The daily gazette., 1875-12-11
ENtraCt from HentlersOn's speech Ia
the Avery Trial.


the Avery Trial.
The following arc among the most
significant portions of ex-senator
Henderson's speech in the Avery trial
/ at St. Louis
This is the blot upon our Govern
ment that it is possible for such things
TO exist. they could not exist in En-
| gland, France, or any other civilized
| government, but arc peculiar to our
boosted republic. 1t is party, party,
party that damns our country, and he
| who has the nerve 10 resist the behests
| of party is worthy of more credit than
the bravest of old Roman soldiers.
Under the name of party every fraud
and infamy within the range of posi-
bilities is perpctrated. II is to be
hoped and prayed that tho time is
coming when a man who has the i'm
perious force of character to resist the
dictates of party will be looked up to
as hero. But we may go to the bot
tom corruption may feast in all onr
institutions, and our nation may decay
and fall before we learn this grand
truth. l respect party when it is com
posed of honest men, organized for
honest purposes; but when it is com
posed of men banded together to per-
petrate frauds upon the Government,
or to serve the personal ends of its
leaders, then away with it; I'll none
of it. Let Republicans and Democrats
all take hold and join in the support
of principles which will serve to secure
1.-THE best results to our government,
which will give dignity and stability
TO our nation, and which will inure to
common benefit; and never let us be
led astray so far as 10 make one officer
of our Government subs0rvient to
another.
| What right had BabcoclI TO go TO
Douglass to induce him to Withdraw
his agents: Douglass was placed in
his position to see that the revenue
laws of the Government were proper
ily enforced What business, then,
had Douglass with him? When an
official goes into Office, he should be
. free and Independent of all influences
except that of law, and if he recog
nizes any other master, then the Gov
ernment is tumbling down. What
right has the President to interfere
with Commissioner Douglass in tho
proper discharge of his duties, or witt
the Treasurer? None; and Douglas:
showcda lamentable weakness of char
acter when he listened to Babcock':
, dictates. lie should either have in
sisted that his orders as they eXistec
; be carried out, or should have re
signed his office.
! Why did Douglass bend the supple
| l., 6 ha l. "a nd "a N
! terfercnce by the President: Thi
was Douglass own business, and NJ
stood responsible for it under hi
official oath. He was bound to lister
to no dictation from the President
. Babcock, or any other officer, and i
was his duty to see that order was car
1 ried out, or to resign. Would tha
we had officials who possessed more o
that sterner stuff of which the offic
holders of olden times were made
Why do they not leave their offic
when they cannot remain there homo
II ably? Is it to continue that because
Q man holds an office at the hands o
' another he is to be q bonded slave?
is little that our nation has gained b.
n abolition if the black man is free
!, only that the white man be placed i
. the ignominious chains which are no,
9 an attendant of public office. Henr
Z Clay made himself immortal in tn
e one saying: II would rather be rigl
/ than be President" 1t is sentimen
70 worth all the baubels of the day, an
of itself should entitle him who uttel
ed it to immortality. But Douglas
= yielded. The speaker did not believ
him dishonest; but he was poor an
was frightened by the thought that b
tenure of office depended on his obeC
| iencc to the bchests of the hight