The New York herald., 1873-12-05
CHASE'S SUCCESSOR. /.
Further Comments or tho Press elaA
Appointment % Mr.. williams.


Fuytber Comments OF tho Press ON ehA
Appointments % Mr.. williams.
The journals OF the country still discuss tho
merits OF Attorney General williams for Chief JUS
tce @MI N
The Germantown Cnrontae dndependentn
says tA
The President takes great delight in surprising
the country. His surprises are not always pieasI
ant. to be sure. They sometimes have the aspece
OF practical jokes which many people are cOnstitu-
1onally unable to appreciate, but they serve 70 re-
lievc the duil monotony OF our public AFFAIRS.
The Worcester (Mass.l Press thinks the appoint
ment is a worse move than the public were
prepared to expect, even from Grant. H the
President had conferred this position on sond
the Stately tue senator om New
wos woss proposed o n Mrs Sraa ne puP
public have long ago stopped asking rs TO the why
OF Grants appointments; but the reason for pass
ing n ,,, y 50 many able men and appointing George
H. Wiiiians TO the high ONCE OF Chief Justice wlE
remain Tor some time subject OF meditation.
The Springfield Republican lrepublican) .charac
terizes the nomination as Grant all Over.n and
says
whatever his defects may be. the new Chief Jus.
tice has negative qualifications nat In these latter
days, have acquired very positive value. He In
neither corruptonist, nor sot, rake He
IL at eaSt as honest as men average IN this highly
Oxygenized atmosphere OF ours nc has never out
ragged the pubic sense OF decency; in an impure
city ne has led pure life.
Mr.. Williams ia not or mean ability. On
the contrary, he has filled one or two subordinate
judgesmps with tolerable acceptatlon and mas
proved himself good consulting lawyer. In short,
he occupies legal level upon which hundreds OF
Others in the country stand, but ne possesses
hardly single one or those marked qualities
which should distinguish a Chief Justice.
The Cincinnati EnQtirer (democratic) =
Grant has lOund Chief Justice. He might never
have discovered hm If he had not previously made
remarkable discovery OF an Attorney General. But
ordinary man can discoverNitness wherein it-
ness exist and Grant is no ordinary man.
The Boston Globe republicanl believes thae
'it will not be pretens5d that the new Chief
Justice is the peer ot such Judges as Hoar Curtis,
or Is such an able or erudite lawyer Evarts; but
what we know oI his past career Justides us in be-
levin2 that ne VIII make q very respectable Chief
Justice.n
The Potsvie Ntner's Journal (republican), re.
ferring to his appointment as Attorney General.
remarSs:-
AT the time the appointment was quite popular,
but the duties OF the position have not Deen dis
charged in manner which has Indicated tDat Mr.
Williams is the best man III the country Tor the
exalted position TO which he is now to be ap-
pointed.
The Washington Chronicle (republican) says that
1t is not doubted that Attorney General Williams
viii make an excellent Chief Justice.
Says the Chambersourg pa.) Spirit Qnde-
pendenD: =
The country was not prepared for this The odor
emitted nom the Attorney Generals Office since
Mr.. Williams entry upon Its duties has been any,
thing but sweet and 1t was not expected tnat to
hm would be addressed the mandate, "G0 up
hghern The President Will iail, In this selection.
to meet the demands OF the people.
The Scranton pal Times republican, says
The appointment of Attorney General Williams as
Chief Justice oil the United States Supreme COurt
is much better one than we had expected. Judge
Williams is SOUND lawyer, and we believe his pri-
vate character s unstained. 1t Is hardly probables
however that he has the knowledge or ability OF
some who Will be his associates ar
This red hot broadside Is from the Syracuse
Courier (democratic) =
The verdict we would render on the appointment
of Attorney General Williams to be Chief Justice is.
1t might have been worse. We have come to look
forward not without apprehension to any act
which is lett to Grant to perform. which involves
grave pubic interests We ought TO be thankful
that he didn't appoint horse jockey or some other
for thanksgiving that he didn't give the place to
nrother-in.law Casey. brother.in-law Dent, Ben
Butler, Ackerman, the drunken Durell or some one
else of that lk. Let the country be deeply grateful
appointed and Grant had the naming of him, tnae
1t mas got on as well as 1t has.
The Newark Register independently feels that
The President has done in this matter what
pleased himself, as he usually does. He has passed
cheaper article. We leel that he has done the
Bench and the Bar an injury, and one tnat Is NOS
! transient or OF nature to be compensated f0rs
but an injury well ngn irreparabe.
The Bufalo Express (republlcan) believes that
Mr.. Williams ls a plain, quiet man, OF good but
not brilliant ability, VINO VIII make no serious
not add especial lustre to the high place he
pies. Inferior to Chase and Marshall he Is prob
ably the superior OF Taney, who was General jack
sons Attorney General previous to his appoint.
ment as Mr.. Williams was General Grants.
The Providence Press (democratic), says:-
From Chief Justice Chase to Attorney General
Williams The fall is too sudden. decent
spect for public opinion should have prevented
such deterioration or the supreme Bench OF the
nation.
The Cincinnati Times (republican) remarks
His fitness for the position Will not be ques.
toned Dy any one who is sufficiently informed as
TO the standing oil our most prominent public men
TO have an Intelligent opinion.
The Boston Daitv Ners (temperance) Thus
speaks:-
Mr.. Williams viii, we have no doubt I'LL the or
fee with credit to himself and the President,
whose selections oil men for important OniceS hav0
generally proved judicious
The Petersburg (va.) Lder (democratic) con-
siders the appointment one emnenty unit to be-
made, ana declares =
President Grant has a remarkable genius for
finding out the worst people possible for the Offices
at his disposal and this nis last appointment
affords MS an additional Illustration.
The Newark Journal tdemocraticl says, under
the head OF "Getting His Reward":-
The most conspicuous public act Of his life was
his treatment OF the Louisiana usurpation, when
ne sustained PiEchback and his Pinchback govern
mpnr which majority OF the Senate committee
refused TO do. s'Brother-in-awn Casey was vltaIly
interested in the sustaining OF Pinchback nrst and
Kellogg afterwards.
FUNERAL OF OFFICER BURNS.