, 1875-12-20
TnE WHISKY PROSECUTIONS.

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President EArAt'E AJA1Ssr 0FFEHDE1.s.
Ihsrdth to St,u Fork T5t5nns.
WAsu.Ho1nS, D. e.. Doc. 1G-A Kreat many
peoplstn Haehingt0n hfs waiting for eH expos-
ion Of the Whieky fling in Chicago with eridcns
1nxety. For obvious rcaeouB, the Treasury
officials here have l!tt1s to SAY OH tho subject
aud 1t Ia more than likely that tho particulars
of tho Chicago conspiracy w,ti first reach tho
rablic from that citI, rathor than from Waat-
iugton. Tho nameu al n great number Of pubic
men are connected in private convetsation with
theso fEAnds, and assertiona In regard to Home
Of them arc Of very startling nature but Of
couree It would be unfair and unjust to print
tl,eae htoties wbile tley do not tiss Ia dignity
above mere runors. 10 oue Of them It ia proper
now to t,,ake reference. 1t il that thu Secretary
Of tue Tsentury has In hla posBession evidence
growing the completely Of senator Logan in tho
whiaky conspiracy When M5. bs7s,oa's attcu-
ton w4s called TO tbis atarr:sou la authorized
very om2nat;o deniaL lie satd that he bad no
such evidence. none had been discovered in Chi
cago hnd. moreover. he did not bsllcyo taat auy
such evidence woula b. discovered.
Benators who haro called On The President With
in tha past few days. aud consrrsad .ith hun in
1,1aliou 10 the whisky fIsuds. SAY tnat he IN very
nsynge tthat IL tho nord one of item usos)
sg4trst the whisky conapirasors. and that nnne
Of them who gully need expect any mercy
from, him. He IL pow to beeYe in tbs guilt OF
AR frIenIA. Int Dnce convinced he will trchs
them as teverciy ~ ie wonll treat ssfangets.
or courss. ttleto IL no truth IN tbs lato
reporta fep:escutinE that Con. Gsunt Hod atr
Er.etow hs yo QuarrcIed in regard to the whi-kv
o1posu.ca. tIa: 1lr. l.tsto* Ii likely to leave
tho Cabinet. than in the former ones. Sosns OF
tho pFesldentH personal friends, who were Ill
tescHted in covering the Whlhxy frauds. OF in
ptopp:ug tho prosecution Of them. hnyo sptne-
times deceived hlf1 Tut they have Eot Fltccaeti-
ad III doing tbs often lnselv a. thev did few
nsontbs ago, aud "benoyor le has had perfect
understanding Of the matter ho la. sustained
t!ts Secretary u every ray in Ills power.
ESIiHE HAKHhSY bErEEEk THE PRECEDENT AND
Tn1 MEMBEnB OF THE CABINET on Tue WHiyKr
Lsspateh to Se,r T'erk Herald.
NAsUI. % TON, .. e., Lee. l7.-Iharo Ia tho
beAt reasau hero fnF saving tha: all reports ol
tilsaCrceino.sts. paet or present, hst.een the
President. htcEosary i'iH:ow' and Attorney
caees pr Con, Babcock. Af" unf0unded. The
President luz CT lHents1 to evary movement IN
the prosecution Of thesc csses.. lle las Known
fnlly beforehand 'ery stop taacn or proposed.
He has intcrrosad 10 obs scle In tho way Of
prosecuting those ind 'csed. and Hecretarv Dris-
tow and the Attorney L>euesal have worked bar.
,non:ous!Y together 4nd ''th lhe Prottdcns And
CablDet 10 ttese iroBect lions y 10 eencFaliY
hefs By IL
70 ths removal Of Con. Henderson,. but
1t IL 4 fac. that the ~l!o9e Cabinet
wezo agreed upon this stelr friend o'
"Gon. Os au: lost h.s tom1er, viii h Is always >
fault. If it had boon deu. Jac4 Hon hc would
probably have challenged Hendezso.7 =, and i It
had bcen A1r. lincoln le would ha, 9 lot lien.
Henderson say what he pleased. Men are ma 10
differently. aud in this mattor tho 'scsllens
acted out his nature"
1heso arc plonty OF people here who woa ID be
glad TO make trouble betwecn tho pres,deu.: sa'l
seeresnry, p'issow., They are people. nho We
concsrnod In tho whisky frauds. or vino La N
fneuds TO be protected. and thcs fill the streeta
and hotels, aimost daily, with tuuors Of tho
aua tho Acknowledgement, or Of high vosis be-
twoon tho Preeilopt aud atr. Bsistow. Such
,uuorh ara telegranhed West, perhaps to in
spre tho WhlBgy Hing With courage to htand
out. They are untrue Secretary DriBtow has
the full support Of the President and ths CAb.-
Il IT, and when bo cea4es to have It the country
vi Il know It, not By rnmorB from the Vest or
fri IN here, but by prompt AID public announce
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