Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-08-09
BARNARD's LITTER TO GRANT.


{ DEAR GENERAL; Writing t
S General Sherman in my behalf il
1864, you did me the high homo
l to close with, Mr.. Barnard ha
been a sincere friend of mine whel
/ wanted friends, aud when Their
was no apparent possible chance o
| him ever deriving any benefit from
it. You may trust Mr.. B., Will
the assurance that he will betra,
no trust" Yaluing these assn.
RANGES Of your high regard anC
confidence, / need hardly tell yor
how aSsiduously | have striyen t
prove worthy Of and maintain tn,
name, or refer to history for recur.
ring evidence of the manifold in.
tricacies of polished inuendoes and
intngues INDUCED around power,
instigated by place, jealousy, I'M
triendliness, revenge, etc. From
evidence in mypossesSion | feel that
have not escaped such efforts to
create antagoniSm, but | nm re.
warded by the consciousness of youl
gracious feelings of old. If there
ever was a time when your true
admirers should exert themselves
in this section to correct differences
sought to be created against you by
your political adyersaries and I'M.
worthy parties here who have ocou-
pied place and dastaraly out
ragged confidence with Others
yet in office, it has been the
past three 1lonths, the clips Enclosed
from the Republican and Times Of
to-day, marked GA and 3d." show
some of the many efforts to tarnish
your great name by implication.
That from the Republican, it is in
tlmated, bears the ear mark of John
B. Hendels son, assisting in the pros.
ecution of cases before the grand
jury the closing of which is simply
infamous, and | fear, aided in his
old animosity by a report whispered
around since Casey left the city,
that he said Mr.. BristOw had de-
ceiyed you and would 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 nor Dyer like a
bone in your body. They will do
what the generality of lawyers con-
sidered their duty, nothing more,
aud, both inspired with political as
pirations, will take good care to
advance what they may regard as
their own or their friends interest.
Feeling this, | can not but think
thht the interest Of the government
ard your own past record should be
protected by additional counsel,
known to be actuased by the highest
sense of duty and fealty, regardless
Of the prospective influence Of the
press, party or self-aggrandizement.
Attorney Eaton is a mere stick,
and, had it not been for high family
and social influence, it is pretty
well unde rstood would have been
impeached in his bankruptcy office
some tirle ago. Again, as | have
had occasion to say to Mr.. Newcomb
himself, / do not believe there will
be a conviction of those indicted
while he retains the marshalship.
Con WINGED Of this from what l know
has occurred and is occurring, l
cannot but state it to you, the
r;asons for which would make this
communication too lengthy, al
though ! premise whose the vel
veted hand is that holds him in
power and why. Mckee, of the
Globe set, has been generally I'M
derstood for years to have been
bead and ears cognizant of and an
abettor and participant of the ring
swag as far back as 1871. 1t is
stated and believed that he asserted
your being consulted and consen-
ting to the ring; received two por-
tons Of the divide, with the I'M
derst anding among the initiated
that one part was for the lamented
ForCI, not one cent Of which, l
am confident, was ever protfered,
did he get, or would have taken. /
am creditably informed that these
facts could have been brought out
brit for interviews with and inlu-
elces brought to bear upon a wit
pess, and a seeming studied effort
to snield him, Mckee, under the
~audacious assertion that his indict-
ment would lead TO exposures that
would strike SO high as to destroy
the party Of the republic. Mckee
should be called before the grand
jury and probed to the quick but
parties herein named with Benton,
Blow, and Walsh, indorser on the
Democratic purchase, Mcguire,
Newcomb and others do not want
it. An indictment could and should
be had, but may not take place
from influence exerted and which
will be continued to save him, and
in after time it will be said that he
would have been but for his pro-
tecting others, and this by some of
the very men herein named. Col.
Normile, the Prosecuting Circuit
Attorney, Mcdonald and Joyce's
confidential friend, asked me Sat