The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-08-01


Il was thought bestbpth by the president
and the secretary that the resignation
should not take pIacetsntil after the Gin.
cinnati convention. fnevcr received
reply to my letter ofSsignation from
the president. I do not know that 1t
has been accepted, exceps on seeing the
announcement of the name Of my sue
cessor. The conversation between the
president and myself was a brief one.
The president received me coldly.
said to him 81 have called to inform
you that have received such offers for
professional business as to induce me to
vacate the office Of solicitor of the treas
ury.. do this by the advice Of friends,
aud also for the reason that wish to put
an end to the embarrassment and annoy
ance to which ysur subjected on my &C
count" The president said, ,.''very
WELL" He expressed the hope that after
the Cincinnati convention we would have
A SEASON OF QUIET.
Ireplled, II hope that during the re-
mainder Of your administration you will
have peace and quiet and with assur-
aHces Of my respectful and kindly con-
sideration, 1 took my hat and left him.
In reply to question as to the names of
parties who had been operating against
him, Wilson gave the names of Charles
b. Farwell, Senator John A. Logan,
Representative Hurlbut, and perhaps
Sargent, Of California, together with a
man named William B. Moore. and one
Stewart, a dismissed revenue agent.
Plaisted, of Connecticut-Did you at
tribute the differences between you and
the president in any degree to want OF
sympathy on the presidents part 10
prosecute the whisky thieves
Wilson, attributed it to the fact that
he believed Babcock to be innocent and
so believing he could not sympathize
with the prosecuting officer or with the
secretary and myself, with the part we
took with reference to Babcock's case.
My own judgment is, that whatever
differences arose between the secretary
and myself on one side, and the presi-
dent on the other, were due on the presi-
dents part to misconception Of the mo-
tves and purposes which actuated the
secretary and myself, to transformation
as to the facts, to the wilful and dehber-
ate perversions OF facts TO the president
by scoundrels who we were endeavoring
to bring to punishment. and their friends,
for the purpose OF
BRINGING ABOUT DISAGREEMENT
between the president and secretary, to
create embarrassment to the prosecution
and If possible TO defeat their purpose.
Cochrane-If the president was acting
in good faith in this matter, how do you
account for his action with reference TO
the ''Sylph' dispatch when you Inform
explanation Of that dispatch which COM
promised him, which was different from
the explanation from Gen. Babcock, and
with which he expressed himself to be
satisfied. How do you account for his
action If in good faith:
Wilson, have endeavored to state
facts as they are with regard to the
whole subject matter of the investigation,
as they are in my recollection. Let facts
speak for themselves. and with them |
am perfectly contented to stand or fall.
Let others do the same.
Wilson was suffering from sickness
and expressed his anxiety to reach Cape
May. In consideration of the condition
of his health the committee adjourned
the examination until Tuesday next