The New York herald., 1875-12-15
.qhtIon OF Lho
MORE PRESIDENTIAL INTERFEnEsl =. |
An Attempt 10 Throw Out Secretary D., .fow
and Solicitor Wilson.
CHICAGO REVELATIONS.


found him reading the HERALD editorial his removal
Of last Saturday. He said:-
II beg you TO thank MIR. Bennett for this splendid
article, which expresses all my better than
would have done. was going to write an open letter
TO Secretary Brstow Attorney General Perrepont,
but the HERALD has put In just and clear posi-
ton before the entire country that is unnecessary"
SECRETARY
MI. Henderson, in the course of long conversation,
expressed his opinion that Secretary Bristow would
have to go before long This he based principally
two grounds In the nrst place, because he under
stood, Bristow had opposed his the Cabinet
meeting
energetic in these prosecutions My crime reiterated
Mr. Henderson 'was not that made speech, but
that Babcock indicted. 1t was not that accused
the President OF being implicated in the Frauds for
did no such thing What 4 did to denounce the
revocation OF the order OF Douglass by the President
rs tyranncal and unjustihable act prompted by
political motives, ana only regretted that in the
try corrupt men could use party considerations for
their own dishonest purposes. never charged that
the President acted dishonesty but only that he acted
partisan, and that through allowing himself to
be used for party purposes he did perpeuato the
Whiskcy Ring in ST. Louis. -.4 S
sYou Gee, the President had no more to do with that
order than the Emperor or Japan The law provides
expressly that the Secretary the Treasury shall upon
the recommendation Of the Commissioner Of Internal
Revenue, make these transfcrs and Douglass himself
did not know what the law when he testified that
Nc Presidents sanction was necessary
LETTER Ex-GovERsoR PALMER.
The following very characteristic letter received
by Mr. Henderson this morning from John NJ. Palmer,
Ex-Governor OF Illinois,
SPRINGFIELD Dec 1s 1875
Hon. john B. HENDERSON, sMe
DEAR SrR-As a member or the legal profession or
more than thirty years service, Tor myself ami many
others whom have consulted, ! desire to thank you
explanation or apology II is not necessary for to
express an opinion upon the merits OF the argument
whole. OF that portion OF 1t which, is reported
gave offence to the President 1t is enough that you
made it on your responsibility as counsei in the dis
charge ofyour dutes and that you refused to explain
the language used or to apologize TO any one
for its use For this you deserve the
thanks Of the profession and of the country,
and you will receive the honors you deserve.
think may trutfffuly say that cherishes feel
ngs OF higher personal respect and regard repu-
tation of the President than do, that any would
more readily resent improper imputatons upon him
than would did not favor his election IN 1872 but
my opposition to him political, and there are mat
ters Of higher moment than friendships and
of these that the legal profession to be useful must
be independent and must not submit to be challenged
by the President and his Cabinet honest words
spoken in the courts in the line OF duty trust that
you will find in the Increased respect OF the Bar and the
people ample compensation for any modification you
may have for moment felt at the reported untavora
BILE judgment OF the President and his advisers upon
JOHN N. PALMER
Mr.. Henderson has received many letters from other
distinguished public men from all parts of the country
MuRDocHs DISCOVERIES
Some extrao rd,nary facts have come to my knowl.
edge which will be spread broadcast before tho
world with the intention of dragging the President OF
the United States into this great Whisxcy Ring con-
spracy, and II is my painful duty to chronicle them
II appears that 1873 collector OF revenue
IN the Fourth Congressional district of Missouri
-ate information OF the frightful frauds
going on in St. Louis. According TO
Murdochs story, he retailed it to
an Official Of this city, he 10 St. Louis nvcsti-
gated the statements made 10 him, and became con.
vinced that Joyce and Mcdonald were at the head Of
tho President of this state OF things, and made an
andavt to the facts which ne mailed on the 9th Of
OF June 1873 to the President with the request TO re-
turn IT to him If not used He a verified COPY OF
this andavit subscribed to before Circuit Judge and
there are now two copies Of this in the
city in the hands OF District Attorney
Dyer, and the other in those Of Mr. Henderson
Both gentlemen refused to-day to give II to me- but
is not the contents Of this paper which remark
able is Murdoch's allegation that he waited fer
month and heard nothing OF it; that he then sent
another copy Of tho statement Babcock, and finally,
third to the then Secretary OF the Treasury Richard
son, without ever receiving from either OF
these dignitaries Murdoch has witnesses TO prove
that he sent this disclosure OF the Ring by
mail to the three persons above named, but
unfortunately, there is evidence except that OF
ordinary common sense to establish the fact that IL
reached there At all events was never used to pro-
iect the public treasury from the deprcdntons Joyce
Mcdonald 4 Co., and it must have been communicated
TO the very men whom IL was designed to thwart II
Murdoch's story is true. He says that after the
viction OF Joyce he came to this city to col.
lcct $3.50 which Joyce owed him. Joyce decoyed
him to his room, where he met Mcdonald and the two
after secretly locking tho door, there swore at and
said furously, "you are the man who has brought all
his trouble on us, !" and they assaulted him.
MuRDocns IDEA
is that Babcock told these OF the statement he had
sent to Washington, and the whole matter will be used
as evidence against Babcock show in the rst place
tbni ha suppressed documents addressed TO the Pros