, 1874-01-09
WILLIAMS AND nlpPIE.AllTCllELL.
"A Loud Report from Oregon.
An Interesting Record for a
United States Senator,

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Dcca,,sa ~ &c a,i9 i9rta"a ti.n vreao'fan Dfe.
m Vii,ian. oa. I snay H'tess tho 1lol'' doorBe
tion With the ron,uo u ~ n's course III oo'ioo.
Tor prosecuting tic RIM rbors sd saeot vi Attotoy ~ oyy
liz appoIntmout ~ IT, eupso'y VIII sne ring,
Of thn Unitod Rtntns su pJ1 ~, u unlo, Justice
IT, tho brlborn organ t%o o,;,, aa. oaia.!-
exhibited foolinps Of Doos D n, tnor sass wo naro
Gonoral Willama. irbn Ist,a s9mntu Attolnoy-
incapable Of UNDERESTIMATE, ,'n, - au \, ~ ntIosy
ono to nlnco hs annrointfon 'n " ~ pusslolo ior
TO- any measure ncopuootion vii, " ,;I ,np;Ios!.on
any higher ground than ~ .eino, 1oh
motyeH 81 far from untertnining ~, ,,i sonn
ill-fooliug toward Attornoy-Gop Al WiIi1n9as
wo have 1l,yayB held him III tho birhost oai"o,1
Our personal relations to linn woro az tI,"
most pleasant character long boforo In
was elected souator. md layo ronlainod 10 over
sInco. Throughout nit Tho opposition l,o Inns
met in this State during tho Inst fcw years, wo
hayo always, until now, insisted that hIs con-
duct was misrcprcsented or Lis motives mig
construed and this re havo dono notwitll-
standing we could not but 500 that ho WAS being
made MI instrument in tho hands Of designing
and uuacrupulons men for tho accomplishment
or purposes Which Wo 30 vol know to 10 wrong
that wo folt auro Williams would hayo Bplrnoi
thena, md tho mon who urged t!1o1n, liud lo
Known their real character. 10 be specific, wo
!olt thus about Ills conrso In tho railway swin-
uioa TINT AnVo bocn perpotlntcd upon Oregon.
We told alr. williams 80; anl ho noycr for mo-
mone entertained thonght, so far. .as we could
ineh 1or MIN; 1t romained tor tho brlbers organ
~ so t aseoYor thas wo were actuatod by personal
naltou Wneh VIC said tho Attorney -Gonoral ha1
conanu.uu 20 10 III tlale p7ibery BUSINESS that
W." wi1en wou staln hls character for all tho flu
tu1e, uniess ho coulu go explain his conduct aa
tne taee OF tho matser very materially
~ itotn Mnht ~ W pfesant deou3 Again, dlHavnw-
vi,,;n ino s'.n'sss uuillouuty teelhg toward Mr.
,ta".i' Mta.a' "" asalu say tuas A'b ease heods OK
P'"tion, anu VIC VIII 1leou u 10 make HIM In tho
haat'! hman'us. ~, ~ anouu say tnls II 20 were our
oautSs, a'u w saa! say II no Ioas 1nougl he be
TIn .a,.as 10 80 i, ouns.'e VI .no otates'
aouarai H. IT,, INV o, 10 os Mnelo A..osnoy
III aolo oiicer or an linnccllo, statesman or
Nero potitielan bnt whetlior certnin detinito
ace1om Mn,ch 1s wcll aennoa anu perfectly COM
reanohue9n pre- III tno community isSht or wrong
a!'o Nnetaof, II wrong II IN not, from 1ta grave
character, . cause OF alarm, when ho who has
comMtiea - III brought forward ~ . Candidate
LOT e.. tao nIgnest judicial ollco III tho Mutton.
Iae case neoas no gl9Hslng over. unoxplain-
oNereu,-Ar. williams attempted to use hts OIL
c!hi power to obstruct tho administration Of JUS
tsce IN oregon, III ordor to shield number OF
persons WIZ lad violated tho laws Of tho coun-
voters, to forward ths wishes mud purposes of |.
notorlouBly corrupt ring Of politicians, with
whom no has heretofore beon suspected Of bciug
identified. This is all thoro ID Of it, as it appears
willingly, 10 conclude tho truth IL and thoro Is
ln this community, md outside tho little Custom
House Ring OF bakcr's dozen, but ono opinion
il regard to tho transaction. That opinion IL
cial power. Islt best, is it safo, TINT pereon
who can bo led into such IN Interference with
tho administration of the laws of the country bY
the courts Of justice, should be made Chief Jus
tice Of these United statos !? Lowing every
reader 10 answer this momentous question for
limaelf and uDon fA oSn conRcie,rn wa rrfn