The sun., 1873-11-19

The IhiladelpL = Ring ao stel lth-ly, IN
engineering phrase, making thor APP
Droa,hcs and firing tentative shots ~ the
new Constitution. On It's defeat depends
THEN fate anu that defeat will bo accoIn-
'..-., .. .'.- ,,,,aoi,o,,,l,r' ,,roi NOM
ulation uf Pennsy lvauin unit, - one man
against ia, city iuiquity. and The CoAVcn-
tion iisolf takes measures to protect It=
olI-prng.
We observe that of the y members ~
that body 10 have signed the new Con-ti-
tutiln, taus specially pl,dging themselves
t. IT. support ltho Other three being prob
abby ringlcadorsl, and giving to the world
Tie b,,t assurance that no party question
can be I,liscu about it. There is much en-
oouugemeut IA this. The adyCrs, inanuu-
y,,s, however, are plainly developing
themselves end are quite as ohS ions e. Us
az % distance us e. the sontinels who arc
supposed t. he On luotl mean at hand.
The inst suggestion Wa, that GOV. HART
RANT Of his own motion should iutcrpose
his pregogatiyc, ana 10y proclamation de-
eide in favor Of Ring manipulation at the
polls. Lis Secretary Of State was freely
quoted ~ authority for this intent. The
Governor l,-ltatug. the next tecler put
out was a letter or ICputcd letter from
Chief Justice READ. extra judicially and
with no case before him, deciding the law
just a. the Ring wished II to be. This let
| ter has not as We nrcawaTe, been in print,
but those who know, and what observer
| of Pennsylvania politics does not, the
character ana habits ot this inveterate
! judicial mischief maker, do not hesitate 10
| h.li.y.s n This a. nariua.nt a tlIItr,a-
the first Of next January Mr. READ, by the
unanimous consent of his fellow citizens,
subsidies into private life; ana II would be
tho fitting end of u career of restless and
aorid politics, ON and OF the bench, were
lac TO do what Is imputed 30 him. Then
we have KEMBIE's paltry letter trying 20
alarm Philadelphia about her Centennial
and now the journals Of that city an
nouuce we regret TO say without the in-
dignant comment ii deserves, q new move
mont of the consphators which may be
much more serious
The city Solicitor gives an opinion "a
the Commissioners ring men all that, III
providing for an honest election in Phila-
delphia the Convention has transcendcd its
powers, ana that the existing apparatus OF
| fraud must bC main ntained. Now, who is thi'
Solicitor, and what value with decent mer
has his opinion? To begin lac studied law
in the Office OF this very Chief Justice
READ, and has been, to the reproach Of th'
profession, his pet and conhdant
Their relations are 50 close an,
intimate as to scandalize every one
lie got up fantastic regiment dur
ing the war, did about as much service u
his friend the District Attorney, and cam
home TO do dirty party work and get III
office for which he is about us ut rs Chic
Justice READ would be to command n bat
TALON OF Ted-legged zouaYes Nor is thi
all. He is the intimate bosom friend u
mann ana CASSIDY, and directly impliCatc
in all their operations. Nay, more. III
was counsel for the city when the PARkE
bonds were stolen from the treasury, WI
: privy, IL il believed, to the WcttbOte b
. which the crime was TO be concealed, is O
record as one who helped TO frightcn poo
Mrs. FUREY into paying her hush money
and when last spring the scandal OF Ill
} affair became perllous, went, in oompan
D with twin Ring man named JouN
e HILL, to Vienna to add to the America
shame there, ana remained abroad, the heI
b. of actual rows and mythical ducls, til /
= was tolegraphed TO by his friond Man
= that Mrs FUREY was sufficiently frigh
J. ened, and he might safely return.
s such is the law officer Of the city Of Phi
# adelphid; sIch IL the man who now giy
r it ~ hs opinion, having of course tax,
Il counsel with bis morbund patron, Il