New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-07-29

tow, under date Of Aug. 7, written in the treasury
Department that the Secretary OF the treasury
had addressed official communication 10 thp ffesiueio
asking him permission to publish That mdofseheh
and that at that date (Aug. u he had receive" no 10
sponse; for the purpose OF fixing the date wnen the
sylph" telegram was discovered refer to letter OF
Gen. Bristow me- written from New-forR, aug y,
| 1879 and which have objection 10 make pait oil
| the record. 1t is as follows:
NEw-YoRK, Aug. 9. 1873.
MY DEAR WILSON: Your letter of yesterday win in
closure received The time is very near at hand when
must make IA square issue with the thieves ana scoun
drcls who have combined 10 destroy me. must be sup
ported cordially and earnestly or must and will break
fear the complications are such that INC FORMER csho
be done and the latter must You can't be 100 careful
about talking TO anybody; have heard here that the
matter about the ylph" dispatch and our having seen
connection with PcrrepOnt is fully known TO r. and
s. uueanins Iorier ana Bahcock ana they are grG"tl
disturbed. Don't suffer yourself 10 talk with any boay
about it, or course tins is not meant for eensure' but
! canton.
suppose must make mp my mind to bear the abuse
OF the Ring papers, hard as 1t is 10 do lhcy are
themselves from exposure; ana of course, will seek to
destroy anybody who stands in their way Well A. Tor
myself cannot turn back; nor Will sop TO pdlicy
with thieves. have ambition TO serve, ana ~ pui-
pose 70 accomplish but enorcemcnt OF tue law, ana an
nothing snort Of this but ON this ISSUE am VIKING 10
r. s.-AsE Webetcr to write the President fully his
views about tine Chicago CUstolhouSc and the WHISKY
Rns lie has g at confidence III Wens'er; ana :. Is
friends prevent his being mislcd by men who pro
less friendship los him. but acting treachero Nv.
Icu Wrrsr or 10 write strongly and CIV, him the PLAIN
truth ana to mark Lis letter Confidential" b. II. b.
ENMITY OF THE PRESIDENT
Now in response to the question Of the Chairman,
may say that tie Secretary OF the Treasury and myself
having been ordered by Presd, nj TO that no
guilty man should escape if IL could he avoided on
consultation mutually concluded that tie Propdcnt
could not go back that injunction without smtiNng
himself and placing his officers III false position; We,
therefore resolved leave the whole matter OF Gen
Babcocks alleged connection with the Whisky EnS at
ST. Loms bo dealt with by local officers there; nhtl
ABOUT the LIST OF Dccenibegnt iuaeed may say until
If was kIloNn absolutely tat Gen. Babcock had been
indciodte relations Of Gen. Br,stOw and myself win
the President passabc but as soon Is 1t was seen
that Gen Babrock to he Indicted the idea OF i-
taIy court OF inquiry brought To the frohlto 10!
knowedg by Gen Babcock aud his friends the aca q"
military court was preached before tie indictment was
found against Gen Babcock and the fact that the Pres
dent OF the United states took the ground that that
military court should suPersee the proceedings before
the civil tribunal at Louis takcn1y myself and
by the Secretary TO marked indication Of his pun
pose defeat the prosecution In that cry
nENpFRsoNs DISMISSAL
Mr. Wilson continued On the 81 81 In OF December
wrote 4 letter TO Gen. Henderson advising him fully oil
10y VIEWS aud indicating TO him the settled purpose oi
the SECRETARY OF the Treasury see by al honorable
means that proceedings before the civil irbmal should
not be- postponed, delayed or embarrassed II h' coa'd
prevent it by any proceedings 10 he instituted or had De-
fore military tribunal; OF that letter have nota copy
but Gen Henderson, bo,cye, has the original; In the
next pace II Is a fact tddt heard nothing from tie
President Of the charge that had pat SPECS upon hm
or of the forged which adduccd against me, a.
stated my testimony yesterday, udtil "ds seen ana
known that Gen BaDcocS Was iuiiciod the conference
between the President and myself, which think stated
yesterday to have taken place late in November. took
| place, as l find by reference 10 coteuTora-
ncous documents, on the sih OF December,
! 1873; II will be remembered That Ia
that conference the President expressed himself
! to me- with regard to Gen. Henderson and NJ. Dyer
| with great bitterness, and Immediately thereafter Gen.
