Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-10-28
Morton finds the temper Of the com,

Morton finds the temper of the com.
mitiee will allow. think if the mat.
ter Is pushed TO an immediate vote, on
Just enough Of q case. we shall win
AS for Mr., Carpenter, "he Is not with
u.s. writes Kellogg's Assistant Attorn-
cy-General, ''though he is willing to be
convinced II was a few days after
this that Kellogg sent Carpenter the
third check for $500 Senator Nor
ton carried ont the plan agreed upon
In concert with the Attorney.General,
and made his argument entirely upon
legal grounds, ignoring Blanchard and
his budget Of frauds.
A CURIOUS CHANGE.
But suddenly about the middle of
January curious change occurred in
the position of affairs. The President.
us the Tribune dispatches of that date
revealed, became earnest for new cleo
ton, and the Presidents friends changed
their course. Mr. Morton stopped ac-
ton in the case Of Pinchback. uon.
Butler became clamorous for the i'm
peachmcnt of Durell. Butler says he
had instructions from the White House
to make the move" writes Congress
man Darrall. AT the time Gen. Grant
had gone so far as to prepare special
message recommending new election.
WhyY Was he at last convinced of
the knavery of his Louisiana friends
Was he satisfied that the people had
been wronged2 No; the disclosures
Of the investigation had not moved
him but he ,cdnted his broth1-in ldw
Casey in tie United States Senate, and
to get him there he was ready to over
turn the entire government which he
himself had set up in Louisiana, to dis
miss the Legislature he had called
into existence and give the New Or
leans Custom House the chance to
manufacture new one "The Presi-
dent is quito" writes Darrall, "but not
letting down. If Pinchback is not
seated judge we will have message,
or ut least TO fight the whole influence
of the Administration. You have
heard what has probably changed the
Presidents mind. | have it from the
very best authority that in case of a
new election Casey would come 10 the
Senate and you can see If there is, as
seems to me- a move for the third term.
The President would like to have him
there. Then you know the family
influence. Bring any and all
influence to bear on the President you
can think of at once. Can't you get
up solemn protest from merchants
and others, and get the Herwigs TO
urge on Casey to change of tack2'
BAYoNET RULE.
Whether the influence which Kel-
logg was able to WELD changed the
Presidents purpose we can only con
lecture, but for some reason the scheme
was laid aside, and the message, after
being considered in Cabinet, was sup
pressed. Whatever the cause there
came great calm in the. Louisiana
trouble. All projects for a change
were quictely postponed. The session
rolled by; the committees kept on con-
sidcring and when the adjournment
came Durell had not been impeached,
Pinchback had been neither admitted
nor rejected, and Kellogg still ruled at
New Orleans--by the aid Of bayoncts
and check books.
In all this disgmccful histoiy--dis-
graceful to no one more than the Presi-
dent of the United States, who seems
to think il his privilege to set up and
overturn Governments as may best
suit the caprices of his ambition-the
ono ray oflight is the belief of the con-
spirators that the majority of mem
bers of Congress of both parties were
too honest to take part in the fraud,
if they only knew what Il meant
Grant, Williams, Kellogg, Morton, But
Ter, Chandler all appear from first to
last in the attitude Of hoodwinking
Congress. Is il too much to hope that
their successes in that line are at an
end, and that when Congress next
assemblies searching inquiry will be
made into the scandal and a prompt
redress found for the cruelty outraged
State of Louisiana