Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-02-09

If / do not stop,n said General BabcOck,
checking himself, 81 will say something
I ought not to say. In fact, have vio-
lated a strict Injunction Of my attorneys
in talking at all; but believe l have
not said anything will be ashamed for
the Herald readers to see. By the way,
l am afraid the Herald has q spite
against me by the way it has been going
for me Of late; but | suppose l can stand
il, and bu3t the editor will DO me
justice if / come out all right"
Here the interview ended, and the
loyal secretary returned to the bosom OF
his aristOcratic retinue in the luxurious
halls Of the LindeD.
BRIsTOw PROSECUTED ON 'BAB's" AC-
COUNT.
New York SUM-
WASHINGTON, February 4.-The trou-
ble which has long been brewing be-
tween the President and Secretary Bris-
tow eliminated in an open rupture to-
day. The cabinet meeting, which be-
gan at twelve o'clock, was not harmo-
niCu3 affair, and Secretary BristOw left
1t before one O'Clock, having found that
he was without the support of a single
member Of the Presidents official fsmi-
~. This is all the more significant be-
cause yesterday there was an unpleasant
interview between the secretary and
Senator Conkling. The latter, as he took
his departure, was overheard TO say:
"This is the last visit / shall ever pay
you" The row. was undoubtedly over
Babcock, and the difficulty in the cabi-
net meeting to-day grew out Of the same
source. 1t is well known that the Pres
ident has been morOse and in q bad hu-
NOR for several days, especially since the
conviction Of M'Kee, and Babcock's
friends have been at him night and day.
They have kept ringing in his ears the
cry that the st. Louis juries are COM
posed of ex-rebels, and that the sur
roundiugs of the court there are such
that it will be impossible for
Secretary Babcock to have q fair trial,
and that therefore it is his
duty to do something to offset this, and
il possible create counter sentiment
there. ConkliDg's relations with Bab-
cock and Horace Porter are well known
to be Of the closest and most intimate
character. 1t is also well known that
Porter has been moving every power
that ne could in Babcock's interest and
to break down the whisky war. The
party leaders here who are in more or
l6S5 uauS6T OF OSlnR dueCVeu Dy Gle
threatened revelations in Chicago and
Milwaukee have, Of course, been lending
their most cordial support to this move
ment, and men who are in no way iden-
titled with the whisky ring have been
exerting all their influence in the came
direction, simply because they regard
these developments as very damaging
to the party. The conviction Of Bah
cock, they say, will be fatal to the par
ty; 1t will irretrievsbly ruin the admin
istratiOD, and bring diseredit and dis
homer to the party, from which it will
not be able to recover this winter, even
if the Democrats do continue to make
fools of themselves. All these things
combined produced the rupture in the
cabinet to-day, and if Bristow does not
tender his resignation in day or two it
will be demanded. 1t is known that
high words were uttered before Bristow
left, aud that a memter OF the cabinet
who enjoys exceedingly close relations
with the President remarked, as Mr..
BristoW was leaving, mo one man is
absolutely needed to run government
whose place cannot be supplied