The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-11
fHH NEXT VICTTM.
The vhisRcy Rina In and Ont Of tho whito
HOUSE Goinn for Bri-tow.

House Goinn for Bri-tow.
WAsHINqToN. Dec 10.-1here Ia, notwith-
standing tho strenuous denials to the contrary,
very decided GOODNESS on the part Of the Presi-
dent toward Secretary Bristow. The oauso OF IL
Is tho latter's unmana0eability In the war on
tho whislSey Ring thieves. TnE SUN has hereto
fore exposed In detail the manner in which Dtis-
tow worked up the case agaiDstthe Ring and kent
the President In total ignorance OF what he was
about until he was able to lay before him the
positive proof OF the existence Of this IN trous
conspiracy. Having compelled the cooperation
OF the President, MIR. Dristow next caused
tho fullest publicity to be made OF
the evidence on which ho was tro-
cecdiuG. and thua created public sentiment
which the great political strength ~ the Hing
was pOweross to resist There was, however,
great DANCER that AZ time wore along and the
popular excitement died out Grant would
weaken and listen TO the insiduous and con-
stant solicitations of the chief rgcnt OF the con-
splratois, VINO was ever at hi, ear,
10 drive the nail home In the Ring coiin and
clincn It on the other side, lristow forced out OF
ur mt tho famous let-nD guilty y.man.cscape let.
ter of July 10. Now II is alleged by Grants par
ticulhr friends that ~ to thia time Bris had
carefully concealed from TIE President VIII & he
then Know to 4 Ceud ccftainfN that IiaocoCk
was Implicated. ard must he Indicted aud con
victod iftbe Presidents iniuc Ion to let no guilty
~ n ESCAPE waa htera " and ie ries,ly obrved.
II IL seNcn said that the nrst that Grant knew u
the District Attorney aL 81, Louis having some
evidence tending to crir ln.ta DatCOck IN his
p0-SCs -ion was when u ~as telcxriphed from
tntt point m re IN m nunih go that 10 was
Indicted. lie then sont for Bristos aud de-
M nued to know what truth there was I u this
story, ana tuen Tor the flsi time be was tuli
that there WAS danger uhe.d for MS confidential
fneni ana Illegal private secretary. Grant 70.
fused to believe what tho Secrotary reluctantly
told him.
wncn the "Sylph" and other kilograms came
out in the Avery trial the President -Ot mad and
forthwith called special nie-tiug uf the Cabi-
ret ihc result of tni' mco,inf th most
extraordinary disputcn t. Dsuict-AttnrneY
Dyer, whicn was Jointly sisncd hy Brstw
and Plcrrcpont, and In wiich occurred tho re-
markahic sentence, " Isr every erolt to prevent
the Implication ~ aitf iung cent person IA the
conspiracy to defraud the Governments, but to
spare no one VINO is guilty" But ex-senator
Hendefson, who had been appointed special
Assistant Attorney General TO conduct
the prosecutions Ia -; Louis, was not
70 be deferred by this. aud be went
for Ilabcock rcmorsecs5ly. The PRECEDENT, ex-
Commissioner Douglas aud li,ncock were all
trea'ei as 50 many common Individuals. and
I'm his efforts to break up tne WAisksy RING. and
iH itect scoundreis like Ncn n4lt. JO,ec and
others, Was freely aud foafiessly commented
upon.
When the President learned ~ this. as be did
through tho Whist = Ring couspirnfur- in St.
]. ,ui-, copy OF a stcnOgrHpntr'4 report of Hen
dcr,ons speech, sworn To bcfor" "A notary puO-
lio ~ seii ior Br-tow and demanded tho eN-
senator in~t intfemuy.l Brsfow pie id fOr time
and opportunity for Henderson to be heard. II
was not granted. Inc Attorney y-Gcnerul Was
told by Grant to notiy iicndei-'n Of bis re
was for Itrmi'siOn to have the AttArney-
dcneral u ask An explanation. The reply came
promptly from Henderson that he stood by his
speech. and had no apology to make.
On he reCci OF this Pirrrrpont at once tcie-
graphed him that his serNices were no longer de-
sired 10y tne boNernment. inns was a triumph
for the Whlskcy Hirg, and they are cotrespond-
lngly Jubiant. lhey bad telccraphed their
fricu0- here to move on lristow, and miguty
pressure will % brought u bear at once.
fow men Ike Senators tOualns. Anthony,
and imuDds havc wait uron the President
and oiutlnusly protested against nasty action.
Ihcy used some such argument A. this II
yOu move Hen Ider-on and labcurk T. acuuit-
ted you viii never convince tina country tnAt
the removal We not for that purpose. On the
cuntrafy.i If Henderson j. not removed and Blb-
. II acquitted all vii he well: out ho ana
you VIII have been TRIUMPH nrly vindlcated."
All tnis was OF no avail. ana uendersun's head
iell.
with this removal the war which has been so
grandiy conducted against the 81. Louis Wnis-
Aeh Ians Wii dwiudie INTO Nero sKirmi-h and
VIII 50 DE out altogether. Mckee end Mcclure
viii Doth he acquitted and lAnclc n,ay never
be tired ~ all. Tue AttutheN- General makes
great Nov ~ cTd,utg vigorous
prosecution 10y instru tiug District At
turn-Y Dyer 10 employ the attest legal talent
he cln rnd IN 81. Louis 10 assist IA the conduct
~ the re- naming cases but everybody will I'M
ser aud this; IL l. too tuin In the frs place,
an Yihcr man Ike Henderson cannot be- found
VINO viii step Inio ms shles, and the probability
Is that even Dyer VIII resign.
Ire bost friends OF secretary Dristow admit
tonight thdt be make most fat"I nistnke ny
remaining In tie Cabinet another hour Field.
Marshal Mura, llalstsad sad tbs other day that
ne clearly iorcsdw the end of tai. whiskey bust
beng kicked OUT OF the Cabinet into the Whito
House.