, 1876-01-01
STARTLING RuM0Rs.
Rabcoch BeIliserent His Friends Must
Stand by Him.


CHICAGO, Decembe- sc, ISIS.
A Washington special says il Is asserted
that Babcock, since his return TO this city,
mas given his time TO manipulating sach tes-
timony ~ may be hurrful in the pending
trials. The information bearing on his case
in the treasury and other departments is to
be ~ mu,ilated or made AWAY with that the
govern r:leut cannot convict him and his part
ners in guilt. All eliminating evidence Is
10 be manipulated for his salvation, aided by
his friends IN high Office. Heaven aud earth
are to be moved. THIS is 20 De brought about
By the fact that he holds rod Of terror ever
the heads of officials in high standing, and
threatens that If he Is not protected IN his sx-
tremity at ST. EoulS. he will pour IL such
light on the past of The republican party and
lis laws, as shall wipe the party from the
face of the earth.
To justify this startling condition of things
it Is known that Babcock was the medium
through which all the deviltTies Of the last
five years have been brought about, and that
It WAS his hands That pvLhed, a.,d h,s eyes
that saw. all the dispatches in the con-
spiracy- 1t was through kis hands all rhe
documents passed in 1872, which enabled the
liberal movement at One time seet,led ON the
verge of success 1t is the opinion Of the
friends of Rabcock that if he Is permitted to
fall, or Is in any sense 10 De erIminated, The
whole fabric of the republican party Will be
shaken to the ceItre- To prevent it, the
highest ofticials in the government and three
or four prominent senators have been inenl-
paied, and being deeply interested, have dI-
rec;ed ii damper 10 be put on the enthusiasm
OF the treasury officials and cessation 10 be
brought about upon the pending whiskey
campaign.
II j. matter of record, that in the Mur
dock case Ibcock WAS 50 familiar with he
papers of the treasury department that he
succeeded i'll causing them 10 be taken from
the files and placed ont of the reach of the
treasury officials. In this case government
official charges that he has been improperly
approached; that he T, jected these improper
proposals +; that on making known 10 the de-
2arrment this state of things, he was prompt
Iy dismissed and his papers mys,rrionsiy
taken from the files. To these files no one
but the President, or some one bearing the
Presidents order, has the right OF aprtoach.
For months no such documents coald be
a
enough, within the hast few weeks they have
teen replaced. Now the excuse made On the
par Of Babcock Is, that they were restored
without any change in their text.
IL was B4bcock who carried on the San
Domingo negotiations; through BaD-uck the
Seneca sandstone robbery came about; through
B4bcock the French army eases were pushed
through; through Babcock Boss Shepard
and his gang thrust themselves III o the
White House and barkrupred the city by
their thievery; through Babcocs Cas-y re-
crived permission to issue the midnight order
through Babcnck the frauds in The New York
custom house were eondoned.
The assertion among the generally well in
Is, that in view of these facts the Sr. EIuiS
authorities nre TO be crippled. Upon Dab
cock : escape depends the salvation of men
high III the parry, If not the par i s-lf
and 10 enforce this acton, Babc1ck has The
cnuntenaEoe ot lie strongest men IN the
party.
The probability IF he trathfulness If these
surmisInss and Iu,aors Is based, IN main,
upon the recent action III 81. Louis. II was
known that until he lat u.om,n NJ Brs'ow
believed III, trusted, admired and supported
Henderson. That he shOuld have changed
front within ten hours, Is simply incredible
10 every body in this city, well IN the
country. Henderson speech wus pronounced
by Mr.. BriSIUw un first r,adiDg "a harmless,
and without any suoh offensive coI..tu.;riun
~ WAS afirrward put upon IL Even II Gen
Grant Is innOc-n', it i alleged Ee cannot
help himself NOW III standing bytWern h,S
| Secretary and forther ,xP"snrr, since ihe
strongest powers Of the party sr,m to have
been brought 20 bear 10 make him interfere
! to pur S.cre'ary Bris.uw IN The anomalous
/ position ia which he Is now found F.; and
| hence the cause of Tie extraordinary delay IN
the Chicago aud s. Louis rIansactIouS-