The sun., 1872-04-30

would prefer above all others TO sce at tho head
Of the nation, anawcr Charles COnor.
Reporter-Why2
Judge Black Because he Il n gentleman Of
stainless integrity aud surprising ability, who
has always stood with his foot firmly planted On
the line Of duty always up to that mark, and
never beyond It. There arc others Of unex-
ccptonabc character, and, no doubt more
available than Mr.. OConor; but l have an
swered your question.
Bcp,rtor-No you have mslpprchcudcd It.
meant to inquire whom you woAld desire to
have nominated at Cincinnat2
WHO CINCINNATI SHOULD NOMINATE.
Judge Black-That is matter in which I
have In strictness no right TO make a choice, for
their decision will have no binding force upon
me. Nevertheless ! have my opinions about
some Of the mon that are spoken uf. Mr.. Trum-
bulls ability and the general uprishtne~s Of his
walk and conversation in public aud private life
would make him q most respectable candidate (;
but the ultra Democracy OF the Southern States
would revolt terribly at the thought Of elect
ing or aiding to elect the author ~ the re-
| construction laws under which they have been
SO plundcred and torn and hnrassed by carpet
| bageers, scalawags, and negroes. Ever since |
made the personal acquaintance Of Mr.. Adams
l thought him eminently NJ 90 be the Chief
| Magistrate OF the United states. lie Is much
| greater man than his father or his grandfather
| and though he was antl-slaycry, he stopped
short when he saw his friends rushing forward
TO a dissolution Of the Union. He was the ahlest
man Of his party In the Congress ~ 1861. II hii
| counsels had been needed no dissolution OF tho
| Union and no war would have come out Of the
| abolition niVycment
DAVID DAVIS.
JUDGE Davis has an advantage not to be
overlooked ln the fact that he is backed
| boy the ,b Reform men. This IA by no
| means custcmptibe body, and they will
make thcm..ltc, telt ia November II not in
May. H. is ,.ry strong wherever he is per
sonally known. You may take what | say about
| him with .oH.s .-rains Of allowance, on account
| Of my p,r-, ral attachment TO him. His opinion
| in the Miigan case gives him high place
| among the judicial defenders Of constitutional
| liberty, and he would have done equally good
| service in the McArdle case II Mr. Trumbull had
| not circumvcnted tho court by getting a law
| passed TO take away its jurisdiction. He never
countenanced kidnapping or the suppression OF
| newspapers, even In the midst OF the war. On
| the contrary ne printed the Chicago Timc'
| against military order which was Intended "a
| throttle that fearless organ OF the Western Dc
| mocracy. and with the aid Of an uprising people
| he compelled the Lincoln Administration tc
|
| cxpcdlency; no fancles for any higher law thar
| the law Of the land. lie takes practical Views o
| his duty, and comes directly up to It, He Il
| downright as well as upright That some Of hii
| judicial decisions have been erroneous is pas
doubt, hut II Is equally clear that they were con
| ecicncous. Some persons have made or insin
| uatcd against him the charge Of religious intol
eranco. Nothing could be further from tn
truth. He Is as free from bigotry as any man Il
| America. believe on the whole that we coul
| most implicitly rely on Judge Davis for an hon
est and constitutional administration of tn
Government. Ills personal integrity has, thinl
| never been doubted by any human being VIII
| had the least knowledge Of his character.
| the ORIGIN or TIIE LIBERAL MOVEMENT
| Judge Black spoke throughout OF the Cincil
| natl movement as AN event full OF hopeful prom
isc, proving that public opinion was not chaine
by party discipline so as to prevent 1t from Wind
| eating the true interests of the country. He a
tributed the libcralty of the Republicans in
| large measure to the movements OF MessT
OConor, Tilden, and other honest Democra
of New York against Tweed Ingersoll, and Co
molly. The Republicans, after Joining so hearti
, in the denunciation Of fraud upon the city co
poration. were ashamed to defend or even
| tolerate the corruptions Of the Federal Admi
istraiun and it, agents. Thus II Is that all Thin
| which are right In them ielNes work tuEeth'
| for good in the long run. When the New \ o
| Democracy routed out their own thieves III,
| used weapon which they taught the Ropubl
| cans to use upon themselves. SAPPhO