Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-29
. s.e.. Gran, aaa the WHISKY a..s

Ill now appears, oh good authority,
that Mcdonald, the convicted Reve-
nue. agent, made desperate effort
before the seizure of the St.J.onis dis
tilleries and the exposure of the Ring,
to sbluir' the President and Secretary
Bristow. lie first had the impudence
to go to The President and insist upon
Bristow's removal, alleging that the
Secretary's influence was inimical to
the Republican party. President
Grant, Notwithstanding the personal
esteem in which he had previously
held Mcdonald, positively refused to
Need his SUGGESTIONS. Then Mcdonald
went TO Bristow, admitted his com
plicity with the Ring and asked il the
Secretary designed to push prosecu-
lions. Mr.. Bristow feplied, as stated
by the St. Louis Republican;
Il certainly do, il there is evidence
OF guilt, from the highest to the low
esst.' Am to understand that you
intend to indict me@ Yon should so
understand il if there exists any eyi-
dence to connect you with the frauds.
Well then. should like to see YOU
do it, Mcdonald explained at length
the obstacles in the way of the Secre.
tary, and then made a proposition OF
compromise, as follows: Il will agree
TO hand you my resignation. and to
prevent any further crooked running
in my district, if you will agree to lei
bEg0ncs be bygones, and not to pros.
ecute the balance Mr.. Bristow re.
piled, Il have determined that il
can secure evidence against you, you
must go to the Penitentiary.' Il go tc
the Pcnitentiary You'll have nice
Job at that game. But what of my
propositions The Secretary said
If the President win pardon you,
shall say nothing more.'"
Thereupon, nothing abashed, Me.
Donald went to the President and
told his guilt. The scene is represent
ed as an exciting one. The Presiden1
made no reply to McDonald's appli,
cation for pardon. The case was
pushed. The distilleries were seized
Mcdonald was arrested. aLet M
guilty man escape" said Presiden
Grant, and the perjured Revenue
agent lies in the Penitentiary. Hi
game Of bold rascality did not win
but Its revelation now, by the Repu6
lican, a Democratic paper opposed
to the President, serves to re-
feet additional honor upon Genera
Grant. Deceived by friend whom
he had trusted and favored he NIGH
be an was, but could not be induced
to lift little finger to save him wher
once his guilt was apparent.
1t is important to notice in this con,
nection, also. that the order Of rcvo
cation issued by the President con
cerning the transfer of Supervisor.
meditated by Commissioners Douglass
was not procured by either McD0n
aid or Gen. Babcock. The latter was
with the President, impugned in tn,
matter by Gen. Henderson, i'm hi,
speech on the Avery trial. But A. p
Tuition, Supervisor of Internal Rev
enne, now publishes a letter giving /
complete history OF the entirctrans
action, and shows that the order o
revocation was given by the Presi
dent on his own personal application
without the knowledge even of Gen
Babcock. This action, Mr.. Tutor
shows, was for the good of the serv,
ice, and insists that the results had Ii
ST. Louis, Chicago and Milwaukee, il
the detection and arrest Of member
OF the Whisky Ring, have fully justi
/ fled the course he then advised. ans
(which the President substantially fol
lowed. .-Dav. Gdxests. >