The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-02-08
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, January 81, 1877

WASHINGTON, January 81, 1877.
Yesterday went into the Supreme
Court room to look at the judges who
are to decide the presidential question
They were all ON the bench, or rather
in large arm chairs metaphorlcally the
bench. Justice Hunt sat at one end OF
the line and Justice Bradley at the
other Chiei.Justice Waite sat in the
center. Justice David Davis, senator
elect from Illinois, successor OF General
Logan, lent forward, resting his stupen-
dous head and colossal countenance
cherubically upon the balustrade. They
are all weighty men, mighty in avoir-
dupois, pithy, venerable, incarnations
of abstract justice, all of which may be
attributed to the black silk uniform
long gown they wear. How mortal
can be swerved from vertical or horl-
zontal moral or legal equilibrium with
one of those black silk investments, it
is impossible to understand. would not
be sarcastic, | believe they dwell
as completely in the passionless atmos-
phere of law and fact as is possible in
The flesh. But these men are mundane (;
they enjoy life. If you doubt it, look
at their stomachs, and at their chins,
LOO, if YOU can discern them. The SUI
preme Bench is not completely insu-
lated, know, for when ex-senator Matt.
CARPENTER, who was addressing the
court, INDUCED in one OF his numerous
humorous sallies, their bellies shook
with huge subterranean amusement,
while your sensitive and verdont CORE
spondent trembled lest the scales IN the
hands of the blind goddess might wob
bic, and the struggling, oppressed, cor,
p,ration fail to secure its pIttance OF
100000 acres ,.
It was thought that Justice Davis
would be the fifth judge chosen to
decide the electoral question. There is
No objection that can be successfully
urged against him, and his iour asso-
ciates are the best Judges OF this fact
Through his immense wealth, liltihe
b;m above the suspicion of seltish action,
and by his conspicuous unlmpeachaole
nublic life, the simple great man APP
nointed to the supreme bench ny L'h,
coin seemed peculiarly qualified to act
and to decide. But the prevailing oph'
;nn now is that Justice Bradley, whose
native w., State is New Jersey, will be
appointed: .., ,hot ,bera will be
no disagreement that the verdict oil me
court will be unanimous ON all essen
t;ol questions, and the fact that once
Ioiders consider their case hopeless Is
n i,n;tcont of what an impartial dec's'
'0 democrats are as happy as the all
oorhing presidential question VIII allow
,Iem to be over the result OF recent
senatorial contests Two most oi''er'
narrow and bigotcd Republicans nave
| been eliminated One OF Them Dou',
we'll has been succeeded by J ,..'
Hoar who, though s,rict Republicans
il nm unjaundiced, honest man lhe
otber. General Logan, has been sue
ceeded by Judge Davis who, II no'
Democrat, is still less n Radical lhei
there is another happy change; a
mediocre Senator, who added nc
s,renCth to the councils of his peers
,nJ who reflected no credit upon IN
Sc who caused those who heard mn
from the gallery or read his speeches II
the Record, to inquire, with Ply an,
enntempt. as that the best TINT oeorgr
con do?' has been succeeded ol
can ., Gy most eminent citizen, by ON
who In eloquence, in statesmalsn,p, i
extensive information and wide exp pi,I'
snee, in all the brilliant and sierll"l
mi e,.,;,ies thnt characterize great req
rresentatiye, is second to no man IN VI
s.utb or in the country, lhsvs no pei