The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-02-20

duced TO . temporary Arrangement, telegraphet
Bsbcock. 8 Push things, an they were puzzled
visor Tuition give for the revocation Of that order
were not adequate to the act. [Sensation.
They explained that because the supervisors a
over tho country had learned Of the order some
days before, they had time to straighten up az
fairs il anything was wrong, and therefore the
whole scheme would be defeated.
| But such was not at all the case. The order
as originally suggested, and the President him
self claims the credit Of it, was intended not Il
discover frauds already committed, but to secure
future benefits. It was held that the distillerf
had gotten into such "ruts " with the old super
| visors that new ones would readily catch them
mapping. The Colo ell repeated that the reasons
given by the President and Mr.. Tuition were not
at all sufficient, as they amounted to really nc
reasons at all. There were other and more
powerful influences brought to bear, and the
exigencies OF the case seemed to be such that the
President stepped doa n from his high positlo n to
interfere with the duties of one of the department
officers.
which, OF itself, was q strange proceeding and
questionable in law. This suspension was made
tn day after Joyce telegraphed Babcock to push
things against the weakening enemy. This por-
ton Of the speech created . profound sensation.
In the course of his speech Mr.. Storrs said: 81
defy any man to point me to the spot or place
which indicates that Gen. Babcock knew the cor
rupt scheme in which Mcdonald and joyce were
engaged. Col. Brodhead tells you that con-
spiracy is hard crime to prove; and that carries
this lurking idea, that because it is difficult to
prove, therefore, gentlemen, ! cordially invite
you to assume crime which We have not
proven"
y Gen. Babcock never saw one of these distillers.
He is as ignorant Of frauds as Fitzroy evidently
was Of the teachings to be drawn from the story
OF Ananais and Sapphira. If he had known,
don't you know that at come point this knowl-
edge would have leaked out. II he had they
would easily have proven it. Not one of this
horde OF distilers who have been trumped up
detiling this place with their presence knew Gen.
Babcock, save by his reputation as apublic man.
Further along from that statement of circum-
stances leaving this jury, # you say it means
guilt, that conscience In your bosom would pur-
sue you through life and dog your footsteps to
the grave: In your souls such crime would
burn and burn forever. Into the fog and vapor
sunshine coming from the Almighty Himself ano
dispel it.
Isn't it splendid to lift ourselves above these
prejudices and to say, thank God, Republican
and Democrat alike. 1t is a glorious delight that
in what was darkened with a charge OF guilt, we
ind an innocence radiant in it's character. feel
10 il an inspira ion were raining down upon you
and me. 1t is that blessed sense of noble Justice
hat raises us above the petty prejudices OF man
kind.
Here Mr.. Storrs stepped, and after leaning
against the table for moment said to the court
"If your Honors please it distresses me to ask
another favor Of this court but am subject to
,alpitation of the heart. speak only with great
difficulty to-day. Allow me to stop for ten