The Morning herald., 1875-12-11
THE IMPEKhTOR:- IA.
vORETE. .

1t is quite evident that President Grant,
is animated with a deep, and penetrating
contempt Of the law Of the land at least
his acts force thinking men to thai conclu-
sion. General Bahcock is charged, and
now stands indicted. with a conspiracy of
an exceedingly serious character; What
coursg GOES the President take? Suspend
him from the exercise Of his functions,
about the White House, or compel him to
80 and confront his accusers at St. Louis.
The President has twice taken an oath, to
maintain the laws of the United States;-
1T appears however, that when his man
Babcock is caught faWdnjo ddech, in
cheating the revenue, the obligation Of his
offica. cath is forgotten, in his efforts to
save the offender. How? Rabcock is or
dered by the President, to go before q
military tribunal Al Chicago, where the
venue of the offence charged is not laid.
Chicago was chosen 10 snit the convenience
of General Sheridan; the war Office not
caring how much cost, and inconvenience.
witnesses were put to, in going TO Chicago.
In the despo.ic Courts of Asia, and in
some of those Of Europe, there is usually
r. person known as the favorite Grant in
imitation, of his crowned brethren, set up
such person in the White House, "Bab"
was the endearing diminutive, by which he
was known there. Favorites, are petted, |
privileged, and protected by their Royal
masters. With rare initiative powers
our 1mperalor, gave "Bab' the run
of the departments, TO pick up
pocket money, and now in in
solent defiance of law, and III vet
more audacious contempt Of LET no
guilty man escape" He has taken steps
10 protect "Bab.' BY no possible con-
struction of any organic, or other law Of
the United States, can an offence COM
>nilted by a soldier, against the civil laws
OF the country, not in the line of his duty,
be triable by court martial f General
.Babcsck had killed man in Washing
ton, the President would have as much
right to send him before coart martial.
us he has in the present instance. OF the
many shocking violations of law com.
mitted by the President, not one is
charged with such deadly danger 10 our
institutions, as the assumption on his part
shat a military officer is primarily amena-
ble,to military tribunal for civil offence
against the United States. Admit the
right Of Grant to do 50, and while we are
graduating ourselves upon the coming
Centennial Of the Declaration ot Inde-
pendence. We say to the world that when
the signers of the Declaration charged
that George III, Of England
"* effected to render the military in
dependent of, and superior to the civil
power"
They were old fosys. Is it possible to
select case in which a ruler rendered
The military independent of, and superior
TO the civil power than that Of the pro>i-
dent sending his "favorite Bah" to be
whitewashcd by his Pachas, Generals
Sheridan and Terry. Why Mr.. Pierre
point did not protest against II
We are surprised. 1t would appear
however, thatthere was supreme necessi-
ty for Grants action, as the fusil oil of the
crooked whiskey, had besmirehed himself
Mr.. Henderson the counsel retained BY the
United States to prosecute the Whiskey
ring in St. Louis, with that moral cour-
age, which in every age, has been the