Of
.ne reoetal ooselnmen1- :, Af. Aketmhn.
TnomlnE nnE 1tom the Wllds O. the
UcmnlEee' and knowing nothing OF
Ing and retains him In forty or more. Mr..
~ pt.s.o", tna ne" SonStof t7enefa!. sees no
9.oe5 AnefnatlSe; Ihe Democratic election