The New York herald., 1875-12-16
CROOKED wHIsKEY RING NOTES.

General Grant could have stopped the indictment OF
then should IL be pretended that he desires shield
the latter Chicago Inter Ocean (rep)
Mr.. Henderson, too small to sink his personal malice,
and Notwithstanding the President the very head of
the prosecution against the accused persons took ad
vantage OF his position to insult and malgn the latter
and hold him up TO the jury party to the very
crimes he was seeking to punish. II was cou-
temptble act-Chicdgo Inter Ocean rep)
1t for the Court and not the President to take
cognizance OF any improper language and his
renee has laid HIM to the suspicion that he
determined to nterpose the strength his preroga-
tive-or what he assumes TO be his prerogative-be-
tween offender and the justice OF his country
offender shall be traced TO the interior of the White
House.-Baltimore Gazette (dea.)
1t would have been better IL the President had
waived the strained point against himself which he or
some friend for him. picked out OF General Hendersons
speech instead of jeopardzing great prosecution by
personal quarrel with the leading proseculor-sM
Louis Republican (dem
1t is announced that General Babcock will have no
Official connection with the White House pending his
trial for completely the whIskey frauds the private
secretaryship falling to Mr.. Luckey. The retirement
OF General Babcock would have been quite proper ut
the time he asked for the OF inquiry-N Louis
Republican, (dem.l
The dismissal OF General Henderson was an act
which warrants the inference and ustines the accusa
ton that T. ). Grant, President of the United States
has been guilty Of wicked and corrupt malfeasance in
office Tor which he too, should be indicted and sen.
fenced to accompany his Official friends the Penen-
tiary. The order dismssing the man who brought 10
light the evidence Of Babcock's guilt is Grants con-
fession of a guilty knowledge Chicago Times tdenL)
Henderson doubt feels fiat enough now He prob
ably wishes that he had bitten OF long piece OF his
foolish tongue before he let il wag the President
Buffalo Commercial (rep)
II Mr.. Henderson knows anything damaging or
otherwise about the case wouldn't 1t be very easy
matter to go the witness stand testify under
oath hs-I'nsturg Gazette (rep)
The dismissal OF Henderson was piece OF folly The
President lost his temper without stopping consider
the possible probable, inevitable consequences TO his
friend In this passionate outburst there little OF
the strategy and sccontro of the old soldier dscern
bic OF the prudence and orethough of the states
man.-Sprinafed Republican tind rep)
II argued that the President from hts high position
could well afford to overlook this (Iendersons) mex
cusablc conduct. With that take issue 1t is about
tmc that people began to regard the President Of the
United States citizen, entitled all the rights OF
citizen, man entitled to tho ordinary courtcsies
which obtain among mcn.-Ihaddeiphia North Ameri-
eau (rep.)
men-Andrew Jackson, for ns tancer 1t IS said that
during Jackson administration a little fellow OF
postmaster in Kentucky kept annoying the friends of
cold Hickory" by swearing most profuscy against the
General His case reported several times, and his
removal called Tor most earnestly General Jackson
after continued opportunity, was led 10 examine the
case OF his cussng enemy. He found 1t very vruent
indeed but he also that the rovlcr had
fought under him at New Orleans. The Postmaster
was removed. when asked what IL meant tho old
General replied, ''Any who fought the British at
New Orleans has my permission to be postmaster and
cuss me for the balance OF his days. p Wiliamsport
(I'd.l Sun tdem)
Even to this day the indignation OF the President is
not expended so much upon the thieves who deceived
expresses the natural indignation Of honest men upon
this sorry subjcct.-CinciaHdti Commercial (ind)
The that crawl over wounded gladiators Just
them away from the White House-Sl Louis RepubH.
can (de,a,)
That the President has been guilty Of an unpardon
able blundcr and has allowed his partisanshp and
friendship Tor Babcock outweigh the demands OF duty
the facts furnish quite sufficient tor bclicving
but that he has himself been Interested personally in
the contemplate rascaty OF dciraudng the revenue
We cannot will not believe Detroit Free Press tdem)
Alter all that has and gone there Is but one
thing that exricatc tho President aud his alter e0o
from the awkward position in which they have placed
themselves. Let them waive all tcchnicalities and
Babcock is tried II they cannot afford 10 confront
these two convcts in the witness stand the win
look bad very bad.-Kansas city Times tdsm)