Henderson dismissed rom the prosecution; he vas
dismissed in oppo ton my written protest. addressed
10 the 81 Rotary Of the Treasury ~ which called c At
trutOn OF the Secretary to tno TACT that VA advised Of
G-iay by M Estoa 81 counsel for tie GOycrau al tnLt
Judge the presiding Justice at The iria ~ winch
! the all,g god Objectionable remarks OF Cen henderson
were made was .ad TO have declared OMr. Laion ana
to have requested Mr. Eaton to notify the an'ho.1rs
here that. IL his Judgment, Gen HcudefsOus remarks
contained Election the Presidents also called At
tculon 10 the that Mr. Eaton, Nh Dyer, and MI.
Henderson had all IN writing informed me that no sucA
purpose existed Mr.. Henderson,, part, and that on
he contrary it appeared from the official records -n my
possess ION at that time aud the Treasury Depart
mcnJ-;haj Gen. henderson went Out Of bis way IN al
argument that 20 state that IN hls Judgment the
President OF the United states altogether above re-
proIch 81 far As he Knew and 10 pay the President
compliment; said therefore 10 TIC Nccftih9 81 uc
Treasury that accepted the Judgment Of Gen Hender-
| sons Colleagues and Of the Court "a conclusive Of
! that question ana that in my Judgment the ProSl-
/ cent Of the United States ought 10 rise above
personal considerations 10 Of fact that the pub
lie INTEREST," impcraiyeiy required GEN Henderons re-
tentiun in the prosecution the dismissal OF Gen Hen
GsUn was in my alignment, fatal blow to the prospect
OF successful prosecution in Gen. Babcock's case
! SOME INTERESTING LETTERS.
~. TI,g, tiIr u
! you have Just reicrredi
A. have not. but 1t IL now file IN the Treasury
Department and will make It exhibit before get
through; by reference my private let erbook find,
under date OF T. the following letter written 10y me:
! DEAR EATON wrote Gen. henderson a confidential
| letter last ugit giving NOu the situation OF aims az
TINS end IN tHc "syiPh' matter NrdO not khO" mere
what you doing, bat presume, OF course, you are
| dong your duty.
That Is the letter in yseieh have made reference TO
the controversy in regard the military and the civil
tribunal; another ground the Pr sdcnts refusal 10
remove jasper d. Ward United S.tes Di-tuct-AttOmcy
Of Chicago until hc confronted by evidence the
| 30 OF December. which showed that Mr. Ward
partner in the Powell distlaIy and had improper rca-
! toIs with Jacob EcbIn, which statement made to
the President by the Hon. Burton C. Cooke of Chicago
Oh that point Secretary EIistOw Dee. 3:
DEAR GESEEAL: Mr.. Cooke Was Just in ~ with
some startling news. lie saw PTcrdcnt Grant after he
met and assured BY the President Gat he would
remove ward promptly; ani, To that end, he would ask
Webster at once To- name his successor But what was
especially noteworthy was letter 10 Cooke from II
sheer fs ana Wch charges mat nc Is IN II, and that
The atmosphere Is full of nuT about Wards connection
WIN tue Eht ms ieIa,lohs win disI,r Powell &c,
&c. The incoscd nom Crooks may interest YOU. The
Lord give you wisdom. Faithfully, Wilson.
That note | sent Gen. Bristow in Cabinet amt tIio
CALCULATIONS at the end Of was because knew the