The Republican journal., 1874-01-01
rom the Springfield Republican,.
A Nomination that Cannot be Com
hrmed.

Ia Williams aS Chief Justice of the nited
states
When thi> unfortunate nomination was
ar~t Slrnng upon the Senate and the pub
H.. we rested ON criticism wholly upon
'irc notorious poverty of the nominees
Professional aCquiremcntS-hi conspicu-
uu> intellectual unfitness for the exalted
'ilicc u which il was proposed to advance
u.nL We did not quote, as we might have
d"ur the remark of one of the rpest iur-
rs in the national legislature that Wi
mn wa~ good fellow. a very good fell
.sW bu r,.-pmbled necessity IN the pa1ti-
nlar II knowing no law" But we said
i't he was not Il profound lawyer. and
ed % Won d he a great pity and a GREAT
misfortune if he was confirmed that the
hict-iaStic-'Ship ought TO go by merit and
MA, nt favor At the same time We spoke
10 NJ w li:m> himself a~ a very decent.
.-'o.1yed. well-reputed man, who if
Won. Uot dignity the ermine, might
least hc trusted not To soil it, We said
..-. ~uppo~ng il to be the fact We fear
-nW hat We Were mistaken.
The Oregon letter which we print in
aathrr column, This morning, contains
f~i tnl and detailed statement thus
u II serious of the charges that have
-i-r''d The attention of the Senate u-
a7l committee, and that have OCCASION
-t &.i- VERY exceptional hesitancy and
..ls1 7l acting upon the Presidents nomi-
'4'iAl y every body viii read it, any
llmary would BE- i work OF >upereroga-
FEB Briefly il exhibits Mr.. Williams in
'-'aoot with a corrupt ring, prostituting
official position - attorney general
l3c uiiei States to defeat the ends of
3-iira. aud 10 remove a faithful officer
,Ho-- nnit fault was too jealous attempt
"a trin@ notorious law-breakcrs to pun
-.lneni He may have secured Mr. Hip
H.r-Michcll- advocacy and vote by the
performance: j, will hardly benefit him
with Senators of Il different type
t'nT Readers of The Republican do not
r-ri our word 10 assure them that this
-iatemc.t comes from a responsible source
ami with satisfactory vouchers The mere
.lct D III appearance in these columns
N.' b' accepted by them as II sufficient
Guaranty on that head. 1t may interest
.hlni. hnwcl cr. to see what the most wide
circulated republican journal Of Mr.
Williams state the Portland Oregonian,
na> lo SAY about the performance which
LAS awakened the Indignation of or cor
ponaent We quote
", have admired Attorney General VIII
.tn>- and have 1cioced at every step of his
IHltpa N through which he has reached the
i-h position he now occupies; and we We're
lat +" SEE The announcement of his probable
.Naii.lon 10 The tr>t place in the national lll-
.liIrE. But We do not hesitate to say that I'M
NJ NJ y;.n explain away his apparent conpli-
Wy "a TINS most nctariOu> transaction of Il long
-'-lie> "t 0utragcS perpctrated by the ring OF
'"rrupronlst~. lie is AN unfit and dangerous
nan To- hold the position of Chief Justice of the
niici States, AND his confirmation by the Sen
al" Wugia be- "a positive calamity, and menace
'a '.ivii liberty throughout the country.
Il must not be supposed that this Is the
ply indictment pending against Mr. Viii
.nn9 Quite the contrary. He is charged,
among other things with criminal failure
ln proceed against dishonest United States
marshaI>, deputies and commissioners in
western Arkansas. The sun is informed
'hat Special Agent Whitney reported to
n.m. oyer month ago. that these rascals
.r.N" Systematically ,ietraudcd the GOV
eminent ly pretending to make arrests
winch were never made, by inventing
iicn~e~ and then running up a bill for
imaginary expenses in pursuit of the inn
-nary offender, that they have become
bold and shameless i'll their THEY ING
iAat he actually saw a United States COM
missioner certify to the correctness of a
aisc voucher in a low groggery and com
al9centlT pocket the fee for so doing.
~uppo~ing This charge to be true, the mo
tlNc = obvious enough. it is to conciliatc
senator's Powell CLAYTON and Dorsey, as. |
So. The Oregon case. it was presumably to |
'nneiliate Senator Hipple-Mitchell. We |
IT. nol know that this is true; that is for
Ae Judiciary committee to find out.
here is one charge, however that APP
,..ar~ d Toe proved There does not seem
SO be amy getting around the tell-tale lit
.e voucher uueaIthed the other dav. at
trea~ury->howing that Mrs Williams's
private carriage was paid for with public
money lhi~ voucher is said to run rs
#llnW~
NA~ufSGTuN. II. C.. Jan 49, I>73
tIn ntej States 10 4. j. Joyce, Dr..
90 one ianiauicnt for Department
lu~ti,7.. $1,000
Received payment. A. j. JoYcE.
fhc sun SINS that senator Edmunds has
Nrd and obtained a certified copy of the
,+.rpted lilI on file Al the department.
sld thai lh~ is it
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. 1872.
1- Ahdr-Nf D. joyce Il Co.. carriage makers,
~. Ala 4lG Fourteenth i. y. y
''u, fnr landaulcut. $1,000
Received payment.
ANDREW J. JOYCE & co.
ol course, this is ridieulouslv petty and
Enfjcanl What is $1,000 to the great
"~, frce~t and richest republic that the
~la ever -hone upon? And yet it is fire.
aacutly Just such petty, insignificant causes
,i produce The most startling effects.
iht grab of last spring was comparatively
neuy and insignificant Yet 1t has made
me noise and lie likely 10 make more.
Nel. have before now survived sanguinary
-,tlleS. only 10 die al last of a pin scratch.
] be- American people are very unreason-
able some times. They condone grand
l8rccny, and then flv into passion over
--'me v,ry minute pilier, The sneak thief
sometimes fares harder at their hands
I WI the highway robber.
We d. not know whether the President
wall withdraw Mr. Williams's name or
uct. Quite possibly not: he is very
obstinate man. But even the present
senate will hardly venture to confirm a
nomination that cXhales such very pc
t.rlliar aroma