, 1874-01-19

~ Fro,n Our Ofot. Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Jan. II, 1874.
Wo have barely eacapcd intlicting ii
DISGRACE :
upon tho bighcat tribunal in the land, which
would have made our period contemplate In the
literature Of law. 4 traitor to lis country, a
moral lepor. and an advocate indifferent to Ills
cause. but of equal rapaoity with evory client,
had nearly scaled the battlemonts Of tho Sen
ato aftor many ropulses tlloro in other days, and
bounded into the sent Of Chiet-Justfcc Chase.
A few days Of delay, by good Providence, in
toryened and in that lapse tho loathRome record
OF tho man nncoiled md stretched ts scales
to the SIN. The Senate shuddered at the guest
it WIS about to warm upon its hearth during Ills
natural life, "or good behavior" as tho case
might bo and possibly tho President himself
stood appalled, at bis candidate, although he has
not heard tue half.
= GOOD AND EVIL INFLUENCES.
Tho Democratic press, iu fact, cried aloud
TINT he was no choice of their party, although,
in the Senate, Allan Thutman~-who cnn Aaye,
OIL OCCASION, Us little principle aud as little tenn
poranoe as any ybody 1kaow of-hoaaed Ills Bour-
IONS to accept this triple renegade in order to
brcacb tho Republican party. A man WHO will
use tho Chief-Juaticeslip for moro politics must
have had little respect for tho Denoht Of which
le was onco Gil incumbent. OharloS Sumner
has been tho victim Of Caleb Ctlahlng, and the
steady object Of his Intrigue, over since tho
close OF tho War, when Gushing oropt from lih
rotiremont aud began to couciiinte tint unsun-
peoting gentleman, ne squattcd at tho Aospl-
&ablo bachelors hoarth, aud everybody who
! loved Mr.. Summer !retnb!cd for tsa oonae:-
quoucos. All through tho bittei quarrel
t,1+,, ami II
gusllng WIS eating tho broad Ut both
and his acquaintance with Sidney ';lyebator bc-
! gan when tho latter WAS ;Franl pierFos private
secretary aud he Attorney-Gouoral. Thoso rival
Influences wero never in harmony, except upon
| Gushing. He holpel tue Sumner aud >Butlor
=, sido prepare the case Of tho Impeachment
against Andrew Johnson; no did tao literary
| pu1rory aud research for tho other party at
Geneva aud Washington; and wrote the book
called .trlo Washington Troaty," precisely as
hs lad written the Campaign Lilo of Harrison,
In 1911, for deooy. As an example, Of this,
tale tho following extract:
"Tlso diplomatic discussion may now be- reau,
not with composuro ouy, but with supreme
satisfaction, by any cItizcn Of tho United Stateh
Tho Secretary OF State. Nlr. Fish, demonstrates
to conviction tho utter basolesauops OF tho Pre-.
totsson OF tho British Government that tho 80
caloil Indirect claims wore not within tho letter
or spirit OF tho Treaty Of Washington AMI
10 forth. AIr. Fish iecls no such psofoaaiona
echo.
THE coNselaAdY."
The selection Of Calol, Cushing to 10 to Ma
arld was 10 quietly received and pasaoa b,
public opinion that, 'in tho bitch cauaod by tit
delay over Air. Williams, It ocourlod to him thai
ho nliglt get tlie Chief'Juhticcahlp as easily
% ganle wss W threshold lirst. gratitude 10 Ualob
q constituent, whoAe character was tho. .nogatlyt
Of Ills ow,.-the ono uIun the stamp, tho othel
the dio, blt tho doslgn the Same; aecoad' ro.
expeotants Of tho Office; third, chum al
tho head Of tho Bench, wlo might lot cut tht