, 1876-07-28
Tic Touches Carefully tho Presi-
dents Relations With the
Department.
Gen. Grant In Full Accord Until the
Wringing Of Baboock's
Withers.
The Executive Mind perturbed With
Suspicious OF Hrisiow There.
after,
Solicitor Wilson's Private Papers--Jasper
D. Wards Talk.

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w.,n,scrcs,,, . W" q o. L III. G os"s,"i ~ n,,f,ra
,p,I.nr Iat. s,,1,eI,or ~ ~ Tro..,,rr ~. ~.
srntno5 hv tho Wh,ssv.,raua tsor,n,,ttn. th;.
srsernoon ,or tbr.s hnyr. In. In,,nei, ~ a..
s.,nr ,un.,to,s T., r,ror,1 "a shut ho hot, ,r,tor
sto,7 T., I,a in ,oiatiar hnt,rcc,, +ho pr.st1ont
ma tha scc,o,arv ~ tbs ,rrcn.pry nj var,o,,s
.toros ~ ,ho nrn,cc,tion NJ thc.a f-a,,. s,gIn,,
M = reason that Az tin soc,etnfv -; Ge tho
.rrcosnry lad 5cc1ined n nnswcr' bc Al not
t1esfrn " n,nko himself IN any woy a nartv IL
that f.at,,ra 4, ,ta Whisky frord. or - st,t.
the acrrcc NJ cncournccmcnt bc h.a ~.
cc,rcd and tha co,,sca ~ the 5tfrcrencoa
- snr ,rhic,, hn1 or,.e,, ,n,rsen htnao,s nn5
the Prcai,ient in rccord IN III, nrosccrtion ~
th,s mattcr. After cnns,acrahls .convcr..,,on
rc,ncct,ng thc character aid arono of tho cr.
n,nina,lon. and tho eub,octs concerning which
tho Con,,nittec t,d a ft,Ii rJrht IN trcrire Mai
vpI1son hcr,,n With = d,taiIcd arco,nt ~ thn
tt.to,v ~ thos. trord. orocrt so INV ~ s,,c,,
h,story ,ro,,I1 tn,ch mon thc rc,ot,ons hct wcer
Tho Prca,,1cnt and the Secondary. Hc mndc
tnown
ruv oa,o,u nv rus ,,ovrvpnr
,,,o, O. + on1a which h.a IT, ,n.,,,,,or I, ,
1cttor from Georro % W. FishbarkF n tbat
ci,v, nnon v,,osc .,,,ocs,fona tho acc,ctorv
had actcJ IN bcclnn,nT an cntjre,y accrct can,.
na,rn agarnst H. Rins IN that rttv. tr,st,nc thc
III ot;a r. thr sr,it,T ntouc nn, tating .reri,f
,,roc,utInn tn c,ncoot ovorv tc,t,.n ~ ~,
,1,nvon,ont fro,,, tno nno,r1,.,re ~ ~ nn,onrs
of t,,o 1r,rrnnl i,avnn 1ncfu,,inr thnss
~ thn ,n,,,,n,ss,onns,. nt,,.c rno n,othoI,s s
.s,,sh ~ wv ~. ~ r,1ons nur.',e,i r T., q, Ai'n w..
,',,o, e,nro bsrctntore ,,con m,so n,,,,,i, ~'
,,a.s ".' ..a.s, =. ,as.,h n," ,t, ptLss, .t.,",
~, ~" N, sairs,to, In cnsno,,,,n WIN enoo,a,
1rent nv ~ n'~o,ss ~, Httt,so,,,,a, " aa;, Gh,st
Of tho Secret scrvico. Division wa.ourn in
Chicago, iii tho working up Of the
frauds thcut wefc also given In
usHs.. ~ ~ :. ,"s. 49, aA s. .sa. ae
Moscp'cns ~ hooa % !. oess1ne alpa1ent 1hat
tic Investigation would really lead to tho cap
turc Of considerable portion Of the Whisky
Ring,
u.w.s eounY.,.
