The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-05-06

| OF the English noblemen who played their
titles - good card, end IL won. The ssn.
eral impression Il, from what has been
CLEANED, that the administration will gain
no credit by this treaty as Il viii not suit
the people who have besn taught by the
Radicals that nothing less than an ample
apology or blood would suffice forEngl gland's
action IN ths Alsbama case. snd this back
down will NOT Be q all ersditabls aflsr the
The windy messAgs Of The President the
vaporinu Of the Michigan blatherskite
Chandler, and the partisan dodge Of Sum.
ner m shown BY Ms violent harangue on
this subject. But the latter win oppose
the treaty In the Ssnatsl q 80. n
Ben Wade has been announced ~ hav.
ing declined tho proposed aomination TO,
Governor Of Ohio BY the Radicals. Ben.
jamin is playing with his Radical friends
as did Schsnck last fall, who, while vowing
he would never consent 70 be . candidate,
consented Ben Is playing tho psrt Of the
coy maiden, and only wants q little COAX
ing so as 70 make Il appear that he
sacrificed himself for the good Of his
party; and he will accept; and II he Is
the candidate, the probabilities are very
greatly in favor Of his being sacrificed on
the shrine of his ambition. Ben can't
live outside Of an ofiice Of some kind and
be happy. He would rather be town con-
stable than a private citizen. He does so
despise being nobody.
In the Supreme Court, yesterday, Mr..
Justice Clinton announced affirmative
decisions on the questions, viz: is the
act Of Congress known as the Legal Ten
der Act constitutional as 10 contracts made
before its Passage' L. it valid as to trans
actions since It's passage'7 The Chief.
Justice, with Associate-Justices Nelson,
Clifford and Field, dissent both PROPOSE.
tions, holding that the act of Congress so
far as applicabl to contracts made before
and since It's passage Il repugnant 70 the
constitution and void. The New York
Tribune says In speaking Of this decision,
thas:E Tho most serious objection {, the
action Of Justices Strong and Bradley, Of
the United States Supreme Court, is thst
they have overturned, and brought INTO
'contenipt a recent very careful decision Of
their own Court, by ruling, with little ar
gumcnt and unusual haste, on the aide on
chich they had but a abort time before bee,,
paid advocates" So says Horace Greeley.
Now, ! do not assert that President Grant
did make . proposition to Msssrs. Strong
and Bradley that IL they would decide
thus and so they could have the appoint
ments on the Supreme bench,
but / do assert that prominent
Radicals threatened that the deci-
sion Of the court would BE- reversed, and
that 1t was we'll known that the judges
were expected to be Just what they were
appointed for, namely; to reverse the de-
cision in the legal tender case, which they
have done, and as Horace says in conclu-
sion about Justice Strong, which win ap-
ply as we'll to Justice Bradley, "Let him
be pure As snow, he cannot for this escape
condemnation.p have not the proofs,
but l am morally certain that General
Grant packed che Supreme bench in order
TO accomplish just what has been accom-
plished. May Heaven avert the calamity
Of any more deaths or designations on the
Supreme bench, for, in that case, we would |
soon have the highest tribunal in the land
presided over by tho dandy Conkling, and
It would be mere adjunct to the ring
which now runs the President and the
country.
Ia The Chief-J Justice will visit the Beth
ssda Mineral Springs, Mankesha, Wis,
AFTER the Court adjourns, in order to par
take Of its wonderful waters. These
waters cured Bright's disease, hitherto ccn-
sidered incurable, Diabetes and similar
diseases. It is most eficacous in scarlet
fever, being used and recommended by the
regular faculty. trust tho curative pow
er Of the Bethesda waters may restore the
Chief-Justico to entire health again, as at
this period Of our country's trouble there Is |
no life more valuable to the American |
people than that Of Salmon P. Chase, q |
man who values country and right above
party.