Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-11-17

Bliss, in regard to ex-senator Spencer
During the late Star-route trial th'
government counsel, it is we'll known
sent the President letter setting fortf
that Spencer, government official
was wanted as government witness
but could not be found, aud was con
ferring great favor on the defense by
keeping out OF sight.
No attention has been paid to the let.
ter. The time of the second trial
| draws near, and Spencer has not yet
been found. He is wanted very much.
| The government counsel sent another
letter 10 the President calling his atten-
| ton to all the facts in Spencer's case.
! OF course the President does not ex.
! actly like to have his attention called to
the thing. 1t intimates that he wants
! to protect Dorsey. The PRESIDENT
wants every violator of the law pun
ished, of course, but he is not very
anxious to see useful Republican
statesman, the Secretary of the Ma
tional Committee, the man whom he
toasted as the savior of Indiana IN 1881,
behind the grating Of penisentlary.
The President Swearing Mad.
WASHINGTON, Nov. l6. - Speaker
keifer came here Immediately after his
election to get a friend Of his appointed
Judge of the United States Court for
Southern Chic III the place of the late
Judge Swing John Sherman has just
arrived here on a similar errand, but he
wants the place for Warner Bateman,
who two years ago was chief of his
Presidential boom bureau. This, how
ever, is not the only claim Bateman has
on the consideration of the President.
When Secretary Sherman removed
Chester A. Arthur from the Collector
ship of the Port of New York, Bateman
assisted Sherman in working up the
case against the Collector and prepared
the legal portion of Shermans report,
announcing and iustifyiug the removal.
Now Chester A. Arthur is President
AMI John Sherman called on him to day
to ask him to appoint Warner Batensn
to the District Judgeship. The Presl-
dent understands Bsteman's connecs non
with the case Just as we'll as he under.
stands Sherman's, and it is not at all
surprising, therefore. that in speaking
to friend of Sherman visit he e&-
claimed with indignation "By God,
that is the monumental cheek Of the
sntury !"
Grant and Porter.
New YORK, Nov. 10. - General |
Grants new magazine article, entitled |
50 An Undeserved Stigma, corcisely re-
views the case of Fitz.John Porter, Civ
ng the ground for his former belief in
'orter's guilt AMI his present conviction
's his entire innocence, and appeals to
he government and the country for
prompt action in Porter's behalf
New YORK, Nov. I6.-The RorcN
avs of Grants views touching Fitz-
ohm Porter: General Grant declares
raightforwardiy his conviction that
'orter was not merely justified in not
citing upon the h2if-pas5 4 P. NJ. order,
ut that it was his duty not to act upon
hat order. His reasons are that Porter |
new the facts to be different from what |
hey were supposed to be by the COM
lander who issued the order, and was
ot, in point of fact, in the position in
'hich the order supposed he was, and
hat the order involved the forcing OF
Ie battle on the day on which it was
iven, and was not received until night.
Iii Of that dav. To act upon it be
ould have acted contrary to the spirit '
the order itself. These are good I
sasons, but it takes great while TO !
ct justice from Congress. aud Grant (
imseif illustrates the difficulty. 1t re- .
nired about nineteen years to convince =,
in on these points. but if a man in. : :
ructed and experienced n war could .
NY set this case right after such an in \
rival, what can we expect OF the aver =
,e Congressman
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