Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-29
Y4ECOCE THE OGR.I.

IuS-egeu- Rather pcSiL Hittt !nhu was
graduated from the National Military
ACADEMY a: West Point. He was SO
good a scholar tba. be wis Commits
stoned n Second Lieutenant in the Corps
Of Engineers Of the regular Amy He
was Immediately ordered to the field;
and he served with distinguished honor
throughout the entire struggle. Duf-
ing the las. year or more of the war he
was attached to the headquarters Of The
army as an aid on General Grants staff.
He is famous for the fai.hfulue.s with
which he adhsre. 20 his friends and bis
usefulness in carrying out any mission
which may De entrusted 10 him. He IS
as far removed from the character OF
conspirs.or. Geviser Of schemes or in1u-
entail lssder III any sort OF enterprise
SIS any gentleman ono may meet in
long journey. Bat ths commentators
who hire themselves ont TO the sensa-
tional and lIbelious press of the coun-
try as the scsyengers OF Washington
gossip. Washington scandal and Wash
ton false witnessing. have lately been
setting up this little engineer officer IS
one OF the most colossal buS5ears aud
most tremendous factors Of big schemes
IN all tn. country. II tie dispatches Of
Honjay We have moEt ponderous in
dictment of poor Babsock. He Is set
mp not only as the a-ch-devil Of the
WHISKY ring aud the presiding genius Of
the White House. but va are soienlniy
told that any operation which shOald
cause n.m to explode would burst the
bounds of all Republican secret. ami
scatter the dsbris of a ling accau.uiat- !
ing hoard Of cussedness far and wide |
and dispeI the Radical party ike |
charge Of political dynamite Having |
nothing else TO spend It's force upon. "a |
Washington special " charges the Asso- |
ciated Press dispatches with a tremen-
dous Indictment ngsins. General Bah |
cock, from which we gather as follows. |
Der 26. and OPENS rich:
1, IS asserted tb.: babcoch since his |
return To- this city has given his time 10 |
manipulating such testimony Us may be |
hnrifHl 10 him III tie p-ndine trials /
The inform itiJ1 and cyl lence bearing |
On hi. case in ihs Treasury and other
departments is TO be mItii.tei or m.de /
Esy with 50 that the Government can
not convict him AMI has partners in |
guilt All eliminating evidences - TO lie
manipulated fIr his salvation, aided by
frienis high III ctfi-e, and heaven aud
earth are 10 De moved. This l. Is 10 be
brought a5u ct v The feet that he hold
q rod of terror over the beais OF Cf!i-
ci,ls ia high standing, and threatens
that II be Is not protected IN has ez
;rsnlity at St. Lnuis he will prur IN sUcn
light on the past of the Republican
party and its laws rs shall wipe the |
party from the f.sce of the earth.
When those of Us who have held on
to the ragged edge, as It were, Of the
Republican party. ana stuck 10 it
through thick and thin, and who have
come To regard il as the repository OF
our political life ind hope and cOut-
deuce. refiec. that all our prospects are
wrapped up IN the somewhat small
figure Of the Presidents Private Secce-
tary; that when be deliquescss we shall
be moppei mp; that when he evsporatss
We shall all dissolve into clOEd; and
that when lie exp Odes We shall! all 50 10
kingdom come. what else Is left us 20 do
but to take steps locking 20 Bibcoek's
safety
Again this veraeiors spseia. informs
Us concerning the vast MAJ itads OF the
B.bcoekisn r.rniicatious. .s follows:
IL was through his hand, that ali tie
documents passed In the campaign Of
1872 .hirh enabled til. Grant faction -
carry the country ah-G the Liberia!
movement seemed a. one time on tho
verge Of success. IL is the opinion of
the friends of Babccck that If he Is per-
united to fall or IL ia any sense to be
crimiu.,ed the whole fabric Of the Re-
publican party Vii! bs shaken 10 its
center.
We we're hardly prepared for this
piece OF secret history. In fact We
never could quite tell the reason why
Horace Greeley and L. Grstz Brown
were not elected over Grant and Wilson
in 1872. Now We know wha: was the
matter. Il was Babcock. /. will no
doub, be shown in due course Of time