, 1873-02-01

and conBign him to rorlition.
IA Topeka correspondent says:
Then tho crowd hunted up Colonel York. carried
him down into tho Office Of tho ToGt House thc!r
Shoulders, and nominated him by reclamation to
ceed CALDWELL whoso Senatorial esatc thoy said WIS
really to 10 administered upon.
Mr.. James ". Simonton the General Agent
Of tho Associated Press at Now York, tolegrapha
specially to his own papor, tho San francisco
Bulletin:
Leland Stanford is still In Now York, cndeavoring to
eclcmo hut Congressional lobbyists arc finllpg Ahat
tho present year Ii bad for delivering contracted
will out. s1AoNToN.
Tho Postmaster Of St. Paul thinks that WAS
ia pitiablo spectacle whom CoIfa1 asked IN In
veBtigating Committee of the Bonato.
Mayor DaYis, Of Cincinnati, iB having somo
casos Of discipline in his police forco, and has
called on the Legislature to arm him with tho
veto power against corrupt schemes In Council.
Tho Ohio Sonato has passed tho measure de-
manded by a vote lacking only two OF being
unanimous.
ST Louis elects Mayor in April, and tho
Democrat giyes tho roll Of aapira1lta, viz:
Felix Costo, n. p. Tausoy, ,Elon &. Smith, Joe
Brown, Anthony 1ttner, Charlca e. ltamacy, W.
Fl. Benton.
Tho St. Louis Globe administration takes
occasion to reprint the following sentiment in
ordor to get 1t right:
forming the preaent and ia CnLnet that 1t wns full
Of political hyrocrlsy Is possible that 1t has also
become den Of theres7
-The sinners must be punished. They may bo
no worse than others. Tho eighteen upon whom
the towor OF Sloan fell were not snnera above
gll men in Jerusalem. Bacon quoted the game
text In lis own behalf. though he admitted the
bribery TINT i1npeachcd and djggraced him. But
.1r &1,rnn Tnja attab Td+fn et,t
aro kno,on to l,c sinners, and We don't know that
others aro.-Scnator Mo,1on's Home Paper.
Tho case Of Mr. colfax ia narrowed down to
very close limits. Unless he can concluaively
June, 1868, junt two days aftor Amos says he
paid him (Colfax) that sum as n Credit Mobl1ior
dividend. was obtained from another sourco the
question Of veracity betwcon thom is decided in
favor Of Ames: People looking at the testimony
us it stends will almost univcrsaly regard it aa
conclusive asainst Colfax.- CinclnnaH Times
(Admlntstrati0N.]
The proof now appears clear that he [Col-
fax1 did personally mako such deposit. The only
remaining question seomB to be whether lie can
explain such deposit independent Of Ames' stato-
ment 1t is our sincere hope, as It no doubt ia
OF the country, that he may DO ablo to do thiB.~-
Toledo Blade (Administratio'D.
-We belioya in the maxim that no ono sud
denly becomes base, and uhall hold our nual
judgment iu reserve, SO far as Mr. Colfax il con-
cerned, until ho has had an opportunity to OK
plain away tho ugly circumstances which Indicate
lis grilt.-~!a. Louis Democrat (Administra-
tion).
1t will require moro than tho unsupported
testimony Of Congressman Alley to convince
people that Tlad, SteYonH took $50, ,0O0 or any
other sum, as corruption money. "TAo Great
Commoner," as entlus!aatic friends used to call
tho man thoy loved, had reputation for honesty
cinnaN Gazette.
-Oahes Ames is responsible, among other
things, for frightful and increasing discords in
the music furnished tho loyal by tho erst harno-
donouncea him rs "knavo," IA reckless and
unprinciplod sharper" ono of tho greatest rus
cals that ever obtained admission into lcgisla-
tive body, etc.. etc, ,-here III our dauntless Col
sceaNh: "For ourselves, we adhoro with I'M
abated confidence to Oakos Amos probity through
Ill these transactions" Tho puzzled loyalist las
our Bympathy. .-Sprinadela Republican.
ington, which Inns blightod so many regulations
and brought roproaci on our name at homo and
abroad, ean DO directly tracod to departure
from the principles on which our Government
tic GoYolnmont to establish justice, secure
peace, and maintain liborty. Whatoyer logisla-
ton IL needed to attain theso objects, 1t may
lawfully euaot. But It novor was contemplated
that tho Government should intorlnoldle with
granting bouniea to indiv lduals in lilo shape
Of protective tariffs, by giving enormous aub-
Rllos to and indorsing tlio bonds Of private cor
porationa, or by itself becoming q 1nonopolist IN
tho management OF telegraph Iinos.-LouispiEe
C0urief-Jon'1aal.
-Othcr mon may Eaye rlaen as Pomoroy did,
but none oyer had such q fall. Il 10 catastro-
Pile without any parallel in our politics.. YoAter~
day United States Bon4tor, welding the power
OF mighty moneyed rings to buy up state as ii
ifworo sheopin tho sllamb1es; to-day, a brokon~
down and branded man. trembling in tho grip
Of tho law Tho picture III sud ono, but it is
full Of wholesome warning and hopeful omena.
It le tho elimnx Of tlls months startling daclo-,
auros alld lH fpal(ully dramatic, III tho 1nomont
Of Zamisps fancol triumph tue tra(, IL sprung,
the, State is saved, ho sinku through the stage,
aud is succeeded by glorious trallsfornation-
soono, in which tho Good Oonius Of tho land re-
wards public purity with tho csown Of success.
Truly there is ground for hope aud faith In the
people yot. Tho Yatea haYo declared against the
spoilers. The spell which ahronded tLoir evil
ways arc broken, and tho lnultituklos TINT bowed
IN despair before tho veilol Mokanna now spurn
his trembling priests, It Ia redemption at
wlicl tho good mon or all parties wi!l relolco.
Tho National humiliation which proceeded i wau
common to Ill parties, md tho triumph belongs
to au-6t, Louis Republican.