The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-08-08
WASHINGTON.
whisty Frauds Examination

sensitive Plaisted OF the Subcommittee
on Whisky Frauds. He said he did not
!, know Of his own knowledge that the
President was angry at the publication
Of the endorsement "Let no guilty man
escape II II can be avoided, &c., or the
Barnard letter. He did remember say
ing TO Yaryan that importantly was re-
n quired to procure such an endorsement
He had been informed, however, that par
ties in, st, Louis had besought the Pfesi-
dent to- make some declaration showing
that he was in sympathy with those fight
ing the whisky ring. The witness then
gave his reasons for believing the Presi-
dent Vas not acting up to the endorse.
ment, and repeated that the discovery oi
the "Sylpho telegram by Babcoek seemed
to have changed the mind Of the Presi.
dent. -.
The Kitchen Cabinet and Boss Ring,
under A. r. Sheppard and Babcock were
The cause OF much trouble, their move
ments being directed against Secretary
Bristow and Postmaster General Jewell
Witness put in as evidence the Barnard
letter and the Presidents endorsement
The President received this letter while
It Long BIanch in July, 1875, and sent
at to the Secretary Of the Treasury at
Washington, address and words "private
and confidential" being in the Presidents
own hand writing. I. .t.4
| ~ KIRkwoop, Mo-, July 10, 1875.
Dear Geneal-Writing Gen. Sherman
i in'my behalf in 1854 you did me the high
honor to close with me. Barnard has
been sincere friend of mine when I
wanted friends and when there was no
apparent possible chance Of him ever
receiving any benefit from It. Yop may
trust Mr.. B. with the assurance that he
will betray no trust. Valuing these assur.
ances Of your high regard and confidence
I need hardly tell you how assiduously. |
haye striven to prove worthy OF and
maintain the same, or refer to history for
recurring evidence Of manifold intrica-
cies Of polished inuendoes and intrigues
indulged around power instigated by
place, jealousy, unfriendliness, revenge
&C., &c. From the evidence in my pos
session / feel / have not escaped the
efforts OF such 10 place us in antagonism,
but / am rewarded by the consciousness
Of your generous feelings Of old. II
there ever was time when your true
admirers should exert themselves in this
section to correct inferences sought to be
fcreated against you by your political adj
| yersaries and unworthy parties who have
occupied place and dastardly outraged
confidence with others yet in office, it
has been the past three months. The
clips enclosed from the Republican and
Times OF to-day marked A and B show
some Of the many efforts TO tarnish your
great name by Implication. That from
the Republican ii Is intimated bears ear
marks Of John B. Henderson's asser-
tion in the prosecution Of cases before
the grand jury, the closing OF which is
simply infamous, and fear aided in his
old animosity by the report, whipped
around since Casey left the city, by the
ring that he said Bristow had deceived
you and wonld not retain the Treasury
portfolio thirty days. l have denied
this assertion when made in my presence
and have written him what has been said.
Neither Henderson or Dyer like bone
in your body. They will do what the
generality Of lawyers consider their
duty, nothing more, and both in.
spired with aspirations will take good
care 10 ad- vance what they may regard
their own or their friends interest. Feel
ing thus, / cannot but think that the in
terest Of the government and your own
past record should be protected by addi-
tional counsel known to be actuated by
the highest sense Of duty and fealty, re.
CARELESS Of the prospective influence OF
press, party or self aggrandizement. At
torney Eaton is mere stick, and had IL
not been for high family and social intlu-
ence il Is pretty well understood that he
would have been impeached in his bank
ruptcy Office some time since. Again, as
I have had occasion 10 say 10 Mr.. New
comb himself, I do not believe there will
be aconviction of the indicted whilst he
retains the MarshalShip. Convinced OF
this, Of what know has occurred and is
occurring, l cannot but state IL to you, the
reasons for which would make this COM
munication too lengthy. Although pre-.
mise whose thevelyeted head is that holds
him in power, and why, Mckee, oi the
Globe, 1t has been generally understood
for years, has been head and ears
cognizant Of and an abettor and par
ticipant OF the ring sway as far
back as 1871. II is stated and believed
that he assented to your being consulted,
and consentedi issto being the receiver OF
two portions q the divide with the un-
Acknowledgements the initiated that one
part was for the lamented Ford, not one
Cent OF which, am confident, was
ever profered, did he get, or would
have taken. I am creditably informed
that these facts could have beeen brought
out but for interviews, with influences
brought to bear upon a witness, and q
seeming studied effort to shield him Nc.
Keel under the audacious assertion that
his Indictment would lead to exposures
that would strike 80 high as to destroy
the party Of the republic. Mckee
should be- called before the grand jury
and probed to the quick, but the parties
herein named with Bentenblow, and
Walsh, endorsers on the Democratic pur-
chase, Maguire, Newcomb aud others do
NOT want Il. An indictment could and
should be bad, but may not take place
from instances learned, and will be
continued to save him and in alter time
Il will be said that II. would have been
but for. protecting others, and this by
some Of the very men herein named.
Col. Neville, Prosecuting Attorney, Nc
Donald and Joyce, confidential friends,
asked me Saturday how far matters
we're going TO be pushed towards them.
l said / thought until the last man made
restitution ohis utmost ability to pay,
and were punished to the extent Of the
Law, and until the Internal Revenue officers
done their duty. He replied that both had
told him that day, when seeking bail, that
you could not give them up or Babcock
was lost. This ia the kind Of talk in
dulged in, and frequently by the Globe
claauers, speaking as freely OF you. l
said that they, or any one else who talks
in that way, little know the stuff Of which
you are made. Let the blow fall upon
whom II may, you will see that the honor
Of The Government Is guaranteed and
the laws enforced. II is truly painful 10
write thus, but viewing the great stake,