The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-10


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Its Trials and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Ahead
The Bubble to Burst-Great Conservation
The Inns and thc Outs.
It is An Old saying that mo wrong prospers long,"
The fraternity Of SPECTATORS in whiskey and Of raid
ers on the revenue are about 10 feel the fu truth
OF Il. They believed themselves secure and In their
confidence OF safety they worked industrtously and
probably for their own gain and to the detrment OF
the national revenue. they formed ''ring" en-
circling its embrace nearly the whole district OF
country from the Atlantic TO the Mississippi and
they were shrewd, or rather lucky enough
to weld this "rng" together with suf-
fcent quantity of the conscences OF per-
sons high ana influential In the revenue
service. Hence they thought they were safe. Hence
they ventured forth on enterprises increasing in
magnitude from week TO week and from month to
month, and some OF the very men commissioned and
paid by the country to prevent this nefarous trade
not only connived at it, but had direct interest in
protecting it, having been won over to become the
very solder OF the 'ring" the very metallic cement
to hold it together
Thus the "rngn has rolled along It's course, but 1t
seems about to have reached the end Of the line
Solicitor Buckley at one time tried to stop It, take 1t
up ana to have thorough judicial examination OF
its component parts. He did not succeed. His nten
tons were undoubtedly good, but whether his abi-
ties were the same In degree as his Intentions
that Is still mooted question. But now II apears
that President Johnson is determined to stop the
still further onward roll OF this 'ring' by quitting
his foot down firmly" ana to have this self
same ring, whether OF gold Steel on the anvil OF
public inGuiston crushed by the sledgehammer of
long BETRAYED Justice. An old nursery song, para
phrased to meet the occasion, may be used to
designate the present condition OF THIS "whisKey
rIng:'-
All big whiskey dealers
And the corn distileTs
Thought they had il their own way;
But there came Judge Fullerton,
With his big malet on,
And drove the scamps away.
For so IL is. In the HERALD OF Sunday morning
special despatch from Washington announced the
fact that Judge Fullerton and Mr. Charles G. leaton,
his associate In the investigation had had inter-
views at Washington the day previous with the Presi-
dent and Attorney General, and that O number OF
wild rumors were Immediately started as TO me IN
Gals directly or indirectly connected with the col
lection Of the revenue. Already, on Saturday after
noon, private dispatches from the capital TO inter-
ested parties In this city and elsewhere brought
these rumOrs, coupled with the fact that the inter-
views mentioned had taken place. The news brought
by these private messages was kept secret; It
could no longer be neld back when the whole
public was Informed Of it through the columns
OF the HERALD on Sunday. Through this source
everybody had an opportunity OF knowing what was
going on in the highest circles Of government; but
Sunday was bad day for general consultation, and
though few cOteries got together at private resi-
dences and others met accidentally at up town hotels,
the full extent of the CONSERVATION produced by the
despatch could not then be known.
Not SO yesterday. 1t was known early in the morn
ing that Judge Fullerton had returned, and all par
ties interested the most influential q the ring were
continually the tptoe OF expectation as to what
he would do and what would be developed IN the
course OF the day. It was said, OF course IN
man man OF tine ..ring"-one who Is more
largely interested or engaged In the whtskey trade
than any other person in the country and who, re-
In in his IA VQb tn
principal city OF the Middle and Western States rs
far as st. Louis and even mp TO Dubuque-it was
said that this man had received during yesterday
number OF private inquiries by telegraph as what
was being done here by Judge Fullerton and his az
socrates, the despatch In Sundays HERALD having
largely spread in the provinces by private kilograms
well as by dispatches TO che press. Nothing, how
ever was ascertained as to the intentions Of the
party or parties now managing this enlarged inqul-
sltlon, and the case OF the Kentucky Bourbon Com
pany having been set down Tor trial at the
United States District Court as one Of the
first cases yesterday morning, great anxiety was
felt as to how Judge Fullerton would act. But those
who relied upon this case possible cue for their
found that Mr.. Fullerton did not even appear in the
court room, but that District Attorney Courtney
acted in his official capacity as the ega representa-
And in the afternoon, at the usual places where
these parties meet, they could be found In crowds
discussing the probable Developments OF the analr
and how lar the inquiry now going on, which is well
known TO be thorough would ultimately affect the
~ ,Sn ss;s m9s p
so soon after the election OF General Grant, was
nothing else but spiteful 1ght Of republicans out OF
Oce, who want to get into the places OF those who
in; that IN fact was mere light for the spoils
an endeavortO have those enjoying fat Official pcking5
removed and themselves and their friends Installed
in their stead. And by some this was looked upon
as q plausible explanation, since they wei knew
that from the Treasury Department ut washington
through every federal revenue oice in the country
the ramifcation Of the 'ring' extended, and that
snap here would rend 1t asunder everywhere.
There were others, however. who took different
view Of the matter; they looked upon It as more
serious. They thought and expressed their thoughts
In rather forcible language, that the present move
is after all the former failures, Intended to be no
child's play; that IL emanated from the President
himself either ut the advice or at any rate with the
assistance Of Attorney General Evarts ; and
Wits now In the hands OF such high authUr-
ties as the |" ringn could not reach, were
sufficient In their detailed statement OF facts and
with the corroboratlve testimony adduced to swamp
O whole regiment Of government officers, high and
low, and with them host OF dealers, In Que com.
mon delpgo Of disgrace. II il needless to say that
this latter declaration the part OF some Of the
shrewdest parties within the ring" provoked some
very long faces and at the several offices, where
they and number Of revenue attaches have been in
the habit Of meeting '.for business this subject was
the topic OF earnest conversation.
As yet no definite plan or stratagcm OF defence has
been resolved on, nor can 1t be until the line
OF attack IL discovered. But Il Is TO be hoped, In
the interest OF the people, who have to bear the in
J creased burden OF taxation on account OF these
frauds on the revenue that the present war upon
the whiskey ring" may succeed In crushing II.