, 1876-07-29

trust TIN. lc vii! give n,c tho names Of Ills nfor
mnns, and an carly opportunity fn SEQ them either
10 h!a nrssence or yonrr. 0c,. Gsant iHt no hot
ter friend thnr, yours trnly, nLtFoHh WILSON,
pEc1DBrLT RlCN
During tho proRrtse os the f}aGcoek trial this
dispatch was sent from St. Louis to New York:
Fl; Lou1.. Feb, 9, ia7o:.-Louls nEome; No:
against ! Wilson for big mones' Aniwr'' = ,,orr,r
Til Tfns man, L. T. Porter, wa, y 1ness II; n't n uen.
bahcotk'e tflal ut st. 1.us, an cx.Sccrct -Scrreo
man. dismissed BY " rue, and va ~, Tiers IT., to prove
Service, s5.0'o 10 make a case against Babcock.
MOORE.
dismissed from the Secret Service in tho
spring Of 1870 ono William, D. Moore, who wne
he left I'D post at Baltimore without orders
and withuuf subpoena, and vert to st. Louis
~ witness tn Gcn. Babcoek's caec. 1ic
sworc ],c WAS present in Gen. Rabcosk's
COCK receive &c M lie ictcr from a oyce @ referred to
In tho testimony Df Everest and, when opened,
It conta,ncd nothing but blank sheet Of paper.
llc ws~ not put upoitf stand, but On s rctur,1
to Washington he CAM, to rne md made repent
travelling from Baltimore to st. Louis aud re,
turn. This | percnapturlly refused to do, and
told lin that tho cxpcnsca Of the trip must, Of
course, he pail BY the lefcnsc, IN whose Interest
3tN MID v nlCnCS5f tuNk " H0A4A lS "AoApltV
prlatton Of public n,unrys.
THE oALlFonN1A RING.
Mr. Wilson, III response to questions by Alr.
Cochranc, Of the Committee, said there Ind
rou,ry, md himself In rc'atton to California
Tattufe. There were reports tro1n agents sent
tllitllor that some Of tilc officials were lneii-
clcnt, mud these facts were Inadc known tp tho
prs%aet h con%ssiosf r,rtt' Mr: 1nrya
tier oprn rupture till ths renewal Of The war
on YAryan aud 1,i,necif.
WILSON'S HEstGNAr1ON.
MI. Corl,fane-ff understand you, u was not
until the Jury acquitted Bubcock that thr
friendly relations botwcen the President, secrc..
tury Hrstow, and yourself were re-estallfshetl1
Mr. Wilso1.-l resigned on tic 20th Of JUNE,
having urccntcd advantageous offers for profess
sls,,tal employment in my own State, md As an
tfcre tllc President from my further cm1arrass-
mcnt In his Administration. Secretary Rristow
Resigned in thu 9lst. I state frankly, we llad
decided carly In June Or Into IN May TO resign
our n,ntiycs questioned. 1t WIS thought hcst,
both by tic President und tho Secretary, that
the designations should not take place 1lllttl Of.
ter the Cincinnati Convention. lnevcr received
President. | do not know tint 1t Inns been &C:
ccptcd except tu sec[ig the announcement 0t
tllu ua1nc OF my successor
The conversation between THO President mid
IHy6G1l WIS u nflGI 0sJEs 4UE EIC6IuGuG iCEclfCA
mo collly. said to him ~ have called To tn-
form yoll thut I hayo received such offers for
professional business US to l,,.luce inc u vacatc
The office Of Solicitor Of tho Treasury. do this
hy tlu advice Of friends, and also for the reason
that wish to put IN e1!d To tho embarrassment
AMI annoyanccs to which you sre subjected on
my accouMt.n The President said, Very well.''
Eo cxpressrd Tho hope that after tho Cflclnnasll
Convention we would have season OF quiet. l
rcplle,l,. ~ hopc t'nt during the remainder Of
your Administration you Will hnvc peace aud
qu!ct,n and, with the asslranees u my respect.
flll and kindly consideration, took my hat and
lott him.
WILSON'S EHEMlEs.
In reply to question as to the tlarnca Of par
ties WHO had bcen operating asninst him. WI.
son gave the names IL CllarIes FarwGll, SrnatUr
john a. Lngat, Representative iIurlhut, mud,
perhaps, sargent, of California, together With u
| art, dismissed Revenue Agent.
| ny rlalstcd, nj Mafnc-Dtl you attribute thu
| differences between YOU and tile President IN
my degree to want ot sympathy IN tic prcs!
| dents part to prosecute the whisky thieTcsl
| Mr.. Wilson, attributed it to tho fact tint he
hcl[cyel BaIruck to to innccnt, md, eo he
llvying. hu could not eyn,pathIzo with The pros
ecntlME Nil!ccrh or with the Secretary and my
| self with the [Art We took with refer
e.eo tu Dabcocks case. My own tudEn.on'
Is, that whatever differences nrosc lMtwcca the
| Secretary and inyself IN thu o1le ftdS and the
President on the other, were due On thc Prcsi
uc1t'a rart tD ln1HcUfIcefti0 q LG HlbtsVcS ant
PURPOSES which Act,lateil the Secretary nml my
self to inistnfornatiun stu fnets towillful nfls
deliberate pcrvcrstons uf facts to tile President
by tho sct,llntlrels whom We were cndcayDrin.
t0 bring to punishment, a1la their friends, fo
the purpose OF bringing about II disagreement
bctwee,l tl.u President aiM Secretary, To crcnt
| embarrassment to tic prosecution, and, II pos
shlc, to defeat their purp.se.
THE 'HrLl'I1" ONCE MORE.
Mr.. Cocl.rnne-lf the President was acting Il
gool faith Ii, this mntter, how do you aecoln
for Ills actlon with reference to tho "Syap' tlta
patel, when you Informed hin, tLa
Gen. Porter had 1nn.ln NJ, explanation Of tin
dispatch ehwhlcltcomprotutsed l,tm, and which wa
different from the explanation from Gen. Bah
cotk, ard with which he expressed himself to /,
satlsr.l. How DO yuu au0uut for ILLS action, !
in gouil falthl
Atr. Wilson-I llave cntleayorcl to state tn
fncts as they arc with regard to tho .Wllulo sui
lert matter 1f investigation, na 'tlloy aro in NJ
recullert!on. Let tho facts speak for tllrn
selves, md Will, them mn perfectly cortentc
to atni.d or ialJ. Let Others do the san,c.
Mr.. Wilson VIA suffering from sickness, an
expressed Ills anxiety to reach Cape May. |
consideration Of the condition Ut LIS health, til
COMMITTEES adjourned the examination unt
Tuesday next.