The daily gazette., 1875-12-16
FOURTH EDITION
HENDERSON'S SPEECH.
THE WOR ID 8 THAT OPFExDEy,
THE PRESIDENT.
Reported Implication OF Senator Nor
toms Brother-In-Ia,x.

Reported Implication OF Senator Nor
toms Brother-in-Inw.
Special Despatch to tho wor d.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14,-Your coz.
respondent is able to give from an of.
fetal the exact text of the sworn CODY
of Mr., Hendersons speech which was
before the President and Catine.
when they agreed unanimously that
he ought not longer to be employed
The passages italicized are those
which were deemed by the Attorney
General to DC specially offensive and
objectionable:
What business had Babcock t. 10
TO Douglass? Heis put there for what
purpose?" To watch the revenues o.
the country. to collect them honestly
and see that they are honestly paid
out This is his whole duty. What
business has Babcock with it? Whas
business has he to interfere with tn
discharge of those dutiesg None
whatever, sir? When an officer goe,
into Office he ought TO be free and in
dependent. Except where the Law
blinds upon him, he should know
no master but the law, and if he
knows any other our Government il
tumhling down. lihat rtqht has tie
Presnent? He mas the right TO tu--,
his officer out if he wants to and put
in another, but what right has he even
though there is no evidence that he
ever attempted it, | believe-ofu.
right has tic President 10 interfere 5ottt
me hoHest d.sctarGe Of tue duties Of t,e
Secretary IF tie 1reasury' None what
ever. WHAT right has he to interfere
with the discharge OF the duties G.
Commissioner Douglass9 None. The
laws tell Douglass what to do Dong
lass only showed Il lamentable weak
ness Of character in listening to Bsb.
cock or any other man. Here is g.
telegram which reads:
WAsHINGToN, Dee. ), 1875
John L. Joyce, st. Louis, No
The order directing GU TO report +.
Philadelphia to Supervisor Mcdonald e
the 18th is suspended.
tSlgned) ]. W. DoUcLAss,
Commissioner
Gentlemen. why does this man benc
the supple hinges of the knee? Why
does he yield to Presidential interfer
ence or to the Secretary Of the honored
| PRESIDENT: IL WAS none OF their DCSl
ness. 1t belonged not to Grant; it be.
lonGed not to Babcock. 1t was Douglass
own business. He stood Responsible
After accepting that Office, and after CIV
ing his pledge by an oath to the people
of the United States to faithfully de-
mean himself in Office, it was his duty g.
carry .hat order out or resign his posi-
tion. would to God We had more Of
the sterner stuff that formerly animated
the bosoms of Federal otice-holders II
this country. Why not leave an Office
when a man is unable to hold it w.t.
, honor?
II 4 am designed yon lortinng's slave,
ny Natures law designed,
Why WAS an independent wish
Fer planted in my mnd?
! Sir. is it to continue in this cou4t. :
that because man holds an office at the
hands of another he is to become d
q slave? What have we gained by the ab.
. olition of slavery in this country Of tt
black man it the white man is substiIlt
ed for him in the chains If slavery, tt.
slavery of office? My God. if men coulr
think of 1t for a moment, they had bet
ter live us private citizens in honor. =
| honesty and with fair name than I.
e have all the gold and the shining, glitts>
> ing. corrupt honOrs of otice.'
Z The above Is sworn to 10y James Eo.
/ land, the stencgrapher.