The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-12-20
WASHINGTON, d. G., December Is.

WAsHINGT0N, ID. u, DecemOer 10.
Special Correspondence of the Register.
Company may reprieve a man from
his melancholy, yet 1t cannot secure his
conscience" l read these words some
where when / was q boy in college, pro-
baby in Souths Sermons. Doubtless
they never would have come into my
mind. had | not seen John j. Patterson,
the recrimentsl South Carolina Senator.
lis said here in w ashington that this
man, Simon Cameron's protege, Is the
mos, "ghOst stricken" mortal on the face
of Gods earth. THUS does conscience
make towards of us ALL Brought up rs
he was, educated and trained in all the
evils of political knsvery by man who
always reminded me OF Polar bear, II
can hardly be supposed that Patterson's
tutelage would have made him one OF
Gods noblest works, an honest man.
Wby? lie held toward old Simon the
relation OF foster son, and grew up 10 be
like his master in many things and
verv much unlike him in others, but
Patterson is OF Simon, and Simon
ia OF a bad stock. The old war-horse
bought. controlled and whipped in entire
legislatures in the great State OF Penn
sylvania.
The vassslage OF individuals was to
the Legislature ss the Legislature was to
Simon, aud the Legislature was to Simon
as Simon's dividends were to the Legls-
lsture; therefore the individuals were not
unknown quantities. Cameron's prom
ises were redeemable, and redeemed in
green backs. Patterson never redeemed,
IS | shall show further on.
But why should the wickedness OF past
generations go unpunlshed, and the son
be held up TO the worlds scorn for doing
what his education had SO well fitted him
for2 Why should the unpublished sins
CT foster fathers be punishable in the sue
ceedlng generation? Cameron, Patter-
son, Kellogg Which of these three is
the most guilty in the relms OF law, il
the minds OF the people, in the sight o!
Heaven2
ALEADER SPEAKS.
The other day | asked very dis.in-
gu ned politician what he thought OF
Pattersons case?
ii pity him; circumstances have con-
spired to ruin him; his is scircumstanual
guilt"
"How so?'
"Well, Mr.. Hayes put out Chamber
lsin, thereby indirectly putting Patterson
into the penltentiary."
"But has not Mr. Hayes done rightly
for had he sustained Cham berlain's gov
eminent, Patterson's criminaiity would
only have gone the further"
"You are right; but Patterson hadn't
time to redeem on South Carolina; that's
the trouble"
ais he worse than Kellogg"
"Not halt so bad. Kellogg broke
through every law in Louisiana and en-.
acted form OF government, created
returning board to manipulate votes and
thus keep himself in power as long as
the Republican dynasty would be.up-
held; and just here, let me tell you that
the salvation of more than one Senator
rests in the present lmpossibility of in
vestigsting their titles For instance If
Pennsylvania were Democratic, executive
AMI legislative, do you think the Gamer
ons would 60 unscathed? No, sir; but
political relations do great deal in the
way OF rlghting matters.
EDMUNDs VS.. PATTERSON.
What DO you think of EdmuEds' at
tack on Patterson
"Whilst have no sympathy for Pat.
terson, | must say that it WAS cowardly,
mean, base, for rest assured that Ed
munds' knowledge OF Pstterson's doings
ante-dsted his eleventh hour attack"
"Then l presume that Edmunds, while
using Patterson as Il tool, soothed his
holy soul by keeping IN his recollection
the words of Cassius to Brutus-
in such time az this it is not meet
That every nice Otiense should bear his
comment"