National Republican., 1877-02-16

Uiouces uuu Juuioinhy PfoNob ihnooohS
he establishes dangerous precedent for
the high standing of his own not at all
coveted reputation. True, Gen. BAB.
COCK was indicted, tried and acquit
ted, and he Is at liberty to visit any city In |
the country without fear of arrest for any !
crime or offence. He has never skulked |
away from the portals Of justice in
fear of trial like the cowardly vagabond
who edits the Sun. buthe has In every In
stance met the charges as man Of offended
honor and anxious for vindication. or
course the Su. In this article indulges In
direct thrust at the President. II declares
that when BABcocK was pronounced limo.
cent Of the trumped,up charges Of dishon.
esty, the President who had been his friend
upon the field Of battle and In the "house
fpeace," must forever turn his back upon
him. General GRANT Is not affected by
these assaults. His good works and noble
character are every day recognized,
even by those who have been here.
tofore his political enemies. He
will leave the Presidential mansion, after
eight years Of veteran service, without one
spot or blemish upon the escutcheon Of
his fame as o man, soldier and statesman.
THE OREGON OUTRAGE UNMAsKED.
ALFRED w. SHAW has come to sit in
judgment on the part the Democracy
played in the Oregon infamy. Fortunately
for the cause of justice, he is able to trans
late the famous cipher despatc hes, and has
been before the Senate committee doing
his good work. The developments made
by him have astonished the better element
in the Democracy and chagrined the rest.
We have been rather inclined to believe
heretofore that neither Col. PELToS
nor Senator KELLY were guilty Of at
tempting 10 purchase the Oregon vote.
But unless these cipher dispatches have
been falsely interpreted, and we believe
that they have not, both of these gentle
men are guilty of a crime which, in some
States, is penitentiary offense. Read the
following:
PORTLAND, November 2s.
To ". T. Peiion, No. 10 Grdmerey Park, N. T.:
Certificates will be issued to one Democrat.
Must purchase Republican olector to recognize
and act with Democrat and secure vote to prevent
trouble. Deposit ten thousand dollars to my
fully lndorse this. JAMES Nj s. K. fAEhaGN KELLY
Must purchase one Republican elec.
tor" and Senator KELLY says II fully in
dorse this" II crime were ever more
boldly indorsed, we cannot find 1t
in the catalogue of iniquities, the
crime itself being augmented by the eminent
position Of the endorser. What does this
endorsement meanP Simply this, that the
Hon. JAMES X. KELLY, In collusion with
J. Fl. N. PATRICK, was willing to thwart
the will Of sovereign people, expressed
at the ballot.box, by corruptly purchasing
the man whom they had chosen to cast an
electoral vote for HAYES. This despatch
alone, to say nothing of several others,
will drive the last nail into Mr.. KELLY's
political coffin, and he will be laid away
in the tomb prepared for those who have
been recreant to the principles Of integrity,
honor and respectability, where he will
remain as long as he lives in the flesh.
Here Is another one
Hon. Jas. X. Kelly, Telegraph Emestic. 90
ahead, you shall be re.emburssd; Do not iailmali
TSis also is in Pelton's hand. writing
go ahead, you shall be Reimbursed. I"
| These are said to be the words Of Colonel
PELToN. Now what was the Colonel to
re-emburse Senator KELLY forH If we
are to believe these dispatches and every
body seems to believe them, he was to re.
emburse him for corruptly buying up the
rights Of the people which had been iu-
vested In 9 Republican elector. Honor
able men never stoop to such Infamous
deeds as this. None but knaves would
condescend TO such low aud disreputable
trickery.
Don't fall" In this expression Col.
PELToN seems anxious. And what for I
Anxious to not have Senator KELLY fail
to use every honorable means to secure the
State for Mr.. TILDEN? Not at all. But
anxious TO have Senator KELLY use every
means in his power to purchase Repub.
licsn elector; and why2 Because 1t was
all-important 10 the Democracy that they
should grasp the prize of national power
at all hazards Grasp 1t by corrupt means
grasp 1t by an infamous bargain and sale;
grasp 1t by any and all means. From
Col. PELToN's reputation as o gen
tleman of honor, we had expected better
things. and from Senator KELLY's posi-
ton as an eminent servant of the people
we had hoped for at least some respect,
ability in his political transactions in the
Oregon case.