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THE BABCOCK TRIAL.
THE ADVISORY COUNCIL.
THE NEW FRENCH CABINET.
THE C1RLISTS RETREAT.
MOLLY MAGUIRES IN COURT.
THE NEW FRENCH CABINET.
THE C1RLLSTS RETREAT.
MOLLY MAGUIRES IN COURT.
GEN. BABCOCK n TRIkI.
The (Iusing Argument

ST. Louis, Feb. D. District Attorney
Dyer commenced the closing argument ~
The B2Ccock case at half-past Ten O'Clock
ibis morning before a crowded court room
AT the outset he referred 10 his conduct OF
the Office since be assumed IL nine months
ago, and entered upon his duties as prose
cutOr OF the whisky ring; he disclaimed tue
Idea that he had been led into the prpS,-
cation OF any innocent man, and told
me jury that he appeared without ma ice
or other intention than as the repre-
sentative OF the whole people to pros
ecu'e these great wrongs. This case he char
acteriZCd as "A most remarkable one. aud the
course OF the defense as still more remark
able. He accused Judge Porter of trytng %
OGHB the President into the case, eeileSSiv
and grouLdlesSly. aud said the Presidents
deposition Is before the jury. He has be en-
examined as any other witness mas been
eNamin cd, and / shall comment on his tRs-
tmony as L would on that OF any other
witness. But when a gentleman. for a
purpose OF his own, represents the Pres
ideut as on trial, don't intend that the
red Tag which he has thus nRuntsd
IN my face shall be followed TO battle. AS
well might he have said tue President was
on trial when John Mcdonald was being
tried, or as well when any other ofthese con-
splrators were before the court At some
Iength Colonel Dyer ATTEMPTED To show thai
this point was used by the defense to fnau-
ence the republicans on the jGry, and taen
cont inued: don't Intend that the adrDltnpss
OF the gentleman shall put me ia the attitude
OF assailing the administration. Intend TO
bring this defendant from behind The ha TX
OF the President, where they have tried u
place him, and intend that he shall stand
on his own merits IN this case, aud that th8y
shall not wiring a verdict from this Jury by
pretending The President is or trial. When or
by Whom OF the prosecution has the PreSi-
dent been assailed 20 Col. Broadheai has
lot done il in his argument. | did not do IL
IL my opening, and yet for an hour yeStcr-
DAY Judge Porter stood here and defended
the President. Sensible and wise as they
say Gen. Grant is, he viii not thank the gen
tleman Tor dragging him into this case I'm this
manner. What motive should actuate me
IN attacking The President? There is not
man on that jury, or within the sound OF nv
voice, who does not know / am q republi-
can. Why should 1 assault General Grant,
voted Ia both national conventions for his
domination Tor the Presidency. and at the
polls voted Tor his election. Nine months
ago he signed the commission which entities
me TO speak here to-day. but don't intend
General Babcock, the private secretary 10
the President, shall escape because he is the
private secretary. / wonld try him as 4
would try Basse.t, or McFall, or Mcdonald,
or Joyce. The gentlemen know there is no
malice in me toward the defendants. never
spoke to hum before last October, bat when /
saw the evidence against him was 10 strug-
gle 10 smother ii because he was
republican, and was a republican. aud the
President and the Secretary were repubu-
cans? Col. Dyer then drew a comparison
between The manner in which the defence
seemed TO assail the gaugers and underlings,
ana the manner in which those in whose
names lay the removing power were protect
ing them. AS 10 Judge POrter's remarks on the
press and public opinion, the speaker said,
they are terribly afraid OF pu bile clamor, but
what have you 10 DO with that? They abuse
the newspapers from one end Of the land to
the other; but what is that 10 you? You are
here to try this case on the evidence which
has been presented to You. Proceeding TO
his next point, the District Attorney said
IL is an amusing defense Judge Porter made.
Ae starts out and applauds the President
Tor an hour, and then he eulogiZes Andy
Johnson, who is dead and gone. He applauds
Gen. Grant, thinking to strike some OF Won
who are republicans, and then be turns
round and praises Andrew Johnson. think
ing To please some Of you VINO did not
believe johnson should have been inn
peached. Now, ! don't know from the
speech or the gentleman from New
YORK whether he was for Grant or for
Johnson. 1t reminds me OF the old rhyme I
Lave heard all my life, "He wired in and
wired tout, leaving the jury still in doubt
whether the lawyer who made the track was
going south or coming back" Now, don't
know what the gentleman thinks. but when
The Pre- idsnt reads what Colonel Broadhead
has said, and when he reads what 1 said IN
my opening and finally what the gentlemen
for the defense said, he will not thank tbs
gentleman for bringing him 10 the front in
This prosecution and putting Gen. Bsbcock
b hi, u him.