The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-07-29
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or both of us. Now is it better to wait
for this or to prepare letter OF resigna.
tion?"
Such further advice and steps were
taken rs that. Both the secretary ana
myself prepared our designations 70 DC
delivered to the President Immediately
on the close OF the Babcock trial.
Mr.. Wilson, in response to o question
by Mr.. Cochran, said: There had been
difficulty between the President the Sec
retsrv and himself, in relation to Cali
fornia. There were reports from agents
sent thither that some OF the officials there
were inefficient, and these facts were
made known to the President by Com
missioner Pratt, Mr.. Yaryan and MIR.
Wilson. Alter this there was no further
open rupture, or the renewal OF the war
on Yarysn and myself
MIR. Cochrsne-If understood you, 1t
was not till the jury acquitt ed Babcock
thai the friendly relations between the
President. Secretary Bristow and your
self were re-established.
Mr.. Wilson, resigned on the 10th
of June, having accepted advantageous
offers for professional employment In my
own state, and as an Insignificant part OF
my resignation, it was to relieve the
President from any further embarrass-
ment in his administration. Secretary
B:istow resigned on the Dist. l state
frankly that We had decided early IN
June or late in May to resign MS soon rs
wa could do So wlthou. having our mo-
tjyes questioned. Ii was thought best
both by the President and Secretary
that the resignation should no: take
place until after the Cincinnati Con-
vention. never received reply to my
letter of resignation from the President.
[ don't know that it has been accepted
except in seeing the announcement OF
the name of my successor. The CONVEX.
sation between the President and myself
was a brief one. The President received
me coldly. said to him 81 have called
to inform you that L nave
received such offers for professional
business as to induce me 70 vacate the
office of Solicitor Of the Treasury. do
this by the advice of friends, and also
fop the reason that l wish to put an end
to the embarrassment and annoyances to
which you are subjected on my account.
The President SAID "Very we'll" He
expressed the hope that after the Cincin-
natl Convention we would have season
OF quiet. ! replied, II hope that during
the remainder Of your admins
trsiion you will have peace and
Quiet and with assurances OF
INV res pectful and kindly consideration,
. l took my hat and left him In reply
to the question as to the names OF the
parties who had been operating against
him, Wilson gave the names OF Charles
Farwell, Senator John A. Logan, Repre-
sentative Hurlbut, and perhaps Sergeant,
of California, together with man named
VIM. B. Moore, and one Stewart, dis
missed revenue agent.
Plaisted, of the Committee-Did you
attribute the differences between you and
the President in any degree to want OF
sympathy on the Presidents part to
prosecute the whisky thieves?
Mr.. Wilson, attributed it to the fact
that he believed Babcock to be innocent
and SO believing he could not sympathize
with the prosecution officers or with the
secretary and myself IN the part we took
with reference to Babcock's case. My
own judgement is that whatever differ.
ences arose between the secretary and
myself on one side and the President on
the other, were due on the Presidents
part 20 the misconception of motives and
purposes which actuated the secretary
and mvselt: to transformation rs to facts,
TO wilful and deliberate perversions It
facts to the President BY
scoundrels whom we were en-
deavoring to bring to punishment
and their friends for the purpose of bring
ing about disagreement between the
President and Secretary, and to create
embarrassment to the prosecution, and
if possible to defeat their purpose.
Mr.. Cochrane-If the President was
acting in good faith in this matter how
do YOU account for his action with refer
ence to the "Sylph" dispatch, when you
informed him that General Porter had
made an explanation of that dispatch
which compromised him, and which was
different from the explanation from Gen.
Bsbcock, and with which he expressed
himself to be satisfied; how do you &C
count tor his action Of good faith2
Mr.. Wilson, have endesvorad to
state the facts as they are, with regard to
the whole subject matter ofthe investiga-
ton, as they are in my recollection. Let
the facts speak for themselves, and with
them am perft city contented to stand
or fall. Let others do the same.
Mr.. Wilson was suffering from sick
ness and expressed his anxiety TO reach
Cape May, and in consideration OF the
condition of his health the committee adj
iourned the examination until Tuesday