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The New York herald., 1875-12-11

government Of Executive interference with
judicial proceedings and a violation Of the
legal privilege Of counsel to argue cases with
out other responsibility than that which they
owe to the Court, which alone is charged
with the duty Of keeping them within proper
limits
The dismissal of Mr.. Henderson Just as
the Babcock trial is to come on seems 50 OBJ
yiously in the interest of that officer, and is
so calculated to undermine public conf
dence, that his acquittal cannot restore his
reputation 1t will be suspected that the
evidence against him was not presented in
all its force, and the result of the trial, if he
is acquitted, will have no moral weight with
the country
So extraordinary an interference with the
course Of justice as President Grant has
yentured on in this case will naturally
attract the attention of the House of Repre-
sentatiyes, which is charged by the constitu-
ton with q peculiar supervision over the
conduct Of the President. Any proceedings
against him affecting the duration of his
Office must originate in that body and
there are few graver offences than an in
trusion by the President into the proceedings
of the judicial department of the govern
ment. The courts have always been held to
be as sacred against such interference as the
proceedings of either House of Congress.
The President has no more right to punish
an attorney for what he may say in Court
than to punish member Of Congress for
words spoken in debate, both being equally
privileged by law. We do not know what
view the House may take of this extraordi-
nary conduct of the President after full in
quiry but the House will doubtless think it
duty to order an investigation.
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Let Us Have the Facts.

The Sun naptly puts the case of Tweed when
it says that, although he has escaped from
trial, punishment he has not escaped and can
never escape" 'Will any sum of money pur-
chase for him esteem, companionship, self
respect, peace of mind, happiness? These
he shall find again nowhere and never more.
Furthermore, 'these five years have told
upon him." ''his fortune reduced, his name
and reputation blighted." How could
Tweed's fortune be reduced? He has been
engaged in no business. All the money he
has paid out has been given to lawyers and
persons claiming to have influence with the
courts to save himself from punishment.
Tweed said to reporter some time ago that
he had spent five hundred thousand dollars
in that way. Now, is it not SANDER upon
the law as an honorable profession and upon
the administration of justice that lawyers
should be permitted to become accessories
to the robbery of the treasury by exacting
vast sums from q confessed plunderer like
Tweed Would it not be well for the Grand
Jury to summon Tweed's lawyers and ask
them how much they received from him and
what service was rendered for the money!
This would enable US to open an entirely
new field of discussion, and one which would
be of much interest to everybody who be-
lieves in the pure administration OF justice.
The New York herald., 1875-12-11
Adjournment OF the Babcock Court Of
Inquiry.


The Court Of Inquiry at Chicago has done
very proper thing in declining to proceed
with the case of General Babcock now that
he has been indicted by Grand Jury and is
to be put on trial in civil court. The very
able argument read by General Hancock
yesterday before the Court Of Inquiry sets
forth the impropriety. of further proceed
ings in so convincing a light that the mil
itary tribunal could not have gone on with
out a manifest violation not only OF decorum
but of justice. General Babcock asked for
court of inquiry because he professed to think
that he was deprived of an opportunity to vim
dicate himself before a court of justice the
reason for calling the military court therefore
no longer exists. The witnesses and the docu-
ments by which he is to be convicted or cleared
would be the same in both trials, and in the
conflict of jurisdiction as to which of the
courts should command them, the decision
must necessarily be in favor of the civil
court, on the fundamental principle of our
government that the civil is superior to the
military power. Moreover, the presence of
the defendant is necessary in either form OF
trial, and he cannot be present in Chicago
and st. Louis at the same time. The Court
of Inquiry yielded to this strong array OF
arguments, and decided to merely adjourn
from day to day until they could receive
further orders from the War Department.,
This wise action is in accordance with the
ground taken on this subject by the HERALD
yesterday. AS soon as we learned of the in
dictment Of General Babcock we felt that the
order for q court of inquiry should be at
once suspended. We only regret that in
structions to that effect were not promptly
sent to Chicago from Washington, and that
it was left to the Court of Inquiry to take the
responsibility of disobeying the order under
which it was summoned. There is higher
and prompter sense of honor and propriety
among the officers Of the army than exists at
Washington.
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BISHOP SIMPSON FOR A THIRD TERM. No
man holds higher position in any Church
than Bishop Simpson holds in the Methodist
Episcopal Church, and his opinion is always
entitled to respect His views upon the
third term question and Bishop Haven's
nomination of Grant, as given by the Phila-
delphia Item, in an interview elsewhere pub
lished, will be read with particular interest.
The Bishop explained several points and left
others in doubt, but he explicitly declared
himself in favor of o third term in these
words :-"All can say is, that should Presi-
dent Grant be reelected the people will have
done wisely" 1t is significant that all the
other Methodist clergymen Of Philadelphia
who were questioned agreed in the main with
the Bishop. They all professed that Bishop
Haven had no right to speak for the Church.
but, speaking for themselves, they all ap-
proved his nomination of Grant.
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RoBBERs OF THE PooR.-Governor Til
den's reform campaign has not been as sue
cessful as would have been expected, mainly,
we think, because he has been badly served
by his lawyers. Anyhow, the people may
give him the credit of attempting to do we'll
But here is another opportunity. Let him,
as Governor, investigate the broken saw
ings banks. Let him make campaign upon
the robbers of the poor. The directors and
officers Of these savings banks have commit
ted crime the turpitude of which is far
greater than the crimes of Tweed Tweed
robbed the city, and in so doing imposed
taxes upon the people. The directors Of
these savings banks have robbed the poor,
taken their savings and lost them through
speculations and bad investments, some
times for their own personal benefit Many
poor Dennis or Bridget or Patrick will
have hard winter because of these robbers
of the poor. Yet no one has been punished
The country has almost forgotten the voice
of the poor crying for their bread. Gov
ernor Tilden, as the chief of the State,
should champion their cause, take these
savings banks in hand and punish the rob-
bers of the poor.
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Did MIR. Henderson Refer TO the
President.

