, 1874-03-09

how much llo can ,o injured by tho partlea 10
tho questionable transactions tint Le has bcon
tho meana Of exposing.
CH1EF-JUsTICE WA1TE-THn NEXT
PRESIDENCY,
From Our 0ion Correspondent.
WAaulNaToS, March 6, 1874.
The Ohfef-Justico took his place with formull-
ty yesterday, alarch4; md tho unusual occasion
Of M installation Of such rank brought D grant
crowd Of ladies mud Congressman to
THE counr-o,tA1inEn.
Thorc was q full Bench, a1id tho array Of por-
traits struck mo as worry dno, and tho behavior,
of all as no less imposing. Ihoro was tho koch,
gray.oyea Davis, Of yonr owl, State, not less i'll
ciHive mud agile for his goodly attire Of 1losh.
a,d, by his relationship to tho powerful Parlla-
n,onsayy lonlor whose fnmo expands as wo ro-
cete from hiB grave, m additional object OF In
tcrest and association. Thoro alao waH Nico-
]ny, tho Marshal, 10 we'll remembered by
his inhabitn1loy Of tho White House for
tho wl,olo of Proaitont Linooln's resi-
donco there, mud his oblIgilg use
fulucss and intimacy with TINT pions memory.
Ho is working mothodically Mt Ills History OF the
sottlomont a1ld Civilization Of tho Northwest
whicI, Is meant to 10 proluBiyo to tho L,fo Of
Mr.. Lincoln. which Col. Hay is at loast prepared
substantial Legation thau any iM tho gift Of poll
tics. There wore tile two Wcstoin Justices.
swnyno mud Miller, whose fliends anticipated
their e1ovation to tho Chief Justiceslip, but
wlioEo cordial nBeent to Mr.. WaiteB choice waa
Expressed III gracious and boaming interest. JUS
tlce Clifford, who closed up tho troaty pence with
Mexico, life-ttmo ago, Bnt OH tho right Of hfr.
Waite, looking like glgantic bust and head Of
Donaparto. Tho limbe-wittcd Fiold was ready
with decision, which he psoson,ly load. Aud,
By tho calamito,lB miss Of two othor nominees,
the now Chioi-JuBttce Expressed III h(s person
tho extrome possibilities OF Career under Il Re-
public. He might take for his motto tile re-
inarlt: "Tloy alBo scrvo who only stand md
Waite."
ho Is prosac mat, Of sottled countcnance; d
H1uarish head. Indicative Of harmonious thought
and judgment; healthy, iron-gray hair; aud
from tho tluo appearance OF Ills associates, md
llaB tho supto,ne- Court manner to begin with.
What ovonts in history llo may DO fatoa to take
],art in, anl override or control, nro closed In
tint unseen book which blind mon guard. Tho
first opinion OF thu Bench sooms to bo, that he
is u plain, reasoning Western man, without
flourish or precipitancy; NIL Infinite moral inl-
proyoment OH Caleb Gushing, and moto seemly
promotion than that Of Judge Williams.
The Supreme Court seems to mo to DO equal
at its Dellcll and Bar at present, to any Bench
and Bur in Christedom, aud TO any period in it's
own history. Somotimon scauda!ous things aro
said Of tlia man and tint about it, but slandor
ia like bird which stops ut no height.
Higher still and higher.
From tho earth thou srrngest,
and singing still lost soar and soaring s>ngcst.
A cortain class Of attorneys, pashlng tho pro-
cinctB OF this High Bar, rofuBo to abide by it's de-
cslons and cry onrgain ,:t anu sole: ono OF these
Judge fiold, who Ind disbarred him but not
respectable newspaper in the country would pay
any attention to tho charges. Tho Supreme
cour. is the most popular body in tie doveln-
pocial aud Dcmocratic. Among lilo run,o!a
around this Court il ono that tie Democratic
lcalera arc again sounding tho eligibility Of
Judge Davis for the Presidency.
