Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-01-02
WILLIAMS.
Chances Against bis Confirmation by
the Senate-A Serious Charge
Against Him.

Special to the Cincinnati Gazette, Admins
tration Organ.
There Is 40 delegation on the way
from Oregon to contest Williams's con-
firmatien. The judiciary committee of
the senate have not been in session du-
ring the past week. Only three mem
bers have remained in the city, and
there has consequently been no report
agreed upon. 1t is true, however, that
individual members of the committee
previous to adjournment have made
statements which are regarded as absO-
lutely precluding favorable action by
the senate in the matter. While the
President has, since his return, stated
that he didn't intend to withdraw the
nomination, there is good authority for
the assertion that he is not raising, and
does not mean to raise, any issue what
ever with the senators in regard to the
matter, leaving action in the case who'll
ly to their judgement.
A SERIOUS CHARGE.
A letter from Portland, Oregon, to the
Springfield Republican contains some
damaging disclosures concerning Attor-
ney-General Williams. The main facts
alleged are as follows: At the election
held in October to choose q successor to
the late Congressman John G.. Wilson,
the Republican candidate was defeated
chiefly because he stood on platform
indorsing the notorious Senator Nipple
Mitchell. In order that the vote in
Mitchell's own county might be in IA
vOr of his candidate, it is charged that
there was the most barefaced bribery
and corruption. When the United
States district court met, Judge Deadly
charged them, in very plain language,
to investigate the alleged frauGs. The
Jury, packed by the Mitchell ring, white
washed the matter. United States At
tornly Gibbs petitioned the court for an
order calling a new grand jury; the
order was issued, and an honest
Jury selected. At this point, Attorney
General Williams telegraphed to Mr..
Gibbs tO rescind the order fo. a new
Jury, as he was satisfied that the old
jury could do the business of the court.
Mr.. Gibbs telegraphed back to Wash-
ington, giving the reasons why a new
jury was necessary. He heard no more
from Mr.. Williams until December 9th,
when Senator Mitchell telegraphed to
Rufus Mallory, a tool of the ring, in
forming him of his appointment as dis
triet-attorney in place of Mr.. Gibbs.
The new grand jury has found seven in
dictments for illegal voting, but it is ex-
pected that the new attorney will dis
miss them all. Commenting upon these
disclosures, the Portland OrsgoRidn
Republican, says:
ave have admired Attorney General
Williams, and have rejoiced at every
step of his promotion, through which
he has reached the high position he now
occupies; and we are glad to see the an-
nouncement of his probable exaltation
to the first place in the national judicia-
ry. But we do not hesitate to say that,
unless he can explain away his apparent
completely in this most nefarious trans
action of a long series OF outrages per
petrated by ring of cOrruptionists, he
is an unfit and dangerous man to hold
the position OF hief-justice of the United
States, and his confirmation by the sen.
ate would be a positive calamity and q
menace to civil liberty Throughout the
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