The New York herald., 1873-12-28
THE BUCHU CHIEF JUSTICE.

From the Salem, iOregon) Mercury, Dec. 12.l
II there is one sign OF the times more than
another, and where they are 80 abundant, which
causes the prudent and conservative man to doubt
the stability OF our government 1t Is the custom
now grown prevalent OF filing Offices and positions
OF quondam honor and dignity With men or little
or no character, and OF small requirements. AL
though 1t Is essential to the community that good
men should be appointed to Offices OF trust yet
the occasional promotion of a medium man to high
position might be overlooked but the persistent
practice OF appointing men to noble and
sacred places, who, instead OF filing
them. contract them and reduce them
to their own stature, IS that OF which
we now complain and the effect OF which we de-
plore. we lose the awe and respect which should
he uue the ONCE on account OF the incumbent The
highest office IN America has hitherto unques; ion
aby been the office OF chief Justice Of the Supreme
Court Of the United States. IN has been higher in
It's tenure, as 1t Is for life; higher IN the interests
committed TO and governed by 1t, higher In It's
social position and in the character OF It's incum-
bents II has been higher than any other until
now. IL was deemed necessary TO possess the
greatest legal culture IN all the various
rived, as well as In international law combined
with a thorough knowledge OF history, an ac-
qualntance with the sciences and the perfect IA
iniarity OF well educated gentleman with bellies
hettTeS literature. We object to the appointment
Justice not because he has not all OF the necessary
qualifications. but because ne has none OF them
lie is a politician in the technical the
word, as contradistnguished rom sta tesman.
lie spent the early part OF his life, at least the
hrst that Is known OF 1t, as Judge OF local court
| IN Iowa lollng on the sunny side OF dry
goods box wageng his peculiarly shaped
under Jaw (irom whence his familiar
soubrlquct Faxbrake) for the delectation
0f an audience arrayed in buckskin breeches. It
was finally thought tnat he disposed OF forever
ny sending MIN TO oregon as a Judge OF Terri
lorlai court, ana IL was probably expected, rom
1 the estimate at that time made OF OregonIans
that nc would be heard OF no more unless. ike
sidney smlth's missionary TO the Cannibal Islands
ne might De served up some day cold-lor luncn.
For many long and weary years ne s'heard himself
,alk,n ana whenever in the taverns OF Salem and
the barrooms OF Eugene city or the saloons OF Cor
1 wallis two or three were gathered together there
was he Ia the midst Of them. After making several
unsuccessful attempts Tor political preiermcnt he
I AT last found an OpcUinQ. The war came the caul-
! dron boiled and the suDstratum came TO the sur
4 lace. George II. Williams entered Tor the race for
The senate OF the United States against one Thomas
| H. Pearne. Brother pcarne a shoemaker a
4 preacher and politician. Yet as Charles Ieade
says ~ one ~ ne heroes, ''hs three medocrities
iell 50 lar snort oi ono talent that he was often
without his dinnern The CHIEF Justice beat brother
IeaThc ana then ne hung the Stars and Stripes to
the Dreezc waved the eagle and rode into political
prelclment; IN me infancy Of the Republic some
I innocent might nave inquired, with tins early
,, amu !aler framing where did he get the
/ crudition necessary Tor his posifonr The answer
~ 'ne dotagc oi the Republic Is important. He rides
\ on the tiddi wave OF party and subserviency.
.'stand back, old ogy this is the new nation that
grew out Of The war; George II. Williams has one
i Talt OF character which PROBABLY caused his pro-
motion He s clay IN the hands OF the potter. No
\ cHquc or sci OF men or women got hold ol or
surrounded hlm that they diG not leave their i'm
/ press on him, and mould MIN 10 their shape. He
| WIZ NOT be refractory chief Justice When the
NEW YORK HERALD gives another essay on me
tendency Of the Times TO Quackery,
! '"Greenbacks, shoddy ana Cgsarism.n let
I ~ mention Grant and his ChicI Justice
/ alongside Of IIclmbold and ''Buchu." we
| are accustomed TO hear OF Marshall, story
ana fancy. VIII we hear OF Williams,
1 except as George H. Williams or Chiei Justice
| Williams, and even II men did speak Of Marshall,
I Ianey and Williams would II not resemble In It's
falling OF the sauiatlon OF the Mussnman fruit
vendor in Constantlnopc, "In the name Of the
Prophet-ngsr
| Mrs. Secretary Williams ms n lobbyist
for Her Husband.
The Providence Or u Press says:-"It Is said