The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-07
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THE ROW IN TIE CABINET.
BRISTO ~ STiNDTNG HOVE iGdfNSr
THE WUJSkE. e: ::::,,,S.
An Effort 90 Take the Prosecution Of the
Ring Out Of Bristow's Contrcl and Plnos
IL In tho unnds Of tho AiinrnnY.i.enrraL

An Effort 90 Take the Prosecution OF the
Ring Out Of Bristow's COntrci and PIaos
IL In tho Hands Of tho AitOrney-tienerai.
WASHINGTON, Feb. G.--There have been
all sorts Of denals Of THE SUN's despatch about
the row In the Cabinet meeting on Friday last,
but after all there is not single well Informed
person in Washington who does not know that
every statement made In The SUNS dispatches
was literally true. Secretary B,stow did leave
the Cabinet meeting long before II was conclud-
ed, and he did so because he knew that ho was
not wanted there. IL IL no secret here that .
tremendous effort Is being made to break down
the prosecution In the whisKey cases every<
where. The President is supported by Attorney
General Perrepont. who took the initiative by
Insisting on iicudersons removal. and who now
comes to the assistance Of the politicians, who
for prudential reasons demand that the prose-
tions at Chicago and Milwaukee she'll be con-
fined to distiers and revenue officials. "Ths
party Is being destroyed" say politicians like
John A. Logan, Dick Oglosby, Charley Farweii
Matt Carpenter, Boss Keyes, and all that ilt.
" You are trying TO- smut me; YOU are driving 40
the White House, says Koss Grant. " won't
have babcock sacrificed to satisfy the ambition
OF Cabinet of1icer who has betrayed my friend
shi and means to rise on my ruin"
The plan osreod upon by the politicians, the
Attorney-Genoral, and the President Is o take
the prosecution out Of the control Of the Treas
ury Department and make MIR. picrrcpont the
director thereof As long ago "a Jan. is this
ofhcer wrote to the District Attorneys at st.
Louis, Chicago. and Milwaukee, warning them
not to be too Jealous. This letter, which was a.
the same time a notice to infOrmors that they
need not expect tho promises OF the Treasury
officials to be kept, and that they could not
escape by giving away the big criminals, was
furnished to the Western press by Babcock's at-
tOrneys.
There is one serious impediment In the way OF
the successful execution OF this conspiracy TO
| save the Whiskey Ring boss thieves, and that u
the act of March 2. 1867, which gives the Secne-
tary OF the Treasury, through the Conmssoncr
OF Internal Revenue, exclusive control OF all
prosecutions under the Internal revenue laws.
Until this act Is repealed the Attorney General
has no more right to instruct District Attorneya
~ regard TO revenue cases than the Secretary OF
war has. But Grant hae never yet been stay cd
by law when he was bent on the execution
OF purpose. IL his Attornay-G enernl gives
him the right sort OF an opinion he don't care q
1g tor tho law. This Attorney General Pierre
pont has done. anu on Friday, when IL was
quite evident that the Cabinet were q unit
against him, BristOw quietly withdrew lie had
made up his mind TO stand upon his legal rights
and nght the wblskey war out to the bitter end,
He does not mean TO resign II tho President
means to get nd of him he must ask for bis
resignation aud then he Will get IT, with some
thing else that will not be very acceptable.