New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-03-20
scgrNcK,s DEPARTURE FROM LONDON.

ASOrIIER JOB CHARGED PRIOR To HIS LEAVING
TIE SERVICE OF THE wRIT-CoMPIICAnONsIN IN
yOLvED HAD II NOT BEEN WITHDRAWN
INCONSISTENCIES OF sCHENCK's EXPLANATION
THE BRIKNAP ACCOMPLISHMENTS ABROAD
AsroUNDED.
tyRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF TIE TRIBUNE.l
LONDON. March 4-Mr Schenck's departure from
England for the United States by to-days steamer
will. may fairly hope, relieve me for some time 10
come from the irksome duty of discussing his joint
connection with the Emma Mine and the United
States legation OF the latter Col. Hoffman is now
in charge: a man whom his tellOw-countrymen in
London believe to be both able and upright. They
would gladly see him retain his position as Charge
dAffaires during the remainder OF this adminstra-
ton Col Hoffman know, but whom President
Grant might appoint IN Scbencks place, We do not
know.
assume that Mr.. Schenck will not return to Lon
don as United States Minister. There must be
point at which even President Grant will stop. lie
has drawn the line at Belknap, and If the hideous
story already in print in London about Schenck be
true Schenck is on the same side of that line You
had by last post-which very likely may not reach
You any sooner than ths-the statement published
In The Hour The substance of that statement is an
accusation that Gen. Schenck while Chair
man of the Committee of Ways and Means,
used his official influence and position to secure the
passage Of an act Incorporating land company ana
that for the use Of his official influence and position
lie received payment in money and shares his was
published two days ago, but Mr.. Schenck, who was
so ready with his denial of Mr.. Lyons charges quits
London leaving this public accusation uncontra-
dicted Possibly Mr. Fish will find time to call his
attention to il his arrival in Washington to vindi-
cate his reputation. If this be another OF what lie
calls oalumnies he can hardly be said at this mo-
oolVt NC Ia "a
turned his back on thom; in contempt perhaps.
But mere contempt. though fine thing in itself.
will not satisfy the public. Mr. schenck must either
dsproye this fresh charge. as well as the Emma
charges or he must step down and out
Should he be able as | hope he may, to do both TO
tha satisfaction of Mr. Fish, should still have TO
ask that worthy and amIable official to consider
whether another sphere of usefulness might not he
found for Mr. Schenck The transaction with Park,
TO which Schenck has confessed cannot be explained
away Mr. Fish, in the righteousness OF his SOUL
may think il perfectly innocent. should even adj
nit, though with more difficulty, that Ar Schenck
might. Bat the people of this country are more
Wordly.minded. Any public officer diplomatic or
other who had been guilty Of IT in England would
infalliby have been consigned to private life Just
at this time, we hardly afford to be much less
scrupulous-at least in appearance-than they
part to the return of Mr.. Schenek in his private
capacity AS defendant in the suits against him by
the Emma Company. One Of these writs was served
on him Yesterday The Hour tells us, as he was step
ping into railway carriage at Euston station, on
his way 10 Liverpool to take passage for America.
He is said to have referred the officer who served IL
10 Lord Derby, the head of the Foreign Once. IL
THIS he joke it is poor one. III IL DE any
thing else il means. The Hour points out
that he intends 10 claim his diplomatic
privilege. IL is difficult to believe lie Will
take that method Of pleading guilty. Should he do
II, however it may raise new question. Whether
the plea would avail hun in any case would be a
question for the courts. Whether it would avail him
after he had laid aside his ministerial character and
quilted post which at the moment of serving the
writ was in charge Of another person Minister
defacto-wOuld be another question. Indeed, the
further we go the more numerous and complicated
become the questions of all kinds.
An indiscreet friend of Mr.. Schenck writes letter
In his defense to this mornings Times. say indis-
Greet because first, any letter is indiscreet in the
circumstances: and secondly, this is directly con
tradieted by Scbenck's own testimony. Yet 1t Is
plainly "a letter written under -Schencks eye ana
With his approval if not at his nstgation III states
facts-if they are facts-which could only be known
to Scbenck and to the Government at Washington.
1t states that hearing Of the Emma SUIT
against him, Schenck telegraphed TO Mr. Fish offer
Ing to resign; that Mr. Fiss reply was an emphatic
assertion that the Government did not wish any such
step taken that when the House inquiry in Washing
ton began Sehenck again teegraphed Mr. Fish, offer
ing to place his resignation at the disposal OF the
President to be accepted IL expedieut he (schenek
meanwhile 10 remain ia London 10 take care of the
legal proceedings against him. All this shows thii
Latter to be- as said either Schencks own letter. Oh
enc approved by him. Ii contains, further. the text