New-York tribune., 1876-02-14
THE PRESIDENT AND GEN. BABCOCK.

MORE RUMoRs OF THE GOODNESS "ETwEES GEN.
GRANT AND SECRETARY BRIST 'w-rHE PRE>i-
DENTS SYMPATHY FOR BABCOCK ENCOURAGED
BY MR.. BRIsTOw's ENEMIES-THE POLITICIAN
VIEW OF THE CASE
Srec,al Dispatch 10 The baltimore GascHe.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.-The BabcOck trlal
continues to absorb the attention OF public men OF both
parties. because upon its issue events OF great pun ah
moment will turn For, notwhstand NJ the reiterated
denals which have ont from here evcry weliil-
formed knows that there Is an irreconcilae eeg
and majority II his Cabinet There is fair exterior
presented to the public. hut underneath the placid sur
face volcano slumbers wnicn may burst foIth
at any moment There have been scenes IN the
Presidents Cabinet and the ntmcsi efforts 9i i,Gr
ject only excite smile OF contempt IN wcIlni"fhco
circles OF course there were no hich words neice aceu
sations and hohcaded crmnat0ns and recriinhitlolr
The decorum of binct mccngs can ne preserved ana
still there may be row. Grant Il not gwen 10 words on
any occasion, and those VINO Know MN pcSl say ne
expresses his anger IN that way. int he aid
plainly Indicate GOODNESS toward Bn'tow ~ me the
Cabinet meeting last Friday, Know rom INC ,no
best authority. But after all tins II an lniha
Treasury and the Pres dent have not been codiil p
several months. and the Indictment OF Gen Btbc",A
caused almost rnp'nrc 10 use thc angi'se oi 'ie
President to friend To- whom he talks freely Brst1~
would have been asked for his resignation Immediately
had he not Thought that such acton on MS Phlt in,S,
prejudice Babrochs ease. The President b'hcvts li"t
Blbc3ck Is innocent he so toid Gr''"w at ,aii liza
mTm:h ~ io'' bh%r"c" inflated his a. @ sire " that
the matter De dropped then and there In pui
sung c,. dnS.c a,. G''1 G inerrrcI hi. cIion IN io
owns up Bahcock 10 he not only Il srrgud oi his c1
Will, bllt deliberate dttcupt 10 bIlNg
upon himself. THIS feeling upon the part OF the ITts-
dent haS been encourage most a- iuou~f 10y certain
enemies Of Iistow, at thr bead of whom stands kHe
ingalls, Of Ora Is Oldrt and most Intimate army
friends, There another Of enemies Ia IN" sec
retaIy who both fear and bate hi ~ rising pot
cal power aud tins crowd also Ted the fire winch burns
in Grant. breast Bat this last combination more
discreet than former II would not do say
the politicians 'to throw the secretary while Ban
Goes cas- i, prndiu. IN The whole power of
the Administration must be- brought 10 bear 10 acqut
him and then Bistow can bc dcciptatcd without dan
ccr" "Bt" say the other party, what n Bibcock i
convictedW "1ns should not De- considered among The
possibi,ics" reply the politicians "tucrr ways Of
uiu, ,ncnc juric- potent tnan evidence aud arEu-
m.nt AMI II voud be- a rin I'ar thing indeed II man
who has the sympathy aud active Of The EAccu
tive Of tins great country could MOI hc acqultt' 81, no
matter wuat tAc Whisky EilG cunsliidiu- might p"'t
against him This being tuc -tudtiun quite natural
that the utmost inter- II should bo manifested cach day
III progress o the trial II Is tao turning point hoih
In Grants life and the Of the Republican party!
There are Things connected WITH BtbfockH ease
which are very singular. Ia sdy tie least Every
body, doubtir-s. has noticed the frequent men
tinn in the dispatches from ~ Louis Oi tnc nan"
of L. G. Brcaslcy, ~ Bibcock's 4. 10 ncys lir,t
II IL announced that the Hon l.. &. bIca-ty one ~ ten
abcuck- counsel will arrive from Nanhiu ton on ruch "A
day AMI then The country IA told that the Hon J. g
Bf, asley has arrived, brt hat suffering nom :"
..VrIe cold and II confined 10 his roi ana iien lIr III
eligrncc sent abroad mat Brcdscy returns 1" Wdsh-
inrton. Now th- L. &. Traslcy u "a special A-sl,Ltu
Attmney y-ticncia Of the United SlIic- de alnd Tor
service Ht New-Nurk CitY. How does II com" that the
Department OF Justice supplies attorneys f't b"pc"cAi