National Republican., 1873-12-30
fR. CRUSADE AGAINST Mr.. WIZ
al4s "a LTAMq r-.

pUeoco we nOminAt1on oil Mr. Wiiliams 70
be Chief Justice was sent to the Senate, the
secalled Ipdspendent. the Liberal Repub-
lcAa end the Democratic press have waged
syAiaN him merciless crusade Of slsnder
aad defamation. Day afer day the columns
q shout dozen newspapers haye been
hlisd with the most unfounded charges
"a thc gravest misrcpresents,ions. With
shsolutely nothing upon which 70 base an
alicvaaion sssiust his honor and integrity
- lawyer and q public man. cloud Of
asplcion has been thrown over his whole
hik and revelations Of the grossest crime
and corruption have been promised from
aAy 70 day. Oas Qf the highly moral edi.
tQn In New York, whose principal
achievement In Journalism Is that he
crawled into tie place which his pre-.
dsceasor had made the head Of the
American pres, who has been guilty
Of more fraud and corruption than
any nan Of his years In his profession,
urged the bar of New York TO meet and
dsnounce the appointment Correspond
outs OF Washington have zealously carried
ouL the Instructions Of their superiors, and
hcsisated, many Of them, at no SANDER, nj
no lie, ut no innuendo calculated to attain the
ob)ccts they had In view. Only q day or
twoago, for instance. an nex.cmployee Of the
Oiice Of the Attorney General, who was
disnisscd for incompe,ency. or a worse
reason. alleges, In the New York Herald,
thai Mr.. Williams. when appointed mem.
Der Of the Board Of Visitors to West Poiat
during his Senatorial term. charged full
mileage from Oregon and back. amounting
10 asarly three thousand dollars, and drew
" whole OF II. The facts are that Mr..
Williams never was member Of Boarl
II Visitors to West Point, and never visited
the Academy In his life.
This is a fair sample Of the malicious
charges which are now being made in Jour.
mails claiming to be respectable, and which
ars pointed 10 a. evidences Of the unfitness
Of Mr.. Williams for the high and hsnoretl
petition to which he has been nominated.
We are told that Senators are angry at the
n0mination, and the names Of several are
meatloned ~ certain To oppose his coniir.
nation. We know thai more than one
Aalf OF these assertions are totally unlounded
sAA klse from beginningto end its ditfi-
oak 70 undersiAnd the animus Of these out.
faesouA attacks, except that they springffom
ds.lre 70 injure the Administration and
lower President Gram In public estimation.
WA Is tAe objection to Mr.. Williams
Ne ere told Of corruption. Of acts unbe
ooning o lawyer. What Is itr WhaI
ere they, Thus Gar, they are only of the
nost shadowy and impalpable character
fhc only definite one that has been pre-
ssaisd has been rejected by the committed
q utterly unfounded. Not single par
tic,e Of testimony has yet been taken tina
In any way reflects upon his character; no
3 substantial, well authenticated charge ha'
bsen presented. Nor is il likely that ont
WILDE presented. for the simple reason tina
none exist. The whole subject 10 beior,
the Senate committee, where we may III
csrtain that il will receive the fullest ant
The closest investigation. Its report. WI
are confident, will show that Mr.. William
has been abused; that his private and pub
Nc character Is unsuliied, and that TN
charges which are now made against him
principally by disgraccd subordinate. ar
the mere ii,brications OF an unscrupulou
sluuderer.