The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-23

Mr.. MORTON has carried bis carpet bag
| manager through, as was expected he
would do, whitewashed him with strong
lime and confirmed him in seat to
which he has rs much right as he would
have TO set up for Sultan of Turkey.
In 1877, finding the LEGISLATURE against
him, SPENCER collected a body Of parti-
sans Of his own in the Court House, and
with the aid of money furnished by the
Postmaster and the Collector OF Internal
Revenue, sought by bribery. fraud, and
| other kindred means, to deprive the reg.
ular Legislature Of Alabama of Il quorum.
Members were drugged aud forcibly con-
cealed, others were threatened and run
of, and finally, SPENCER appeared in the
Senate with a certificate, based upon n
pretended election Of this bogus Legisls-
ture. Mr.. MORTON protected him upon
the pretext OF u prtDtd tdcie right, and OF
course the Republicans rallied TO his
support with their accustomed zeal.
This corrupt intruder has been sitting
aud voting in tho Senate for three years,
upon fraudulent pretenoe. The Legis-
lature OF Alabama investigated the case
last year. exposed the enormlties that
had been practised, and then memorisi-
lze1 the Senate OH the subject. Counsel
presented the case with specific charges
aud offers OF proof. Here was dilemma
for the thick and thin majority, for IL
the case was made out as was prop osed,
then the Republicans had seated q man
without the least title, given him n voice
in legislation for three years, and APP
proved . transparent imposition. Mr..
MORTON was equal to the occasion, and
with LOGAN ana HIPPLE-MIToHELL, or
MITcHELL-HIPPLE, for his iieutenants,
and that remarkable "reformer," CAM
ERoN OF Wisconsin, to drum up the luke
warm, they unitedly contrived q simple
plan to retain SPENCER rs an ornament
to the party and TO the Senate. The
first step was to eliminate from the case
the most important specifications, and
the next was to exclude the most dam
ming testimony. BY this short cut the
goal was easily reached. and GEORGE f.
SPENCER, ex-sutler and bartender, was
recognized as Southern leader OF the
Republican party in good standing, and
a Senator till March 4. 1872
To complete this excellent work the
President nominated, on Saturday. one OF
SPKScER's strikers, named MAYER, to be
United States District Attorney for North
ern Alabama. This fellow Is now serving
as clerk to the Committee on the District
of Columbia, of which SPENCER is chair
man. The Senate which rejected Mr.. DANA,
and confirmed +. c. BILLINGS as United
States District Judge in Louisiana for his
services to the Ring. will gladly ratfy the
appointment OF MAYER. as proof of their
desire tor reform the party from the inside.
SPENCER Is now in the line of safe prece-
dents. KELLOGG was made Governor
under similar circumstances. Ahss, too,
succeeded by like arts. CLAYTON. AID
SAWYER, aud PA .'EhsoS' and ABBOTT, and
CoNovER, and a whole u, .'4 OF oarpet-bag-
gers were created Senator's TO order. Why
should not SPENCER have the second place
on the coming national ticket? The fact
that all the respectable Republicans OF
Alabama have formally disowned and re-
pud.ated him in their State Convention
riakes no difference. Hewill get up "A con-
vention OF his own, as he manufactured a
Legislature with the public money, and OF
course that will be recognized as orthodox
at Cincinnati. MORTON and SPENCER would
be strong representative team, and ought
to be put on the track to show how the
West and South are united in the Repub-
lcan party.