In the whiskey cases on trial at st. Louis
remarkable successes have been gained in
the cause of the public service. An example
of the greatest consequence has been set 1t
has been shown that with the ordinary ma
chinery Of justice and courts of law, plain
judges and juries and honest counsel, rogues
may be got at who had vainly plumed and
boasted themselves that they were beyond
reach because of the high protection they
had secured by judicious division of the
fruits of their plunder. 1t has been demon
strated that no conspiracy, however gigantic,
against the public treasury, has any more
immunity once brought face to face with
Justice than q scheme for petty larceny,
when the cases are in charge of o
vigorous prosecuting officer But the
exhibition Of this fact, so satisfactory to
the nation, awakens but little interest in
Washington. They do not care much there
about the main point of the case, but they
are very inquisitive about q detail.
They want to know whether the coun-
sci for the prosecution referred to the
President in the course of his arguments
This is the great problem OF the hour. For
the time the famous problem as to whether
saltpetre will explode becomes insignificant
People no longer ask one another whether
indigo will sink or swim. They do not even
refer to the prospects of Pacific Mail Men
have actually become callous as to what sort
of horn it was they blowed about Jericho or
who made the Wandering Jew S boots These
points of heroic doubt which once divided
the world are crowded from the minds of
men by the overwhelming wonder whether
Colonel Henderson did really refer to the
President or refrained from such reference
If he refrained he may go on if he referred
he must get out of those cases-yea, even
though Colonel Babcock should escape JUS
tice by this exclusion from the case of the
counsel most familiar with it. That is a
dreadful risk but the President will stand it.
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CROOKED whl.Lsy or straight ri.ty.

There may be some mistakes made In hlgh
places as to the issue on which the forthcom-
ing Presidential battle is to be fought. Gen.
eral Grant evidently intends to ''hold the
fort" of straight out piety to fire thence
"double shotted salutes" of good orthodox
Protestant doctrine to shell oil the woods
filed with the imaginary enemies OF free
schools and religious liberty. His course Ii
ineligible if not intelligent He believes
that he can thus ''teach the doubtful battle
where to rage" His notion is that If he
makes enough noise in the neighborhood OF
that fort the deluded enemy will suppose
that it is the key to his position, and VIII
gather all their forces there and hurl them
against his guns in the reckless endeavor 70
storm the useless post Our own notion is
that the enemy will reconnoitre more
effectively than he supposes, and II they do
they cannot fail to note that his line can be
turned by resolute advance on the village
OF Crooked Whiskey Immediately in his
rear Crooked Whiskey is not defensible,
and that point once occupied by the enemy
Grants position is not only untenable, but
his line will be doubled up, the straight
piety" garrison will be cut of. the baggage,
ammunition wagons and reserve artillery
will all be captured. This is now the great
problem politico-religious strategy Which
of these points on the Presidential battle
field is really critical or relatively thefmost
important? Bishop Haven, commander of
the orthodox forces Of the government re-
ligion, thunders apostolically from the fort.
and gives the place an air of Importance by
the noise he makes; but the resolute Hender-
sons advance on the weak point at Crooked
Whiskey has filed bigotry and hypocrisy
with dismay, and their fears of what may be
done in that direction are instructive.
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ConGressmen Crawling.

