, 1875-06-02

6rteial D4apateh to Ths chleaea Trtbuns.
WAsit1sdTHx. D. G.. Juno IL am not 1t lib
erty to say what disposition will b. mado OF Alr.
Wordsworth. The matter ts In the hsntls Of tho
appointing power, and the charges, II thers are
auy. would 60 to the President or tho Secretary
OF the Tfeasurf. You know t1kt theso hAva
baen several removals in that district aud that
several 0augosa md others lave been Implicated
In great fs&uds. This uas all that ar. rf&.s, the
new Commissioner OF Internal Revenue, lad to
ray solAtiye u tho Invitation to Phil WAds-
worth to step down aud out. From
tbs best Of SOURCES, however. 1t
Ia learned that Phil WAdsworth has something
very different to say for himself. lie proposes
to fall back upon tho sosezyel rtghta given to
him by the Tenuse-of"Ofica act, which was oro-
atcd as sort Of hArbos Of sotugo TO all officials
In Andy Johnson's time. II rhil WAdsuorth IL
nom succeeded BY porson not yet naned 1t will
not bo unlces The President Euspends him under
tie Topu1a-of.Oflc act. Information has bean
received bore thAt Wsdswosth has definitely de-
teEmined upon this cottEso, and that his
action Is for tho most part based upon tho
advice Of those who haye I yoicn in conh1mA.
tons. 30 far ~ can ba learned hsra, not avon
the shadow Of suspicion rests upon Phil wad..
worth's uAue No charges have been preferred
affecting hia official Integrity Or personal Eonot.
night for tho reason that. slnco the discovery Of
the whisky frauds. the theory has prevailed that
tha revenue officers 10 waoae districts the t!liolt
dlst,I.atIon ln boon carried Oh must either
have been guilty through actual knowledge, or
scarcely less guilty from Official negligence. The
peraopa having to do with these rcmovalH saE
that tho tsAuda could na,or hare occurred OK.
cept through tle permission or negligence Of
the Fesenue officials. II it Ehall prove thai DO
wsll-founted charges have bson made againAt
Wkdswofll, thero arc indications that his se-
uaovat may Cause sono political trouble next
winter. Those Wlo should 10 we'll informed
Btats that, IN caAd OF removals WHARF no personal
coluHlon Is charged and whore tho removals Aro
tue PERSONS removed. thu Senatorial friends
Of thu latter will comtine TO defeat
tbs continuation Of their SUCCESSORS.
Should they bo Ablo to do this,
W4lsWortL, and othezs who refuse to reaign,
hu. permit themselves to he removed gndot the
tho prcsont oo,ntftlon Of the Senate, threats Of
tbia sort have much force i was poaslblo last
winter for QUO Southern Republican, 6onator
(Hest, Of New OrlsAns) to defaat the eonnEms-
lion o! par<loe to be United ssetea Judge in
LoulsIaus. noswIthstsndlng I'azdee had the uu-
w4yssiug support Of the appointing power aud
Of tic strongest politica! friends of tho Admlu
Atr1tiou. Iii the pteaont condition OF tho
Senate, aud IN yiew Of tta traditions.
1t Ii nvt likely that my psraon
to1s from tho Ssate in which the appointment IL
to ba mado uutts to oppoae anoh ~ appoins.
mout, Private information has baeu Received
hero BY telegraph to-day which soenad to Indicate
sh2s, II Wadsuo1th In eNiirely gulliess Of per-
sonal wrong. be may anu sstronS support 10 she
action Indicated BY thsse private dispatches to-
day should bo adopted noIt winter. the successor
OF Phil Waja worth would fru!tl0saly wait IN ths
ents-Soom for his confirmation.