The sun., 1873-12-25

C.TsAn TO C.EstRs Senate. IL chief aiui IL
to register hi4 cdicts and to pront by this
ahjcct dishonor. No nomination is too bad
Tor approval and no Job too atrocious for
prompt whitcwus hing.
Witness tho CA>EYs, CRNMrRs, ana that
crowd OF creatures who disgrace high
trusts and scandalile the public service.
Look at the rcpurt- and spCechc- Of HuCE-
INGItANI, FRrLNGuUYsEy, HOWE, aud the
like. vho claim to bc Of the best, endorsing
the frauds of LrEr s STOCKGNG, the rob-
berries Of the Custom House, the corrupt
and colusvc sale Of arms to France, San
Domingo annexation, the prescription Of
SUMNER, S,ItURz. TRCMBtLIs and others,
merely because the favor OF the President
was thus to he gained or kept.
when the question of admitting the no
torious ex-barber PINCHBACK was before
the Senate last week, Mr.. MoRroN rested
his argument mainly upon the fact that
the President had recognized the usuipa-
ton of kELLoGG. and therefore his certili-
cate was to be- treated us conclusive of the
right Of this fruululcnt prctender to
seat in the chamber, to which he has no
more legal claim than any bootblack on
Pennsylvania avenue. Although the Con-
stituton prcscribes that "each House
shall be- the Judge of the elections, returns,
and qualifications of its own members"
Nj. NoRroN contends that the President is
superior to that provision, and his will
must determine the conditions upon which
member may bc seated. Hear hini
"'rhc Pr,saiout q. 'iIcs hy an at of Congress,
that the kul'C. .'r, ycrnrueni Il the ltwIui gov
,'rumcnt. trhis f. falscl The House oi keprc-
-entatiycs MS decided tnat Mr. ktiiuGG u the
Governor Uf Louis lana, following the dccistuh OF
the President ot the United states. This Is
false. Ana nov ~ i. has the S'nHtc ui the
United States Uio riyt Ia dccii, UGt ne i not Uc
Gor1nol ~ Lnuttttr ant thug or Tulc ne 10
ftp' of ne Pftspi'Ht To- which h" has been au-
tnOrzcd bN an act OF Congress say, no.
the PRECEDENT of The [ nited states. in pursuance
- ,i,a az "f l'a' ias made ~: decktgll es 10
which Is the lawful government OF Louisiann,
until that decisiu T. reversed 10y an act nt Con-
trr-s, as-ed hy both Houses In the usual way,
each House j. bound separately 10y that decision.
ga, ic,csiiu {. orr dectsieB ant n shan have
been reversed by an ac, II Congress.
This j. the spirit of the whole relation OF
thy Senate toward the Executive. Mr..
McRro~. who = the iugeman of the Presi-
dent in that chamber, has option led II
cxa tly in saying "his decision Is our de-
cision. lli- followers take up the refrain,
sweet mui~cl and rI.h up to the White
hol,r to seek office or contract, shouting
with all their might, Ills decision is our
droisiou.
Here is q mou-trous outrage pCrpcti1ltVi
in presence Of the whole country. The
people of Louisiana elect a Governor, other
state officers aIl a Logi. lattrc by Il ma
| iotity of many Thousands. There was a
/ full vote, II fn.I poll. and a quiet election.
/ All this is admitted 10y the best Repub-
: leans, aud was proved before "A oOnn.sttee
of the senate.
But the Administration candid ,trs were
badly bcatcn. That did not please the
/ President. Then the whole political ma
chiuoTy was set in motion to place IN ofiice
the very men whom the people had re-
icctcd at the ballot box. Federal bayonets
were employed, and by force aud fraud
KELLOGG wa, put in the Governors chair.
| PINcIiBACK was one of the purchased tools
OF this iniqulty, and the conspnhtors seek
10 reward him by degrading the senate OF
the United state.
The Administration not only instignted
this villuuy, but gave it every possible
even allow the committee of u hundred oi
the best citizens, representing the chosen
candidates, u hearing in behalf of their
rights. The ease was pGciudgtd at Wash
mgton. and the vvlul Atturuey-Gcucral
who has been raised In ms glnring incom
pcteucy over the court aud tue whole bal
of the Union. a. the price Of prostltutins
hi, once, tcirgraphcd to the Governor Wh'
had been iairl! elected IN thcs" mSoIrn'
words:
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auqUi'-r'd .t fI' sooner good 'I4vr 80 % e vi
re-.oltd. "o.o. Il. N.-iiNAr. Atorn'y .ct.N'""
II will b" seen that to make h- sut>i'r
Vcu,y more marked and acceptable, 80
NohrrN repeated the very words whici
the Attorney -Gencrdl had selected from
his limited vocabulary To express cheerful
obedience to his masters orders" HIS dc
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