The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-09-12
BinckIey Bowed Out.
F'om he N. Y. Herald.

BinckIey Bowed Out.
From the ~ y Herald.
MIR. Binckley, "the distinguished gentle
man. as Mr. District Attorney Courtney
politely OF saTcasically calls him, who came on
from Washington some two weeks ago, and,
without having the courtesy to inform Mr..
Courtney or any member of his office of what
he was doing, obtained aflidavits on his own
motion and caused them to be issued for the
arrest of certain parties, has at length been
bowed out OF the case of the United States vs..
Commissioner Rollins et al. Mr.. Courtney
had waived this discourtesy on account of the
magnitude of the interests involved in the in
vestigation. He went into it with all his
power and with the assistance of all the mem
bers of his department in the endeavor to fer
ret out the charges, whatever they were, but
he found 1t like drawing eye-,e out of this
gentleman to ascertain what line of conduct
was to be adopt&, what pursued, what
testimony could be procured, what evidence
he had obtained, or upon what basis or theory
he intended to prosecute this case" He dis
covered that Mr.. Binkley had a sort OF ram
bling idea that the Southern District of New
York had jurisdiction over all the United
States. A contemporary has printed in
letter from Washington an amusing account
of an interview at the Astor House between
the District Attorney and the Solicitor of In
lCthai DONSnubs ACCOJutuR 10 Illo story Nlf.
Bipckley asked Mr.. Courtney (which side he
had made up his mind to appear for in the
investigation before Commissioner Gutmsn,"
Mr.. Courtney told Mr.. Buckley III
he could not talk with hun upon
that subject, and Immediately arose
to depart. Mr.. Buckley undertook to
prevent Mr.. Courtney from leaving the room
by closing the door, In doing SO he pnched
MIR. Courtney's finger in the door whereupon
Mr.. Courtney turned, aud, striking out from
the shoulder, got in such blow between MIR.
Bnckley's eyes as to send him in hurried
and confused manner TO the sofa. After the
PROSTATE Solicitor of the Internal Revenue had
been sufficiently pounded he cried loudly for
quarter, and two Deputy United States Mar
shals who happened TO be passing came to his
relief. MIR. Blnckley said nothing further about
which side Mr.. Courtney should take, and the
latter retired flushed with victory.
We published full report of the pro-
ceedings in the United States Commission
eIs' Court, in the course of which the valorous
Mr.. Buckley "de6ed everything that New
York could bring against him." and after Mr..
Courtney had read the telegraphic disavowal
by the Acting Attorney General of any right
OF Mr.. Buckley to participate in the prosecu-
ton, except by sulterance on the part of Mr..
Courtney the District Attorney declared tn at
his manhood and self-respect forbade any fur
ther association with Mr.. Binczley. Mr.. Binck-
ley then took his hat and cane, and shaking the
dust of his feet, solemnly announced, 81 will
appear again in New York; This prediction
seems little likely to be fulfilled. The case, SO
far at least as he is concerned with it, appears
to have collapsed. The general opinion now
is that of all the developments of the Internal
Revenue imbrogho the Bincklsy affair is the
richest farce. The question is agitated, who
is this Buckley? Is he the Head Centre of
the Ku- Klux Kan ? Is he the founder of the
Knights of the Golden Circle2 Is he the
father of the Sons Of Liberty Whoever he
may be, he must be convinced by this time
that he got hold of the wrong customer when
he tried to browbeat Mr.. Courtney and VEN
tured TO intimidate him by threats of political
decapitation. He may have succeeded in fool
ing Andrew johnson, but, notwithstanding his
big, swelling words of vanity, the public eau
lock upon him only as a scalawag and car
pct-bagger He has gone back to Washing
ton, and we cannot advise him to 'appear
again in New York; as q volunteer repl sem
tative of the United States Government.
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The Nells-AtkinsOn Speech ON the Public
Debt. .... ...-.
From the ~ y World.
The Republican papers of this city have
published, with an air of mock triumph. a
speech on the public debt and kindred topics,
delivered before the Republican State Conven-
tion of Massachusetts, ON Wednesday, by Mr..
Edward Atkinson, who is be praised as one of
the hrst hnanclers in the country, In alluding
to the speech, we lind that Mr. Edward Atkin-
son is mere puppet put forward by the Re
publcans to repeat string OF statistics with
which lie has just been crammed by David A.
Wells, Special Commissioners of Che Revenue.
The electioneering exhibit got up by Mr..
Wells, two months ago, has been so shattered
10y collision with the monthly debt statements
OF the Secretary OF the Treasury that ii is no
wonder that both he and his employers see
that something must be done. We accord
lpgly lind Mr.. Wells trying to navigate the
same waters in different aud more heavily
ireighted craft. Mr.. Atkinson credits his dis
comhted prOmpter with all the figures that he
uses, but claims credit himself Tor the deduc-
tions and inferences. But as the figures have
been got up with view to establish the infer
ences, we shall treat the whole Joint produc-
tion as the work of MIR. Wells.
The main portion of the speech is a labored
attack ON the truthfulness OF the debt state
ments which have been made from time to
time by the Secretary OF the Treasury. This
is the natural, but not very high. minded re-
tort OF man stung with lnortihcaion at the
fagrant contradictions between his late elec.
tiopeeriDg exhibit aud the official statements OF
the Secretary. Between Mr.. Wells and Mr..
McCulloch there was an astounding disorep-
anoy of nearly foTty-seven millions of dollars
respecting changes in the public debt within
the last fiscal year; Mr.. Wells declaring that
there had been a saving, out of the revenues
OF the year, OF nearly thirty-ive millions, and
| Mr., g9lcCulloch that besides Spending all the
! revenues, the debt had been Increased more