, 1873-02-21

otthor 4 cou,plimopt or n Ronso Of rosroot a. ~.
prossod for this United stntos Judge Sherman,
lo T. gon9rslly regarded as tho bolly Of o
celebrity Of tho Sherman nalmo. 10 nee q Juiiro
Of tho United States Courts paving around these
lobbics and Capitolno back-rooms, is to 800 8
man In a fair way Of temptation, II no worBc.
fow impoachnlenta arc 1oeoanary to purify our
judicial Bystom. In Kauaas md Louisiana, tho
Judgen aro said to DO drunk protty much all tho
| timo tho United States Judge Of Alabanla, who
Eonoll oi Tho District Of Columbia, sud all WasIl
ington oty,witlout regard to party, raised on in
| dIgnant howl which the President on ncighbor-
ly grounds, heard and responded to with
Ohio, is now presented for collecting money for
Congressional influence, and We, liopo that lo
may disprove it: but 1t 10 Blngm'ar, to eHy tI9
loast that man rs far OF as Cleveland should
10 implicated at Wasngton, TiSut q eaus1: 2:
q Judge only in title. II requires to make
Judge tl,roo quniitios: accorum, tni'oxinle
honesty, and o knowledge Of tho law 1ut the
only known requisite Of this Judge Ia, thnt his
| name Ia Sherman. His battlea and Ills ooolslons
are equally unknown.
AS for George A. Eassett, long the Clerk ftho
Why's and Mcang Comnitiee tho stories OF Ills
use Of lis privileges MD sa OLD rs my residence
In this city. I Hoard complaints made in Call,
fornia tbnt he had demanded payment for past
SERVICES, after experiencing unusual hospitals
ties from tho corporations there.
Turkish corruptton under the pashas ana
scarcely worso What vo aro honring every day
in those revelations, is something Of tho old.
The now corruption can bo stamped out IL these
exposuros Of formor and recent fraud arc Gu
couraged by tho wistful attention Of tho people.
That editor who raiseu the pnrty shield, aud cros
eso provant .n9ar
Of thief, or thief h!mselfl
Thero arc now no parties: In the common
sense Of tho oyorhans'ng c9nd, charged With
a'0aaSoa sso vs@ mt"sles ssSl 3essher 'sa a1a
broaAe old divisions down. Tho President
Of the United States has NO intentions except to
make his socond torn tho. vindication Of hia
| 1fagistraoy. -Four years are before us without 3
National election to warp tho sight Of any man.
The politicians would now DO declaring against
Grant for tho little Civil Service ao has oncour-
aged except tor those disclosures Of intamy
has compelled universal abhorrence. 'Wl,nt Is
| Schuyler Colfax to the noceBsity of n rogenern-
tion?. What is my nun to tho preservation Of
our liberties, aud Tho publication Of public lfo,
relative with it7
Faith in public character is only admirable to
tho degree Tint an Intelligent jury would bestow
IT, 10 b'ry r. onos , heaa ; IN tho ssnd and kisl
won't belioyo 1t !" Is the province Of q commu-
nifty Of fools. In tho light Of tho vindication Of
s9 institattons As Syo boon Inherited ana
| than the tumble Of blaok-bird shot out of the
Sky compared to the salvation OF the o'hnrvost-
folds. No dishonesty is more reprehensblo than
than which cats with tho Disciples, and mean
time Bnugly conceals tho thirty pieces Of bo-
trayal under tho tablo-cloth. Such q publication
as the Now York Independent, whoso proprietor
ls ropor-in with the religious 1nulttudes, and,
under TINT covor, q SORT. Of Montague Tige to
sound tho pralscs Of ovcry public Cllovy slyms-.
ia more wolf in tho moral press. No wonder tint
Mr. Oolfax; and ltr Sinclair considering late
expoEuroag w!elied to doIive from tho New York
Tribune the bcnoiit Of tho honorable reputation
| Of Horace Greeley. Had their littlo garno proved
! aancceas, TINT Journal, consecratctf III honors-
bic yoars: to the donunciation Of tyranny md
larceny, and tho advocate of distinguished
perjury. Making ouch honey in the dead
lions jaws, aomo Gatirical bamHon might
Wen Propound hH riddle on such n 1'-td,He:
Out OF the cater cnuae forth meat md out OF
| the strong came forth awoetnoss."
The Washington correspondent of the Now
York Independent, Mr.. D. n. Bartlett e1prouses
the belief that, when Mr. oolfax wap takon sick
really forgot he lad 81 2o5 from. oake'a An Amos' 49,
Afr. Bartlett thinks that Colfax now remembers
tue transaction. s and Is In great state Of
soc whero any OF there positions loavo III.
Co1fax. 10 Whatever new refuge he flies, some
thing has forestalIea him. His lust apology, Of
ths famlIy IN li1e adnr "u va,,cora sho feSs ~
xondher ai'h coanrt IT, NIr', nT,tt'a,s ~
Is cler aupointel by Coifar to ,lnca IN tSa
clerks office Of tho House. Holliater,
df Tia IItah. n;nw nv who W., ,r,rt t'''"to ~
divide tho rainant o} the IN N1orn'onm mm' and
l. .t;-,ta3 ~, ~ ,,o - eng uloas - ~ ala
annh nravcrs ~ 'Ao N'A'' sAAA0'"A u nAo'''o -
rur arrw.cnr.n
Mr.. oo1fax,s ronniot;nn and ,t,,d;rr ~ tho
unifca atstos 1aro haan ~ a a,,e ~ oo
thnngas lite tia arch e of = ta na'I rsinhaw t1at
or;tnisu hero has boan ;a,nayo 81" sors, r1+o ~
confaaa tnt "erar f,1,, ~ , t,, ~ ill., "
nrs,n;aos on, ai,nua it5 uau y uusy ~ tne
IN d +,at i; at sue an ;%I.y .1 ~
~ ts 6pn tt, ai5 1,nt 1,a uta susot
a. ILL., so o'1appeas Ny conaouss'on aa IL las slnce
oone. .--.....,
"a quantity OF the pertinent commonplace,