We shall never have a proper sense of self
respect in our Congressman at Washington
until we send high-toned men to represent
US. At the close of the last session of Con-
gress there was much scandal among
thoughtful people at the spectacle of Presi-
dent Grant appointing defeated candidates
for the Senate and the House to responsible
offices under the government The argu-
ment was made that if representatives Of the
people are permitted to legislate in Wash
ington in the hope of being rewarded for
their votes by office, then the Legislative de-
partment of the government would fall into a
degrading dependence upon the Executive.
This truth is greater than our people have
been disposed to credit. We can trace the
acquiescence of the Senate and the House to
the almost servile demands of the President
to the fact that there is not republican
member of either branch of Congress who
has not felt that if he were to vote against
the will of the people in response to the will
of the President, and were to be punished
for so doing, that he would be appointed to
a lucrative station. The democrats do not
seem to improve upon the republicans in
this respect, for we are told that an ex-mem-
Der of Congress, Mr.. Rice, of Kentucky, has
been selected by the new Clerk of the House
as an assistant in place of Clinton Lloyd
The spectacle of an ex-member Of Congress
quietly coming back to the hall of his former
influence and duty to sit down at the Clerks
desk at q small salary to do humble duties in
arranging the business of the House is humil-
iating. 1t may be justly held that there is
no reason why member OF Congress should
waive his claims upon his party or upon the
administration for support or even appoint
ment to Office should he fail to be elected by
the people, but it is not pleasant thing to
see Mr.. Rice leave his chair as the Represent
ative of great Commonwealth and scratch
and scratch over minutes and calendars and
proceedings as a subordinate officer of the
House. Kentucky is proud State, and will
be apt to send different class of men to Con-
gress in the future.
The New York herald., 1875-12-11

The DEUTSCHLAND DISASTER 1t is not a
very pleasant picture Of the Peggottys of Har-
wich which the London Neoos reveals in
speaking Of the Deutschland disaster These
good people, who regard shipwrecks as good
fortune, answered the appeals Of the drown
ing men with pyrotechnic display, and
gave them rockets instead Of boats The
only justification of their conduct is in their
poverty; but If these coasters and fishermen,
to whom Mr.. Dickens did too much honor in
his 'David Copperfeld," had possessed hall
the courage for which he gives them credit,
the lives of all Of the passengers and crew
niRht have haan savad-
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IT rs APPARENT from the reported agree
ment between Prince Bismarck and Prince
Gortschakof that there is to be no Eastern
question and no general war for its adjust
ment The security of the Ottoman Empire
is in the jealousy Of the great Powers. When
England and Austria want war Russia and
Germany desire peace, or the reverse, and SO
the 'sick man" fingers on from month to
month and from year to year.
The New York herald., 1875-12-11

Our PARIS LETTER. another column we
print second note from Manager Maurice
Grau touching the bit of intelligence lately
given in one Of our cable letters from Paris
with reference to Zulma Bouffar. 1t is ac-
companied with note from that actress
which is written in the happiest vein of fem
mime diplomacy. In the note given Bouffar,
as will be seen, prepares the way for another
note, in which she means to declare that it
is impossible for her to fulfil her engage.
ment to act in this city. She has remem-
bered o terrible gastralgia, which she presses
into the service for the occasion, and she
scolds at her doctor for his harsh refusal to
let her come but she means to obey him
and stay in Paris, where she has made hit
Our cable letter gave the news of this decis-
ion, of which the manager had not definitely
heard, and we are happy to note that he
gracefully acknowledges the accuracy of our
correspondence.
The New York herald., 1875-12-11

THAT SPANISH JOURNAL in Havana, the
Vos de Cuba, is very fierce in its denuncia-
ton of President Grants Message in regard
to the Cuban insurection AS it is impos-
sible to please the people who are pre-emi-
nently good Spaniards" it is unnecessary to
worry over this journals displeasure.
The New York herald., 1875-12-11

