Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-12-03
'.THE FOLKS AT.WASHINGTON.n

1.-THE FOLKS AT .WASHINGTON."
Nothing short of adopting the Eighth
Commandment as its platform for the next
Presidential election will help the Repub-
lican party; but how far President Grant
would be able or willing to carry it out is
matter for grave discussion. The man,
Gen. Mcdonald, who has just been sent to
the renitentiary at st. Louis for whisky
frauds, was his personal friend and early
acquaintance--an acquaint nee commence
ing when the convict was a steamboat
runner between Galena and st. Louis.
When the General, then Major, was SEN
fenced to dismssion from the army for in
subordination, Grant, then commander,
refused to approve the proceedings of the
appointed him in charge of confscated and
abandoned property at Memphis. He af-
forwards appointed him SUI ervisor OH the
usual recommendations, but against thu
protest of Senators Drake and Schurz, who
knew him well, and retained him against
the protest Of Secretary Boutwell,, and tla
final result is that the man who he wouldn't
"withdraw under fire. has landed in the
lenitentiary. The character of such Pres
| ident m ~ we'll be calculated upon by those
around him, and the public will not be
! surprised to read the following kilograms
to and from "Bab," his private secretary,
to ard from the whisky ringers just con-
| victed at St. Louis:
ST. LOUIS, November 3O.-The following
! is the dispatch, the handwriting of which
was identified as that of Gen. O. f. Bah
cock:
| General John Mcdonald. st. Louis: | sue
cceeded. They will not go. T will write
you.
| '.SYLPH''
o." telegraphs Babcock December 8,
1874: elias Secretary OF Commissioner Or
dered anybody here.''
.'WAsnINaToN, December 4, 1s74.-Col.
John A. Joyce, St. Louis: Cannot hear
that anybody has gone or is going. :.
| ''BABCoCK.
| After debate, the tele ,rams were admit
ted in evidence. The prosecution closed
with SON testimony of a general character.
The correspondence shows that General
Babcock received many dispatches from
the parties implicated. The following
other than the ;'bove were read:
"ST. LOUIS, October IL, 1874 General
| Q. E. Babcock: Poor Fred is dead Nc
Donald is with his body. Let the Presi-
dent act cautiously on the s,lccessorship.
John A. JoYCE.''
'sSr. LOUIS, October %, 1s7S.-General
0. +. Babcock: The bondsmen prefer the
man they have recommended An express
sion from the President to his friends here
will secure everything. Let the President
| do for the best. Depend upon Mcdonald
and myself to stand by his action to the
| last.
John A. JOYCE"
est. LOUIS, October %, 1973.-His Ex-
cellency o. S. Grant; We have the honor
to'recommend Col. Constantine Mcguire
for collector of Internal Revenue Of the
First District of Missouri
John A. JOYCE,
| CIVILIAN PATRICK.
sc. A. NEWCOMB,
John MCDONALD"
est. LOUIS, October %, 1s73.-General
BabcOck: See dispatch sent to the Pres-
dent: We mean it. Mum.
JOYCE"
est. LOUIS, March 4, 1S74.-General
Babcock: Start for San Francisco to-mor-
row night. Make ID. call off his scandal
hounds that only blacken the memory of
| pun Il 1CV ftIiu Ii l0llttS UtSllltoS.
ssJ,n
est. LOUIS, October 81, ls74.-General
Babcock: Have you talked with D.? Are
things right? How? Answer.
"J.n
est. LOUIS, December 3, 1s74.-General
Babcock: Has Secretary or Commissioner
ordered anybody here?
"J.n
s'Sr. LOUIS, February 3, 1s75.-General
Babcock: We have official information
that the enemy weakens. Push things.
''SYLPH
'.ST. LOUIS, April %, 1s75.--General
Babcock: Tell Mack to see Parker, of Col
orado, and telegraph to Commissioner
Crush out st. Louis enemies.
s'GRIT.''
The following telegram from General
BabcOck was read:
"WAsHINGTON, November 80, $50
Hon. D. P. Dyer, United States District
| Attorney, st. Louis, Mo: I am absolutely
Innocent, and every telegram which I sent
will appear perfectly innocent the moment
| can be heard. demand hearing before
the court. When can testify?
| 20. E. Babcock.''