The New York herald., 1875-12-15
CROOKED WHISKEY RING NOTES.
REMARKABLE UNANnuTY or THE PRESS con-
DEMEAToRY OF THE REMOVAL or GENERAL

REMARKABLE UNANIBnTY or THE PRESS CON-
DEMEAToRY OF THE REMOVAL or GENERAL
HENDERSON.
The removal Of General Henderson has . very bad
look. II seems to us that Grants desire that ''no
guilty man bo allowed escape is not strong new
i a month ago.-Knorvlue tTenn.l Press tdeml
If the President is guilty OF anything worthy Off
let a formal Indictment be against him and let him
be mpeached But certainly he is not to be badgered
and abused like eIon merely for the qualification Of
ore-headed politician Byo,cnOv's KnorvilLs
Whig trep.l
IL will do to wait awhile before accepting the verdict
OF the democratic and independent press that the with
drawa Of Henderson means that the whskey prosecu-
ton is to be sIackened Hartford Courant trepl
The extreme sensitiveness OF the President coupled
with tho recent indictment OF his private secretary,
General Babcock is calculated TO the pubic
that immaculate is the rule OF the White House Neo
burg Telegraph .deHll
Grants lofty notions OF personal prerogative have
been fed by official and unofficial aatterers and para
sites until he has betrayed the weakness of rcsentng
afront proper ard just criticism on his pubic
conduct. Such disoyaty to his person was shown
by Mr., Henderson he has taught himself to regard
OF the gravest OF ences.-Hdrrisbtrg Patriot
(deml)
No lawyer Of integrity will undertake the job Of
concing the acqutal Of Bakrock with the Presidents
injunction, "Let no guilty man escape" No lawyer
who is not prepared lot Babcock slip through the
meshes OF the law viii consent to be Henderson's
cessor- Worcester Press (denl)
Henderson needs no defence. He did his duty with
answering fidelity and fearlessness, and his lasting
vindicaton is found the fact that he secured the
viction Of all who tried before his removal =
Utica Observer (deml
n ~. kooa t.I ..4
he keep pocuniary good thing he will not let
any guilty person escapeunless the person belongs to
the White House family-Utica Observer ldem.l
There can be no question the good faith OF the
Cabinet in appointing Mr. Brodhead. The bad policy
OF the removal OF Mr.. Henderson is equally above
question, and fear will become conspicuous
with the progress of evcnts.-Uticd Herald (rep.1
The trials will continue without Henderson, and the
world will not be moved out of its orbit by the peculiar
oscillations of the disappointed politicians at ST.
Lous-W Washington Republican administration organ)
The pretended motive for the dismissal OF Henderson
is fimsy The President, in charity hope, may
be deceiving himself to his purpose but
blind as to fail to see this impediment to JUS.
tice Boston Post dem
AS the case stands the President has placed himself
in unenvabe light before the country.-BuGato
Courier (den)
thieves Jubilant-E Portland Argus (den.)
General Henderson in earnest and must have
been surprised that he allowed to get many ad
mnistration Grants cronies into the Peniten
tiary before there came him the command Halt -
Portland Argus tdenl
II might have been better for many that Mr.
Henderson should have been retained but 1t would
quire the exercise Of intense and prejudice to
see that General Babcock's possibilities of conviction
in any way lessened by the Of the past
two days.-Battimors american (repj
The President made mistake in calling for Hender
sons dismissal Piasturg Dispatch rep.l
1t was largely through Hendersons vigorous man
agement of the prosecution that Joyce Mcdonald and
Avery put behind the bars for their crimes And
a wretchedly poor recognition Of such services was 1t
for the President to demand Henderson's withdrawal
from the case. Pittsblsrg Dispatch rep.l
General Henderson said he would the frauds to
the White House. and-he did. In tracing them to
Babcock and Babcock influence with the President
he performed just what he promised HIS dismissal,
therefore, has bad ook--Pittsburg Dispatch repl
SO arrogant attitude royalty itself has late
days assumed President Grant took in this matter
The constitutional axiom OF the British law that the
king do wrong is appropriated by the Pres
dent and extended protective mantle his nt
mates at Washington. I'ittsburg Dispatch (rep.)
All His Excelency need to do hereafter in the trial OF
public to say to any OF his offending followers
in the language of Rlchelieu, slightly altered 'Around
thy form draw the awful circle OF the White Housed"
and behold justice must halt at the circumference
and the tongue OF the peoples advocate fall dumb,
stricken with the paralysis OF Presidential command
Pitsburo Dispatch lrep.l
Are President Grants feelings OF more consequence
than the public rightsp 1t that they to At
torney General Pierrcpont Tinsburg Dispatch (rep)
A careful reading OF Hendersons speech does not
lead agree with those Of contemporaries who
insist that he passed the bounds of decency made
Dispatch (repl