The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-01-05

eSCeQ IN leCGlnS matterS ieHlalu uu-
broken and unchanged, we confden
TALLY throw our dependence on the
Representatives in the Legislature,
whose duty it is to protect the Les
sees of the Penitentiary, and we feel
certain and secure that the new bant-
ling will be still-born.
President Grant and MIR. Henderson.
There was a sly bit of satire in the
complimentary letter addressed by
the St. Louis Grand Jury to Presi-
dent Grant. They commend him
for his instruction to Secretary Bris-
tow. "Let no guilty man escapes"
but they make no comment on the
agonizing cry by which it was accom-
panied, "See to it that no innocent
man is implicated" Gen.. Grant at
that time protested to believe Gen.
Grant at that time protested to be-
lieve Gen. Babcock innocent.
Our Washington dispatches leave
no doubt that the removal of Mr..
Henderson from the prosecution of
the whiskey cases at St. Louis has
been peremptorily ordered. On
every account we regret that this has
been done.
Mr.. Henderson is lawyer Of note
was formerly United States Senator,
and has distinguished himself by the
zeal and ability which be has shown
in these prosecutions. He is said to
possess a familiarity with the COM
plicated facts of the case which no
one else has. Mr.. Henderson may
have trodden near enough to barely
touch the Presidents corns; but in
the report of his remarks which we
have seen, there was nothing which
seemed to make his removal neces-
sary.
The President occupies an exceed
ingly delicate position in this mat
ter. Important officers appointed by
him-including the Chief Clerk of
the Treasury of the United States
have already been convicted. And
now his own private Secretary and
almost constant companion stands
indicted in the same court. The re.
moval of Mr.. Henderson at this time
would undoubtedly greatly weaken
and embarrass the prosecution. Can
the President afford to do an act of
that kind? Would it not hurt him
more than all that Mr.. Henderson
could say about him-no matter what
it might be-in a life time? The
President cannot spread out a man
tie now over any one without arous
ing a general suspicion that there is
something to cover up. We think,
upon second thought, he will see that
it is better for him to bottle bis
wrath against Mr.. Henderson for the
time being, and let the prosecutions
proceed, uninterrupted. He. can set
tie his scores with Mr.. Henderson at
some future time-and if he doesn't
it will not make much difference
His administration is so overloaded
with fraud and crime in the Revenue
Department, that if the President
does anything which has even the
appearance of trying to block OR de-
lay the course Of justice, it may re-
suit disastrously to him. He will do
well to forego all trifling and perso-
nal considerations for the present,
and exert all his powers to purify
the Government of which he is the
Irresponsible head. If his Cabinet or
l.s
the journals protesting to support
him can give him any better ADVICE
than this, let him take it in prefer
ence to ours; but we think the coun-
try will agree with us.-[N. Y. Sun.
/
The Legislature of Louisiana
surely convened on Monday, and had
we our long promised telegraph, we
could spread its two first days. pro.
ceedings before our readers. AS ii
is we are yet lying in the wet and
must wait the old regular course Of
slow events.
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| LIKE a friend and CONNIE qtn
Francois, A. Cazabat, of our Town
sent us our New Years greeting in
the shape of several bottles Of
Frances pure vintage, and like 8
cO1nD0triOte we drank to him and his