Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-12-16

EHNDz1soN's RENARKs AT sT. LOUIS TIE OUT
CONE OF Hn HOSTILITY TO TEE PRReIDENT-rHH
PROsECUTIoN NOT AFFLICTED By HIS DtsMIesAL-

HKNDz1soN's REMARxs AT sT. LOUIS TEE OUT
coHH OF Hla HOSTILITY TO THE PREsIDENT-rHR
PRosxcUTIoN NOT AFFECTED BY HIS DrsMIssAL-
Special Dfspateh 70 the N1c York Times
WAsR1NoroN, Dec. lO.-The employment Of
Gen. Henderson TO ASSET In the prosecutions of
the whisky ring at st. Louis was referred by the
Attorney General to the President, who
repont did not know at that time
that Henderson was bitter per
sona enemy of Gen. Grant, nor did tho Presi-
dent then mention ii. He had no doubt Of Hon.
dersou's ability, and AZ the Attorney General
recommended his employment to be for the in
aside the thought of their personal
be retained. Some time sftervsrd,
In conversation, the President told Judge
Pierrepont Of the hostile personal rslations be-
tween Henderson aud himself. Perhaps Hem
derson did not know that his appointment in the
hrst place was due to the Presidents forbear-
anoe, and perhaps 1t would have made no differ
encs to hum II he had. The newspaper report
Of Judge Henderson's speech is essentially cor
rect, - compared with the sworn copy Of The
stenographer's notes. He attacked the Presi-
dent for interfering in the administration Of the
Internal Revenue Bureau, and attacked Mr.
Douglass for needing the requests or demands
Of the President. The reference was 30
the order changing the supervisors from
overruled,. as he had perfect right,
under the law, to do. The order was made by
Secretary Bristow and not by Mr.. Douglass,
though his recommendation Of the change 10 on
file. It IL the unanimous opinion of the CAbi-
net, and the almost universal opinion OF lawyers
about town, that Henderson's allusion to the
President wAs outside the evidence, and, in
view OF his employment by the Government,
unprofessionsl and unjustifiable. The tele-
graphic order from Judge Pierrepont for Hem
derson's dismissal 10 . terse and clear statement
Of al the essential facts, and may form cor
in the action.
Tho occurrence Of the difficulty 10 regretted
on all hands. 1t will he seized upon by those
who are endeavoring to create disturbance Of
the harmony of the Cabinet with the hope Of
thereby crippling the prosecution Of the Ring,
BY the ooncordant action Of all departments Of
tho Government. In thus connection the state
mont that the Cabinet WAS unanimous in its
condemnation OF the course Of Gen. Henderson
10 Of especial importance.
The hostility between the President and Hem
derson had its origin in the old controversy be-
tween Gen. Grant and President johnson, when
Henderson eepoused the cause OF the latter.
Political events following the impeachment
served to intensify the feeling which has at last
1t has besn often stated. and may be re-
iterated with assurance, that during the
whole investigation not . scrap Of testimony,
documentary or verbal, has been discovered
which reflects in the slightest degree upon the
President. The statements of all the officers
connected with the exposure and punishment
Of the Ring are explicit and emphatic upon this
point, and there can be no room to question his
honest purpose to adhere to the order to let no
guilty man escape"
The efficiency Of the prosecutions is not to be
impaired BY the dismissal of Henderson. The
- iv,ot Iona nN1o
point An able assistant ia to be secured with
out regard to political association.
There is Democratic lawyer Of ability and
eminence in St, Louis by the name Of Glover
who will be employed II he is not retained on
the side Of the defense, which is not certainly
known here,