National Republican., 1876-10-03
GEN. BAHcocK.
Ex onsratsa snd vindicatsd. by Jury Of His
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WASHINGTON. d. O., October \ 1876.
The all absorbing subject of public interest
here for the past two weeks has been the trial
OF Gen. Babcock and others on the charge of
conspiracy, emanating from the safe burglary
case. The ghoul- like manner in which this
officer has been followed and persistently per-
secuted by the Confederate and Northern
Democratic press has aroused a feeling (honor-
able to our nation) of sympathy, and caused
desire to see justice done. Gen. Babcock's
whole life was living denial of the charges
put forth by the unprincipled scoundrels who,
to shield themselves from the consequences of
their own infamy, DEF ermined to besmirch his
fair name and well-earned fame by false and
malicious charges. They counted on that pOf-
tion of the Northern press whose lshmaelitish
natures would preclude fair dealing and honest
treatment, and they did not Calculate without
their host" The foul, wicked and heartless
ISLANDERS sent from this city to the Herald and
Sun of New York, and which were received
with such a relish and commented upon with
such gusto, should cause the "genius of jour-
nalism" to bow her head in shame at the vas
salage of the minions of q hireling press, and
weep that those claiming to be her sons should
prostitute their high calling to so ignoble
reputation The pitiful "stipend" of hired
reporter:
acquitted Gen. Babcock of all shadow of guilt
will one of those press ghouls have the modi-
cum of honesty to give him the credit given
by the Capital in the following:
"No man who listened to the evidence in
the case could upon his oath and honor reach
any other conclusion than that the testimony
was not sufficient to connect Gen. Babcock
with the conspiracy, and such being the case,
that he should go from the courthouse an
uneonvicted man.
ave do not belong to that class who, after
case has been thoroughly investigated, in
dulge in ominous shakings of the head and
ipsinuations. We believe that the humanity
of law should be initiated outside of court
room, and that the cloud which is lifted from
a mans head there should not be clapped
upon it when he gets into the open afr, when
he leaves the prisoners dock and returns to
his daily avocations."
We think not. The acquittal of Gen. Bah
cock is a blow to their hopes, and will act
upon them like the fourishing of red flag
before mad bull, it will only increase their
wild fury, and render them more mendacious.
His well-earned fame on the battlefield and
his Dobly merited reputation as an engineer
and practical business man, is to them some
thing not to be tolerated. While they are
actuated by malicious jealousy, they are
driven by political necessity to assail him and
his fair fame to injure the Republican party,
Gan humble member of which patriotic party
he is,) and their action in the premises is
proof positive Of the depth they will descend
to to accomplish their hellish ends.
Besides his noble record as a defender of
his country, (Which when bleeding at every
pore was assailed by those same minions of
rebel press,) his successful efforts to build up,
beautify and render our Capital the hand
soonest metropolis in the Union, city worthy
of the name and nation, has endeared him to
our citizens, and won for him the praise of all
who visit Washington.
Well may those detractors from his hard
earned laurels say with their "prototype," ;" the
Roman assassin, "Why man, he like a great
Colossus, straddles this little world, while we
puny men walk tween his huge legs to peep
about and find ourselves dishonorable," &c.
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