The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-10-23

they are alone in the feeling
| Those New York COngregatiOndlists who
rallied about liENRY WARD BEECuER at
| Norwich, and gave way 10 him in order
| that lac might enact his part of n cody
man, win ono day look bncb with shame
to their conduct. We trust that even now,
when they are away from the seductions
| of the clerical actor they are questioning
| themselves whether NJ ministers OF re-
| ligon aud morality they have best fulfilled
tl,rr office by falling PROSTATE before the
winning words uf u preacher Of the gospel
who is SO saturated with uuclcanness.
The New Secretary of the Interior.
The Interior Department, In it's vast
ramiiCations and direct contact with many
Of the great material interests of the coun-
! try. has, by the growth Of time and the
extension OF these connections, become an
immense power. The public lands, patent
rights, pensions, and Indian affairs are all
| included under the control OF this depart
ment. Each of these divisions IL different
in duty and nature from the other; and
when IL If considered that appeals from all
| these bureaus are constantly made TO the
| Secretary, and that he often sits s the final
| judge between contcnding parties, in cases
where millions are mt stake, ii is evident,
taking his ability to be of the best,
that u trained lawyer with judicial
mind Is indispensable to the place. and
that the incumbent should stand above all
suspicion or reproach, in view OF the deli
cate trusts committed to his keeping.
Every knows that Jack CHANDLER
! does not possess n single qualification for
! this important Office On the contrary,
| his whole public career and his personal
habits unfit him in every way for such n
| responsibility. II il. therefore, a matter of
largo public concern. whether man So
utterly deficient in the first requisites for
the Office. should he thrust into II without
regard 10 consequences. and with full
knowledge in advance that confusion and
corruption are TO continue under new
names Just as they 1ourshcd while Dr.
IANo and his crew ruled the department.
II j. with the Senate to decide this qucs-
ton, and ms the Republicans are IN n
majority, CuANDLERs confirmation may
he certainly expected. His fitness OF uu-
fitness Will not enter into the account. He
Is the nominee of the President, aud was
cast out by his own former constituents.
These two reasons. If there were no Others,
will carry him through, and for eighteen
months more the country will have 10
submit 90 this infection. and pay dearly
for the experience.
Ever since the Legislature of Michigan
discarded CHANDLER. Gen. GRANT has
looked upon him with peculiar favor as
one who had suffered i'm his cause aud
merited his grateful recognition. Ii was
first proposed 10 give him the mission to
| England, perhaps in consideration OF his
habitual brayine against the British lion.
But SCHENCK could not be recalled with
out the risk Of controversy. and that idea
was abandoned. when DEI.ANO was pre-
| pairing to sneak ont last spring. aud thus
escape an investigation by the House Of
| Representatives, CHANDLER was really
| fixed upon rs his successor. and would
have been appointed but for the inter-
| ruptng causes which have since then de-
forrcd the execution OF the intention now
consummated.
After CREswELL was driven from the
Post once in Disgrace GRANT rewarded
HIM with the place of Counsel for the
|
Claims, and made him also one OF the Com
missioners to settle the affairs of the Freed
mans Bank, which his own peculiar friends
and associates Of the Washington Ring had
plundered and ruined.
When RICHARDsoN was compelled 10 re-
sign the Treasury after the exposure OF
his completely i'm the SANBoRN contract,
and JAYNE jobbery, aud the issue of TWEEN
ty-six millions of ereenbacks in violation
of law, which offence his party Subsequent
ly conduned, GRANT appointed him Judg,
Of the Court of Claims for life, in te.ti.
mony of his regard for those services.
| Thirty or more members of Congress
who had been rcpudiated Mt home for theii
connection with Credit Mobilier and other
jobbery, or who had participated in Ia,
back-pay grab, were made foreign Minis
tiers, Judges, Commissioners, Revenue anC
Indian agents, COR pensioned in other ways
as II to defy public opinion aud insult tn,
people who had rebuked aud spuTned thcs,
unworthy representatives.
II was therefore, following these exam
pies, III that the President should take t.
his council board one whose tastes, educa
ton, and habits resemble his own, and wh'
had the additional merit in his eyes Of hav
ing been rejected by those who know hin
best, aud who had too long tolerated hi
excesses and vulgaIity. CHANDLER will
have the first place IN GRANTS confidence
because he is no squenmish third-termer
OF dandy reformer BRIsTow and FISH ant
PIERREPoNT and JEWELL may either TAX,
back seats or go out What is probable il
that they will conveniently swallow thu
modification and keep their places, with
out n word Of protest against n colleagu,
whom they may privately affect TO despise
but who, III influence at the White House
is altogether the superior OF the fou
united.
, Sankey's Songs.
IL IL "a NOW thinn in mndnrn reIininn