The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-24
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governorship that had come before the
Senate. But after while Morton discoy-
cred that, in addition to the Democrats
and Liberals, Ferry, of Connecticut, Car
penter, Howe, Allison, ingalls,, Edmunds,
the two Morri.ls, Frelinghuysen, AMI sever
al other Northern Republicans, together
with Robertson, Allison, Conover, and one
or two Southern Republicans, would vote
against Pinchback's admission, making a
decided majority against him. An
effort was made to tingle the
legs of the revolters with the
party lash, but it failed and then, to COM
plete Morton discontinue, the President,
in an interview described as. stormy, an
nounced his intention to throw Pinch back
overheard, strongly intimating that Kel-
| logg would have to walk the plank after
| him. This was in the nature of retalia-
ton on the Presidents part for Morton s
defeat of his two nominations to the Chief
Justiceship, and, as the sequel shows, it
was successful. Morton having struck
Grant in his most vulnerable part and I'm
horsed him, it was to be expected that Grant
would retort upon Morton's weak spot,
which was obviously his pronounced COM
mitment to the fortunes of Kellogg. Nor
ton thereupon surveyed the situation con-
Guided that discretion was the better part
of yalor and took the back track with an
alacrity that would have done credit to a
better pair of legs than the Indiana sena-
tors.
And this is the history of the way Sena-
tor Morton was enabled to see his way clear
and he moved to ask for an investigation
of Pinch's pretensions and of the charges
against him, without insisting on his priol
admission to the Senate as recognition o.
the legality of the Kellogg government.
The tenacity with which Senator Morton
clings to Kellogg, even in the face of al
most certain defeat, is shown in the con
dition reserved in his resolution that tn,
motion to investigate Pinchback withou
first admitting him, must not be taken a
having any bearing upon the legality o
the State government from which he Dor
. credentials. The explanation of this tena
city of Senator Morton is that he is in
tight place, and does not want to make al
admission of error and usurpation, as tn
: withdrawal of his support from kellogg
would be, under the circumstances. Al
! the matter stands now it looks as if tn,
President had about got even with Mortol
for his opposition to Williams and Gushing
Conkling was in his seat in the Senate to
day, and his countenance beamed with a
exultation which was painfully absent dur
, ing the late trial of Mr.. Gushing for disloy
atty. Conkling thinks somebody beside
the President has got even with Morriso
: in view of all these things.
1t is time the long suffering people c
Louisiana began to take new courage, 70
/, their troubles are about over, and bright
: er dawn begins, and by the way of credi
to whom credit is due, it is necessary t
t say that this promised relief has bee
: brought about by the influence and effort
: of the much revlled Casey as much as b
those of anybody else, and that the movin
spirits have been those indefatigable worl
' ers and clever fellows, Gov, Warmoth an
; George Sheridan.
: PINCHBACK SNUBBED.
: 1t seems that the President is somewhs
e bitterly in earnest IN his determination I
y unload his Southern burdens, from the fa(
that he to-day fatty refused to grant a
n audience to Pinchback, alleging that. u,
/ til the charges now pending against the la
ter were cleared up, there could not /
any official reason why he should be recel'
ed, and there certainly was no person
y consideration involved, Pinch is som
l. what down in the mouth in consequence.