The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-27

The Resisuation of Marshal Bariow-The
Case OF General ButtcrAeid.
We have the news from Washington that
General Barlow, as United States Marshal for
this district, has resigned, and that Mr.
Harlow has been appointed in his place
Barlow, Harlow-this lie new surprise.
Harlow was Barlow's first deputy, was for
merly clerk of tho Assembly at Albany,
before that an officer Of volunteers in the
army. He is a man of fine accomplishments,
personally popular, and is protsgj Of Sen
ator Fenton. This explains sufficiently the
appointment of Harlow; but 1t does not
explain the resignation of Barlow. We have
no doubt, however, that he was crowded out
by the Twenty second street republican radi-
Gals, and on the ground Of the distribution of
his faYors too freely among the Hicksite
Quakers Of the Twenty third street clique Of
the ed-Morgan tribe.
Touching General ButterHelds resignation,
we learn that there was conference between
the President and Secretary Boutwell, yester-
day. As, however, General and Mrs. Grant
left Washington in the noon train to attend the
wedding in philadelphia Of daughter Of
Bishop Simpson, Of the Methodist Church, we
infer that instructions were left with the SEQ
rotary in regard TO General Butterdeld
embracing his resignation. What these
instructions were we shall doubtless learn
to-day.
Some Of our city contemporaries, meanwhile,
have been drawn into q contracted and one
sided view Of the case Of General Butterfeld.
One Of them, for instance, insists that Butter
field should be dismissed after he has resigned
another contends that as civil officer he has
no right to ask for q military court on the
legal pettifoggng undertakes to show that a
military court will be whitewashing concern
according to order, and therefore ought not to
be granted. We prefer to take the case upon
the facts presented and to deal with it according
to law and the great principle Of justice that
party accused cannot be condemned till
proved to be guilty.
What are the facts, General Butteriield,
as Assistant Treasurer of the United States, Is
accused by certain parties Of completely in the
tions time, place and circumstances are given.
General Butterfeld puts in a general, specific
and absolute denial, and, as an officer Of the
army, asks of the President and Secretary Of
the Treasury court martial as tho shortest
method for a thorough and impartial investi-
cation. The answer from Washington comes
in the shape of the law officer of the Treasury,
who on the spot, as it appears, undertakes
an investigation. Surrounded by his accusers,
the accused, in order to meet them fairly and
ment meantime Of the embarrassments
resulting from the charges against him,
resigns his Office These charges-none
the less by this proceeding-af his
character as an officer of the army, and in this
capacity he still desires to be tried. And it
is simply impertnence and insolencs to
assume that a court of high army officers in
the proposed Investigation will be controlled
by other considerations than the evidence and
the law. On the other hand, the grand jury
having this matter in charge are actively at
work, and so we have every reason to expect
a full disclosure Of the mysteries of the gold
pool, including the extent and weight of the
evidence against General Butterfeld. Mean
time, we cannot believe that he is the simpleton
which as their confederate these gold conspira-
tors would have us believe him to be in con-
nection with their late ''disreputable transac-
tions."