The New York herald., 1873-12-30
THE BUCHU CHIEF JUSTICE.

This carriage purchase is certainly sufficient TO
warrant the Senate in rejecting Williams, II II
chooses to do so. Probably there are other rea-
spatches state that the feminine mind OF the Capt.
tai is agiiated at the prospect OF seeing MRS.
Williams promoted to the position OF Cnief JUS
ticess, and that Senators are confronted at every
turn with the implacaDle opposition OF the ladies'
to the confirmation OF Mrs. Williams husband.
Whatever this may signify we think there can be
no doubt that Mr.. Williams nomination VIII
be Withdrawn Immediately upon the IL, reas- as
evtably arise whether man who helps himself to
$1,000 Of the public money TO buy private car
rage Is fit to hold the office OF Attorney General IL
the eyes OF the Senate really too pure 10 behold
such inquty the proper thing TO do VIII be TO con-
firm the nomination OF BristOw as Attorney Gen.
eral which is now before them, and then let the
President withdraw the nomination OF Williams as
Chief Justice at his leisure.
dent would nominate some great lawyer. like Will
liam M. Evarts or BENJAMIN X. Curtis, or some
eminent Judge like Thomas Drummond or +. r.
Hoar to the vacant chair OF the Chief Justice. Now
that he has failed to secure the confirmation OF his
first appointee, the opportunity Is again offered
him to signalize his administration by such an ap
pointment
Prediction that No Bnchu Chief Justice
Can Ever Preside Over the Supreme
Court.
[From the Syracuse IN. W Courier, Dec 27l
There is but little doubt that Attorney Gen.
eral Williams win never take his seat IN the chair
lately occupied by Chief Justice Chase SO great is
the feeling OF the country against him that II is the
general opinion that not even favorable report
from the Committee on the Judiciary will save him.
The leading radical organs OF the country are
either lukewarm in his support or are openly
against him. In this State the Albany Journal the
spoken against him. Grant said in his inaugural,
Il have no policy TO enforce against the Will OF the
people," Yet while he knows that the people OF
the whole country and majority OF the pubic
journals are opposed TO the confirmation OF Will
liams he doggedlv refuses to withdraw the
to ntrfh hiC oyrfh
q vengeance.
Grants Obstinacy in Refusing to With
draw the Nomination OF the Buchu
Chief Justice.
[From the Cincinnati Commercial, Dec. 26.l
Grants obstinacy in pressing the appointment Of
Attorney General Williams for Chief Justice
though warned on all sides that the appointment
is absolutely unfit to be made and that the most
respectable Senators ana the lawyers OF high repu
ment and provoking the contempt OF those who
have hitherto been his most influential and warm
friends
The Buchu Chief Justice n Dummy.
The Cincinnati Commercial says:-'It is said of
Williams that in great cases he is Teticent on the
legal points," !"
General Unftness of the Buchu Chief
Justice
From the Palmer tMass) Journal, Dec. 27.l
Attorney General Williams has not yet been con-
irmed as Chief Justice by the Senate, and good
many stories rife, showing his unftness for the
office. The lawyers OF Hartford propose to peution
against his appointment, on account OF his bad
luck and mlsmanagement in behalf OF the govern
ment IN the recent Credit Mobilier trial in that
city, and even the Washington ladies cry out
against his being confirmed, as it viii thus elevate
Mrs. Williams to the position Of first lady in the
land and this they Will not. not submit % to- Bnt Cen
right man for the place, and he refuses to with
draw the nomination.
The Buchu Chief Justice Failure as q
Counsellor.
From the Hartford Comm Post, Dec. 27.l
The public s settling down to the belief that Mr..
Williams will not be confirmed Chief Justice OF the
Supreme Court or at least that he ought not to be.
1t is true there are some partisans who profess to
believe that he is man OF very respectable attain
ments, but the opinion is no. based on his record
at the bar and upon the bench. He acquitted him.
SELF fairly in the Senate and upon the stump, but
those who have met him before the Supreme Court
are not enthusiastic for his confirmation. He came
Unexpectedly to Hartford to argue the Credit Mo-
bitter suit in our court room. The occasion was
one which warranted journey from Washington
by the first law oficer OF the government. The
cause had obtained great notoriety, and spe-
cia and unusual act OF Congress had been
passed to get the question before the courts.
large sum OF money was involved, as well as prfn-
ciples Of no little moment. For the respondents
some OF the foremost lawyers OF the nation.
Everything about the case calculated to in
and to 'ne p @ his He ws to
be widely reported, and victory over the eminent
gentlemen he was TO contend with was sure to re-
dound to his lasting credit His ''argument' was
failure wretched as to be painful TO those who lis
tened TO him. He seemed not only poorly prepared
for the great task he had undertaken but to lack the
mental ability to grasp the real pith and marrow
of the case. The government could not have been
worse served If 1t had resolved In advance to make
sham fphf.
But. aside from Williams intellectual feebleness,
very serious charges have been preferred against
him. 1t Is not necessary to the purposes OF this
case that he should be declared guilty OF the ir-
reguarities laid at his door 1t may be admitted
jury and yet not stand acquitted at the bar Of pub
lie opinion. To say the least, one whose moral
be made against him by respectable men, and
against whom they can stand In doubt for weeks,
is not the man for Chief Justice OF the United
States. He should be above suspicion even-a
man whose character is so far above reprOach that
no such charges as those preferred against Mr.. VIII
| lams would De for moment entertained.
The President is noted for q sturdy adherence to
his friends, and we have had occasion to commend
him for the courage Of his opinions; but in this
and the most seemly thing he can do under
the circumstances is to withdraw the nomi-
nation and send in a stronger name. There
are half dozen men in the country, the
selection OF either OF whom would at once be re-
administration, to say nothing OF the interests OF
the country, the President cannot AFFORD to make
a mistake III an appointments WHICH may ihSt, LOT
good or evil, for quarter OF q century.
We see IL suggested In several journals out OF
the State that the Bar OF Hartford should lead on
with remonstrance against this appointment,
and that il would be likely to Dring out general
an expression OF dissent from the legal profession
OF the country as TO render confirmation morally
impossible. We have expressed our own views
with entire Freedom but we have no recommends
tion TO offer as to the course OF others. Unques-
tionably vigorous protest from our Bar would OBJ
tain wide circulation, and have no little influence
upon the case.
THE ALLEGED FRAUDS IN WESTCHESTER
How the Board OF supervisors Attempted
to Shield One OF Their Members-A Sur
prise in n Committee Room-An Offer