The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-18

of January 1875, Tuition received the order
and directions to report at st. Louis for
duty, February 10, 1875 he went to
Washington February 8, and had an inter-
view with Commissioner Douglass, Feb
ruary 4, 1876, and, on the same day, with
Secretary Bristow and the president, the
latter assuring him that the "more he
" thought about the subject the more
I" he was convinced that the transfer
" of supervisors as ordered would result in
Z" little or no good, and that he would sus-
"pend the order that day :" and Mr.. Su-
pervisor Tuition reiterates, addressing his
letter to the president "Thus you fully
" decided to suspend the order, and so sta
" ted to me before l left you and before
/" Gen. Babcock had an opportunity TO
"speak to you on the subject
The very statement tends to show that
the attention of the president had already
been called to the order as will be seen
from the words already quoted-by whom
would be pertinent enquiry in this con-
nection and 1t further appears that the
order had already been published in the
newspapers, so that it was m utter of pub
lie notorety and Babcock had been fur
nished with the opportunity of urging the
president to revoke the order prior TO Tut
toms interview and, 1t would seem, that
the presidents mind was just at the turn
ing point and Tuttons arguments finished
the conquest But this aside, and, rs we
have said, we will, for the nonce, concede
that the credit and responsibility belong to
the supervisor, aud that the secrctary's
hands are clean. What has 1t, however, in
particular to do with the case ? Upon
what are the charges against Babcock and
the wide spread belief in his completely
with the whisky ring basedP Let us see.
The charges are based on the remarkable
series of kilograms which passed between
him, Joyce and Macdonald, which were
brought out during the Avery trial. Bear
ing in mind that the order transferring SUI
pervisors was dated January %, 1875, and
all the transactions referred to In Tutton's
letter took place in January and February
of that year, look at the kilograms mo-
ment The first telegram to Babcock is
dated October 2j, 1878, signed by Joyce,
informing him of Fords death, and saying
-" Let the president act cautiously on the
successorship"; this was followed by one,
two days after, recommending Magrue as
collector of internal revenue, coupled with
the assurance that Macdonald and Joyce,
both now in the penitentiarY, could be de-
pended upon "to stand by his actions to
"the last; and another, the next day,
| telling Babcock to keep ''mum.' March
IA, 1874 Joyce telegraphs Babcock to
make d. call off his scandal hounds
3D." undoubtedly meaning Douglass, COM
| missioner of internal revenue. October 81,
| 1874, Joyce asks Babcock 'Are things
right How; and December 3, 1874,
Has the secretary or commissioner or
dered anybody here p to which Bah
cock replies "Cannot hear that anyone
" has gone or is gong" On December
10, 1874, Babcock sends to Macdonald the
notorious "Sylph" telegram, as follows
" succeeded. They will not CO." Bear.
ing in mind that the latest of these tele
grams bears date as early as December 49,
1874, and that the transfer order was moi
made until more than six weeks afterwards
our readers can judge how much or how
little Babcock is exonerated by Tuttoni
letter. We do not care to express az
| opinion thereon.