Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-07-29

Henderson aud Dyer with g,ea. bitterness
thereafter Henderson VAS dismissed from
the prosecution. He was dismissed In on
| position TO my written protest, addressed to
the secretary Of the treasury IN which
called tire attention of the secretary 10 the
fact that was advised officially BY Eaton
1 Of The counsel for the government, that
Judge Treat, presiding al The trial In which
t'the alleged objectionable remarks Of Gen
] Henderson Were made, WAS said To have de-
cared 10 Eaton To nolify the authorities
| here That In his judgment Gen Htnderson's
/ remarks contained no rejection whatever
! on the president
falso called a,tention to the fact that
Eaton, Dyer and Henderson bad, all in
writing, informed mo that NJ such purpose
existed on Hcnderson's part and that on
!. The conlraty IL -appeaftd from lle ahicial
| records In the treasury department That
Gen. Henderson went out of his way Id tA,e
Argument LII the case To state that
in his judgment the president OF the United
/ States WIS altogether above rrproach and
To pay The president a compliment. I said
4 therefore 10 the. secretary oi the treasury
that | accepted The judgment OF Gen, Hen,
/ derson's colleagues aud OF The coarl as con
elusive on that question, aud thu, In my
Judgment the president OF the lnitcd
J.
islderalions.
Since public interests lmpefa,vely re,
qaired Gen. Hendersons retention In the
| prosecution and dismissal Of Gen. HeaIrr
son was 10 my Judgment fatal blow TO
the prospect oi successful prosecution in
Babcock b case.
1 BY reference 10 my private letter book
| fnd, under date of December An, the io!,
/ low no lpltrr written bV
! Dear Eaton Il wrote Gen Henderson a
confidential letter last night giving ya,u
the situation OF niftirs at this end in the
Syiph matter. We do not know here
What sou are doing, bnt presume ntcouIse
you are doihfs your duty.
Tint Is The letter In which | aave made
reference 10 thr controversy in regard tp
military and civil tribunals
| Anuther ground was the presidents rc,
fusai Ia remove Jasper y Warl L. s. Dis.
trict Attorney ", Cuic,go. uniii he WAS
confronted by evidences On ihe ) cl Dee,
which showed Ward was n partner In
/ Powell's disliiiery and had Improper resa-
tions with Jacob ltebm, which statement
was nude 10 the presIdent by Hon. Burton
Cooke, OF Chicago O.1 that pnin. | saidz
1 to Secretary Bfislow. December 81.
I Dear GenerR-Mr Cooke was JUS, In 10
see me with some startling news. H.. saw
! Tie president after he mel you, and Was as
| sured by the president that he would RI
move Ward promptly, and that in the end
! he aaula ask after lhe name of his succca
sof ut once; bat hat was especially note
worthy WAS the letter to Cooke, from NJ
/ liable friend In Chicago ,attributing Logan's
lllness ID shear fright; that the atmosphere
WAS full Ut rtimors about Wards connec
/ Il
Il the disliiicr, Powell u Co.
The enclosed from Brooks may iuteiest
yau-4-the Lord viii givesyeu wisdom, Faith
! fully Wilson. fhat hotu sent III f5rIstuw,
| III .he cabinet ejaculation al the end vi ii,
/ Was because know ihntSa mlitafy court o
/ Inquiry wis under Consideration,
! Gen. Webster wrote me lIon Cn-
cago, Decembcr aG:
Ny Hear Sir
| DO you not begin to rub your eyes
aud inquire whether you are awake.
whether we are any ot us awake, aud
not all involved in some bad dreaml
Was there ever such scandaious lying
and stealing Is il not the mosi re-
markable fight OF the century? Is
there any key-to it all, except that
the banded curfuptionlsts OF all class
[es and kinds are desperate, and are
sustaining all their forces, placing
their reliance on an unparalleled au
dacity oil rituperation aud cunningly
coutr.yed accusation? Is it possible
that Babcock has lent any conhte
4 nance to proposition for I'M attack
on Bristow? Will he confess his own
4 infainy aud Try to drag down the sec,
J. rc,ary with himself. What other ex-
!. planatiou is there for the Inter
[ Occan's attack? | suspect that the
ring have got entire control OF the In
ter Ocean. They are desperate, aud
I, Aill furnish all the money necessary
to get M English organ, MS they have
i "a Gcrmat, one in the Staa,s Zaitung.
4 What1are we coming TO when SUCH
| things can be even attempted IN open
pday? Bu, J took my pen 10 agk YOU
question. have been lnssDtold by.
man that Russel is there in Wash
4 sngtes, stsa has .lse. tssfstaeleHe.. ty
ITO blackmnll both the secretaries of
war aud treasnry. Is that. sos |
can hardly believe it, aud yet ! know
flhat he lived SO long in an atmos-
phere almost peculiar to the political
whisky riisg OF Chicago, that perhaps
he has no conception Of honesty left,
and no IDEA Of incorrHptibsIity.
Yesterday ] warned Dexter and Aver
10 have no further conference with
ihem-to have it only with Sweat
and Smith. Please let me know
whether Il. is such gfaeeless scamp
rs 10 have really blackmallei the
! .4iecreiaries. | hope Tins oulburst Of
llnafice IN the l. O will over shoot rs
| mark and instead Of making breach
T between the president apd Bfistow
:, have An opposite cft.ct and unite them
more friendly ia the fight against cor
.untL,u II lftoks us If ,ht. timt. is