Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-12-11
THE WHISKY RING FRAUDS.
Dismissal OF Special PfOsecuting At.
tOrney HendersOn-CaseO Of General
BabcOck - The Military Inquiry
Poisoned.

Dismissal Of Special PROsecuting At.
t S.,.y HerSsrsenUGase OF Gene.al
Postponed.
The Cabinet yesterday considered the case
of Special Prosecuting Attorney Henderson.
who had spoken too freely of the President
in the Avery trial at ST. Louis, and they
agreed that his remarks were unjustihable
The result was, that Mr.. Henderson has
been formally discharged, and the position
has been rendered to Daniel Glover, of ST.
Louis. The Washington correspondent of
the Baltimore Sun says: Mr.. Glover is a
is semi-officially stated that the tender has
been made to him as an evidence that the
government has no design that there shall
De any abatement OF vigor In the prosecu-
ton. 1t is also stated that when Mr.. Hen
derson's conduct was under discussion to-
day the Cabinet we've all agreed that his
language was OF the stump rather than of
the forum; and that he had gone outside the
record and the necessities of the case to lug
in the President. 1t is also stated that
neither Messrs. BristOw or Pierrepont knew
that Mr.. Henderson was a personal enemy of
the President. The President said to-day in
the Cabinet that he supposed they knew
pose to interfere" The following is
THE LETTER ORDERING HENDERsoN's DIS
MISSAL:
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, }
WARRINGTON, D. c., Dec. 10, 1915.
TO Hon. ID. u. Dyer, u. 8. Attorney, 81. Louis,
IMO;-The sworn report OF Mr.. Henderson's
TO by both you and Mr.. Henderson in your
dispatches of yesterday as correct re port,
was read in full Cabinet to-day, and it was
regarded by every mem Der as an outrage
upon professional propriety thus to reflect
without shadow of reason) upon the Presi-
dent, by whom his employment by this de-
partment was sanctioned in order that no
impairment might be placed in the way of
bringing to speedy punishment every de-
frauder of the revenue at st. Louis. You
will advise General Henderson of his dis
n FROM fI, 80 n oVa1C t,s
place the aid of the most able end efficient
counsel you can find, without regard To his
politics. EDWARD PIERREPoNr,
Attorney General.
NO APOLOGY TO MAKE.
The following is the full text of the tele-
gram sent to the Attorney General Hender-
General, stating that if the information re
ceived in Washington relating 10 Hender-
sons speech was true then his (Henderson's)
services would be no longer required in the
prosecution of the whisky cases in ST. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Dec. ., 1875
Hon. Etf,Cdrd Pie1repont, Attorney Generui:-
j have seen your last dispatch to Colonel
Dyer. My speech in the Avery case was ex-
temporaneOus. Mr.. Eaton mailed you, on
Tuesday, sworn copy from the stenogra-
pher of so much as he thought related To the
President. i did not see IL, bat l stand by
the speech as made. i said nothing beyond
what my sworn duty required, AMI for that
j. b. HENDERSON.
EXTRACT FROM HsNDERSON'S SPEECH IN
THE AVERY TRIAL.
The following is printed from the report of
hous of abe Po tS IN the ST.
''This is the blot upon our government, that
1T is posi- bic for such things to exist. They
could not exist in England, France or any
other civilized government, but are peculiar
to cur boasted republic. 1t is party, party
party that damnS our country, and he who
has the nerve TO resist the beheSts of party
is worthy of more credit than the bravest OF
old Roman soldiers. Under the name of par
ty every fraud and infamy within the range
Of possibilities is perpetrated. 1t is To De
hoped and prayed that the time is coming
when man wrO has the imperious force OF
chaI acter to resist the dictates of party will
be looked up to as hero. But We may go to
the bOttOm-cOrruption may feast In al our
institutions, and our nation may decay and
fall tefore we Learn this granu truth. / re
spect party when il is composed OF honest
when il is composed OF men banded tOget Their
TO perpetrate frauds upon the government
or TO serve the personal ends Of as lea 'erS
then away with Il. Iii none of it. Let re-
publlcans and democrats all take hold and
secure the best results to our government
which will give dignity and stability to our
nation, and which will inrre to common
benefit; and never let us be led astray SO far
subservient to another.
What right had Babcock to 60 to Douglass
10 induce Inn to withdraw his agents? Doug
lass vas placed in his position to see that the
revenue laws of the government were prop
erly enforced. What business, then, had
douglass with him? When an official goes
of all influences except that of law, and If
he recognizes any other master, then this
government is tumbling down. What right
has the President to interfere with Commits
sloner Douglass in the proper discharge of
his duties, or with the Treasurer? None; and
|. Douglass showed q lamentable weakness of
character when he listened to Babcock's die
tates. He should either have insisted that
his orders as they existed be carried out, or
should have resigned his office. y
Why did Douglass bend the supple hinges
the President9 This was Douglass OWN wv
business, and ne stood responsible for it un-
der his official oath. He was bound to listen
to no dictation from the President, Babcock,
or any other officer, and 1t was his duty to
see that that order was carried ont or TO re-
sign. Would that we had officials who pos
office holders of olden times were made.
Why do they not leave their office when they
cannot remain there honorably? Is it TO
continue that because man holds an office
at the hands of another he is to be bonded
slave? 1t Is little that our nation has gained
by abolition If the black man is freed only
that the white man may be placed in the
ignominious chains which are now an at
tendant OF public office. Henry Clay made
himself immortal 10 the one saying,"I would
rather be right than be President 1t is q
sentiment worth all the baubleS of the day
and OF itself should entitle him who uttered
II to immortality. But Douglas yielded.
The speaker did not believe him dishonest;
but he was poor, and was frightened by the
thought that his tenure of office depended on
powers"
THE BABCOCE COURT OF INQUIRY
met again yesterday in Chicago. General
Hancock Immediately arose and read the
following:
ga sense of duty to the laws, to the mill
tary service. and to the accused compels me
TO ask concurrence in the postponement OF
this inquiry for the present. We are all
bound 10 believe I'm the entire innocence of
Colonel Babcock, and the presumption can
not be repealed without clear evidence 1t is
due him TO suppose that this court of inquiry
was asked in good faith for the reasons
given. In the course Of legal trial in st.
Louis Colonel Babcock was alleged to be
guilty Of high criminal offense. He asked
for hearing In the same court, but was in
formed that he could not have II, because
the evidence was closed. These circum-
stences led him todemand court of inquiry
as the only means of vindicatiOn that was
left. Since then he has been formally in
dicted, and he is now certain of getting that
full and fair trial before an impartial Jury
which the laws Of the country guarantee TO
all its citizens. The supposed necessity for
converting military court for the determi-