National Republican., 1876-11-24
FRIDAY MoRN1NG::::::::NovEM "a, 1875
THE MISSING LINK SUPPLIED"


United States by the circulation Of in
famous slanders of himself and his nearest
and most trusted friends. For several days
previous to its issue of yesterday his vile
sheet was chiefly devoted to the advertise
ment of the inside histoy of the St. Louis
whisky frauds" which it promised to
spread before the public on Thursday, and
which history, it was alleged, would con-
meet the President directly in completely
with the conspirators to defraud the rev.
enue. Those who have read this wonder
full and much -vaunted history with its en-
blszoned head lines of Grant Dishonored,
"How he aided the whisky frauds. "The
missing link in Babcock's case supplied"
&c, in the infamous Sun Of yesterday will
find in the following letter the key to that
tissue of misrepresentation, lies and forge
ries. 1t is printed verbatim:
TAYLoRs HOTEL-September oath 1875
SCmucl NJ. Fclkcr Esq
DEAR SAM received your letter of the
21st inst. requesting me to come to Washing
ton at once-I have delayed answering until
10 day, (SULGay) At present l object to the
Washington trip ard for reasons prefer to
give in lengthy defamation, Indifferent
whether you will regard 1t as tiresome or en-
joyabIe. You have time and again deceived
me into a supPOsition that you had assurances
from the personal friends Of the President,
besides sn implied promise from tie President
himself, that you would be appointed Chief of
the Secret Service Division Immediately after
the Cincinnati Convention-excuses were
found by you to further extend the time of
your appointment until after the adjournment
of CongIess-and after that occurrence addi-
tional excuses were found for longer delay-I
do not believe you ever received such prom
Use from the President, and do not believe
you will receive the appointment; thus 1 can
didly express my doubts, because of the yari-
GUS delays invented. You now cunningly
write me letter to coax me on to Washing
ton to break up conspiracy and exhonorate
Genl Babcock from all connection with the So
called Safe Burglary, and when the trial is
over you will surely be appointed-how easy
filed, would make a text for the Rev. DR..
Newman or subject for my proverbial lessons.
While it is not a. matter of commendation you
are fully aware of my ability and intent to do
serious damage TO the present administration,
by aiming at General Babcock and Mr.. Luckey,
in certain matters coming within range of my
sptitude. l Iow see through your cunning
resorts to stop me in that speciality, and you
invented q subterfuge (lie) to delay my pro-
ceedings in that direction, to be special in de-
tail, you stated to me the President had given
you to understand you should be appointed
directly after the Cincinnati convention, aud
for this reason alone Ipermitted you TO per-
suade me into promise to stop all procedures
calculated TO tujure Genl Babcock and the Ad-
ministration-just refer back to your resorts
upon me in the matters then pending, how
you insisted on me going to Representative
Caulfeld and condition for stay of further
proceedings before his committee, which you
knew had before them subjects which were
not half investigated, on which occasion you
permitted Mr.. Moore to watch me and see If
was keeping faith with you, and although
did not like that part, l performed more than
p+OAAACSo 1ON 4OO huCH lNdI L utu Decn
greatly wronged by the outrageous manner in
which my office was taken possession of by
Clarvoe, under the direction Of George S.
Boutwell, and Solicitor Banield and B. Butler,
and you know how ! treasured every occasion
to repay them for their infamous treatment of
myself. No one ever questioned my abilities,
who possessed the quality of proper judg-
ment-l never wronged the Government of a
single dollar, and invite the strictest inyesti-
cation of all my accounts connected there
with; never expended or betrayed dollar of
Government fumes that did not properly and
officially account for, and no one has ever
charged me with neglect of duty in any Off
cisl cspscity--I am now and have ever been a
Republican; the official records of the War
Department (now in Genl Holts office) con-
tain the evidence Of the valuable services rem
dered during the darkest hour of our Nations
trcuble-with such a record in my favor to
have such indiguities put upon me as was
done, would not have been q father worthy
of giving my name to my children If had
tsmely submitted to such an outrage-how
well have given measure for measure, they
best know who have felt the searching arrows
Vi SOLAOAuaLlOAb duu luNCbllSdLlOu6-1 Hdu
no special Cause for personal attacks on Gen.
eral Grant but as he countenanced the treat
ment put upon me by Mr.. Boutwell, he was
either Indifferent or careless of the reason or
consequence of my wrong-hoping he would
do me justice / wrote him letter asking an
interview, and called at the time stated, he re-
ceived my card, looked out of his room door
at me, and put off my solicited interview until
some other time; stung as l was with the
wrong, injustice and disgrace put upon me by
Mr.. BoutEells conduct to me and Genl Grants
apparent indifference to mel never called
again on that subject-and but once after
during President Grants occupancy completes
my whole visits to the Whitehouse, the last
time at the request of Genl Pleasonton, then
Com of Int. ReV.-As military commander
have the highest respect for his admins
trative and fighting abilities, and as a great
chieftain am proud of the glorious services he
rendered our country-he has also given utter
ance to some papers as President which have
regarded as among the brightest gems of
American Patriotism possessing qualities as
ennobling as are the best eminations of our
most nlustrious Presidents; personally be-
lelfo nlIn 10 Oe an nOneSG CONSCIENTIOUS intelll-
gent gentleman, and vet feeling the disgrace
and contempt attempted to be put upon me by
his advisers, have for years toiled with un-
tiring perseverance, to strike at every Official
act or short coming of his subordinates, as a
stroke necessary or essential to vindicate nv
self from the odium attempted to be pIt upon
me, by those who we're honored with conf
dence or position; how we'll succeeded they
who were interested may determine-this
work of years when at the very cuImi-
nation of results, you appear on the
ground and solicit me to stop further proceed
ings, stating that my efforts in the direction /
was turning them was giving aid to the Demo
Gratis, whom you supposed intuitiYely dis
liked, and you professed to believe me Nero
like fddling while Rome was burning-you
also appealed to me on the score of friendship
to desist (snd your friendship has been of no
advantage to me, as now believe mine can be
of no advantage to YOURSELF and desiring to
crafty you, you supposing such course would
aid you In your aspirations to obtain the ap-
pointment you desired, blunted my arrows
and remained passive, and would have
promptly aided the friends Of the Administra-
.,or throuoh you with all nv ability IL they