Show ASSAILING LAMAR THE nomination of hon L Q C lamar to be associate justice ot of the supreme court of the united states la Is variously commented upon by our exchanges eb anges some gome applauding others c condemning on dem ning and others still non commit tal regarding the presidents choice this vias to be expected and it was also to be looked for that the opposition would come from republican papers which still flient to the breeze what little of the tatt tattered erad and bensan guined undergarment remains to such an extent of virulence have some of them gone that attempt to lm peach the ex moral and personal character sti showing owing or rather trying to show that he is a perjurer a traitor and a knave besides haying having no ability and but little experience rhe fhe chicago in i one ne of the foremost ot 01 this class it shows that he is by nature and the environments of nia life sentimental and effusive to in every way the antipodes of judicial and deliberate As for legal attainments he be has none his bis only practice of oia his profession being in the village of oxford mis before he wa 80 years ol of age it is needless to say that no ae never diminution as aa IL a lawyer he went into congress in 1856 and hc has been an active politician ever since except during a short shon pt period after the war when he was a vr professor olessor in some insignificant south ern era high seli school ool 11 all of will be laken tor for what aliat it is worth and that is very little as clamars qualifications botti of a scholastic and legal nature are known by people outside of chicago to t e be unusual unusually ll 11 high we very much question i if mr james G blaine would concur fully in the news verdict for that gentleman has the reputation of being just to an opponent and he will remember how when both he and lamar were in the house of representatives tue latter gave him battle on a question involving one of the most abstruse repositions of nation arand practical law and completely and fairly vanquished him showing that the member from mississippi sis sippi was not only a legal philosopher but a ready and powerful debater bat the news gods on tone THUS it appears appears that mr lamar has neither the mental equipment nor experience to fit him bim lor for a seat scat on the supreme bench of the nation but there are more serious objection sto to him he swore support to the cos constitution t I 1 of the united states and deliberately and offensively broke his oath he fie took teok up arms against the constitution he way was solemnly sworn to defend and by every resource at his command sought the disintegration of the union just what part of the constitution mr lamar violated is not stated and the assertion that he be took up arms against it is an absurdity an argument against all who espoused the doctrine of state stale rights which was abandoned about the time the govern ment decided not to prosecute jefferson davis ou the same charge it is not for us to uphold or condemn but fair play and a decent regard for the rights of mankind suggest that such opposition as the above is utterly unwarrantable |