TwEED-A story of singular dramatic in
terest is that which we print this morning,
giving the details Of the HERALD expedition
in search Of Tweed. The journeyings of the
distinguished fugitive to and fro and his
hiding places in town and country are mat
ters Of the deepest interest There is no
reasonable doubt Of the hypothesis that the
ex-"Boss" was in hiding in Connecticut for
some days, and the traces of the route he
took in reaching his hiding place seem un-
mistakable. That he is not in Con-
necticut now seems equally plain, and
the only theory that seems tenable
now is that he has returned to
this city and is conceded for the present
in Ne New York; Il these hypothesis are cor
rect and the police show reasonable energy
aud saeacity in following them to their legit-
matG results, Tweed's return to Ludlow
Street LID Is only a question of time In
anv event TIE remarkable chapter which we
print today vii command universal atten'
tion both on accom-. ut of its intrinsic interes'
and the traces it cont. ans OF lWeeos "nere
abouts since his escape.
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market.

REFORM IN TURKEY is officially announced
for one Of the departments of the govern
ment-the Judiciary. 1t is to be feared,
however, that reform by imperial decree will
have no more effect than the famous attempt
of old Governor Stuyvesant to make war by
proclamation.
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TAxEs.-Tax Commissione. AnuAe"0, -
his testimony before the Senate l. ''eS.'sa'i
Committee yesterday showed COL 'iu'A'eAy
that the city is compelled to pay nue. Alo.e
than just proportion Of the State ta. 60
The city is without representation in thu
Board Of Equalization, and virtually the
State taxes the city. The next Legislature
ought to provide . remedy for this wrong.
In the end the whole State will suffer because
the metropolis is made to bear more than its
share of the nnblin bnrdana
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WALL STREET YEsTERDAY. Cold opened at
ia 3-S and ended at la 1-2. Money, after
transactions at per cent, ended easy at
and per cent. Stocks were dull and fever
ish. No features were presented in the
market
The New York herald., 1875-12-11

FIGHTNe IN MISSISSIPPI is of such frequent
occurrence that people will cease TO wonder
at it at all, or wonder how it is that only
negroes are killed in these negro insurec-
tions. The latest trouble of the kind is re-
ported this morning from Rolling Fork.
The New York herald., 1875-12-11

THE REPUBLIC IN FRANCE is gaining
trength with the test of time In the cleo
ion Of Senators the second official scrutiny
ews the choice Of sixteen republicans and
three members of the Right. More
ere the safety Of the Republic is as
- - Ne security Of tho present govern
nent
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ADJUSTMENTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING

PARTISAN VARIETIES
sixteenth street, near Broadway.-yARIETY, at r ~
M atinee At L. NJ
BROOKLYN THEATRE
Washington street, Brooklyn.-LITTLE EMILY, at 81 M
George +. Rowe. Matinee at ppm
UNION SQUARE THEATRE; HgAgE ;;,cuv,. :,
r. n. Matinee at T. NJ
No. 5i4 Broadway-vARIETY, At r. NJ. Matinee at
BOOTHS THEATRE.
Twenty third street and sixth avenue Guy MANNEhlNt
at5P.M. Mrs Emma Waller Matinee at 80 I. NJ
PARK THEATRE,
Broadway and Twenty second street-fHE MIGHTY DOL
LAR at p NJ Mr.. and Mrs Florence. Matinee r. NJ.
BowERY THEATRE,
Bowery.-UNMAsKED. At : P. NJ James NJ. Ward
GILMoRE,s GARDEN
sansGrv adiien avenue and Twentysixh stee-HEBKE"
FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE
cioes at si5ss u So n Il 30 DSiS
EAGLE THEATRE.
Broadway and Thirty third street-yARIETY, at P. NJ
pou....,, sTEINH4y INV a9IrHR4 HALL4 :. .,px o.,
Military Band.
SAN FRANCISCO MINsTRELs
Neg Opera House Bro.dga corner Of street,
WOODS MUSEUM
eiosss a. 10 e45". 35 NJ Matinee csanias
TONY PASTORS NEW THEATRE.
Eos 5s5 and 5s7 Broadway-yARIETY, at 8 T. NJ
LYCEUM THEATRE
LEGfTIME at I p NJ Nine Clarence Matinee at 80
4. M-CAMILLE Fechter
THIRD AVENUE THEATRE,
Third between Theth and Thirty first Streets
MINsTRELSY and VARIETY, at s 2. NJ. Matinee at 2
Pm
Eighth street Third avenue.-VARIETY, at p. NJ.
Matinee at = 30 +. NJ.
GRAND OPERA HOUSE.
Twenty third street and Eighth ue-GRECO ROMAN
WRESTLING, at 7. NJ. Christol Bauer.
BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC.
Montague street.-German Opera-PoSTILION OF LON
JUNEAU, at = +. NJ. WachteL
GERMANIA THEATRE,
Fourteenth street near Irving placeDER coNFUsIoNs-
GLOBE THEATRE
Nos 72S and 100 Broadway.-VARlETl at i. NJ. Natl
nee at 2 T. NJ.
COLOSSEUM,
PARIS. Open from p NJ TO r. NJ. and from 80 7. NJ.
TO o10P. m.
OLYMPIC THEATRE
No. 624 Broa dway.-YARIETY, At 8 p. NJ Matinee az
pm.
wALLACKS THEATRE,
Broadway and Thirteenth street.-BOS0M FRIENDS. at
p NJ. closes at 10 f5 r. NJ Mr. John Gilbert Matinee at
3oP. NJ
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Is IL the End