.,. na - "o''p'NH a',., ,.,,,,,
In reference to the mattcr consulted freely with
regard TO the changes which should be mado
SOLICITOR 1 ~. an I IL Ill rcspec.s eooprsaicd as t,y
sose'' n"u, -. A'. .uy
an tne "oscueM' "Asum s.a "as queauonea " 70
whether there was any difficulty In procuring tho
talued the words, "LQt no guilty man escape il IL
49,, h. .v,f,1.d u .rii .r,,y.r,5 tnot 80.
sah oc aYo'ueu' auo answered ,a"s' so lar Is
he Knew, tuele WINS houcr aan tnat! as the III
dorsemcut was printed by the Presidents per-
mission, he took 1t for granted that the matter
w,a
"A' 80,
1H1lAs"f so1o"lAhl "" ND fAAf,
Tho Endorsement was nade upon tho letter,
whlrh made certain charges against Casey,
TIC Pscslsleat's brothcr-lu-law, ii connection
...,, Is.,,t. 49,. ~ ~. 1oo,,Jnn 1t.,,Itox. .s,s
w.. ,.hor s"vs., US w tSa, ona - nua
Inc 1ur'nef statemcut taat ono Oh aleoonal"s
friends was charging openly upon tho street,
after his Indictment tbat the President
would not dare to proceed against
him {nfeDonald) 60 fur as to allow
hin, to 10 convicted, because II he did II would
c,,d Babrock. In regard to this letter tho Pres
ldeut Expressed the Utmost confidence In Bah
cock, a,,d declared that he bud no belief what
ever that he was In any way connected with tile
Ring In St. Louis, aud upon TINT letter he made
Tic now celebrated Endorsement. The testi-
charge that he Is trying to represent that Tie
President unwillInEly gave expression 10 this
famous sentiment. The Committee then insist
cd upon Wilson Informing them ut what time, II
any, tho President ehanged Ills opinion In
regard to the prosecution. In reply, Maj. VIII
son said that, IN to The tt,nu of thc discovery
Of the "ay1rl" dispatch, which convinced
Secretary Brstow and the Solicitor that It
Showed tho connection uf Dabcock with the
Ring, the President cordially co.opcrated in oil
that, utter TINT, thcrs wero
GRAVE pIFFERKNcEs
between himself and the President and mnnv
obstacles wcrp tl,ruwn Ii tho way Of the prose-
entipu, md many controversies arose bstwccn
the President and the Department. Tie substaflco
Of ttclAIaior's Testimony on thls hea1l sto tae
elect Tint, ut various times aftcf the discovery
OF thls dispatch, the President, under the ia.
tIuc1ico Of chargce tl,at were brought to him
ngatust the Bpllcltor. and false statements in
reference to tic methods by whtei, the trials
were conducted, ilad exhibited grcat coolncss
IN the matter, lt,il, "a these obstac,cs were In
elcccssion cleared away, tho President arpln CO.
operated. These conditions socn,eh 10 alternate
with each otlcr from the time OF tho lIecovcry
Of this dispatch and tue time when the Hccre-
taty and tho Solicitor left Tie Department,
Upon being uNast,oncI "a to
TIN fil,sr MATTER or p1gFERssos
between tpe President and A..usclf over the
conduct Of these trlns he related Tic following
story: After Mcdonald had been indicted, and
ulua The occasiou OF tie visit Of the President
Is st. Louis, at which time, It will b. re1llem-
city tl,at tie President aud dsn, Dabcock had
10th DECLINED all corlMunIeatIon with MrDon.
aid the Solicitor had strong reasons for hclIgy
Ing tint joyce. hIcDopalj, ind Bubcock wonld
hc In consultation lurInv t11nt visit. He. ther,.
fore. wrote a letter 10 flcnlerson. novcrnlnnut
counsel, asking him to usc lis Secret gcryfca
men Ia observing tho mpyou.cnts of joyco
and Mcdonald. and said to lin Ia emuh.t}c
Al.