, 1876-02-28
BABCOCK BEFORE THE PEOPLE.

70 as Editor u The CHICAGO Trf1uns:
CHICAGO, Fob. 2G.-[t la already evident that
tho conclusion OF Dabcocks trial Oh the criminal
proceedings instituted Bgninat him In ST. Loris
not dual as to tho restitution Of TINT Eontlc~
man to hts tormor position aud Tho confidence
which Il carried with it. The announcement Of
this Presidents intontlon to iisponse with Dab
cocks SERVICES as bis confidential Secretary Ia ar
oviicnce that tho President was among tho frat
to recognize tho fact. Tho dismissal OF Babcoek
by tho President simry means that the latter,
though bound 10 Dabcock By tho tics OF q long
aud Intimate association, no lougor feels that 10
would bc warranted IN repostug tho eame con-
adeuoo ps horet oforo. either In Justice to him.
self or in justeo to tho groas masB Of the pao-
pic, rho can only reach tho President through
his confidential Becretary. Certainly Gen.
Grant, who has all along declared his belief In
Dabcook's Innocence, would po inclined To givo
him the additional support Of continued con-
huenca II ha felt that he could do 50 Without
projudlco to tho public aeryios. Tho Dismissal,
therefore, hsr 4 H. evfde9ntIy prom prompted d.. by
most confident that Dabcock mover had = guilty
connection with tho Wltahy Ring can only sx-
plain h,s appArons association with Joyce and
Mcdonald on tho ground that these men had
<46SA 44sEA AVA kAViA uHA plEFVppH H4uOut u6
nuspectiug 1t and without admitting him to any
bhhre In tho spoils. But oven this c1plauation
would a1ack h!B dismissal from tho poat OF con-
faeneal Secretary to the President, either on tho
q ineom'peten'Ly L Or .. a intEae1 e.
personal exnotuments so, ho Ia atitl In Possession
Of fall sbare Of thunl. since ho II ut onco Major
Of Engineorn, superintendent Of Public Duild-
lnga and Grounds 10 Washington. aud also
Chief Engineer Of tho Government WAtor-
Works. II Dabcoek can retain al tnsso places
ho will be well enough Oh IN temporal Affairs,
but the losa Of this confidential poation Ia Sc
rtous blow TO hls influence.
1t is also stated that Gen. Dabcook now Intends
to AJAX again for tho Court Of Inquiry which had
been called just previous TO the Indictment. The
Wisdom Of this oonsss will depenl entirely upon
what be Is prepared TO produce botoro Huch
q court II II Is SIMPLY for tho purpose
| tried In at. Louis With view to receiving
IN army Endorsement OF tt1as verdict, It Ia Ut once
afoollsl and dangerous proceeding. Tbs st. Louis
trial wss fought ateyery po!ut by able attorneys,
! o1erod, and strengthened their position With
| every techn!caIitv OF tho Inv. THIS course ro-
suited In the exclusion Of soma Testimony that
! might have woighdd moro Of leas with the jury,
tho case. 4 Court Of Inquiry would not be ham
peEcd bv tho same rules Is tho civil Court. A
] Court Of Inquiry would also be likely to detnund
the production Of lotterH that must hAye pasBed
between Joyoo and Dabcock, but which The prose-
cution could not obtain and which tho defense
did not Offer. It y scarcely possible that, with
80 many confidential and significant dispatches,
there should not hAve heen lettoro bca1iug on
The same points aud presenting thon moro
fully. In fact, In tho celebrated "ssiph" d!a-
patch, In which nabcock teleernphed Joyce tbs,
he bad eucceeded. :" and tho detectives " will
not go." ho also said "Wlll weite you. u
Daocoek did not offer to show this letter,
nor any other Of the Iettsrs that must
have passed. between them, except soue from
! Joyco relating 10 other matters. and one from
Dabcock to Joyca explaining that ho dd moi
know why Douglass had sont Joyce TO San Fran.
cisco, unloaa hccause be had confidence In him.
Dnt. II Cen: Dabcosk goes bofore Court Of H.
quisy. he Will unquestlonably be asked to pro.
| duca tho entire correspondence.
Gen. Babeock must decide for himself tho I'd.
Visibility Of calling = Court Of Inquiry. It il
certain that without It, 10 must coutluue TO
rest under tho auspfoions whtnh, "a 1t t. con
ccded on all sidea, wore left from tue 1T. Loua
With military Court Of Inquiry BY showing
! them tho whole caao, producing the eBtlro cor.
| Eospondence, and revealing Ills personal accounts
in apch tnsuuer ~ to prove that he nsvGr 10
cetyal any uonef from Tho Whisky Hing Ne
Court Of Inquiry organized to whitswash him
him In Tue least. But = mlllsary tribunal con
eistlng d the same men ~ were first callod,-
Cans Sheridan, Hancock, aud YeFey,-whiot
should GO to the bottom OF tho cass, aud bzlnl
10 light Ill there ID In 1t to their own satisfaction
could certainly vindicate Con. Babcock mort
I guilty" Ia DAbaook Ia prepared to make sucts
showing, he will do we'll 70 call for such 4 court
| II not, ho ind better lot tho case Tost whero /
II, and u,sox his stars tint Is II no worss.
/ LEE,