THE LATE SOCIAL FROL1o.
The first twelve weeks Of the session this
winter were partly absorbed in tile almost uni
yersal party md reception-giying but, since
Lent sot in, tie public work goes forward moro
earnestly.
timo in tho proks decrying tho inevitable.
This aoclnl frnlic began with Wash-
iugton's Administration, and for long
timo there was what tho fomalo correspond
entn cail Court eircio,' li' which made made
the udyent Of Mr.. Lincoln, the presence OF digni-
taricshas bccume moro fltIusod aud 1nnllv Prcsi-
dent Grnnt laa demolished tho Washington ei-
quote, goes where lie pleasoa but, at thu salns
time, lel,ls hs moral influence and example to
tic ext1ayngauco Which has brought about 80
many scandals. He il tho genius OF his Admin
iatraton in social point Of view, having come
to Office with calnl-habits and nrmy-riyalrios.
and loving staIi-circlo anl licl civilians ut
tcntionH. TAiB is the Afmy y-uature III all parts Of
tho world.
Inns rarely indnlgcd himself moro Mt tho Carital
than in tho camp. developing in tue line Of his
prcjutlicos Of the Scotch. l1is powers are almost
imperial. His patronage lo Knows rs fully us
he knows tho ermy-reputationa. He punishes
insincorty, hearaous to miacliof-makers, ro-
wards hattcrcra, and fcnrs bold intellccts. No
lnan ovor roprovcl him to Ills face aud eaw it
again. Ho is conscious Of l,is want OF mind and
training, roles upon his instincts, and conquerB
by silence. Ho has no dark qualities,
and such breadth of curiosity, that
no can ho equally entertained by his
attachments to locality where he has boon well
troatcd. an Indian in memory Of slight. and luis
Administration resembles tao reign Of the first
two llauoverlnns who expelled Ills ancestors
;rhackoray bllrloHqucd them. but na Charles
knight depicted then, ,--Btod self-loving, half
domoHtlcated, picayuno men, with III! ltary cour-
age, who woro successful In peculiar period.
j. man Of actiyo fancy mud association might
d. dFnw c,a tinG parallel dn between tho rolgns
Administrations of Andrew johnson and Gen.
Grant. There wan o Jncobito and robelous
party in all ; tho slatcpmon ruled by corruptiug;
md the State grow i'll prosperity, and decayed III
high oxunplo and public virlno; tho physical
spirit OF tho nntion wAs maintained ; aud tho
glaxy Of able men il. Science, Mechanics, Ethics,
and Literature preserved tho memory OF tho
reignB at tile expense Of the sovoroigns. You
looked Mt the celtre III In tho strong devil-ish,
to 500 tho vulnerable spot.
Ills NEuuLAToNs
Tho Presidents Administration owes wllnteyor
o. huccnss it has achieved to Boutwell, mt, Fish.
in tho Cabinet md to strong general support
in Congress, lod by Morton, ConkliuE, and Bnt-
lor. Ihoso mon will 10 tho oxpononts OF Grants
Administration in history. Not one of tlom III u
n,nn aboyo tho second or third class, nloanusod
with mon OF affnira IN o1f.nl nutionR or periods.
Mr.. Fish was simply prudent man attaclesl to
tho President, who encountered no opposition to
tho Unitod statos in my part Of tho world. ,lr.
boutwell,, shallow tinancior, with ono stubborn
daa,-to pay oil tho national dobt bt,-kopt
tho api,it of tho whole country
subordinate to TINT idcn and In tho midst Of
such wastofnlnosH md corruption as tho nntion
| lAd never known, and which tlo President
abotted viii, all hia might. Boutwell, mustered
| tho fears Of tho people, OH tho testimony Of
Spectators, to ro.olcct Gen. trant. lIo thon
| rntrent0l intD tin Bengte. to DHranD tho storm