A correspondent from Washington says
that President Grants lines about the
choice of successor at the close of his
Message are understood by his friends to
be an intimation that he has personally
waived all hope for the third term. Now, if
the President who understands how to ex-
press himself clearly, intended such a
declaration he might have made it in Ian
guage that could not be misunderstood
General Grants record shows the possession
of two qualities he can PROFOUND rid
dies like a sphinx when he is in oracular
mood, and declare his intention with clear
ness and force when he has an idea to con-
veg to the country. We can recall many SEN
tences from President Grant that became
ton like electric shocks II will fight it out
on this line if it takes all summer" "Our
enemies are robbing the cradle and the
grave" 'Let US have peace. 'Let no
guilty person escape" Il demand an un-
conditional surrender" These are all plain
phrases, the meaning of which nobody ever
thought of discussing. Why does not Presi-
dent Grant say on the third term question,
II will under no circumstances be candi-
date or accept the Office of President for q
third term, believing as do, that such an
act would be violation of sacred tradition
of the constitution" This is the way for the
President to end the third term dicussion,
and not by writing oracular phrases which
have different meanings to different readers.
DELANEY HANGED. dying speech of
Delaney, the murderer, hanged at North
Hampstead yesterday, was in strange con-
rast to his previous utterances. 1t was quiet
md penitent, whereas his declarations before
oreathed only anger and fiendish brayado.
His crime was great, and it is to be hoped in
suffering the extreme penalty Of the law his
ate will be ON example to others tempted as
Delaney was to avoid the terrible offence for
which he was punished.
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WITH SUPPLEM M E Mt.
NEW YORK, SATURDAY, DECEMBER II. 1875.

From or reports this morning the probabilities
are that the ,oeather to-day toiA be clear or partly
cI0tLdg
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NEW YORK HERALD
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PARTISAN VARIETIES
sixteenth street. Broadway.-yARIETY, at r NJ
Matinee at r NJ.
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wALLACK'S THEATRE,
Broadway and Thirteenth street-BOSoM FRIENDS. at {
p NJ closes 10 45 r. N. Mr.. John Gilbert. Matinee al
1 30 NJ.
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BROOKLYN THEATRE,
Washington street. Brooklyn.-LITTLE EMILY, Al r. NJ
George r. Rowe Matinee al = p NJ.
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UNION SQUARE THEATRE,
broadway and Fourteenth street-ROSE MICHEL, AZ
+. N. Matinee at 2 +. NJ.
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LONDON OFFICE OF THE NEW YORK
HERALD-NO. As FLEET STREET.
PARIS OFFICE-AyENUE DE L'OPERA.
Subscriptions and advertisements will be
received and forwarded on the same terms
as in New York.
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BOOTHS THEATRE.
Twenty third and sixth avenueGUY MANNERlNG,
at p. M. Mrs. Emma Waller. Matinee at 80 L. NJ.
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PARK THEATRE,
Broadway and Twenty second street-THE MIGHTY DOL
LAR p NJ, Mr. and Mrs Florence Matinee at 7. NJ.
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THEATRE CoMIQUE,
No Si4 Broadwsy.-vARIETY At . r M. Matinee At